Accelerator and Throttle Position Sensor Inputs

2007 Ford Escape Base, 2.3 Z, FWD, AutomaticSECTION Accelerator and Throttle Position Sensor Inputs
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ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR CHECK

DTCs(1) Description (Indicator Lamp)
P2122, P2123, P2127, P2128, P2132, P2133 APP sensor circuit continuity test (caution lamp, non-MIL).
P2121, P2126, P2131 APP range/performance (caution lamp, non-MIL).
P2138, P2140, P2139 APP to APP sensor correlation (caution lamp, non-MIL).
(1) Correlation and range/performance - sensor disagreement between processors (PCM and E-Quizzer). Monitor execution is continuous. Monitor false detection duration is less than 1 second to register a malfunction. Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) CHARTS AND DESCRIPTIONS for additional DTC information.
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK

DTCs(1) Description (Indicator Lamp)
P0122, P0123, P0222, P0223 TP circuit continuity test (MIL, caution lamp).
P0121, P0221 TP range/performance (non-MIL).
P2135 TP to TP sensor correlation test (caution lamp, non-MIL).
(1) Correlation and range/performance - sensor disagreement between processors (PCM and E-Quizzer), TP inconsistent with TPPC throttle plate position. Monitor execution is continuous. Monitor false detection duration is less than 1 second to register a malfunction. Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) CHARTS AND DESCRIPTIONS for additional DTC information.
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