# Started car with accelerator pressed, straight to redline!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/started-car-with-accelerator-pressed-straight-to-redline/182443>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, 4runner\
**Created:** [February 11, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/started-car-with-accelerator-pressed-straight-to-redline/182443 "2022-02-11T22:05:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jmcgrady\_179457](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@Jmcgrady\_179457](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jmcgrady_179457)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/started-car-with-accelerator-pressed-straight-to-redline/182443/1 "2022-02-11T22:05:46Z")

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I was cleaning my floor mats and reinstalled them without realizing the driver side mat was holding the gas pedal down. I started the car and the engine cranked over and roared to about 5k rpm for a brief second before I could shut it off. The car was warmed up from a prior drive and only sat for about 15 minutes. Do you think I did any damage to isn’t engine? I’m worried that I took significant life out of the engine by essentially redlining it before enough oil pressure was built up.

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**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:** [February 11, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/started-car-with-accelerator-pressed-straight-to-redline/182443/2 "2022-02-11T22:09:09Z")

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Nope.

The computer has a rev limiter that prevents the engine from damage from over revving.

Tester

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**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:** [February 11, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/started-car-with-accelerator-pressed-straight-to-redline/182443/3 "2022-02-11T22:16:22Z")

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No engine problem, but I would make REAL sure the floor mat is securely fastened down, and can’t cause this problem while you’re driving.