By A Chevy
to the left of the brake pedal
This happens rarely, but has happened to me a few times. What I have learned is, I depress the pedal and start it up again, and this seems to work (leave the pedal depressed and release when it starts up).
It is the distance between floorboard and pedal top, when the brake pedal is fully depressed (after applying brakes).
A dashboard light appearing when brake pedal is depressed usually means brake fluid is low.
check the brake pedal, there is a switch on the back of the pedal that depressed when the brake is depressed that turns the lights on, when this is loose it keeps the lights on.
attached to the brake pedal up under the dash.
check your fuses and the brake light switch above the pedal
Is your clutch pedal depressed? If it is, check switch on clutch pedal.
If it isn't showing any codes (check the computer using a code scanner) I'd be suspicious of air and/or fuel filter.
If the vehicle is equipped with a fuel injection system, it may be clogged. When a vehicle has fuel injection, the gas pedal does not need to be depressed to get it started. It sounds like the vehicle needs to be taken to a mechanic.
start up and in gear. vacuum diaphragm releases lock on pedal
Brake switches on most of the cars in the world are on the brake pedal itself. It is usually about half to all the way up the pedal.