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Pontiac Vibe Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | July 12, 2008
Reported on July 12, 2008
| I PUT MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND GOT MY SPEED UP TO 71 MPH, PRESSED SET AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR WAS GOING OVER 75 MPH. ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN PRESSED RESUME. MY CAR SHOULD HAVE WENT BACK UP TO 71 MPH; INSTEAD WAS OVER 75MPH. WHEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL, I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST FOUR EPISODES OF MY CAR ACCELERATING HIGHER THAN WHAT I SET THE CRUISE AT. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 I WAS USING MY CRUISE CONTROL MORE OFTEN, TRAVELING HOME FROM COLLEGE 1-2 WEEKENDS/MONTH.... DURING THAT TIME I RECALL 3 EPISODES. THE OTHERS OCCURRED BEFORE. TO STOP THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WITH CRUISE ON I WOULD BRAKE, BUT THAT DID NOT ALWAYS WORK, SO I WOULD TURN THE CRUISE OFF AND BRAKE. TURNING CRUISE OFF AND BRAKING SEEMED TO SLOW CAR DOWN. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MARCELLUS NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SM63875Z |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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