Thread: Sticky gas pedal

On my 2003 GT the gas pedal is sticky the first time you press it.

After the 1st time it works as normal.

Myself, my wife, and or my kids can leave a rather nice burn out in our driveway...not a good thing for a guy with 2 teenage drivers.

I think it is something like a sticky linkage? Where do I look, what do I do, how do I fix this? Not sure please advise.

This morning it was -5 at my house, getting tired of the cold...

Please advise.

Thank you,

Clean your TB. More than likely the throttle plate is getting caught on some carbon.

Yes, clean the throttle body. Meaning, remove it, and clean the front and back with throttle body cleaner. This fixed mine.

And Black18Ice, yes thats the first thing that jumped into my mind too.

spray the crap out of the tbody with tbody cleaner and open the throttle and clean around the plate real good with a rag. no need to remove.

this is grand prix forums, not camry forums lol. most likely what these guys are saying, you've gunked up your throttle body. time for a cleanin'

I would pull the TB right off the car and clean it up really good.

sounds like someone stole your gas pedal for their toyota and put theirs in its place.

Originally Posted by hourang

spray the crap out of the tbody with tbody cleaner and open the throttle and clean around the plate real good with a rag. no need to remove.

I did this and it looked clean. Until I took it off...

Originally Posted by SuperSport

I did this and it looked clean. Until I took it off...

not saying it cleans the tbody all the way just that it stops the sticking. at least on every car ive done it on.

I have this problem too. Always meaning to post something about, but haven't had the time. Looks I will be cleaning my TB this weekend.

Don't forget to hit the throttle return spring with wd40 or some oil when you clean it.

Originally Posted by nault31

Don't forget to hit the throttle return spring with wd40 or some oil when you clean it.

x2, my old 94 z28 had the toyota problem until i did that. throttle stuck, and at WOT too. good thing i know how to turn a key off...lol