Thanks for the advise, guys!

I took my car to the mechanic's today and he ran the diagnostic on it. Came up as the throttle actuator again, so I will be replacing it with a refurbished unit rather than a used one. He said it was also causing the ticking noise from behind the passenger side of the dash.

Hope it works this time!!

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.