Car dies randomly while driving

[tehmessiah]

Hi,

i have a 350gt and I can drive for 30-40 minutes without a problem. After some time off I try to accelerate too fast the drive by wire dies, all the speedo drops to 0, the accelerator does nothing but the car idles.

 If I put my foot on the clutch and just roll, it come back to life, but I can’t accelerate past 3k rpm or it does it again.

i bought the car after it has been sitting Undriven for 2 years. I’ve replaced the fuel pump.

 Any ideas what could cause this?

[niZmO_Man]

Sounds like it's in limp mode. Check engine light/warning lights on? Get the ECU scanned for codes.

[tehmessiah]

I have an odb scanner but it won’t read it. Apparently it’s an early odb system which doesn’t give much information. 2003/4 model

Edit:

 The check engine light hasn’t come on but sometime the traction control light won’t go off if I take off to quick.

Edited July 30, 2021 by tehmessiah

[PranK]

Find a better scanner. I think OBD2 was the standard after 2006 but that doesn't mean you wont be able to find a scanner for it.

See this thread