Red Lightning Bolt

[Chapomis]

I was getting off the highway yesterday afternoon, and when I was about half way down the ramp I got a large red lightning symbol on the dash. It was hard to tell because I was decelerating, but the gas pedal stopped working for a second or two. My first thought was, what to do with a dead car on a highway ramp ! I remember pushing the gas pedal a couple of times with no throttle response at all, then presto….. it all went back to normal, I hope. I did notice that the yellow EES symbol was lit, but my EES has been freaky lately. It was late when I got home so I didn’t diagnose it any further.
It was cold last night, probably 20 +-, and I recall reading that EES has cold issues. I had the aux delete on my todo list, but it’s been too cold to do it.
Is the previous EES issue related to the more recent Red Lightning Bolt ? The EES light may have been on before the Red Lightning Bolt struck.
I did some general Google research on the ETC, but I’m not finding much mention in threads here.
Any ideas ?

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[Mine&Hers]

O no the dreaded battery attack.

 

[autotragic]

I know this from my ram truck that the red lightning bolt is an electronic throttle control issue.
I also know that I fixed the issue with a new thermostat and it had absolutely nothing to do with an actual problem with the electronic throttle and I don't know why those two things are related or how that even makes sense but that's what it was.

 

[Flip]

A friend is having some problems with the red lightening bolt. The vehicle didn't want to accelerate and when it finally did, it would continue to acclerate when her foot was lifted off the gas pedal.

Any thoughts on this?

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