Just a note to all 07 Tahoe owners: Do not tuirn the drivers side floor matt upside down and drive the car!! The gas pedal can and will stick if it is floored. I turned the mat upside down because it was raining and didn't want to get my brand new mats dirty. This was a big mistake; when I floored the gas pedal to pass a truck it stuck! It seems the nubs on the backside of the mat acted like a wedge not letting the pedal return. ...Lesson learned with no bad outcome. .....J.J.

 

Holy Sh!*!!! I bet it scared the crap out of you. Would did you do when it happened????

 

Both feet on brake pedal and shifted in and out of drive until I could get from middle lane to the shoulder. Brakes were smoking. So far no indication of rotor warping. .....J.J.

 

Wow you are a lucky man. Kind of interesting you brought this up, because when I went to test drive the '07 Tahoes the local dealer here had all the mats turned upside down for the same reason you did. I bet they would reconsider doing that if they heard your story.

 

Couldn't you just turn the key off?

 

...And loose power brakes and the ability to turn!?

 

You get at least one stop plus without the power, you still have brakes, albeit very much pressure is req'd. The steering is still there, just stiff.

 

I seem to remember that GM did a recall of trucks in the late 80's or early 90's for the floor mats. The driver side mats were trimmed so that they would not interfere with the gas pedal. That's why the mats are labeled 'Driver' and 'Passenger'. The dealer should know this.

 

Now let's just look at this from a common sense stand point:
If you turn your floor mat upside down; what happens to the relief (the cut-out) in the mat that is there so the mat does not interfere with the throttle pedal?

There have been so many DCS messages sent out to dealers over the years urging them not to do this it isn't even funny.

 

As long as the person in the panic of things does not turn the key position to far back as to lock the steering wheel. That would seriously suck.