# 2009 PONTIAC VIBE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `789936` · 2010-05-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** VIBE
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED.  THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE TELEPHONE POLE YET THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE WHERE A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT YET CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
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