Comments on: Gas Pedal Sticking?

By: Mel J

Mel J — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:56:41 +0000

Haha. I have a 94 ‘Rolla with the same problem. Did this today by myself(used a text book and an empty oil bottle to keep the valve open). Boy was that thing dirty!! Cleaned it out, no white smoke though. I was surprised how little I have to push my gas pedal now.

By: sony

sony — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:26:36 +0000

Excellent posting.

I complained to the service centre folks couple of times, but it was never fixed.

Your instructions really helped in fixing the issue. The car is running very smoothly.

Thank you Buddy!

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:53:50 +0000

Jason,
Thank you for some great advice!
I searched for a long time to find out why the gas pedal on my 2003 Ford Tauras was sticking.
I found this site, printed the instructions, bought a $5 can of Carburetor/Throttle cleaner, parked the car as instructed and got to work. What a lot of gunk came out and drained onto the paper towels.
Started up the car, it hesitated a bit, but no smoke. Gas pedal is soooo smooth now. I still can’t believe it was so easy!
Thanks again!

By: Brooke

Brooke — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:23:01 +0000

Thanks so much for these directions.. I have a ’94 Corolla that I inherited from my father when my ’94 Geo Prizm kicked the bucket this past fall. The only complaint was a sticky gas pedal, we did these directions in 0 degree weather yesterday out of desperation (it’s really hard to operate a vehicle with a sticky gas pedal IN SNOW!) and it has since worked like a charm. Thank you sooooo much! This was the smartest $3 I’ve ever spent! :)
Brooke

By: Ginger Ray

Ginger Ray — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:43:18 +0000

Thanks,
I tried this and I think it has really helped. Your instructions were great.

By: Riqui

Riqui — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:28:12 +0000

I went to my Nissan Dealership and they offered fix the problem (clean it) for $139.99.

That’s outrageous.

By: nad

nad — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:15:00 +0000

Worked great for me. Both my wife and 1.5 year old daughter were watching me start it from lawn chairs in the driveway. Had to press the gas pedal to get it started and my daughter started laughing when all the smoke came out.

Thanks!

By: Jas

Jas — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:27:37 +0000

I have been having this problem since last three months. I really had to stomp the gas pedal.

Your solution worked like a magic and its is really fun driving again. Also I feel as if my car has more power as well.

By: Did It Myself

Did It Myself — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:51:50 +0000

Alicia,

Seems like your problem isnt about the pedal getting stuck. When was the last time you did a full tune up? If not lately, do that. That might improve things for you. Also change your oil & transmission fluids as well if that havent been changed lately as well.

By: Did It Myself

Did It Myself — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:47:42 +0000

Hello,

I tried this solution on my 2001 Toyota Camry today. The Pedal wasnt sticking much (very rarely) but since I was noticing some loss in power, I gave it a shot and cleaned it. Instead of the Carb Cleaner, I used the Throttle body cleaner which is meant to clean Throttle body only. I didnt get any smoke since I didnt use the Carb cleaner.

As far as results are concerned, I didnt notice much change. Reason being that my pedal was fine in the first place. I tried this to see if it improves power. I even changed the air filter with it, so gonna test drive it on a highway to see if improved the power.

Thanks for the wonderful direction though. I feel proud to do it myself :)