Traveling along a 2 lane highway, I came to a complete stop while waiting for a safe opportunity to turn left onto a side street. When an opportunity to turn became available, I pressed the accelerator pedal and began making the left turn. Almost immediately, the vehicle lost its ability to accelerate and stopped moving forward as expected. Despite pressing the accelerator pedal firmly and repeatedly, the vehicle would not respond normally and would not continue moving forward. I was actively pressing the...
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accelerator, but the vehicle behaved as though I was not pressing the pedal at all. At that moment, oncoming traffic was approaching, creating an extremely dangerous situation. Because the vehicle would not accelerate as expected, I was unable to proceed through the turn normally, placing me at serious risk of being struck by approaching traffic. The engine did not completely shut off. Instead, the vehicle appeared to sputter and struggle for approximately 5-10 seconds while I continued attempting to accelerate. After this period, the vehicle unexpectedly regained power and resumed moving forward normally. No collision occurred. However, the incident created a significant and immediate safety hazard. If oncoming traffic was traveling faster, as often occurs when making left turns off of highways, there likely would have been a serious collision.