How do I make an object move and have an animation attached at the same time?

Hi guys. I want to make a game where you can control a car and when you press the up key to make the car move the animation is triggered to make parts of the car move (e.g a pedal move down). I have the script to make the car move, but when i add the animation onto a part of the car, that part of the care does the animation attached but stays static. Any ideas how to help? Thank you! :)