2006 Saturn Vue Speed Control & Cruise Problems

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK. THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD AND I HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I HAD THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MY FOOT HAD INADVERTENTLY SLIPPED PARTWAY OFF THE BRAKE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE MY BOOTS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY FROM THE SNOW, OR THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME COLD WE WERE EXPERIENCING. I DO NOT BELIEVE EITHER WAS THE CASE BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN IN THE SPAN OF THREE WEEKS, AND ALL AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AS I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE SPED UP AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AGAIN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AT THAT TIME I WAS PROBABLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THIS OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS ONCE AGAIN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN LURCHED FORWARD AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RPMS SHOT UP. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 3, 2015. A CHECK OF THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AND PEDAL SHOWED THE LINKAGE AND PEDAL TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

COMING UP OVER A HILL THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND I TRIED SHIFTING DOWN, BREAKING, NEUTRAL, AND EVEN LIFTING UP THE PEDAL THIS TIME. NOTHING WORKED. AS I CAME OVER THE KNOLL AND STARTED DESCENDING DOWN THE HILL IT RELEASED. NOT BEFORE I WAS CLOCKED AT 72 IN A 55 ZONE. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND EVEN CALLED THE GARAGE TO CHECK THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED AN APPT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. (IT WAS GOING IN THE NEXT DAY ON HUBBYS DAY OFF) *TR

DRIVING FROM ONE WORK SITE TO ANOTHER, THROTTLE STUCK, NOT AS BAD AS PRIOR 2 TIMES BUT NONETHELESS STUCK. TACHOMETER READING WAS APPROX 6-7K. BREAKING NOR SHIFTING DOWN WORKED FOR ME, NOR DID NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL THIS TIME AND IT SEEMED TO CLICK BACK INTO POSITION AND RELEASE. AS I DID SO, I WAS CLOCKED FOR SPEEDING. CLOCKED AT 83 AND SLOWLY BROUGHT IT BACK TO 81, AND COME TO STOP WITH E-BRAKE.CALLED HUBBY AND TOLD HIM EACH OF THE TIMES, HE DROVE FOR AWHILE AND NOTHING WAS FELT. *TR

ONCE AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS NOT RELEASING UNTIL THE TACHOMETER WAS UP ABOVE 8K. CAR WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT AND SLOW, NOR BREAK. THIS TIME IT TOOK JUST UNDER A MILE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. NEITHER TIMES WERE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. CAR HAD BEEN WARMED UP PROPERLY BEFORE LEAVING. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK AND I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE THROTTLE STUCK DOWN IN THE PROCESS MAKING THE ENGINE REV AND RPM TACH UP TO OVER 8K,, SHIFTING DOWN WAS NO HELP, NEUTRAL WAS NO HELP, NOR WAS BRAKING. AFTER REACHING A SPEED OF OVER 90MPH FOR ABOUT 1 MILE IT LET UP ON ITS OWN. FORTUNATELY I HAD NO OTHER TRAFFIC OR RED LIGHTS. *TR

MY CAR HAS, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATED FAILURE TO ACCELERATE DURING OPERATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER IN OCT 2011 AND AGAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WED EVENING, TWO DAYS AGO, AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE FROM LUNCH. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! ONCE THE GAS PUMP FAILS TO OPERATE, IT SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A WHILE. *TR

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AROUND 50 MPH, MY WIFE'S SATURN VUE (AWD) BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AND WOULDN'T STOP. SHE FLOORED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RUN AT A VERY HIGH RPM, ON IT'S OWN, UNTIL SHE SHUT IT OFF. *TR