NHTSA Complaint #10597131 — 2014 GMC ACADIA

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE SPEED LIMIT INCREASING FROM 35 MPH TO 55 MPH. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO TURN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME COMPLETED THEIR TURN. WHEN I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NEITHER SHIFT NOR ACCELERATE. I HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE 45 MPH ZONE. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO COAST FOR A FEW SECONDS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS AND EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD HIT ME, BUT THEY DID NOT. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR