Pedal just stuck! - Toyota Yaris Forums

Twistoffate0817 · 03-06-2010, 12:06 PM

What the heck! I was doing 15 mph and took my foot off accelerator pedal and it kept going! I had to press hard on my brakes and it dislodged itself. I have a 2009 3-door which the VIN number claims was made in Japan. I will not drive it now, and I already had an appointment set up for Monday because of problems I am having with the brakes.

sqcomp · 03-06-2010, 12:43 PM

"dislodged itelf"...

Hmmm, was it stuck with the mat? Why not kick it into neutral and then apply the brakes?

That is my first reaction...kick that clutch in.

Twistoffate0817 · 03-06-2010, 12:58 PM

I took my mat out a few months ago, so no there was no mat. Since day 1 this car has been acting weird and have had it into the shop a few times. This just is another one of those freak things. As for the whole neutral thing, I was going to do that if the car would not stop. (I was in a neighborhood so no traffic)

slothman86 · 03-06-2010, 01:00 PM

So the pedal was stuck, was there anything that it may have got stuck on?

Twistoffate0817 · 03-06-2010, 01:09 PM

There is nothing down there it could possibly get stuck on. While the car was off, I pressed the pedal down as far as it could with my hand to see if it could get stuck on anything. I am hoping that it was just a one time incident, and will have it checked out on monday.

Kioshi · 03-06-2010, 01:14 PM

strange..i've had my clutch pedal feel like it was stuck, but that due to WalMart bought plastic weatherproof mats over my Yaris mats...it would only happen if i pulled the mat too much forward towards me..

auxmike · 03-06-2010, 01:28 PM

Was the actual pedal part stuck so it was'nt spring back up, or did it feel like an electrical thing?
Also, auto tranny or stick+ do you have cruise control?
Please let us know what the dealer says.

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-06-2010, 01:28 PM

Only time I felt any pedal get stuck was with some rubber floor mats from Wally World. Since then I never ran the mat on the driver's seat and it never happened again.

DandiDani · 03-06-2010, 01:29 PM

wierd. no problems with my 09 lb here. made in japan also

AzNguy · 03-06-2010, 01:48 PM

do i hear, yaris recall?

*tk-421* · 03-06-2010, 01:53 PM

This doesn't sound good at all...
I've had no problems so far (07 LB), but I would still like to know what the dealership tells you.
Please keep us updated!

*tomato* · 03-06-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk-421

This doesn't sound good at all...
I've had no problems so far (07 LB), but I would still like to know what the dealership tells you.
Please keep us updated!

+1

CtrlAltDefeat · 03-06-2010, 02:08 PM

so far there has been no Yari recalled... I would bet this is an isolated event...

ddongbap · 03-06-2010, 02:10 PM

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

*tomato* · 03-06-2010, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddongbap

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

use the brake, use the e-brake, or can't you simply cut the engine off by turning the key?

Loren · 03-06-2010, 02:21 PM

Nobody has asked the most relevant question: Was the engine warmed up or was it cold? What was the ambient temperature?

The Yaris idles pretty high when it's cold, and the computer does funny things sometimes when you're on/off throttle, especially when it's cold.

Stuck means stuck. If you take your foot off the gas and put the clutch in or the transmission in neutral and the engine continues to race, THEN it's stuck.

Loren · 03-06-2010, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddongbap

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

The throttle sticking doesn't disable your clutch, does it?

If you have a manual, just push in the clutch.

CtrlAltDefeat · 03-06-2010, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddongbap

That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

err unless I'm missing something, pressing the clutch in should make it easy to put it into neutral on a manual...

03-06-2010, 12:06 PM	#1
Twistoffate0817 My Little Blue Egg :) Drives: '09 3 door Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Voorhees, NJ Posts: 185	Pedal just stuck! What the heck! I was doing 15 mph and took my foot off accelerator pedal and it kept going! I had to press hard on my brakes and it dislodged itself. I have a 2009 3-door which the VIN number claims was made in Japan. I will not drive it now, and I already had an appointment set up for Monday because of problems I am having with the brakes.

03-06-2010, 12:43 PM	#2
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	"dislodged itelf"... Hmmm, was it stuck with the mat? Why not kick it into neutral and then apply the brakes? That is my first reaction...kick that clutch in. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

03-06-2010, 01:00 PM	#4
slothman86 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 733	So the pedal was stuck, was there anything that it may have got stuck on? __________________ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN - DEVIANTART - CARDOMAIN

03-06-2010, 01:28 PM	#7
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	Was the actual pedal part stuck so it was'nt spring back up, or did it feel like an electrical thing? Also, auto tranny or stick+ do you have cruise control? Please let us know what the dealer says. __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

03-06-2010, 01:29 PM	#9
DandiDani View User's Garage Drives: 09' Meteorite liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jeff,Indiana Posts: 1,374	wierd. no problems with my 09 lb here. made in japan also __________________

03-06-2010, 12:58 PM	#3
Twistoffate0817 My Little Blue Egg :) Drives: '09 3 door Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Voorhees, NJ Posts: 185	I took my mat out a few months ago, so no there was no mat. Since day 1 this car has been acting weird and have had it into the shop a few times. This just is another one of those freak things. As for the whole neutral thing, I was going to do that if the car would not stop. (I was in a neighborhood so no traffic)

03-06-2010, 01:09 PM	#5
Twistoffate0817 My Little Blue Egg :) Drives: '09 3 door Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Voorhees, NJ Posts: 185	There is nothing down there it could possibly get stuck on. While the car was off, I pressed the pedal down as far as it could with my hand to see if it could get stuck on anything. I am hoping that it was just a one time incident, and will have it checked out on monday.

03-06-2010, 01:14 PM	#6
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	strange..i've had my clutch pedal feel like it was stuck, but that due to WalMart bought plastic weatherproof mats over my Yaris mats...it would only happen if i pulled the mat too much forward towards me..

03-06-2010, 01:28 PM	#8
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Only time I felt any pedal get stuck was with some rubber floor mats from Wally World. Since then I never ran the mat on the driver's seat and it never happened again.

03-06-2010, 01:48 PM	#10
AzNguy Drives: Toyota Yaris Sedan 2009 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TN Posts: 164	do i hear, yaris recall?

03-06-2010, 01:53 PM	#11
tk-421 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 5D-07-LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dagobah Posts: 4,263	This doesn't sound good at all... I've had no problems so far (07 LB), but I would still like to know what the dealership tells you. Please keep us updated! __________________ --[ FORUM RULES ]--[ SEARCHING TIPS ]--[ EYELIDS PICS ]--[ RBK SPOILER ]--[ BEST/WORST INVESTMENTS ]--

03-06-2010, 02:08 PM	#13
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	so far there has been no Yari recalled... I would bet this is an isolated event... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

03-06-2010, 02:10 PM	#14
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	That can't be good. Its not exactly easy to yank the car into neutral when you have a manual, with power applied from the engine.

03-06-2010, 02:21 PM	#16
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Nobody has asked the most relevant question: Was the engine warmed up or was it cold? What was the ambient temperature? The Yaris idles pretty high when it's cold, and the computer does funny things sometimes when you're on/off throttle, especially when it's cold. Stuck means stuck. If you take your foot off the gas and put the clutch in or the transmission in neutral and the engine continues to race, THEN it's stuck. __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

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