[epiccross]

According to the Nexon EV owner, the accelerator pedal broke randomly while driving. There was no impact or anything of that sort, which could have possibly caused the breakage of the accelerator pedal.

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This is the first time I'm hearing of an instance where A/B/C pedals snapping, especially in almost a brand new car. And another user in the same thread has this issue with their A pedal. Tata should initiate recall if this is an issue with a certain batch.

[GTO]

Mod Note: Thread moved to the EV section. Thanks for sharing!

[DicKy]

New fear unlocked.

Have heard/seen of gear levers breaking off, steering wheel breaking off, or the bonnet latch opening up and throwing the bonnet onto the windshield stuff, but those were all 80s vehicles or prior.

A car in 2023 having something as simple/basic as the accelerator pedal breaking off?

Though a million times better than the brake pedal breaking off.

[sagarpadaki]

Wait, is the pedal made of Plastic? From the pic above, it does not look like metal.

[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by epiccross

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This is the first time I'm hearing of an instance where A/B/C pedals snapping, especially in almost a brand new car. And another user in the same thread has this issue with their A pedal. Tata should initiate recall if this is an issue with a certain batch.

Same here. I too have never heard pedals snapping off. There have been cases where the pad was damaged, pedal arm bent, hard to operate etc etc (that too with brake/ clutch pedals or old mechanical A-pedals). This is entirely new. Further, now-a-days, A-pedals hardly have any load as they are essentially electronic hall-effect sensing type, not pulling any cables to engine etc.

The particular pedal in this case is FRP moulded type (typically PA+GF40/50 i.e. Polyamide with 40~50% glass filled) and it's ubiquitous design. I think it's material failure and related to a particular batch.

That said, my concern is with the position of pivot at the time of breakage. If it's stuck at pedal-depressed position and doesn't return back once the pivot/arm breaks off, it may lead to uncontrolled acceleration and cause accident. So, Tata should carry out investigation at top-most priority and issue recall, if required.

Tata Nexon full pedal assembly for reference with like snapping point (Source:Boodmo). If the label on the pedal is correct, then the supplier is Hella.

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

Wait, is the pedal made of Plastic? From the pic above, it does not look like metal.

Yes and it's almost industry standard for many years. So, nothing to worry about in general.

[Guna]

Originally Posted by AutoNoob

Yes and it's almost industry standard for many years. So, nothing to worry about in general.

I thought that the pedal (Flat area) is plastic/rubber but the lever/link is metal. Need to check on my cars

[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by Guna

I thought that the pedal (Flat area) is plastic/rubber but the lever/link is metal. Need to check on my cars

That design is also available, but not preferred due to higher weight. It is opted in RHD vehicles when there's packaging constraint near wheel arch area (inside cabin). Cost difference is not significant.

Attaching image for reference (Source: Boodmo)

[Guna]

Originally Posted by AutoNoob

That design is also available, but not preferred due to higher weight. It is opted RHD vehicles when there's packaging constraint near wheel arch area (inside cabin). Cost difference is not significant.

Just wondering if the pedals are designed to collapse in case of accidents (so that they don't intrude and cause injuries). I vaguely remember reading something like that.

[svsantosh]

Hope the brake pedal is made by a different OEM supplier!

TATA - Seat belt buckle (Tata Altroz: Rear seatbelt buckle comes off in 4 pieces!)breaks... next this.

Buck up TATA.

[Kosfactor]

I have seen that sometimes aftermarket carpets can foul with pedal movement, if the carpet had slid up and folded over inbetween the pedal, a strong pedal to metal push may break it off - its possible I think especially if its made of plastic, like all new cars.

The last time I heard of such a thing was Beat Diesel , clutch pedal of course.

[Geo_Ipe]

This had happened to my dad's 1983 Ambassador's clutch pedal, when the car was brand new! It was a norm those days to take the car to your trusted mechanic right out of rhe showroom for welding & other stuff!

Haven't heard of any such instance of late though!

[arnav17]

Originally Posted by epiccross

This is the first time I'm hearing of an instance where A/B/C pedals snapping, especially in almost a brand new car.2467127[/ATTACH]

I witnessed something similar to this recently, The driver of my school bus got frustrated by the the struggling engine on a slope and slammed his foot on the pedal which just broke. His expression was priceless, even through he drove with the broken part for quite some time

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by AutoNoob

Tata Nexon full pedal assembly for reference with like snapping point (Source:Boodmo). If the label on the pedal is correct, then the supplier is Hella.

Even the throttle pedal of my car is made by Hella (Ertiga 2013 model) and non metal. Couple of days back I had removed the pedal to clean the circuit for the first time but didn't attempt cleaning realising that unlike most pedals, this one didn't come with fasteners to open the throttle pedal circuit but rather was a sealed unit with some clips.

Coming to the breakage here, it is very unusual unless the driver had his right foot slide below the pedal and tried taking it out thus lifting the pedal. The other reason could be that the driver applied too much force closer to the pivot rather than the pedal pad itself.

Overall, the pedal itself is built well and built to last since my car has clocked 2.45L km and 10 years old and I saw no signs of unusual or alarming wear that would compel me to replace it. Also, I am sure Hella would not compromise on the quality just because it is supplying to another brand.

[Nalin1]

Originally Posted by paragsachania

Coming to the breakage here, it is very unusual unless the driver had his right foot slide below the pedal and tried taking it out thus lifting the pedal. The other reason could be that the driver applied too much force closer to the pivot rather than the pedal pad itself.
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These scenarios are very much possible!. That is why never jump to conclusions like 'I will not touch Tata with a barge pole' .

People only report one side of the story, online or offline. They only post just enough to gather support. Other side is gulped down!.

How many times have we come across- An idiot hit me, a bike came on the wrong side and hit, he jumped to my lane, a drunkard jumped etc etc .

And how many times have we read? 'An accident happened due to my fault?'

[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by Guna

Just wondering if the pedals are designed to collapse in case of accidents (so that they don't intrude and cause injuries). I vaguely remember reading something like that.

Yes, collapsible designs are available that minimize injury to driver's feet in the event of collision. However, those are rare in India, particularly in mass-market segment; adopted usually for vehicle undergoing Euro-NCAP/ASEAN NCAP or similar stringent testing. Further, collapsible design is typically adopted for brake pedals as they have higher intrusion due to booster/ master cylinder in engine bay.

Originally Posted by paragsachania

Couple of days back I had removed the pedal to clean the circuit for the first time but didn't attempt cleaning realising that unlike most pedals, this one didn't come with fasteners to open the throttle pedal circuit but rather was a sealed unit with some clips.

These pedals don't need any cleaning of circuits as these are non-contact type (Hall-effect sensing). So, there won't be any carbon deposit.

I do remember Hyundai using contact type pedals in some models till 5~6 years back, but don't know current situation.

Coming to the breakage here, it is very unusual unless the driver had his right foot slide below the pedal and tried taking it out thus lifting the pedal. The other reason could be that the driver applied too much force closer to the pivot rather than the pedal pad itself.

If there's no quality issue (as may be the case with OP), these pedals don't fail by way of snapping even in pedal-to-metal type of driving. That's the reason I got surprised to see this particular failure.