Soler Performance TC Help
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Soler Performance TC Help
Hello,
I have a soler throttle controller installed on my C7 Grand Sport. Today I turned on the car and I touched the controller and my finger shocked it, which ended up killing my engine. It took a few times for my engine to turn back on, but it now says that the engine power is reduced and the throttle pedal is now unresponsive. I am not sure what to do right now to fix the pedal, should disconnecting the battery and uninstalling the TC fix this?
edit: car needed time to reset, i unplugged the TC but wiring still connected. no longer saying limp mode.
I have a soler throttle controller installed on my C7 Grand Sport. Today I turned on the car and I touched the controller and my finger shocked it, which ended up killing my engine. It took a few times for my engine to turn back on, but it now says that the engine power is reduced and the throttle pedal is now unresponsive. I am not sure what to do right now to fix the pedal, should disconnecting the battery and uninstalling the TC fix this?
edit: car needed time to reset, i unplugged the TC but wiring still connected. no longer saying limp mode.
Last edited by Zimbatoo; Apr 3, 2023 at 04:08 PM.
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Not exactly sure what you your finger shocked it? A static charge from your finger to the Throttle Controller. Or a short from the TC? I would think a short would have a bit more kick than a static charge. I would say that the TC fried. Find hard to believe a static charge took it out. As the electronics are sealed. Not sure, if the wiring was/is a problem or if the controller is shot. I would get in contact with the manufacture, as he is a stand up person.
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Not exactly sure what you your finger shocked it? A static charge from your finger to the Throttle Controller. Or a short from the TC? I would think a short would have a bit more kick than a static charge. I would say that the TC fried. Find hard to believe a static charge took it out. As the electronics are sealed. Not sure, if the wiring was/is a problem or if the controller is shot. I would get in contact with the manufacture, as he is a stand up person.
After a minute, the car turned on normally but the accelerator was not working, the TC was not turning on, and the car threw up a bunch of codes about the accelerator. I unplugged the TC and shut off the car and went to research. After about ten minutes of the car being off, I returned to check it out again and everything was back to normal - car turned on, accelerator works, no message saying loss of power. That being said, I will not be plugging in the TC again..
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From someone who recently installed on a C6 this is a bit concerning. This could have been ugly if you were driving and this happened
I agree, contact Soler and keep us posted.
They will probably offer up an exchange. You probably don’t want to do it to your car again, but I would try to reproduce the same scenario with a new one.
Hell I might even try to zap mine while in the garage just for peace of mind.
I agree, contact Soler and keep us posted.
They will probably offer up an exchange. You probably don’t want to do it to your car again, but I would try to reproduce the same scenario with a new one.
Hell I might even try to zap mine while in the garage just for peace of mind.
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Removing the Soler will probably return things to OEM normal. And yes, contact Soler and tell them what happened. They seem to be very responsive.
I only use the Bluetooth control via my phone. Sounds like a good reason to keep doing that.
I only use the Bluetooth control via my phone. Sounds like a good reason to keep doing that.
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If you nuke the controller it acts like the gas pedal doesn’t have a solid connection. I’ve seen it before and as you described, unplug it and reset to correct.
I would get a new one and consider the old one junk.
I would get a new one and consider the old one junk.
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When you "unplugged" it, did you just unplug the wire from the TC controller, or did you completely remove the wire connections at the throttle pedal and plug the factory harness back together?
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From someone who recently installed on a C6 this is a bit concerning. This could have been ugly if you were driving and this happened
I agree, contact Soler and keep us posted.
They will probably offer up an exchange. You probably don’t want to do it to your car again, but I would try to reproduce the same scenario with a new one.
Hell I might even try to zap mine while in the garage just for peace of mind.
I agree, contact Soler and keep us posted.
They will probably offer up an exchange. You probably don’t want to do it to your car again, but I would try to reproduce the same scenario with a new one.
Hell I might even try to zap mine while in the garage just for peace of mind.
I am going to contact Soler to let them know, to ask if this is a common occurrence, and for guidance on the removal.
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Fortunately this happened in the garage as I was going to warm her up. I definitely don't want to install another one, I will just go with a tune going forward as I originally didn't want to void my warranty.
I just unplugged the wire from the TC controller. The wire connections are still connected to the throttle pedal, I will be removing them soon when I can locate the instructions. When I plugged in the TC controller, the screen does not turn on.
I am going to contact Soler to let them know, to ask if this is a common occurrence, and for guidance on the removal.
I just unplugged the wire from the TC controller. The wire connections are still connected to the throttle pedal, I will be removing them soon when I can locate the instructions. When I plugged in the TC controller, the screen does not turn on.
I am going to contact Soler to let them know, to ask if this is a common occurrence, and for guidance on the removal.
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Fortunately this happened in the garage as I was going to warm her up. I definitely don't want to install another one, I will just go with a tune going forward as I originally didn't want to void my warranty.
I just unplugged the wire from the TC controller. The wire connections are still connected to the throttle pedal, I will be removing them soon when I can locate the instructions. When I plugged in the TC controller, the screen does not turn on.
I am going to contact Soler to let them know, to ask if this is a common occurrence, and for guidance on the removal.
I just unplugged the wire from the TC controller. The wire connections are still connected to the throttle pedal, I will be removing them soon when I can locate the instructions. When I plugged in the TC controller, the screen does not turn on.
I am going to contact Soler to let them know, to ask if this is a common occurrence, and for guidance on the removal.
This was two months ago…can you please update us on what has happened? Thanks in advance…
