NHTSA Complaint #10235585 — 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE

I SLOWED FOR A CURVE IN A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD. AFTER THE CURVE I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR ENGINE RACED LOUDLY, THE RPM GAUGE SHOT WAY UP, AND THE CAR DECELERATED RATHER THAN ACCELERATE. I AGAIN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO SPEED UP AND THE ENGINE AGAIN RACED BUT THE CAR KEPT SLOWING. I BECAME AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE AND ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND TAKE OFF ON ME. I LOOKED AT THE GEARSHIFT TO BE SURE I WAS IN "D" MODE, AND I WAS. I DOWNSHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND LIMPED HOME ABOUT 20 MI LES PER HOUR, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN THAT WITHOUT THE ENGINE RACING. IT SCARED ME TO THE POINT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, NOR WILL I LET ANY ONE ELSE DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RESOLVED, AND I HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CAUSED IT. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM TO EXPECT THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. *TR