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07-16-2006, 08:41 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2006
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Gas pedal problem?
Got my Yaris Hatchback 5 speed a few weeks back. The problem I am having is that at the top of the gas pedal there is about 1/2" of play. This makes coordination of starting out/shifting quite difficult. I didn't have this problem on the HB that I test drove. When I first got the car I was stalling it out @ 5 times a day but now just @ once every other day. I am finding that I've started to rev a bit before starting out. I'm not new to 5 speeds as I drove my Geo Metro for 11 years and 211,000 miles before it got totalled out on 5/22/06. I haven't taken it to the dealer as yet as they are @ 60 miles away. Has anyone else experienced this? Have a fix?
Also the engine doesn't seem to 'rev down' very quickly when shifting. Makes for some pretty sloppy shifts. |
07-16-2006, 09:20 AM | #2 |
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yeah, ive been driving stick for almost 20 years and this car was a big adjustment for me,
the yaris has a drive-by-wire system with electronic throttle, so it has a different feel to it, it also holds on to the rev a bit longer when you let off of the gas. it took me a few months to get used to it |
07-16-2006, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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Drive by throttle is NON ADJUSTABLE .... corrrect? A member on our Australian Forum has a similar issue with his Sedan.
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07-16-2006, 09:54 PM | #4 |
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i dont' have a clue about whether it is adjustable or not, but mine drives the same as the two i test drove, so i assume it is not faulty,
i'm used to it now, so i think i just let of the gas a bit quicker when shifting gears. |
07-17-2006, 07:51 AM | #5 | |
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07-17-2006, 07:47 PM | #6 |
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I brought this throddle response up a few weeks ago and people thought I was nuts. I have been driving sticks all my life . The throddle response is slow. After driving my Yaris for a couple weeks, I got back in my WRX for a drive and almost got whiplash. I am use to it now and no problem.
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07-17-2006, 08:24 PM | #7 |
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TRD_YARIS I'm sure will have good info to add on this subject..
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07-17-2006, 10:09 PM | #8 | |
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07-18-2006, 08:36 AM | #9 |
Are scions all drive by wire?
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07-19-2006, 07:11 AM | #10 |
I commented on a post dealing with fuel. I too had the exact same problem in my Yaris but I thought that maybe it was the 98 octane fuel I was using for about 3 months. I then changed to 95 octane and the problem began to go away. My Yaris is running 100% now and thought that this might help you all. If you are running 95 try 91 or maybe even go higher.
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07-19-2006, 10:44 AM | #11 |
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I've got the same problem, except mines an auto.
I put it down to the fact that I'm still breaking in the engine. |
07-19-2006, 11:09 AM | #12 |
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what problem do you have with the auto? the play in the gas pedal?
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07-20-2006, 08:42 AM | #13 |
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If I depress it approx 3 cm nothing happens.
It's very annoying... |
07-20-2006, 08:54 AM | #14 |
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that sounds wierd, mine doesn't have play like that
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07-31-2006, 07:37 AM | #15 |
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I will be heading out to the dealer this morning and will let you know what I find out.
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01-22-2010, 03:15 PM | #18 |
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Notice the same thing here with the 2010. Have a 91 Celica and 95 Tacoma and it sure was a crazy difference with the response of the throttle. Could be related to the runaway problem I posted about on the other thread here. It is actually worse in the extreme cold like we had a couple weeks ago. I have nearly 2-million miles on stick and this is the first one I seem to stall every time. Other half also has hundreds of thousands of stick time and this is the first vehicle that stalling is common on due to throttle response.
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