2001 2.0 HDi - Car accelerates when foot off gas - agamemnon
I have a peugeot 406 Rapier 2.0 Hdi - sometimes when I take my foot off the accelerator the car speeds up as if I had put my foot down. Why is this? To slow the car I have to brake or change down.
2001 2.0 HDi - Car accelerates when foot off gas - paulc924
My 306 does this at low engine speed in too high a gear e.g. just over 30mph in 5th. I believe it to be governed by the ecu to protect the engine. Change into 4th and it is fine. Certainly very strange the first time I noticed it. Cheers,
2001 2.0 HDi - Car accelerates when foot off gas - agamemnon
Thanks for the reply mate. It certainly is strange the first time - and it does happen just as you describe. So long as it is not a defect it is easy enough to deal with. A bit like driving an automatic for a second or two.
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