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Old March 12th, 2011, 1:48 AM
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my cruise controll was on when i was driving and now my gas peddle is stiff could that have damaged it and if so how do i fix it?
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The accelerator cable pulls on the spring loaded throttle mechanism at the throttle body. The cable from the cruise control module is also connected to a lever there. You can try disconnecting the cruise control cable and see if that's what's jamming the throttle.
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