2007 Pontiac Vibe Vehicle speed control Problems

“Several times in the last year we have sudden acceleration while traveling at low speeds. It lasts a few seconds and ends by itself. We are have been lucky to avoid an accident since there was no traffic nearby at each time. It happens at random with no known trigger and happens so rarely that the dealer can not repeat the problem. It is not a floor map issue!”

“My wife was the driver. She had stopped to back up and swing into her normal parking spot. She had been parking in this spot for almost 5 years. The car suddenly accelerated from the stop and though she applied the brakes and parking brake, the car accelerated 40' through our bushes and knocked down the neighbors chain link fence before stopping. It stopped moving because the fwd wheels were off the ground as the knocked over bushes raised the car body up. I was taking a shower and heard the engine rev uncontrollably and gravel spraying everywhere. It was loud. …”

“I've had too numerous to mention. But because I would like to sell I don't want to give out too much info here. There are so many times my steering has locked up. If not for the grace of god.... My brakes well, they just have a mind of their own. It doesn't happen often that they go out but I can think of 2 specific incidents if another car was coming through the intersection I would have been history. One thing that I've had it in the shop for many times is that lamp light on my dashboard. I take it in. They fix it. Im not out of the parking lot and its on again. …”

“I have a 2007 Pontiac VIBE and have numerous incidents of sudden acceleration from 2007 through the present. While the brake is fully depressed, the car surges forward. This has happened on average about every 1,000 miles. Luckily I have never hit anyone or anything. I have learned to keep my distance whenever possible. I have had it to the dealership numerous times and because they are unable to duplicate the problem (I can't duplicate it either), they will not fix it. The car completely died in august 2009 and the power train was replaced. …”

“The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac VIBE. Whenever the contact was attempting to brake at a low speed of approximately 20 MPH the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning. The contact had to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 39000.”