Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 1999 1.4 Erratic revving / cutting out

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Mon 15 Dec 2008 10:17
1999 1.4 Erratic revving / cutting out - clara211
My car is revving erratically. It seems to only happen when it is cold after i've driven about a mile. It also seems (or maybe I only notice it) to happen when I am stopped at a junction or traffic lights. It revs up to 20 for about 5-10 seconds and then drops to below 10 and revs down and up (but on low revs) erratically for anout another 5 seconds and it seems there is no power - I can't pull away. It's done it a couple of times now and this morning it cut out on the low revs and wouldn't start again until the fourth attempt.

Do you have any ideas what could be wrong?
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Tue 16 Dec 2008 00:18
1999 1.4 Erratic revving / cutting out - ChicksFan
Per Car by Car section on this forum:
Repeat of Peugeot 106 problem of sudden losses of power caused by faulty throttle position sensing potentiometer seems to re-occur on some 206 1.4s.


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Tue 16 Dec 2008 13:22
1999 1.4 Erratic revving / cutting out - harib
It could also be a faulty engine temperature sensor
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