I had the same problem on my truck about a year back. Sometimes the accelerator would stick as I moved forward from stasis, and other times would simply lock up while I was traveling at an even speed. The first few occasions I'd tap the pedal a few times and it would eventually release, leaving me rattled but none the worse for wear.
On the last instance, it stuck at 55. This was bad, as there was stopped traffic ahead. I shifted into neutral and drifted to a stop at the side of the highway, popped the hood, and literally beat on the throttle with a stick until it released.
I took it to a mechanic and told him I wasn't coming to get it until he figured out what was wrong, since I didn't feel it was safe to drive. After two days of going over it with a fine-tooth comb and discarding theories like broken cruise control and worn bushings, he realized I was missing a spring from the throttle assembly.
That bugged me. In today's digital world, the only resistance I feel on the accelerator pedal is a couple of stout springs tied to the throttle. With the one missing, the other would occasionally fail to provide enough pull, and therefore the throttle would hang open, content with its lot in life. Yeesh.
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Date: 2005-04-27 07:06 pm (UTC)On the last instance, it stuck at 55. This was bad, as there was stopped traffic ahead. I shifted into neutral and drifted to a stop at the side of the highway, popped the hood, and literally beat on the throttle with a stick until it released.
I took it to a mechanic and told him I wasn't coming to get it until he figured out what was wrong, since I didn't feel it was safe to drive. After two days of going over it with a fine-tooth comb and discarding theories like broken cruise control and worn bushings, he realized I was missing a spring from the throttle assembly.
That bugged me. In today's digital world, the only resistance I feel on the accelerator pedal is a couple of stout springs tied to the throttle. With the one missing, the other would occasionally fail to provide enough pull, and therefore the throttle would hang open, content with its lot in life. Yeesh.