Gas pedal stuck? 2nd time happening now - Toyota Yaris Forums

cloudballoon · 09-25-2014, 03:46 PM

CTScott: Thank you for the tips on where to look into the problem.

JustPassinThru: Thanks for the "rheostat" tip, I'll see if my bro-in-law (small shop auto mechanic) can look into it. I'm in Canada, but I did heard about the 4 y.o. case in the USA. (Didn't stop my siblings from buying my mom a new Camry 3 yrs ago as her 60th birthday gift, LOL) I wouldn't think Canadian drivers got anything from it? I don't know, not paying attention really and I wouldn't care for class action lawsuits or what not. But wow... is it still such a sensitive issue? That's sad...

Anyway, I don't need the headache of litigation, just concerned about the safety of me & my wife... Point of my post is to see if I can fix it or whether my wife & I should look into buying another car if it can't be easily fixed (or worth fixing). It's a 2007 Yaris, and low enough mileage (about 50K miles) that we wished we can get a few years more out of it before we have to take the financial hit of getting a new car...

My concern is the 2 incidents happened months apart, and I'm not able to consistantly replicate the behaviour (I'm not crazy enough to want to anyway, not unless I can find somewhere with no other drivers around, and that means no way in the city). My brother-in-law said he can't do much in his shop and he said the regular Toyota dealers couldn't be much help either, so that's why I started searching online for help and found YarisWorld.

The floor mat (since removed after the 2nd incident) is one of those rubber mat that's popular in Canada. It's the thick, ribbed one good for holding snow in winter. It isn't compatible with the hooks, but it doesn't slip around during the drive.

What I forgot to mention in the original post was that, what's weird is that, during those 2 incidents, the car's gas pedal is stuck at a position that is close to full throttle (like I said above 6000rpm but didn't reach the 7000rpm redline zone yet), I mean it revved up to a point far beyond what I applied pressure for. Like if I want the car to go to 40mph, I would apply a certain amount of pressure to the pedal (from experience), and it'll eventually reach and stabilize around that speed. E.g. if I apply 20 degree pressure, and I can get it to 40mph, 30 degree it goes to 60mph, etc. Both incidents, the gas pedal got stuck far "deeper" than what I was applying pressure for. You know what I mean?

So if the cause is the flooring mat stucking the pedal, then the over-the-top high revving shouldn't happen because I wasn't flooring it. So a least IMO is the least likely cause.

Corrosion is possible, as we get lots of snow here in Canada and road salt is used in the winter.

No aftermarket stuff/modifications done to the car...

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09-25-2014, 03:46 PM	#5
cloudballoon Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3	CTScott: Thank you for the tips on where to look into the problem. JustPassinThru: Thanks for the "rheostat" tip, I'll see if my bro-in-law (small shop auto mechanic) can look into it. I'm in Canada, but I did heard about the 4 y.o. case in the USA. (Didn't stop my siblings from buying my mom a new Camry 3 yrs ago as her 60th birthday gift, LOL) I wouldn't think Canadian drivers got anything from it? I don't know, not paying attention really and I wouldn't care for class action lawsuits or what not. But wow... is it still such a sensitive issue? That's sad... Anyway, I don't need the headache of litigation, just concerned about the safety of me & my wife... Point of my post is to see if I can fix it or whether my wife & I should look into buying another car if it can't be easily fixed (or worth fixing). It's a 2007 Yaris, and low enough mileage (about 50K miles) that we wished we can get a few years more out of it before we have to take the financial hit of getting a new car... My concern is the 2 incidents happened months apart, and I'm not able to consistantly replicate the behaviour (I'm not crazy enough to want to anyway, not unless I can find somewhere with no other drivers around, and that means no way in the city). My brother-in-law said he can't do much in his shop and he said the regular Toyota dealers couldn't be much help either, so that's why I started searching online for help and found YarisWorld. The floor mat (since removed after the 2nd incident) is one of those rubber mat that's popular in Canada. It's the thick, ribbed one good for holding snow in winter. It isn't compatible with the hooks, but it doesn't slip around during the drive. What I forgot to mention in the original post was that, what's weird is that, during those 2 incidents, the car's gas pedal is stuck at a position that is close to full throttle (like I said above 6000rpm but didn't reach the 7000rpm redline zone yet), I mean it revved up to a point far beyond what I applied pressure for. Like if I want the car to go to 40mph, I would apply a certain amount of pressure to the pedal (from experience), and it'll eventually reach and stabilize around that speed. E.g. if I apply 20 degree pressure, and I can get it to 40mph, 30 degree it goes to 60mph, etc. Both incidents, the gas pedal got stuck far "deeper" than what I was applying pressure for. You know what I mean? So if the cause is the flooring mat stucking the pedal, then the over-the-top high revving shouldn't happen because I wasn't flooring it. So a least IMO is the least likely cause. Corrosion is possible, as we get lots of snow here in Canada and road salt is used in the winter. No aftermarket stuff/modifications done to the car...