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2004 PONTIAC VIBE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 779708 · 2010-04-08

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. FLOOR MATS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS A RECALL PRECAUTION BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ALMOST KILLED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. HE SOME HOW MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION BY TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB AND AN OPEN AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HIS VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGED DUE TO HITTING OBJECTS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE HAD TO TRY TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISPOSED OF THE FLOOR MATS, BUT THE ACCELERATION HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2007. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING. HE HEARD A MILD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND WHEN HE LEFT AND RETURNED, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING APPLIED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316521
Machine
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