NHTSA Complaint #11470748 — 2020 SUBARU ASCENT

On or around May 20, 2022, I was driving on a highway. I took an exit ramp to merge onto another highway. I accelerated and merged in front of a bus and was headed towards a toll plaza when I felt something and heard something. I took my foot off of the accelerator. My car stayed revving at 4500 RPMs with my foot off of the accelerator. I slammed my foot into the accelerator two times and the accelerator released so I could slow down for the toll plaza. I am concerned that my accelerator is going to stick again causing my car to break and be involved in a serious accident. My safety, my family's safety and others are at risk. The Subaru dealer has had the vehicle for multiple weeks and cannot recreate the issue. I was advised that the Subaru field technician inspected the vehicle and reset the programming for the torque converter. There is an open recall on the vehicle for a transmission issue with no fix yet available. There have been no warning lamps or any other messages. My car is available for inspection upon request.