# Sticking gas pedal on 2001 Alero

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gas-pedal-on-2001-alero/48033>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** alero, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [April 27, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gas-pedal-on-2001-alero/48033 "2010-04-27T02:19:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![millerkrx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@millerkrx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/millerkrx)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gas-pedal-on-2001-alero/48033/1 "2010-04-27T02:19:14Z")

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I bought new Alero in 2001. On Saturday I experienced the gas pedal was stuck and the car cruised at 45 MPH with no gas pedal. The Cruise was turned off. I stopped the car and turned off the engine then restarted. It happened again. I returned home. Not problem since

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gas-pedal-on-2001-alero/48033/2 "2010-04-27T04:03:11Z")

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I had the same problem on my 2000 Blazer a few weeks ago, the accelerator stuck at full throttle. After I pulled over and shut down the engine, I checked the accelerator cable for any binding at the throttle body. Didn’t find anything obviously sticking.

After I got back home, I cleaned and lubricated the accelerator linkage at the throttle body. I used throttle body spray cleaner to clean the inside of throttle body in case the butterfly valve was binding.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gas-pedal-on-2001-alero/48033/3 "2010-04-27T18:39:45Z")

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Check the driver’s side carpet and floor mat as well. They tend to get bunched up near the corner where the accelerator lives.