Pedal just stuck!

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

A little update: Dropped my car off to toyota dealer around 1:45 pm today. I explained my problems with the car, and also explained how when I have my cell phone in the holder under the radio and someone texts or calls me, the car acts funny. He asked me to leave my cell phone and car over night so they can test it.

He also tells me I am not the first one to complain about sticky pedals/weirdness with the computers ECU. Many cell phone complaints have come in saying when the cell phone is anywhere near the speedometer the car tends to act funny.

Tomorrow I will get my car back and see what they have to say.

As for now, I hope someone tries to see if theres a difference in their car when their cell phone is on and near the speedometer.

Some differences in driving from the cell phone interference: Pedal becomes harder to press, steering wheel acts different.

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That's weird. I put my cell there so I could see where I was going (google maps), didn't notice any problem. I'm on a GSM network.

(my usual fave spot for the cell is in the cup holder, though. It fits perfectly there. )

Yeah, please let us know what the dealer says.

[Loren]

Originally Posted by ddongbap

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

The throttle sticking doesn't disable your clutch, does it?

If you have a manual, just push in the clutch.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by ddongbap

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

err unless I'm missing something, pressing the clutch in should make it easy to put it into neutral on a manual...

[advocate]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

err unless I'm missing something, pressing the clutch in should make it easy to put it into neutral on a manual...

correct. what he means though is that at high RPMs the Yaris doesn't like to get out of gear, even in a manual. and the car would certainly be at high RPM if the accelerator was stuck.

it's the stock transmission oil, it could be a bit better.

[Loren]

Nobody has asked the most relevant question: Was the engine warmed up or was it cold? What was the ambient temperature?

The Yaris idles pretty high when it's cold, and the computer does funny things sometimes when you're on/off throttle, especially when it's cold.

Stuck means stuck. If you take your foot off the gas and put the clutch in or the transmission in neutral and the engine continues to race, THEN it's stuck.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by Loren

Nobody has asked the most relevant question: Was the engine warmed up or was it cold? What was the ambient temperature?

The Yaris idles pretty high when it's cold, and the computer does funny things sometimes when you're on/off throttle, especially when it's cold.

Stuck means stuck. If you take your foot off the gas and put the clutch in or the transmission in neutral and the engine continues to race, THEN it's stuck.

that was what I was thinking...

[Snappy]

This thread made me finally search for info about the pedals and the purported "fix." I found these interesting threads (with pix:)

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/exc...ta-gas-pedals/

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toy...lusive-photos/

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/why...r-denso-pedal/

Both my 2007 yaris hatches have Denso pedals.

[cali yaris]

An even more relevant question:

there are two kinds of "stuck". 1, when the pedal stays physically depressed without your foot on it, and 2, an electronic malfunction that results in signal still being sent to the throttle.

Which kind of stuck is this?

[PaddyMac]

Sounds like a TROLL.
Looks like a TROLL
Smells like a TROLL
it must be a troll
let us not feed the troll

[WeeYari]

^ OP has been around longer than you have

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

^ OP has been around longer than you have

And has 12.5 times as many posts.

People need to inform themselves before they post such accusations.

[Twistoffate0817]

I am not a troll, I have been on here before and shared my experiences with my Yaris. This pedal issue is serious and very real. To answer your questions, my car had been running for awhile, so the engine temp was probably not cold. I had no mat there, and the pedal stuck but released as i stepped on the brakes hard. I was doing a constant 15 mph in my neighborhood.

[Twistoffate0817]

And no, I do not have cruise control. I do not even have power windows or anything. Just a base model with a radio.

[krusty]

have you done any mods to your car?

[127.0.0.1]

hey don't ask us to diagnose this.

take it to a dealer. no one will be able to give
an simdgen of actual good advice unless they look at it in person

take it to the dealer and don't get killed doing so

[Twistoffate0817]

The only mod i have performed is an "eco meter" that tracks how many MPG I have.

And yes I know, I just wanted to see if anyone else has had a problem with their pedals and to inform everyone here that it has happened.

[kustom play]

no issues with my 07 manual

it kept going as in it kept speeding up?

[TheSilkySmooth]

If yaris has any problem ist the noisy voltage rectification causing loss of power when a big electrical load is on. Thats the issue with my car. My throttle has never acted up - unless I made it stick to the floor with Ye ole' leadish foote.