Car surging forward

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:16 pm

Ok.....my 2000 lanos has been surging forward when stoppped. The problems seems to get worse. It actually starts to rough idle then surge forward. I already replaced tha cam sensor. My guess its either the TPS or the Map sensor. Any ideas?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:20 pm

My vote goes to timing belt actually...

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:25 pm

cool, ill keep that it mind.....im also getting a general misfire code. the people at the dealership really screwed me up. I took it for the cam sensor recal. And of coarse my car wasnt convered , and i asked them about that problem, and they said it was the cam sensor...they also said that the read the code to.I think they just like screwing people over.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:36 pm

To me, it sounds like the timing belt is off one, maybe two, teeth on the exhaust side.

You ought to go to AutoZone and get it scanned and report the error here, so we can give you an idea of what to do to fix it

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:40 pm

Cool...thanks ill try and run by autozone today!

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:12 pm

ok...now im a lil mad. I ran up to auto zone to get the codes read. The code P0342 came up twice, when it read the code it said it had 2 codes one p0342 low imput and the other p0342 p/d. That code is for the cam shaft sensor....which i just replaced. We cleared the code , abd then iy came right back up again.......i wondering to any sensors possiably share the same code???

any help whould be great!!!!!

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:04 pm

Ill try and reset the eco and the idle today after work...hopefully that will work. I need to get this done asap so i can gack to restoring my mustang!!!

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:19 pm

Well...i reset the ECO...and nothing still having the same problems. Ive been reading about other cars having this problem....and have it never being fixed....so im losing a lil hope here.

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:57 pm

Well, first lets start off small: have you replaced the spark plugs/wires. And is it auto or manual. Does it do it more often after you floor it and let off the gas pedal, and right when you stop it jumps foward?

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:01 pm

yes, all plugs and wires have been changed. It does at almost soon after i come to a complete stop. Engine revs and thenm it jumps forward. And when i but it in park or neutral it revs up and down then cuts off.

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:06 pm

a guy at the dealership said it could be the crankshaft sensor

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:20 pm

Well i also noticed that the car does it (surges forward) also when im driving, its just harder to notice. Also it seems that my panel lights dim off and on. Almost like a power surge.

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:28 pm

It kinda seems like something to do with alternator.. see if you can get it tested at autozone.

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:10 pm

Well, they tested the Alt, and its fine. I have no idea what the issue can be.

Beastie · Post by **Beastie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:08 pm

Just got off the phone with a guy form coates , he said it sounds like a wiring issue ofr the tps sensor. So thats my next thing to ck. And for only $13 repair kit..i hope thats it.