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BigBlueLB756 Senior Enthusiast

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Paint stick with a little 3M double sided molding tape to hold it under the bracket without slipping out is the practical solution.

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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

FL335i
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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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Toolbox1 Enthusiast

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Just did this today. Truck is much more responsive. Thanks to the op and the other responses. I used a paint stick but needed to pieces stacked together. I'll throw some double sided tape on it eventually.

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I did this last week with some 3/8" wood stock. Much better throttle response. I don't care what the engineers think, this is better!

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After finding this thread, I checked the pedal on my 4800 mile '17, and sure enough, there's flex. Seems the issue was never addressed; while there wasn't as much flex as in videos posted in the thread, I'm sure that would change as the plastic fatigues. Unbolted the pedal assembly, jammed some cedar shingle shim up in there, tightened bolt back down on it to hold it. I've noticed a marginal improvement, due to there not being much flex there to begin with.

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/de-lurk

 

This is very fascinating. I wouldn't say GM's approach is wrong, but it prioritizes things oddly. My 2016 6.2 adjustable pedal denali has a wiggly pedal. Yes, it never buzzes or vibrates, but I would enjoy it more if it were more solid.

Here is my question. With the heavy carpet and sound deadening and the adjustable pedal in the way of the third bolt... How did you'all get behind the floating mount to shove something? I can't 'get there from here'.

 

Thank you in advance

WL

 

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Zackb250 Enthusiast

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I'm glad I found this thread. Just did this to my 17 all terrain. World of difference!! I love it

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Great INFO !! I have a 17 All Terrain coming in about 6 weeks I think I will drop off a piece of paint stick with the Service Mgr and tell him to install during prep :)

 

He's actually good guy he agrees with a catch can install saw in on my 2010 tild me he has ine on his persimsl truck " no issue eith warranty"

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I was intrigued by this thread and did some poking around with my Sierra. Lots of flex coming from the plastic bracket that the pedal mounts to (red arrow). I couldn't find anything around the house to shim it with due to the tight area. I'm planning on getting some dense rubber, like a chunk of PVC pipe coupling, and wedging it behind the plastic bracket. (yellow arrows)

 

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Great INFO !! I have a 17 All Terrain coming in about 6 weeks I think I will drop off a piece of paint stick with the Service Mgr and tell him to install during prep :)

 

He's actually good guy he agrees with a catch can install saw in on my 2010 tild me he has ine on his persimsl truck " no issue eith warranty"

I hope you truly don't believe what a Service Manager at a dealership has to tell you because if you do then I feel for you if something bad does go wrong with your new truck. Dealership guys come and go and when it comes to GM actually paying to fix a problem then they will buck if you have altered your vehicle. I am not against the catch can, exhaust, programmers, etc but anything that you put on that alters the way GM designed the truck then you may have problems when it comes to warranty.

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michigan2500hd Senior Enthusiast

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I just shimmed my 2015 Silverado gas pedal and it's a world of difference!! It was wiggling around as I drove it was so bad. It made the transmission seem like it operates much better now. Weird I know but I highly recommend this to anyone who has even the slightest flex in their gas pedal!!!

 

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I hope you truly don't believe what a Service Manager at a dealership has to tell you because if you do then I feel for you if something bad does go wrong with your new truck. Dealership guys come and go and when it comes to GM actually paying to fix a problem then they will buck if you have altered your vehicle. I am not against the catch can, exhaust, programmers, etc but anything that you put on that alters the way GM designed the truck then you may have problems when it comes to warranty.

 

 

 

Service Manager = Idiot more often than not IMHO!!!

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