2001 Caravan Gas Pedal Sticking

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Joy Suyehara - 28 Mar 2006 03:49 GMT

Frequently, the gas pedal will stick as I'm driving. I can be cruising
on the freeway and when I want to accelerate, the pedal will be hard to
push. Eventually, I can get the pedal to work, but it is scary. The
pedal can also be hard to push after the car has been setting for a
while. Unfortunately, when I take the car to the dealer, this problem
never happens. The Caravan has a 3.3L V6. Any ideas?

Joy

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maxpower - 28 Mar 2006 10:34 GMT

> Frequently, the gas pedal will stick as I'm driving. I can be cruising
> on the freeway and when I want to accelerate, the pedal will be hard to
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> Joy

Start with cleaning the throttle body blade, if it has a lot of buildup
inside it can cause this to happen

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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Joy Suyehara - 29 Mar 2006 02:15 GMT

> Frequently, the gas pedal will stick as I'm driving. I can be cruising
> on the freeway and when I want to accelerate, the pedal will be hard to
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Joy

>Start with cleaning the throttle body blade, if it has a lot of buildup
>inside it can cause this to happen
>
>Glenn Beasley
>Chrysler Tech

I had the throttle body cleaned and that fixed the problem. Thanks to
all with the helpful suggestions.

Joy

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