Throttle position sensor problems
Throttle position sensor: Throttle position sensor. It detects how open the throttle is.
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What is the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) of your Matiz?
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Power loss, jerks and stalls 
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Daewoo Matiz 2000 144000 miles
Hello, I have a big problem with my Matiz 2000. It is powerless and, at idle speed, once the normal working temperature is reached, revolutions raise and drop continuously, generating a low oil pressure. Even more, the car jerks considerably at any gear and both when cold or warm. In order to stop the jerking a little bit, I need to keep the clutch pressed more than usual, generating a disgusting burnt clutch smell. I've replaced everything already, including: cylinder head, valves, filters, fuel pump, sensors, TPS, IAC, spark plugs, wires, camshaft, timing belt, hoses, among many other things, but nothing got better. The car has got a good compression, around 160 pounds. I really do not know what else to do. Thanks in advance for any help you could give me.
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JE
I had a similar problem and the failure was the crankshaft axial play, as it was wrongly installed.
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LE
Luckily, my problem was finally solved. The camshaft has got a pin or cog that can be easily seen. In my eagerness to replace everything, I also changed the camshaft but, the one I bought, belonged to a Daewoo Tico and it was not exactly the same; this cog's position was the one that was slightly different. So I decided to buy a new Matiz camshaft and, when replacing it, the vehicle started working perfectly again. Hope I can help others with the same problem.
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BR
My really suck fuel, please what's the issues of that.
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DO
Hello guys am Douglas from Ghana west Africa. Please a have a problem with Matiz Chevrolet 0.8 engine capacity 2009 model. My timing belt got tier and it affected the valves. I have replaced with a new head but now the car can not pull. Please any help? Thank you!
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SK
Try check your oil and plugs because I had the same problem and mine was not pulling
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CH
Hello, Am Chris from Ghana. My Daewoo matiz fails to move instantly whenever the engine cools down until it heats up before it will move...Need solution pls.
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FA
Check if your thermostat is still working well or has been removed.
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SA
My dawoo matiz problem is the car run on 1500/2000 RPM the missing is start end I push the accelerator to up the RPm 3000 the missing is gone the car speed to much fast what is the issue
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DO
Hi ek het n proebleem my kar loop en ruk en dan vang hy spoed het nuwe filter en pomp vir vang asof die petrol nie reg deer kom nie
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CA
Had a similar problem, found the earth from the alternator not good and the car was 100% after I connected it. Seems the ECU needs full voltage from the alternator and can't work on battery power alone. Can try this...
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CL
I got a problem with my Matiz I changed fuel pump , done service , new spark plug leads , map sensor and throttle sensor but my car still jerks while driving if I wanna change to another gear and miss fires
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DA
I got a problem also when I am driving this car fuel system is not coming constantly, however when I push the fuel pedal the compression system is not working properly what is the case
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VI
Igual me pasa con Daewoo Matiz
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I still have the problem; I've already replaced my camshaft and crankshaft, and my car still has extreme difficulty starting after driving for a few minutes. (P.S.: my AC and engine fan are also malfunctioning, but I don't know if it's related)
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Daewoo Matiz 2002 22222 miles
Hello, everyone. After servicing the engine and the combustion chamber from my Matiz 2002, the vehicle started accelerating and decelerating by itself. After scanning it, I was told the MAP and TPS sensors were damaged. I replaced both of them and the car started burning spark plugs and losing power. I was then told it was the oxygen sensor, so I bought this sensor and the IAC as well in order to have all the sensors new. But things got worse because the vehicle does not even start working now. Occasionally, some combustion noises are heard and the vehicle starts and immediately stalls. Spark plugs are always wet with fuel. I've already changed the distributor cap, the rotor and the spark plugs wiring, but nothing got better.
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If you repaired the engine and the camshaft was replaced, the most probable thing is that this is causing your problems. A generic camshaft causes all the failures you have mentioned. This happened to me and I only solved it when buying the original GM camshaft. Good luck!
Check the injectors, which might be damaged.
Good morning, this happened to me and the problem was that the throttle body was opened. That is the reason why spark plugs get wet.
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Thank you very much to all of you for your help and suggestions. Finally, there were many problems, from a short circuit in the fuse box to a failure in a camshaft piece, where the distributor is placed.
Hello guys my car start cutting and losses power when accelerating and it has some combustion noise at the back please help
If I move my car it goes slowly. But when my temperature rises up it goes fast I don't understand
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Daewoo Matiz 2001 400000 miles
Hi, everyone. I have a Matiz 2001 and, three months ago, when I started the engine, it accelerated to 3000 rpm. In order to make them drop to 1000 rpm, I had to wait for around 30 seconds. I was told it was the MAP sensor that was failing, but I did not replace it. I disconnected the air intake and too much fuel started to get burnt, but revolutions stabilized. Three months later, the vehicle stalled in the middle of an avenue, and I was not able to start it again. I disassembled it and the combustion chamber and all the pistons were full of coal. In order to remove the coal, it had to be clea… Read complete
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Best answer (according to Samantha)
Check the distributor. And if it accelerates too much at idle speed, check the IAC valve as well.
Thank you very much, hortense. I checked the distributor and, effectively, the ignition module is failing: it sparks whenever it wants, sometimes not even sparking at all. As soon as I replace it, I'll let you know what happened.
My Matise Rev counter goes crazy
Sometimes reving up to 400/500 rpm no one seems to know why. It’s been looked at several times. It’s using a lot of petrol. Love the car except for this problem... it’s 2008 hatchback Chevrolet matise
Sometimes reving up to 400/500 rpm no one seems to know why. It’s been looked at several times. It’s using a lot of petrol. Love the car except for this problem... it’s 2008 hatchback Chevrolet matise
It is well from other 3 years ago
Hi, am Isaac from Ghana, my daewoo matiz 2 shorts power when each gear is engaged, after engine rebuild,thanx.
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