1997 Cadillac Catera accelerator seems to stiffen after dri

1997 CADILLAC CATERA
144,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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HENSLEY
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took a trip from Minnesota to NY recently and during trip accelerator was fine; however, it appears to be hard or stiffened as I give gas now.

What's the answer to making this problem go away?
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:31 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Throttle plate could be binding/ Accelerator cable kinked-
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:51 PM
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BUZZSAW
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[quote:4dfa87af5f="rasmataz"]Throttle plate could be binding/ Accelerator cable kinked-[/quote:4dfa87af5f]

one thing we need to know is the throttle electronic or cable driven
Apr 28, 2008 at 3:01 AM
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