Will not accelerate

2006 NISSAN MURANO
190,000 MILES • V6
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J3RO8A
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I have the car listed above it is the SL model. I press the gas pedal and it will not accelerate. I put the car in park and turned the car off then turned it back on and still it would not go. then the car's temperature went up and got very hot! So I do not know what is going on.
Apr 29, 2018 at 2:55 PM
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Hello,

If there is a check engine light on we should start by checking the codes.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

If no light is on I would check for we plugged catalytic converter. Here is a guide to help confirm the failure:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
May 1, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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Thank you for taking your time to reply. I will look into both options the engine light has been on for a while now. I will get the codes checked and see what is the problem.
May 1, 2018 at 11:24 AM
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Please do, lets get it fixed and back on the road. :)
May 1, 2018 at 1:24 PM
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Well got the codes checked. Code P1777 came up, step motor circuit.
May 2, 2018 at 9:03 AM
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Yes, this is the throttle actuator or the throttle pedal sensor that is having a problem. Here is the location of the throttle actuator which is usually what goes out:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-throttle-body-works

and here is a guide to help you check the wiring:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Check out the engine wiring diagrams (below) which have the throttle actuator circuit.

Cheers, Ken
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May 2, 2018 at 5:27 PM