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Old 02-09-2006, 04:39 PM
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My GT just went into failsafe mode today It is stock and has 18,000 miles..and I never abuse it! what can cause this?
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Old 02-09-2006, 05:08 PM
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Alot of stuff. Take it to the dealer, you have a warrenty.
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Old 02-09-2006, 05:32 PM
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umm if i had to make a educated guess its that it is overheating for some reason...isnt fail safe mode to prevent the engine from burning up or somethign along those lines?
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Old 02-09-2006, 05:50 PM
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It goes into to failsafe if it detects any issue that could be harmful to the motor.
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:50 PM
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It's most likely the throttle position sensor (TPS). There is a TSB on this for other throttle by wire cars, but I don't think they have one for the Mustnag yet. The problem is exactly the same, though. Mine went bad and caused the engine to go into fail-safe mode. The car does this to protect the engine. Since the computer thinks it may not be getting accurate throttle position information, it goes into fail-safe mode. Take it to your dealer. They will diagnose the problem and fix it under warranty.

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