evan9381 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 tonight, drove my sisters car to take her to the store (suspended license, didnt feel like wasting my gas). i get in, put it in drive, and press the gas. at first, i thought i was hittng a wall. that pedal took so much to press it down. my car feels like nothing compared to it. is this a common problem, or something easy to fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 throttle plate can get gummed up, get some carb/choke cleaner at the store and a toothbrush, pull off the intake boot at the tb and goto town. might be kinda hard to start when you get done but it'll burn off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 honestly, it didnt feel like the throttle plate. it felt like there was a heavy duty spring under the pedal. ill check it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 throttle plate can get gummed up, get some carb/choke cleaner at the store and a toothbrush, pull off the intake boot at the tb and goto town. might be kinda hard to start when you get done but it'll burn off and almost every gm has this problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 and almost every gm has this problem! funny, I've never seen that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 funny, I've never seen that problem. funny , I see it everyday! But being paid to work on GM's allday, you might see more of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 tonight, drove my sisters car to take her to the store (suspended license, didnt feel like wasting my gas). i get in, put it in drive, and press the gas. at first, i thought i was hittng a wall. that pedal took so much to press it down. my car feels like nothing compared to it. is this a common problem, or something easy to fix? Having driven more J-bodys than most cars at ricart's lot, I have never had that problem yet. Not to mention I have a cavy and my gf has a sunfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 good. i just wanted to make sure thats not how its supposed to be. ill check the cable, pedal assembly, and throttle plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 intown cars and if they sit alot they seem to do it more.... I had a astro van the other day that was so bad, you almost have to smash it to getit it go!!!!!!! And most off the time cars on the lot have already been to the shop and fixxed, before going up for sale.. think about it, how the hell you going to sell a car that acts like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Very common gm problem, and Ive seen a bunch of jbodies do that. My ex had 2 cavs, and both of them would get gummed up every 6 months or so resulted in a hard pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grease monkey Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I think it's a realitatively common problem on all modern vehicles. I'm no engineer, nor do I really care all that much cause it's an easy fix, but it's just from the gunk that seems to cling the inside of intake manifolds. After time it builds up and gets pretty bad. I've seen on MANY fords, and toyotas, and GMs, and dodges, and hondas, and suzukis, and everything on the market, that it will eventually clog up the EGR passage as well. Then you'll get a fucking "no EGR flow dected" code. It all pretains the same gunk thats clogging up your throttle body. Sea Foam is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 2003 sufire hasa ecotec engine and IIRC there is no throttle cable its a throttle by wire setup so the pedal will have a difernet feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest racinbird Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Yup, common problem. Ever since cars switched to injectors in the manifold, no fuel runs through the throttle body to help clean deposits from the throttle plate area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Whinin Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 well mine was nice and springy before i slammed the gas pedal and broke something in it lol.....i think a spring or something fell out....but it is mush stiffer now for some reason.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 2003 sufire hasa ecotec engine and IIRC there is no throttle cable its a throttle by wire setup so the pedal will have a difernet feel to it. wrong, J-bodys still use a cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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