I do baby drive it. Never accelerate with pedal more than half way, mostly highway driving, never short trips. I bought it from a Hertz in 2016 though with 28k so I'd imagine it wasn't taken care of by them. I'm having it towed to my uncle's shop tomorrow and I'm gonna do some tests on it. I'll report back either way if it needs a swap or it was something else.
I appreciate everyone's help!