So at work today I had the mechanic replace my alternator and belt. He took the car for a drive after and everything checked out. I drove the car home after work which is about a 35 mile trip. It is all highway, so the car was in 6th gear and I did about 65 the entire drive home. I slowed down and got of the exit and came to a stop at the end of the off ramp. Put the car into first and it wouldn't rev. It moved forward but didn't rev above 1000 rpm. I only had a half mile to get home so I put the hazards on and drove the rest of the way home like that. I don't think the car got above 10mph. I did notice that as I came down the hill to my street the revs increased, but I could stomp on the gas and nothing happened. I have not had the time to really investigate as it was getting dark when I got home and it was cold.
As far as mods go, the car is turbocharged, but I have not had any issues with it at all. I have a code that came up a couple of weeks ago and I have not had a chance to check it.
Any ideas what this could be. The car seems to idle really high (1500rpm) and revs freely in neutral.

 

i'd start with pulling the code man...

 

 

code for sure.....the 2002 has the electronic accelerator pedal, yes?

 

Haven't had a chance to pull the code, but I decided to check the battery cable. It didn't feel loose but I tightened it up more anyways. Started the car up and let it warm up. It idled fine. Put it in gear and drove it around the neighborhood without a problem.

 

Thats really strange. However there were a few times where my voltage was low and the tranny wouldnt engage after coming to a stop. Hm.

 

Yea, so I basically did nothing and the problem went away. I didn't drive the car to work today. I am going to take it for a drive tonight and see what happens.