Gas Pedal Not Working! Safety Issue, Help!

[timod1441]

Hello

Edited February 23, 2013 by timod1441

[Loren]

If you believe you have a safety issue then take your car to the dealer and leave it until they find and fix the problem.

Your dealer needs to put a PIWIS on the car and have one person drive the car while a second person monitors the PIWIS.

[timod1441]

If you believe you have a safety issue then take your car to the dealer and leave it until they find and fix the problem.

Your dealer needs to put a PIWIS on the car and have one person drive the car while a second person monitors the PIWIS.

Thanks, will try that.

Any other suggestions anyone?

[PAULSPEED]

Sounds like water in you wires. Water can sometimes

cause a short. If this goes away when things

heat up, then you know it's water.

Paul

[timod1441]

Sounds like water in you wires. Water can sometimes

cause a short. If this goes away when things

heat up, then you know it's water.

Paul

Thanks for your input Paul.

Which wires could have gotten wet?

Just to give a bit of history...I washed the car about 6 weeks ago, stored/garaged it for 3 weeks, drove it for 10 min, stored/garaged it again for 3 weeks, then started drivign it daily since a few days ago (which is when the problem materialized).

Do you think it could still be water?

[RFM]

Read Loren's post again carefully, there is no room to take risk on safety items.

[timod1441]

Read Loren's post again carefully, there is no room to take risk on safety items.

I bought the car second hand and the original dealer is out of state...and warranty has expired already.

How should I handle it with the local dealer? What obligations, if any, would the local dealer have for an issue like this?

[PAULSPEED]

You might be amazed. Most dealers want to be your friend

so that you will buy your next car with them.

Go to the dealer to get their advice.

Paul

[grbeiz]

If you think its water, I would place the car in a hermetically closed space and have a dehumidifier work in for a couple of days.. Dont forget to open up all doors and hoods..

I know this is not the wisest think to do, however I would give it a shot before going to the dealer

[dphatch]

This is obviously a trick question but I just can't resist. What is it about the advise you've received so far that you still feel compelled to ignore ?