# Can I add resistance to the gas pedal on a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** grand-cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [April 18, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890 "2018-04-18T17:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BobDAnniballe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@BobDAnniballe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobDAnniballe)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/1 "2018-04-18T17:26:28Z")
Can gas pedal on newer cars be adjusted to have more resistance ? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/2 "2018-04-18T18:33:36Z")
Not really. There is no adjustment and the pedal is not even connected to the engine with a mechanical cable anymore. A clever tech could probably rig up an additional spring in the pedal assembly, though. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/3 "2018-04-18T19:09:12Z")
I don’t think so, and I wouldn’t want to mess with it, what if the ‘add-on’ jammed? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/4 "2018-04-18T19:31:49Z")
there’s no way I would agree to modify the accelerator pedal . . . I suspect a lot of the other professional mechanics would also refuse ---
**Author:** ![BobDAnniballe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@BobDAnniballe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobDAnniballe)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/5 "2018-04-18T19:40:34Z")
Thank you for your response I am hoping where pedal pivots on a bolt bushing with some sort of spring can be added or changed. ---
**Author:** ![BobDAnniballe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@BobDAnniballe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobDAnniballe)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/6 "2018-04-18T19:43:28Z")
I know what your saying I’m going to a guy that’s been machanic for 30 years hoping a spring where it pivots on a bolt or bushing can be changed. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/7 "2018-04-18T22:29:19Z")
If that is the case, I would be more inclined to change out a part rather then add anything that was not intended to be there. This has to be a concern voiced by other owners as well. It might be worth a call to a regional representative or the factory for a little tech advice. I might visit the parts department at your dealership for a diagram of the linkage involved. ---
**Author:** ![Deltron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/deltron/32/11521_2.png) [@Deltron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deltron)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/8 "2018-04-18T23:21:24Z")
I don’t see why not. It’s probably already using a reverse tension spring to return the pedal up, just make it a bigger spring. That won’t mess with the electronics, so long as you don’t change the “Released” position. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/9 "2018-04-19T00:35:05Z")
It’s drive by wire, right? May not be an easily accessed spring. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/10 "2018-04-19T00:38:13Z")
Ever hear of liability . . . ?! If you modify the accelerator pedal and an accident occurs, I imagine that would be an attorney’s dream come true 💰 ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/11 "2018-04-19T00:46:42Z")
Here’s what the accelerator pedal/position sensor looks like. [https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=8767748&cc=3353582&jsn=397](https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=8767748&cc=3353582&jsn=397) It’s an electronic component that I wouldn’t mess with. Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/12 "2018-04-19T01:33:34Z")
Yeah. Fuggedaboudit… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/13 "2018-04-19T01:49:17Z")
Make sure the spring that’s supposed to be there hasn’t fallen off. The spring on my Corolla’s clutch pedal fell off; either that or it was never attached to both mounting points at the factory in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/14 "2018-04-19T02:31:15Z")
There’s no external spring, looks like. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/15 "2018-04-19T02:42:27Z")
Just curious, with no spring, what makes it pop back up then, when your foot releases the gas pedal? There is a spring, but it is inside an ass’y and can’t be accessed? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-add-resistance-to-the-gas-pedal-on-a-2016-jeep-grand-cherokee/115890/16 "2018-04-19T02:50:33Z")
Ya think George? Or doncha? Tester