Photos How Toyota dealers will repair sticky accelerator pedals Autoblog Staff Aug 8, 2013 LaFontaine Toyota in Dearborn, MI LaFontaine Toyota in Dearborn, MI LaFontaine Toyota service department A row of new Corollas in the shop ready to be updated. Boxes of various sized shims. "Precision machined reinforcing bars" Reaching up under the dashboard of a Corolla to unbolt the gas pedal. Checking the manufacturing date code on the pedal assembly. This unit does require an update. A set of feeler gauges, strips of metal of calibrated thickness. Doug Kropp checks the gap in the pedal assembly with the feeler gauge. Toyota provides an instruction chart that specifies the shim thickness to use based on the measured gap. Kropp pushes the shim into the pedal assembly with a screwdriver. Kropp does a visual check to verify that the shim is properly seated. Kropp re-installs the accelerator pedal and connects the diagnostic computer. Another Toyota supplied instruction chart lists the voltages that the pedal position sensor should be outputting. Master Toyota technician Doug Kropp explains the recall procedure. open fullscreen close fullscreen facebook twitter email reddit linkedin pinterest List
