accelerator pedal broke

Asked by kmillerwa May 03, 2009 at 12:51 AM about the 1986 Volkswagen Jetta

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

pedal goes to floor and car will not accelerate

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Milo answered 14 years ago

If when you go under the hood and manually operate the throttle lever the car revs fine, then the problem is between the lever and the pedal. This is most likely a broken throttle cable.

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