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Originally Posted by JohnO356
In 2001 I bought a new Grand Am with power seats. No matter how I adjusted the seat, within 25-35 miles of driving my left thigh and hip would get so sore I had to get out of the car and walk around. Even though the dealership could not see or feel anything wrong with the seat, they replaced it, but the problem persisted. The car pretty much just sat in the garage for 6 months until I sold it at a loss.
I have a similar problem with the '09 Corolla, but on this one it's my right leg. To me it feels as though the gas pedal is too far to the right and my thigh rests on the raised right hand side of the seat bottom and my knee "twists". I'm thinking about trying to find a way to widen the pedal a little toward the left, but haven't really looked at it yet. Just using Cruise as much as possible.
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You didn't mention your build. My very first complaint about my new 09 Corolla was the accursed electric gas pedal. I cannot control engine revs as precisely as I could with my 2000 Corolla mechanically-linked gas pedal (lurch forward [or backward] from a standing start). After a few weeks I found if I hauled the drivers seat forward so that my right knee rests against the hard plastic edge of the console I had just a little better control of the gas pedal. Actually this was approximately the position I used to drive my 2000, (it had less leg room). Eventually I constructed a naugehyde pad filled with Dubro foam rubber for where my knee rests (contact cement and JBWeld). I am 6'2" and also use a lumbar pillow behind me.
Another trick I sometimes use for a longish trip is a rolled towel wedged against the outside of my right thigh. Though this is usually in combination with cruise control.
