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Went out and did mine last night, left the house this morning for the first time forgetting I had done it and tore out of my garage like a bat out of hell! Haha. 

 

Stuff like this this is the reason I join these forums, thank you. 

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FL335i
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After noticing the gas pedal has a lot of travel before it actually starts to work, I looked at it closely. I noticed it's a very bad design. There is a plastic bracket that is bolted to the floor p

Rubyralph
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I agree that a good video would be worth a million words of what the problem is and where it's located.   I filed the NHTSA complaint shown below:     VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 2014 Chevrolet Silver

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I can't believe this post is still going strong almost 3yrs later. Glad my fix is helping others.

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Awesome information.  Purchased a New (used dealer loaner truck with 6700miles) Silverado. The "sluggish" response is my only complaint about this truck. My Uncle purchased a 17 new, and mentioned it when he drove it a few times. I just happened to run across this forum, and being former gear head back in the day, I just wanted to remove the lower air dam, and ran across the gas pedal issue. Had a new paint stick, cut 2 pieces at approx. 1.5 inches, wrapped in duct take, loosened the bottom nut, and shimmed it in there. Took it for a drive, and what a different truck. As many are asking, why would GM use such a crappy plastic design on a very nice truck.

 

BTW, got my 18 for $34,500/MSRP $41+. Bought from dealer as used, but with all new truck "benefits".

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Profanesix Enthusiast

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I have an 18 Z71 and I have conplaining since day 1 in December. I drive a 17 F-150 police package for work, standard 5.0 and I have always been a little disgruntled that the Ford was simply quicker in all aspects of throttle response. If you know anything about Ford police packages, it’s just simple electrical work, lights and better parts to help the vehicle run for 24 hours a day.. 

 

I will be doing this ASAP. 

Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

Sierra Dan

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On 8/12/2018 at 8:26 PM, The One said:

Awesome information.  Purchased a New (used dealer loaner truck with 6700miles) Silverado. The "sluggish" response is my only complaint about this truck. My Uncle purchased a 17 new, and mentioned it when he drove it a few times. I just happened to run across this forum, and being former gear head back in the day, I just wanted to remove the lower air dam, and ran across the gas pedal issue. Had a new paint stick, cut 2 pieces at approx. 1.5 inches, wrapped in duct take, loosened the bottom nut, and shimmed it in there. Took it for a drive, and what a different truck. As many are asking, why would GM use such a crappy plastic design on a very nice truck.

 

BTW, got my 18 for $34,500/MSRP $41+. Bought from dealer as used, but with all new truck "benefits".

Speaking of using a crappy piece of plastic on a nice truck.

The hood release lever on 2019 silverado/sierra is now made of plastic.

The One New Member

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7 minutes ago, Sierra Dan said:

Speaking of using a crappy piece of plastic on a nice truck.

The hood release lever on 2019 silverado/sierra is now made of plastic.

Great....

Centex14 Enthusiast

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Well it looks like I solved the problem permanently.  Loaded up a canned Diablo tune today.  The throttle is so much more responsive now and I haven't even played with the throttle boost settings.  The transmission shifts so much nicer as well.

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John K. Enthusiast

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For what it's worth, < $0.01 I'm sure, several days ago I received a online survey from GM about my new truck.  Without going into great detail, I explained to them the "paint stick fix" and that I thought the accelerator mounting was a disgrace.  $40K for a new pick-up and I/we have follow behind with a saw, a shingle/paint stick and glue to make it run proper.

I'm sure they are shaking with fear :)

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Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

Sierra Dan

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I doubt they are shaking with fear..... but more likely shaking their heads as the GM engineers did not design this gas pedal flex solution!  LOL

 

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YEGbluesilverado Enthusiast

YEGbluesilverado

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I did this to my '16 silverado and wow its perfect now really enjoying the take off from a light and ease to keep speed both in the city and on the highway.  

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F4Gary Enthusiast

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I don't think it's that the pedal is not stiff enough, it is the panel that it mounts to.  That's what is flexing.

Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

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22 minutes ago, F4Gary said:

I don't think it's that the pedal is not stiff enough, it is the panel that it mounts to.  That's what is flexing.

+2 on that. You can see the mount flexing, hence the shim where it mounts to the firewall.

lylknutsak Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, F4Gary said:

I don't think it's that the pedal is not stiff enough, it is the panel that it mounts to.  That's what is flexing.

Yea. I just noticed there was a design change and it seems to be better built.

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