Accelerator Pedal Sticking (Goes Hard)

[kate123]

I have a avensis 1.6 vvti 2001, only recently the accelerator pedal is sticking... seems to happen when I first start driving the car go to about 2nd or 3rd gear pedal goes hard and lift foot off but builds up speed to about 3000 + rpm, I pull over turn car off, pump the pedal back to normal and drive it again then it seems to work fine but it could just be coincidence.

I looked online and read could be car mat caught under, its not that. Other thing was throttle body needing clean. I had a look at it today and looked inside the throttle seems to move freely no obvious dirt... unless its right down where I cant see?

Has anyone else had these problems and are they likely to get worse?

thank you for reading :) any help would be great!

[cooper12000]

I take it your one has a throttle cable. make sure the cable is moving freely and the butterfly works correctly although I would suspect something physicaly stopping the pedal from returning.

[kate123]

yea it is a cable, it all seems to move freely when using the throttle, checked when the bonnet was up and butterfly works fine.. is very confusing as it doesn't do it all the time but not nice when it does.

[gazza1286]

The stickiness will be on the inside of the throttle body. There is a film of gum which is adhering to the butterfly. The rubber hose needs removing - then use throttle body cleaner and a rag to wipe away the dirt.

[dbm]

HI not sure if question is still live but think toyota had a recall for sticking accelerator pedal.

Also is the carpet the correct type and secure.

Good luck

[FROSTYBALLS]

The car is outside the scope of the accelerator pedal recall, which affected Avensis cars built between November 2008 and December 2009. See http://www.toyota-europe.com/about/news_and_events/recall-statement-faq.tmex

[dbm]

Ok thanks for that hope kate 123 gets ir sorted

[kate123]

Thanks for the replys, I took it to the garage and turns out it was just the cable that needed lubing and since then has been fine so all sorted :) nothing major.