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Pontiac Vibe Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | July 01, 2007



Reported on July 01, 2007


CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THE MY VEHICLE BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, AND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 6000 AND CAR TRIED TO TAKE OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP IT BY BRAKING HARD, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING. EVEN SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL DIDN'T STOP THE HIGH REVS. ONLY TURNING THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY STOPPED REVVING. I AM REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS FOUND IN A VARIETY OF TOYOTA MODELS AND MY CAR - THE PONTIAC VIBE IS MADE BY TOYOTA. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY FRIGHTENING AND HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN A TWO MONTH SPAN. THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPRODUCE IT SINCE IT WAS SO INTERMITTENT. EVEN THOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, AFTER RULING OUT STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PEDAL GETTING CAUGHT ON THE MAT, ETC., THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE INVOLVED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS DURING WHICH TIME THERE WAS NOT RECURRENCE. THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RECONNECTED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED IN OVER 2 1/2 YEARS.
Make: Pontiac
Model: Vibe
Manufactured by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2004
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: SAN RAFAEL CA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5Y2SL62884Z
Mileage: 40000 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
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Was a police report filed? N
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