CowsMeow95

I was driving about 65mph down the highway and the gas pedal went soft, and the truck slowed down as if I weren't on the gas at all. If I let up and hit it again it wouldn't accelerate. Once it got down to about 40mph the gas pedal would work again like normal. It just started and I'm not sure what it could be? Any help what to check first? It happened several times over the course of 15 miles.

Steve83

Are you saying the pedal fell away from your foot? Or that the engine just stopped responding to it? Think carefully about what actually happened.

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CowsMeow95

it didn't fall away, but there was no pressure behind it if that makes sense.

Steve83

That's psychosomatic - your imagination, when the engine doesn't respond the way you expect. There was no real change in the pedal feel or throttle return spring - it was just the engine stalling out. It would feel the same now if you sat in the truck & pressed the pedal with the key off, but your expectation is different when you KNOW it's not supposed to respond.

Taco1122

Is fuel filter plugging up? Id check it.Drove a 93 vortec 350 chevy that done this...If you barely layed foot on pedal it would gradually accelerate...but,if you tro ped it...forget it ...fall flat on its face like you went into neutral. Is this familiar.JMO