700r4 TV cable cause acceleration/run away with 6.2?

[plugugly]

My son just told me that after driving on the freeway for a while, he will have this intermittent problem:

When he lets off the throttle, he feels like the pedal will "suck down" and the truck will accelerate. When he steps on the brake, it will stop. I have not witnessed this problem myself, so Im using teenager explanation. Is this possibly something related to the TV cable, as I am not too familiar with them. OR, is this more likely a 6.2 diesel issue?

 

[Vbb199]

Following... im interested

 

[gmbellew]

Is the cruise control somehow sticking on or somehow being engaged? Cruise control is the only thing i can think of that will suck the accerator pedal down. And the brake pedal switch will turn off the cruise and stop the issue. Is he accidentally "setting" the cruise when he uses the turn signal to exit the highway?

 

[Ricko1966]

Not possible for the TV cable to open the throttle. Even if you took the pan off,grabbed the TV cable with vice grips and pulled on it. It would be pulling the throttle closed,not open.

 

[Blue Ox]

Ours would stick sometimes after it was a few years old. However, it would just stick, not accelerate. You could get it back by smacking the pedal with your foot.

It all went away when we replaced the throttle cable.

 

[plugugly]

Is the cruise control somehow sticking on or somehow being engaged? Cruise control is the only thing i can think of that will suck the accerator pedal down. And the brake pedal switch will turn off the cruise and stop the issue. Is he accidentally "setting" the cruise when he uses the turn signal to exit the highway?

good point. Cruise, to my knowledge, is not hooked up, but I will need to double check.

thanks for info on TV cable. Sounds like it may be a bad accelerator pedal. Ill have to look into lubricating and/or replacement