Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / VIBE / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003218283 Incident Date: Mar, 29 2003
Consumer's City: SANTA BARBARA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: VIBE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5Y2SL62893Z Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 16 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the consumer applied the gas, the engine started to roar and increased speed excessively. *ak there were three separate incidents that occurred. once, the engine suddenly accelerated while at a complete stop. second, when the brakes were applied to avoid rear ending a dump truck, the vehicle accelerated. the third incident occurred when the consumer paralleled parked and the engine went full throttle. as a result, the vehicle surged over the cement parking curb into the low retaining wall. the consumer shifted to neutral and took his foot off all pedals and turned off the ignition, which was the only way to stop the engine. $4298.96 in damage was done to the vehicle. *ph *jb