notimpressed
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- May 28, 2014
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Sunday my husband was driving our Spark, 2800 miles respectively, and turned into a parking spot. All of a sudden he was accelerating while pressing on the break! I told him initially, he was mistaken and had to have slid off the break and onto the gas pedal! There were four people crossing this parking spot and he nearly ran into them! I yelled at him to stop! He was very confused and questioned what happened. Rode home just fine.
Then Tuesday, just 48 hours after this incident, I took it out. I was behind a huge truck and the same thing happened!! I nearly ran into the back of it! I pushed the car into park as when I took my foot off the break it still continued to accelerate! OMG!!! I called the dealership after I got home and told them to come and tow this thing out of my yard!! I was terrified! My husband was relieved to know he had not almost plowed down 4 people!
They did come tow it and of course called today and said it did not do it for them. No surprise! They checked all kinds of things and will drive it tomorrow to see if it will do it.
Funny thing, about two months before this happened, I was driving and the gas pedal would not accelerate! I even turned the car off and then back on, still wouldn't hardly move! Did this at two red lights in a row and never did it again.
We are now too afraid to drive this car or any other Spark! I told the service dept that even if they told me it was repaired, I could never drive it or even ride as a passenger again! I told them what if my husband would have hit these people? We would never get over that! I'll keep this updated.
Had it not nearly a year, only 2800 miles, very scary! I came inches from hitting that big truck and drove it home terrified!
Any others having similar problems!?
Then Tuesday, just 48 hours after this incident, I took it out. I was behind a huge truck and the same thing happened!! I nearly ran into the back of it! I pushed the car into park as when I took my foot off the break it still continued to accelerate! OMG!!! I called the dealership after I got home and told them to come and tow this thing out of my yard!! I was terrified! My husband was relieved to know he had not almost plowed down 4 people!
They did come tow it and of course called today and said it did not do it for them. No surprise! They checked all kinds of things and will drive it tomorrow to see if it will do it.
Funny thing, about two months before this happened, I was driving and the gas pedal would not accelerate! I even turned the car off and then back on, still wouldn't hardly move! Did this at two red lights in a row and never did it again.
We are now too afraid to drive this car or any other Spark! I told the service dept that even if they told me it was repaired, I could never drive it or even ride as a passenger again! I told them what if my husband would have hit these people? We would never get over that! I'll keep this updated.
Had it not nearly a year, only 2800 miles, very scary! I came inches from hitting that big truck and drove it home terrified!
Any others having similar problems!?