NHTSA Complaint #10705648 — 2015 BMW 328XI

THIS IS A LOANER DEALER CAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS EXITING A STATE HIGHWAY, TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. I SLOWED FROM 45 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED AND RACED UP TO ABOUT 6500 RPM AS I HELD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITH MUCH BRAKING FORCE, I DID GET THE CAR TO SLOW AND STOP. I THEN PRESSED THE PARK BUTTON AND HIT THE STOP BUTTON TO KILL THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED OVER TO THE CURB. I DID RETURN THE LOANER CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30+ YRS, AND I WAS NOT RACING, SPEEDING, DRUNK, NOR DRIVING WITH BOTH FEET. SOMETHING MADE THE ENGINE RACE VERY HIGH, AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO PLOW INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I HOPE THIS CAN BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED SO NO ONE GETS HURT. THANK YOU *TR