2001 Accord LX-V6 - sticky gas pedal

[George Earl]

The gas pedal on my 2001 Accord LX-V6 has gotten sticky from its at rest position. It takes enough force to get past the stickiness that the pedal then goes too far and the car jumps forward.

What is the easiest way to fix this? Shot of white grease on the linkage up under the dashboard?

Thanks!

George

 

['Curly Q. Links']

The gas pedal on my 2001 Accord LX-V6 has gotten sticky from its at rest position. It takes enough force to get past the stickiness that the pedal then goes too far and the car jumps forward.

What is the easiest way to fix this? Shot of white grease on the linkage up under the dashboard?

Thanks!

George

It gets sticky 'at rest' because fuel vapours condense on the butterfly, and turn to glue. You can clean the throttle body yourself, or have it done. Do a google search for accord throttle body clean, or look at the FAQ at tegger.com. Meantime, tap the pedal _before starting_ to avoid dangerous takeoffs.

'Curly'

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

The gas pedal on my 2001 Accord LX-V6 has gotten sticky from its at rest position. It takes enough force to get past the stickiness that the pedal then goes too far and the car jumps forward.

What is the easiest way to fix this?

clean the throttle body with throttle body cleaner.

You'll need to do this every couple of years.

 

[George Earl]

Thanks Curly and Elmo for your input.

The gas pedal on my 2001 Accord LX-V6 has gotten sticky from its at rest position. It takes enough force to get past the stickiness that the pedal then goes too far and the car jumps forward.

What is the easiest way to fix this? Shot of white grease on the linkage up under the dashboard?

Thanks!

George

George