What to do if Gas pedal gets stuck while driving on the highway?

Question

Someone was doing 100 on a 100 and their pedal was stuck he called 9-1-1 and they spiked his tires thankfully no one was injured. The operator asked him to hit the brakes in which he refused

Should you shift in neutral? I have a manual mode in my automatic maybe I can put it in manual mode and just shift all the way back to first gear? I think hitting the brakes increases your risk of skidding...

Answer 1

Just turn the ignition switch off but not into the position that locks the steering wheel the engine will die but you will continue to have control over the steering wheel although it will be harder to turn it when you coast to a stop you could open your hood and manually return the accelerator to its proper position or free the cable

Answer 2

If you listen to 911 tapes, " it wont go" ! Help! Theres nothing you can do its locked, head for muddy field is ur only hope.....

Answer 3

Ignition off one click (not locking the steering wheel) 

And shift into Neutral immediately (not Park) 



And slow down with the brakes (power brakes will let you apply the brakes with assist, before vacuum depletes and braking becomes difficult). 



Coast to the side of the road before all forward motion is lost (power steering will not be available as soon as the engine stops turning). 



Activate emergency flashers.



The ignorant driver had time to call 911 during all this??!!  Shaking my head.

Answer 4

That doesn't happen. But, if it does, put it in neutral, or push in the clutch, & brake. If you turn it off, the steering wheel will lock.

Answer 5

That happened to me a few years ago, it was pretty scary.  I was on my way back home from my mechanic's, I floored it to get around some semi trucks, and realized it was stuck.  I tried pressing on the brakes, that helped a little.  I tried lifting the accelerator with my toe, but that didn't make any difference.  So I put it in L, which slowed it down considerably, made my way to the shoulder, and turned it off.  The temp was just before the red, but fortunately there was no damage to the engine.

Answer 6

In that case the car should be shifted to neutral and steered to a safe place to stop, then shut off the engine. Modern cars have a rev limiter to keep them from redlining the engine, so this doesn't risk the engine being harmed. If you call 911 for an emergency like that, they would NEVER spike the road. Before this ever happens to you, what you should do is floor the pedal and hold it down, then mash the brake at the same time and hold it to see that the brakes really can overcome the engine, then stop having crazy fears about what might never happen.

Answer 7

Shift into neutral. Make your way to the shoulder. Park and turn off engine. Get a tow back to your mechanic. 

Answer 8

turn the engine off?

Answer 9

I would turn the engine off while leaving it in drive so that the engine can drag on the transmission and slow the car down as I also apply the brakes.

Answer 10

Just jump out.......