1993 Buick Lesabre Car Accelerates on its own

Tiny
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  • 1993 BUICK LESABRE
  • 3.8L
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
My 1993 Buick Lesabre has a tendency to accelerate on its own. I have already taken numerous steps to attempt to fix it but nothing has worked. I cleaned the Throttle Body and the MAF sensor. I replaced the IAC valve and the Intake Air Temperature sensor with brand new ones. I replaced a few of the rubber elbows that join the vacuum lines together (as several of them were badly cracked), so as far as I can tell, there arw no vacuum leaks left. I also checked for trouble codes using the paperclip method, and all it gave me was code 23, which in my car is the Intake Air Temperature sensor - low reading. After I replaced the sensor, I checked again and all I get is code 12, so no more bad codes. Is there anything else I could've missed? Thanks.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 AT 7:30 PM

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Tiny
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You might want to monitor the TPS return voltage to see if it is fluctuating when it shouldn't be.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 2:11 AM
Tiny
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Ok. And if it is fluctuating, what would be the best thing to do? Replace the TPS altogether?
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 10:11 AM
Tiny
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If it's not a broken wire causing it, yes.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 11:28 AM
Tiny
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Ok and how do you check if it's a broken wire? And if I do replace the TPS and it still does it then does that mean it's for sure a problem with the wiring or could it still be something else?
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 3:04 PM
Tiny
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Nobody advised you to change any TPS's or that the TPS was even your problem. You were advised to monitor the TPS signal to look for a problem. This car needs to be troubleshooted by a professional before you start throwing parts at it.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 3:28 PM
Tiny
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Ok thanks for your time.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 AT 4:45 PM

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