Holy **** my car is falling apart!
I think he's talking about the Throttle Positioning Sensor, which is attached to the TB. Those things on the G breaks quite frequently. Mine did after 68K.
You sure about this 
???
Your caliper was seized? Were you told this or did you have driveability problems?
What does ABS have to do with your front tires being bad? Was the low tire pressure warning lamp on or brake fluid low?
What was wrong w/ your throttle body? I haven't had to wrench on the G much but the only thing I can image on there is a MAP/MAF sensor and maybe a TPS (throttle position sensor).
???Your caliper was seized? Were you told this or did you have driveability problems?
What does ABS have to do with your front tires being bad? Was the low tire pressure warning lamp on or brake fluid low?
What was wrong w/ your throttle body? I haven't had to wrench on the G much but the only thing I can image on there is a MAP/MAF sensor and maybe a TPS (throttle position sensor).
Dont b soo negative ur only attracting more of what u dont want...at least ur okay able 2 work to support yourself in this economy ur damn fortunate 2 have a job but nonetheless, its a car its going 2 have wear and tear and with all the miles u racked up u cant b surprised and the sister thing i feel 4 u there...
I'm just going to be blunt about this and tell you that you probably caused half those problems yourself by putting the wrong sized tires on the front. It's not that the car is crappy, you just didn't do any research about the impact of using tires with a smaller OD only on one of your axles.
Using the wrong sized tires on the front that are too far out of proportion from the rear tires is most-likely the reason why your rear tires and rear brake messed up(and is the reason why the VDC/ABS system is going haywire)... because the VDC is going to be constantly trying to control what it detects as wheelspin by applying brakes to the rear wheels since it thinks they are spinning faster than the fronts(mainly in turns, since in a straight line it will just cut some power to the rear wheel in a wheelspin situation).
You should go back to stock sized tires in the front immediately or these problems are going to keep happening.... either that or get smaller OD rear tires too.. but that will cause your odometer and speed readings to be inaccurate.
In the process... it probably also put quite a bit of unnecessary strain on your entire drivetrain, depending on how many miles you drove with these "strange" tire sizes.
Not to mention that your sister backing it into a curb could have bent something and might be contributing to tire wear and/or VDC issues and most likely screwed up your wheel alignment.
Using the wrong sized tires on the front that are too far out of proportion from the rear tires is most-likely the reason why your rear tires and rear brake messed up(and is the reason why the VDC/ABS system is going haywire)... because the VDC is going to be constantly trying to control what it detects as wheelspin by applying brakes to the rear wheels since it thinks they are spinning faster than the fronts(mainly in turns, since in a straight line it will just cut some power to the rear wheel in a wheelspin situation).
You should go back to stock sized tires in the front immediately or these problems are going to keep happening.... either that or get smaller OD rear tires too.. but that will cause your odometer and speed readings to be inaccurate.
In the process... it probably also put quite a bit of unnecessary strain on your entire drivetrain, depending on how many miles you drove with these "strange" tire sizes.
Not to mention that your sister backing it into a curb could have bent something and might be contributing to tire wear and/or VDC issues and most likely screwed up your wheel alignment.
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Hey thanks for the input on everything.
I actually found a door lock actuator on ebay for $10, havent tried it but it seems legit.
Yeah the ABS/VDC problem was due to front tire size issue, i fixed that.
Throttle body sensor got fried when a mechanic did a complimentary cleaning and sprayed it, shorted a circuit in the sensor.
Some of the stuff was due to my doing, but some of it was just unlucky, all happening at the same time. Car is working well now. Still needs a but of body work, but man that was a terrible week for me. Drained my cash
I actually found a door lock actuator on ebay for $10, havent tried it but it seems legit.
Yeah the ABS/VDC problem was due to front tire size issue, i fixed that.
Throttle body sensor got fried when a mechanic did a complimentary cleaning and sprayed it, shorted a circuit in the sensor.
Some of the stuff was due to my doing, but some of it was just unlucky, all happening at the same time. Car is working well now. Still needs a but of body work, but man that was a terrible week for me. Drained my cash
Glad you are getting things back in order bud. I know how it feels when things start going bad. I have a rear axle click that is covered under a TSB but I am out of warranty and the local dealer here is very stuck up. I have an 04 AT and still love it accept for the minor rattling inside and the constant pull to the right.
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