[Duke750]

How cars have changed. "When I was a boy" a sticking accelerator was usually caused by a problem with the accelerator cable...

The accelerator pedal on our GETZ had a sticky spot at the start of its travel - not a major issue but a bit annoying. The reason was...

Carbon build up on the potentiometer!

My Hyundai dealer fixed the problem on the spot. The GETZ had just had a 30K service. My i30 has just had a 30K service...has anybody had that problem with an I?

[Shambles]

Hiya Graham (long time no see)

Always amazes me how these types of issue arise, where on the one hand you think your car is "uptodate" with a modern method of controlling "car things", yet the technology simply introduces another way that they can go wrong

I haven't heard of that problem before...

[eye30]

No problem with mine

[marvy]

Always amazes me how these types of issue arise, where on the one hand you think your car is "uptodate" with a modern method of controlling "car things", yet the technology simply introduces another way that they can go wrong Sad

I believe the car actually has 2 different potentiometer's of different types which are connected to the ECU using separate cables. The ecu compares the data and if there is a discrepancy takes appropriate action.