Hi,

I purchased my 2001 cls last month and I have noticed that the accelerator pedal sticks sometimes especially in the morning when it has been sitting over night.

I am very familiar with engines, so I suspect that there is some carbon build up inside the throttle body where the butterfly wings open and close. I could probably take care of this problem myself, but I would rather have acura do it. Is this covered under warranty. I purchased my car certified, with a 1 year (12,000 mile) bumper to bumper warranty.

Thanks for your time...Kevin

 

Yup it should be covered under warranty

 

Could be a couple things as I had this problem. They will most likely try to oil up your throttle cable saying that it's dry, but tell them to check the tb itself. I had mine replaced 3 times b/c it had warped.

 

Mine was done under warranty at 24,000 miles.
Dan

 

Along the same lines, mine only sticks when starting up from a standstill in 1st gear (I have a 6 speed), but is fine in all other gears. If I tap the gas prior to letting the clutch out, it's fine. Would this be related to the throttle body as well, or something different?

 

Same problem. Get it fixed.
Dan

 

Mine did this on a couple really cold mornings after sitting for 48hrs, since then no problems, maybe I will add it to the list for the next dealer trip.

 

I had a similar problem. I fixed it by lubing up the pivot points on the accelerator pedal.

 

I have experienced the same problem from day 1 with my CLS. About every 6 months (10,000 miles or so), the throttle will stick when cold. I take it to the dealer and they spray throttle body cleaner into the intake and the problem goes away. If I weren't so lazy, I'd buy a can of the stuff and do it myself.

Good luck.