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My Gas Pedal Got Stuck Today..

My  Gas  Pedal Got Stuck Today... I was merging on the freeway today and pressed hard on the pedal to pass a semi-truck with one of those "not responsible for broken  windshields " signs. Suddenly I felt the truck accelerating by itself with my foot off the pedal. It was accelerating like I was  flooring  it. Extremely hard acceleration! Traffic was a little heavy so I was concerned I could rear-end someone. I got confused for 1 second trying to engage neutral. I know my shifter is not on the steering column, but somehow I thought it was for a second or two. I haven't driven a car with a shifter in the column for at least 20 years! Finally I put the  truck  in neutral and the  engine  kept revving until it hit the red area on the tach and the limiter kicked in. I then engaged drive again and everything appeared to be normal and drove home. Scary stuff! The truck is a 2006 access cab with the 2.7 four...