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Today I was driving down the road with a bunch of my friends in my '92 GMC 1 ton and as I was shifting from 1st to 2nd my gas pedal got stuck and it was to the floor!!! The truck started overrevving but had a rev limiter or something so it didn't go over 5 grand thank god! I had to shut the truck off and kick the pedal to get it back up! Thank the lord it was on a back road!
1939 Chevy 1 1/2 ton dually rear wheel pickup
1940 Chevy 1 1/2 ton single rear wheel pickup
1946 Chevy 2 ton cab and chassis
1977 Chevy 3/4 ton camper special 4x4
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Hey Bob!!!
Never a dull moment, huh!!!
Glad it worked out OK.
What caused it???
Bill.
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A friend had similar happen and turning the key off didnt help the first time either, it did act as rev limiter though.
Tony
1938 1/2 ton Hope to drive it before I retire
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I dont know what caused it. Perhaps there was a sticky spot in the linkage somewhere.
1939 Chevy 1 1/2 ton dually rear wheel pickup
1940 Chevy 1 1/2 ton single rear wheel pickup
1946 Chevy 2 ton cab and chassis
1977 Chevy 3/4 ton camper special 4x4
Obsessed 16yr old Chevy truck nut
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Did you find the cause of the sticking pedal? If it happened once, it will happen again.
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Yup!!
I've never met a "problem" yet that went away by itself!!
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I'd call the dealer and find if there is a service bulletin on it. If yours stuck others have likely done it too. Also can check to see if the Feds have anything on it. Don't know the site but recalls and vehicle problems are posted several places on the WWW.
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You will find that the gas pedal linkage is cable and it is "frayed" at the end. Just replace with new cable..
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Same thing happened to me in a Honda back in the '90s....it took off like a shot...scared me to death.
For a lot of cars turning the key off will lock the steering wheel so make sure you turn the key back enough to unlock the wheel; which is what I had to do.
Never could find out why it happened....traded the car (with a warning) to a dealer for a '89 Camaro.
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If that Honda scared you, you should try it in a "t" bucket with a blown 454, 4 spd, 5.14 gears.......We never got that seat cover back to the relaxed position....joe
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Joe, I think I will pass on trying that...LOL PS...were there any other problems with the seats that maybe needed a bathroom cleaner? more laughing...  PSS...that experience is why I use a double spring on the throttle now.
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Aye, that they be. Younger crazier days. a little more stock these days....joe
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man that is scary. ive had that happen once and it was enough. we were test driving a 70 gto judge and the gas pedal stuck and my hubby had to pull into a parking lot and put it in neutral and kick it down. luckily it was ok but needless to say we didnt buy the car.
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So Sue, what kinda car(s) do you and hubby have now??? :confused:  :confused: Bill.
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