WORMGOD--- Damn, that's absolutely terrible to hear. I remember when I first took my newly purchased eBay VX into my local ISUZU authorized GM dealer for its initial mechanical evaluation. I specifically told the service write-up rep & the actual service technician to be extremely careful of the gas/brake pedal proximity, as I had just experienced the scary "double-foot" incident. It was a good thing I did, because they had never saw a VX before in their shop, and it's quite easily possible my VX could have suffered just as yours did.