Sticky Gas Pedal

towin a skeeter · October 21, 2003

Has anybody had any dificulty with their gas pedal sticking at the beginning of acceleration. I have to push it pretty hard to get it to start. My wife gets pretty mad at me when she gets whiplash!!!

Thanks for any assistance!

Nick99Chevy · October 21, 2003

Get some throttle body cleaner and clean the TB really good.

silverado man · October 21, 2003

Get some throtle body cleaner and clean the TB really good.

Yeah just clean your trottle body and will be good as new.

Wingnut · October 21, 2003

What year, make, and model are you sporting?

Welcome to the forum by the way.

silverado man · October 21, 2003

What year, make, and model are you sporting?

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Per his profile he has a 2000 GMC 2500

2500HD4X · October 22, 2003

Mine was doing this as well-posted it in the HD forum a few weeks ago. Cleaned up the TB and good as new now...... 2K 2500 btw.....

towin a skeeter · October 22, 2003

Thanks everybody, went out after supper and cleaned it. It was all gunked up!

I drive and tow with a 2000 Sierra 2500 with a 5.3 and a K&N.

I'd like to make some mild power mods this winter as well as get rid of the air sounds coming from the drivers side X cab window and most of the rattles that you guys all talk about.

Thanks for the welcome, wingnut.

Schuter · October 22, 2003

I'm so glad someone posted this...it was starting to to get on my nervs. Now I can fix it.

dstktmusa · October 22, 2003

My 2002 did this the day I test drove it. It would almost squeel the tires from a stop light and don't even think about driving it in the snow. I lubed the spring on the T.B. and it cured the problem right then and there.

WEFs99 · October 23, 2003

Maybe we need an area for common problems/fixes that a newcomer can reference to. There have been some excellent responses to the piston slap problem, driveline clunk, stickey throttle and grease fitting locations to mention just a few.

mjsmith1223 · October 23, 2003

Maybe we need an area for common problems/fixes that a newcomer can reference to. There have been some excellent responses to the piston slap problem, driveline clunk, stickey throttle and grease fitting locations to mention just a few.

Look over on the left side of the screen, under Features you'll see a link named "Guides". That's where you'll find all that kind of stuff. Some good stuff under there that's been posted in the past.

Mike

Grand Haven, MI

towin a skeeter · October 23, 2003

Couldn't find the article on cleaning the throttle body?

Was I looking in the wrong place??

BLACK99Z71 · October 23, 2003

I've got the air sounds too but its comin from the passenger side x-cab window, was thinkin of using super glue on the window latch or something. I hate noises in my cab.

towin a skeeter · October 23, 2003

When I get time, I'm going to use some of that 3m double sided tape and tape it down for good!

The rear window is another story!!

mjsmith1223 · October 24, 2003

Couldn't find the article on cleaning the throttle body?

Was I looking in the wrong place??

Someone still needs to write an article about cleaning the throttle body. Most of the other stuff that was mentioned is there though. Just mentioning that the spot already exists to collect that sort of info. Sometimes we all forget it's there no matter how long we've been around here.

Mike

Grand Haven, MI