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Pontiac Vibe Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Feb 07, 2010
Reported on Feb 07, 2010
| 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 | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MESA AZ |
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| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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