SOLVED: 05 Toyota RAV4 Lost throttle response, no gas pedal input.

[Eddo Rogue]

My buddys RAV suddenly lost throttle one day. It would move along under idle, but the gas pedal was useless, as if the cable had snapped. The problem is these don't have a throttle cable, they are fly by wire.
My research said it is the pedal sensor. I found the pedal assembly for $579, but instead opted for the knock off sensor for $25. The whole car is worth $579.

Of course that did nothing, so I went back to search. Dug up another article that said its the Throttle body. Found a clean looking used one on fleabay for $57. swapped it in and it did the trick. Fired right up and runs better than before. The throttle body was pretty gummed up. I went back to the original pedal sensor.

Anyways just posted this in case anyone loses throttle on their toyota....they used this fly by wire throttle system on a lot of models.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Thats odd it lost all response.

The one on my wifes old escape took a shit and it threw a wrench light, shifted goofy and had no power really.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Thats odd it lost all response.

The one on my wifes old escape took a shit and it threw a wrench light, shifted goofy and had no power really.

It's started to hiccup a but here and there, then finally just died. I tow strapped him the mile up the canyon. He was idling up the hill when I found him. A senior on a road bicycles passed him up and asked if he needed a pull...always a ball breaker out there lol.