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Originally Posted by conbo3
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.
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After 4000 miles I've still got the same electronic throttle problem. When I take off, things seem fine and then my foot moves and the car will shift at the wrong speed, lol. Got to get used to it.
In my case I'm short. If I move the seat forward it's too close to the wheel and also makes entry and exit difficult. A pain in the butt moving the seat all the time.'
