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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Has anyone else noticed that when coming to a complete stop, their truck seems like it still wants to go? I'll be at a red light with my foot all the way down on the brake and i feel this little pulse in the steering wheel and in my seat, kinda like it wants to go. If I let off the brake alittle bit it begins to do this more and more.

Anyone have any ideas or is this normal?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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Clean the throttle body and make sure your throttle cable isn't getting stuck. Mine was super stiff and I just sprayed a bit of oil on there and it moves nice and free now.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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Could also just be the difference in the torque converter from a car (I think you said thats all you ever had in the other thread) to the truck. I know my Jeep would pull and move forward on hills ect when I had it but our van won't really try to go and it will roll backwards. I haven't had an auto for over 5 years so I forget everything I knew about torque converters and how they work really.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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Could also just be the difference in the torque converter from a car (I think you said thats all you ever had in the other thread) to the truck. I know my Jeep would pull and move forward on hills ect when I had it but our van won't really try to go and it will roll backwards. I haven't had an auto for over 5 years so I forget everything I knew about torque converters and how they work really.
Yeah it definitely could just be me, my car before was a manual so i'm used to just pushing the clutch in and not feeling anything, It could be perfectly normal.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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My truck will go up some small hills with 0 throttle haha
 
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