have a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 v-8, stopped at red light, next thing i know gas is engaged & pushing me into intersection. throw into neutral to stop. whats wrong? d ed at a red light the other day, when it acted like someone had stomped on the gas peddle,still had my foot on brake. It was starting to push me through the red light. had to throw it into neutr on

Asked by dlpoling Jan 21, 2020 at 06:30 PM about the 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 4 Dr SLE Extended Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

acted like someone had hit the gas & was pushing me through the intersection.
had to throw it into neutral to stop. motor roaring, had to hit gas to get it to stop
that, shocked me badly. what caused this?

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possibly throttle position sensor is bad,false reading

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