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Shop Said: JUNK IT?! ('07 Saab 9-3 Turbo: LIMP MODE P2135)

Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics · 7 October 2026

The owner of this clean 2007 Saab 9-3 Convertible is DESPERATE to get his car drivable again.

At the moment it's stuck in LIMP MODE due to a Throttle Position Error code P2135.

Over the last year he had the ECM replaced and then sent the second one out for "repairs".

Car was OK for 2 weeks, and then acted up again.

The local "Saab Specialist" told him to pound sand, and a local Euro shop suggested that it might be time to send this nice Saab to the CRUSHER!? Wow.

Let's collect some data and take the Saab for a Test Drive.

The P2135 pops up on the first Cold Start, but then after a code clear it REFUSES to act up!!

What do we do in this case?

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