You're not alone but sadly the "fix" won't be here til July at the earliest:thumbdwn: I'm getting a new throttle on Monday but its just a duplication of the part we already have just hope it hold til the "new" one shows up.
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Sticky Pedal....
Well, my 3 week old 330 has the "sticky pedal" that so many have mentioned. 
I've searched the archives and joined the Yahoo group. I haven't mentioned it to my dealer yet, but I will when I pick up my plates. At first I thought it was my imagination, but when I saw so many others have the same problem I felt a little better about it. It's nice to know you're not alone.....
Bill
I've searched the archives and joined the Yahoo group. I haven't mentioned it to my dealer yet, but I will when I pick up my plates. At first I thought it was my imagination, but when I saw so many others have the same problem I felt a little better about it. It's nice to know you're not alone.....Bill
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I guess since it really doesn't cause any problems BMW isn't in any hurry to come up with a real fix. I don't feel it's necessarily dangerous, it's just annoying. It's also a little disappointing because it diminishes the quality feel and driving experience of the car. :thumbdwn:
Outside of that... Love the car!!
Outside of that... Love the car!!
Someone do me a favor... Next time your pedal starts driving you nuts, disconnect the battery for 30 seconds and tell me if if you think it feels better. k?
That's a good thought Nick but the problem has been found in certain plastic components within the pedal. Apparently the humidity (either natural or caused by running high heat) causes the "stickiness".Nick325xiT 5spd said:Someone do me a favor... Next time your pedal starts driving you nuts, disconnect the battery for 30 seconds and tell me if if you think it feels better. k?
But if my new one acts up, I'll give it a try just to say I did so
I think that what you guys are calling
a stick pedal is really something that is their for the Steptronics. The pedal puts up a slight bit of resistance at 4/5 of its downward travel. When pushed beyond this resistance, the trainy goes into sport shifting mode and lets the engine rev higher before shifting. This is intentional, what may not be intentional is that this should not be present for thos with manual transmission. So if you have a Step, it is not a problem. Stop
a stick pedal is really something that is their for the Steptronics. The pedal puts up a slight bit of resistance at 4/5 of its downward travel. When pushed beyond this resistance, the trainy goes into sport shifting mode and lets the engine rev higher before shifting. This is intentional, what may not be intentional is that this should not be present for thos with manual transmission. So if you have a Step, it is not a problem. Stop
Re: I think that what you guys are calling
The guys complaining on this thread have 5 speed manuals and this is a pretty well known problem . . .MaxSpeed said:a stick pedal is really something that is their for the Steptronics. The pedal puts up a slight bit of resistance at 4/5 of its downward travel. When pushed beyond this resistance, the trainy goes into sport shifting mode and lets the engine rev higher before shifting. This is intentional, what may not be intentional is that this should not be present for thos with manual transmission. So if you have a Step, it is not a problem. Stop
Re: I think that what you guys are calling
What you are describing is the kick down point. Sticky pedal can occur at any point of acceleration.MaxSpeed said:a stick pedal is really something that is their for the Steptronics. The pedal puts up a slight bit of resistance at 4/5 of its downward travel. When pushed beyond this resistance, the trainy goes into sport shifting mode and lets the engine rev higher before shifting. This is intentional, what may not be intentional is that this should not be present for thos with manual transmission. So if you have a Step, it is not a problem. Stop
Re: I think that what you guys are calling
To echo PM 325xiT and Alan F, the kick down point and the sticky pedal problem are two completely different things. I have the steptronic and am very familiar with the kick down feature. The sticky pedal problem is a different animal. The problem causes the throttle pedal to feel like it goes through a long series of jolts all the way downwards and upwards. It's not a single click-click like the kick down point.
MaxSpeed -MaxSpeed said:a stick pedal is really something that is their for the Steptronics. The pedal puts up a slight bit of resistance at 4/5 of its downward travel. When pushed beyond this resistance, the trainy goes into sport shifting mode and lets the engine rev higher before shifting. This is intentional, what may not be intentional is that this should not be present for thos with manual transmission. So if you have a Step, it is not a problem. Stop
To echo PM 325xiT and Alan F, the kick down point and the sticky pedal problem are two completely different things. I have the steptronic and am very familiar with the kick down feature. The sticky pedal problem is a different animal. The problem causes the throttle pedal to feel like it goes through a long series of jolts all the way downwards and upwards. It's not a single click-click like the kick down point.
I know it's partly a physical problem... SOmetimes, when I find that I'm sijmply unable to control the throttle resetting the computer does almost nothing. However, other times, disconnecting the battery makes it a totally different machine. :dunno:PM 325xiT said:
That's a good thought Nick but the problem has been found in certain plastic components within the pedal. Apparently the humidity (either natural or caused by running high heat) causes the "stickiness".
But if my new one acts up, I'll give it a try just to say I did so
Hopefully I won't be able to check your idea out..................rumor has it that the "new" pedal has been snuck out for replacements:dunno: I'm waiting for word on the actual part number to see if I got the new and improved versionNick325xiT 5spd said:
From memory it looks like the same number I gotwebguy330i said:
:thumbdwn: I hope the run around stops soon. *double sigh*
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