Unable To Accelerate

[Guest greenflash]

Hi Everyone, hope you can idenity the cause and suggest a resolution.

 

This morning the accelerator pedal felt a little dead and then progressively my mph came down to 10mph - I basically got the short hop back home on the clutch. The engine runs well and no warning lights...it feels like a cable has gone or a seal has broken. The pedal swings back but no rev increase. I can't find an accelerator cable so I'm guessing its electronic....if so does it sound to you like an electrical problem that can be rectified by a new unit..and if so, could it be self fix.

 

Appreciate any help you can give.

[Guest vr6galaxy]

The TDI's are drive by wire so you wont find a throttle cable ;) sounds like the trottle pedal unit/sensor has gone U/S ;) yes it could be a DIY job to repair/replace, but check the cables to the pedal/sensor first or get the codes read and then decide on the course of action :huh:

[Guest greenflash]

Thanks vr6galaxy, I'll give that a whirl...just what you need at the start of half term...

[purplemadboy]

Hi The same thing happend to my Freelander TD4,2 weeks after a service.Like you I nursed it to the dealer using the clutch.THE FAULT WAS THAT A NUT HAD FALLEN OF OFF THE PEDAL,IT WAS SWINGING LOOSE.

Like the Galaxy its drive by wire..hope this helps.

[Guest MATT]

THE FAULT WAS THAT A NUT HAD FALLEN OF OFF THE PEDAL

;) :huh:

 

one nut brought the car to that haha

 

MATT ;)

[purplemadboy]

NO not the nut driving! ;)

[SharanTDICarat]

My Sharan done this a few months back on a round about but it reset it's self when I switched the ignition off then back on. Has not reoccured but I still get an occassional loss of power loke a misfire. Someone form this fourm suggestedit could be the throttle potensiometer in the accelerator assembly.

 

TAM

[Guest greenflash]

purplemadboy...you were on the money