So I brought my car in to a new mechanic I’ve never been to before because my check engine light came on. They told me the EVAP system needed to be replaced. I left it there overnight and they call me to pick it up the next day. When I started driving down the road I realized I couldn’t stop the car. The engine started sputtering and I couldn’t hit the break. I was on a busy highway in a city and had to try to pull the car over as best as I could and switch the gear to park. When I tried to turn the car on the RPM kept increasing to the point that it was maxed out.

I called the mechanics to pick my car up. They were able to get the car moving back to the shop. They told me that there’s a sensor that’s broken or something and it’s a completely separate issue. They said that the only thing they could do was “throw parts at it” to see what sticks cause the sensor isn’t accurate or something? I don’t know, it was all gibberish to me. It’s a strange coincidence and my husband was unhappy and thinks we’ve been fleeced. I admit that it’s really weird. Does any of this make sense and could this really just be a coincidence? It was a super scary experience.