GAS PEDAL SPRING TOO WEAK

[RedRide]

I never even had a hint of the described "enging racing" problem when shifting (or any other time) with my "09 manual.

From what I can gather, that only happens with a relatively few vehicles with both manuals and automatics. So, perhaps it is a bad gas pedal or ECU?

Personally, I would have the dealer change the pedal /ECU etc and have it eliminated as most do not have the problem and this points to a defect.
If I got no satisfaction from the dealer I would personally write Toyota coporate.

Remeber the squeaky wheel get ther grease or this case, their gas pedal fixed.
Let's not forget, Toyota has a bit of a history wth defective gas pedals.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Let's not forget, Toyota has a bit of a history wth defective gas pedals.

no they don't.


it's an ecu thing, and you've all forgotten how racey the engine was when you first started driving the car. rev hang is one of the huge drawbacks to any DBW car, and a reflash is usually the solution to this problem.

the OP simply needs to learn how to control his softer-than-normal spring in his dbw throttle and go on living life. i hop from my MR2 into a yaris and immediately think "wow this pedal is too light" but after a couple minutes, i'm used to it. there's not much difference between 1/4 throttle and full throttle anyway ;)

[HTM Yaris]

I like the rev hang . It allows me to match revs in a very smooth fashion . People who have ridden with me are amazed that they cant feel the gear changes .

To me the Yaris is perfect in almost every aspect with the exception of acceleration . 0-60 in the 6 second range would be ideal .

[yaris2010RS]

Originally Posted by RedRide

I never even had a hint of the described "enging racing" problem when shifting (or any other time) with my "09 manual.

From what I can gather, that only happens with a relatively few vehicles with both manuals and automatics. So, perhaps it is a bad gas pedal or ECU?

Personally, I would have the dealer change the pedal /ECU etc and have it eliminated as most do not have the problem and this points to a defect.
If I got no satisfaction from the dealer I would personally write Toyota coporate.

Remeber the squeaky wheel get ther grease or this case, their gas pedal fixed.
Let's not forget, Toyota has a bit of a history wth defective gas pedals.

personally the engine racing is cause from ppl who arnt use to a dbw system. it has lag when u push on it and when u let go..... when i first got mine, after coming from a super sensitive 81 jetta i could not take off and between shifts it sounded like i was mario andretti trying to show off. it takes time to get use to the lag, some people adjust faster then others. when i first got my car i was seriously looking into a cable conversion kit but after i think 2 weeks it got alot smoother and i didnt feel it was an issue any longer

i am completly against jsut "living" with an issue but this is more like adapting to new technology, not a flaw at all