I had similar occurrences two or three times on my 87 STX before I found
the cause. The stuck throttle always occurred after flooring the pedal for
acceleration onto a freeway. The Peugeot mat had gotten old and bunched up
by the pedal. The lower edge of the pedal caught in one of the folds and
stayed down.
-----Original Message-----
From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Mike Aube
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:04 PM
To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Scary ride in my 505 STI
There are a few possibilities. Gummed up throttle body is one, frayed or
misaligned cable, carpet holding the cable back, bound spring. With the
engine off, pushing the throttle down and if it sticks, you'll find your
problem. In a case like this, the brakes will hold the car back, putting the
transmission in neutral is taking the risk of blowing something up, whilst
cutting the ignition cuts out all your power assist systems ( brakes and
steering). If you do need to cut the ignition, at least slow it down to a
manageable speed before doing it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marte Mejstrik" <mmejstrik@yahoo.com>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Scary ride in my 505 STI
> Hi All,
>
> The other day I was heading up a rather steep incline on the freeway
> (and in heavy traffic,)in my '88 505 STI when I started to lose speed
> so I gradually pressed the gas pedal down to almost the floored
> position and the throttle stuck open. The pedal itself returned to its
> normal postion as I quickly removed my foot but the car kept
> excellerating. I tapped the gas pedal several times and nothing
> happened. I got clear of traffic and started changing lanes to the
> right as I was about to crest the hill and enter into a steep decline.
> As I approached to top of the hill I popped it into neutral (it's an
> automatic)which caused the engine to rev at an extreme rate. I was
> too busy watching traffic to glance at the tach to check the rpms.
>
> Finally in neutral as I topped the hill I was able to get the throttle
> to release by continually pumping the gas pedal. I got home without
> any further problems by making sure I didn't depress the gas pedal any
> further than 1/2.
>
> Sorry for the long tale but could I get some thoughts and maybe
> suggestions before I take it to the shop.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marte
> '88 505 STI
> '85 505 Wagon
> '59 403 Sedan
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