Accelerator Pedal Assembly
The pedal itself, its return spring and the two or three position sensors built into it — which are almost never available separately, so a pedal sensor fault means replacing the whole assembly. That matters because of where it lives: the footwell is one of the wettest and most abused parts of a vehicle. Wet shoes drain into it, drinks are spilled into it, mats trap moisture against the carpet, and the sensors' shared connector sits down there in the middle of it. Water affects both sensors at once, because they share that connector, which is why a pedal correlation fault can have a common cause that is neither sensor. Caught before corrosion sets in, drying and cleaning the connector is often the entire repair.
Also known as: accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle pedal, pedal module, pedal sensor assembly, app assembly
Referenced by 24 codes
Codes involving this component (24)
- P2120 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D Circuit Stop driving High
- P2121 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D Circuit Range/Performance Stop driving High
- P2122 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D Circuit Low Stop driving High
- P2123 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D Circuit High Stop driving High
- P2124 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D Circuit Intermittent Stop driving High
- P2125 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E Circuit Stop driving High
- P2126 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E Circuit Range/Performance Stop driving High
- P2127 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E Circuit Low Stop driving High
- P2128 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E Circuit High Stop driving High
- P2129 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E Circuit Intermittent Stop driving High
- P2130 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch F Circuit Stop driving High
- P2131 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch F Circuit Range/Performance Stop driving High
- P2132 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch F Circuit Low Stop driving High
- P2133 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch F Circuit High Stop driving High
- P2134 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch F Circuit Intermittent Stop driving High
- P2138 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D/E Voltage Correlation Stop driving High
- P2139 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D/F Voltage Correlation Stop driving High
- P2140 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch E/F Voltage Correlation Stop driving High
- P2299 Brake Pedal Position and Accelerator Pedal Position Incompatible High
- U0408 Invalid Data Received From Throttle Actuator A Control Module High
- P2164 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor B Maximum Stop Performance Moderate
- P2166 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor D Maximum Stop Performance Moderate
- P2167 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor E Maximum Stop Performance Moderate
- P2168 Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor F Maximum Stop Performance Moderate
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