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2009 PONTIAC VIBE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 869684 · 2011-07-26

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED IN REGARDS TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR BODY REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V018000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION RECURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10415144
Machine
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