2006 Ford Escape Gas Pedal Randomly Locks Takes Minutes After Continually

2006 FORD ESCAPE
89,000 MILES
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The gas pedal randomly locks up and it takes a few minutes after continually pumping it to start working again. I noticed it does it more in the winter then in the summer. And I checked the throttle and thats not the problem what could the problem be?
Dec 23, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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If it is locking so you can't press it, chances are the throttle plate needs cleaned. I have seen situations where no matter how hard you press on the throttle, it won't move and cleaning it fixes the problem.
Dec 23, 2012 at 4:41 PM
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