RSA964993
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I was 3 hours into my drive today, towing my enclosed trailer (6000ish lbs between trailer and car in trailer), when this happened. Traffic on I85 from Atlanta to Charlotte became a bit congested, so I slowed down to 65MPH and then highway turned into a gradual incline. Traffic cleared, and I pushed the throttle down which normally means a kick down to a lower gear, and off I go. Instead, there was no kick down. It stayed in the higher gear and SLOWLY accelerated. I floored it. Nothing. I took my foot off the throttle completely, and tried again. No kick down. This went on for about an hour. This continued when the highway leveled out. There were no dash lights, and all readings in the engine info were normal. It felt like the an accelerator pedal wasn’t doing any at all. The speed gradually increased, but no where near what it normally would do. I played with the exhaust brake and the tow/haul toggle and it didn’t make a difference. An hour or so passed and then it went back to normal acceleration. Any ideas what would have caused this? Is this a precursor to something bigger? Thanks. Rob