Sounds like a Toyoto to me. :)

Maybe this machine was made by Toyota!?

I have 2 Janomes and love them. The first one is 9000 and I have had it for 15 or 16 years. The foot pedal finally gave out. When I took the machine in for a cleaning, the repair man couldn't believe how much use this machine had gotten. It still sews like a dream. I ordered a new foot pedal and it's good as new. I was able to purchase a used 10000 a few years ago and that one is sewing along just fine, no problems at all.
If you have a new machine and it starts giving you trouble, be sure and take it back and I'm sure the place you bought it will get you what you need. If not, contact the company. I really don't think I would own any other machine.
Don't mess with wires, if your machine is still under warranty, doing that would end the warrant. It could do something to the rest of the machine and then you would really be stuck.
I guess they are having a problem kind of like Toyota. ;-)

I have 2 Janomes and I love them. Since I am in a wheelchair I can't use the foot pedal. I use the button on the front that is labeled start/stop. It works fine and doesn't have the foot pedal problem.

Man, I'm glad I don't have a Janome.

hi hi I have a singer that does this, I will take my foot of the pedal and it is still going it makes me thinkI am doing something wrong, and I worry about blowing up the machine, I have taken the plug out of the machine, and even clean out the pedal, and it still does it, guess I should take it in but the dealer is about 120 miles away from me, so this is an all day trip,,,,, anyway just thought I would let you know you are not alone and hang in there, ......

There is a short in the pedal or the spring is broken. Have the electic connection checked, it may be frayed...I never take my machines in.

I have a Janome6500 for over 4 yrs now and it has never done this, gratefully.

What it does do, irritatingly, ... the needle/foot lever sometimes wont' stay up it keeps cluncking down when I want to lift it. grrrrrr. now I have heard that is a common problem with some Janomes. I'll mention it next time I take it for servicing.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

I had this too with a embrodery machine. 5700 I think. I broguht it in they did nothing about it and charged me $100 for cleaning a near new machine that I did not bring in to be cleaned. DG went in there and cut some thing down. Now about 6 yrs later the machine bleongs to my DD and the foot totally died. DH bought a replacement off the internet but got a pedal that also fits the 6500. I new it would fit bcause DD had been borrowing mine for a bout 1/2 yr. I have never had a problemw tih the 65oo pedal. Obviously it is a deffect but they did not replace or fix my pedal when I went in. Good luck! If you want I can ask DH where he ordered it. It was way less.

I realize this but they weren't fixing it and my DH is handy. He shaved something down and it was fixed for about 6 yrs or longer. If they won't fix or replace it any ways why not have a go at it?