Technical Funny sensation/vibration when accelerating..

Snowball · Jun 19, 2008

I have only had Bella three days and today when driving home, whenever I changed gear and then accelerated, there was a short, sharp couple of taps through the accelerator pedal feels a bit like popping bubbles... it didn't do it when I was driving normally, only when I put my foot back down on the accelerator after changing gear.

Does anyone know what I am talking about or experienced this? I could really do without a trek to the dealer (80 mile round trip).

Poor Bella, hope she isn't sick already

Nuova500 · Jun 19, 2008

If the 500 had a throttle cable Id say that was a bit dry, buts its drive by wire isnt it? Could just be a dry pedal, find the pivot point and try some lube on there.

Venters · Jun 19, 2008

nuovapanda said:
If the 500 had a throttle cable Id say that was a bit dry, buts its drive by wire isnt it?

Yeah I'm pretty sure your right.

John R Smith · Jun 20, 2008

You should not have any physical feedback through the throttle pedal whatsoever. The 1.4 has a "fly-by-wire" system whereby the accelerator only works a rheostat and there is no physical connection to the throttle body other than electronically via the ECU. That is why it feels so light (a bit too light, in my opinion). So it is a bit difficult to understand the problem you are experiencing. Are you sure that a footwell mat is not getting snarled up with your pedal?

John

Venters · Jun 20, 2008

John R Smith said:
. Are you sure that a footwell mat is not getting snarled up with your pedal?

John

Thats a very good point. Got a mate to take a look at my clutch a few years back because the pedal was being funny.

Snowball · Jun 20, 2008

Thanks for your replies, I really appreciate it

I am girl with no knowledge of how cars work so I could be being dim. My husband is back tonight so I will get him to go out in Bella to see what he thinks. I will check the mats when I leave work later to see if they are interfering.

The weird thing is that if I am driving along and lift my foot off the accelerator and then put it back on it doesn't do it. It's only when I have just changed gear.

Snowball
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muttleysdad · Jun 20, 2008

Snowball said:
I have only had Bella three days and today when driving home, whenever I changed gear and then accelerated, there was a short, sharp couple of taps through the accelerator pedal feels a bit like popping bubbles... it didn't do it when I was driving normally, only when I put my foot back down on the accelerator after changing gear.

Does anyone know what I am talking about or experienced this? I could really do without a trek to the dealer (80 mile round trip).

Poor Bella, hope she isn't sick already

is your car fitted with mats? - i wonder if your hooking up the end of the mat with the clutch pedal and then flicking it down again with the accelerator?

PS Cool car

Chris

white 500 · Jun 20, 2008

sounds to me like you are feeling the spring on the pedal as it stretches/contracts try moving the pedal with you'r hand (on the driveway)

with you'r head in the foot well you will probably hear the spring as well as feel it, if its the spring it should go away as it gets used

Snowball · Jun 20, 2008

Ah pants. Mr Snowball has just driven it and can't feel it so it would appear that it's in my head

*sigh*

I can still feel it, must be the way I drive.

He did comment on the brake pedal being noisy, sort of a hissing noise, do any of you get that?

Thanks for everyone's suggestions, very much appreciated

Snowball
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white 500 · Jun 23, 2008

Snowball said:
Ah pants. Mr Snowball has just driven it and can't feel it so it would appear that it's in my head

*sigh*

I can still feel it, must be the way I drive.

He did comment on the brake pedal being noisy, sort of a hissing noise, do any of you get that?

Thanks for everyone's suggestions, very much appreciated

Snowball
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could be a snake hiding under the dashboard

kj2000 · Jun 23, 2008

white 500 said:
could be a snake hiding under the dashboard

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...| \ `-<
{} ." ._.'|
{} ( /`\
{}(`'-----' /
|\/;.____.'\

..oh.. didnt work.. well it looks like the snake got stepped on.
; \ /
'-'-.......-'

Snowball · Jun 24, 2008

kj2000 thank you for the lovely snake picture

Do you know what? the funny vibrating thing has stopped..... (touch wood). Now I feel really stupid.. maybe it was all in my head

Can anyone else hear bees?

MisssportyGT · Jun 24, 2008

I always swear theres things wrong with my car but Ollie drives it or looks and says there isn't maybe take it back to the garage where you brought it get it looked at just incase it is something?

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