Q: How to get car out of limp mode

asked by on February 02, 2018

I wanted to know how to take my car out of limp mode

My car has 89000 miles.

You will need to have the computer scanned to see what caused it to go into limp mode first and then repair the problem and then it will fix the limp mode issue. Your computer can go into limp mode for many different issues and sensor failure.

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