2007 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL OF THE WHEELS WAS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD POSSIBLY BECOME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE DEALER DECLINED TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT HE COULD PAINT OVER THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

MY PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN AND LOGGED OFF THE TRACK CAUSING THE WINDOW NOT TO STAY UP MUST BE TAPED UP WINDOW COMES OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

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. MY CAR IS A 2007, GARAGE KEPT, LEATHER SEATS, SUN ROOF, SIRIUS FM, AND JUST TURNED 40K. ITS MY BABY. I HATE TO PART WITH IT BUT ITS A DEATH TRAP. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND IT IS CONTINUOUS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING JUST ROARING GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS CHANGED, BRAKES CHANGED, BRAKE CALIPERS CHANGED, WHEEL BEARINGS CHANGED, AND NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED, AND MY AXLES AND SUSPENSION CHECKED OUT AND THE NOISE STILL WANT GO AWAY. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE I FEEL AS IF IT IS A HAZARD ABOUT TO HAPPEN. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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! *TR

NTSB CAMPAIGN 10V387000 WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WITHIN A WEEK CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SCAN RETURNED CODE P0741. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE ECM WHICH CONTROLS TORQUE COV SOLENOID. TOOK TO GM DEALER. THEY SAID A RECALL AND TSB SHOWED THE ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN THEY LOOKED AT ECM, SAID IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN, AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE TIME. RESET CODE, CAME BACK ON A FEW WEEKS LATER. IS THERE ANY WAY NTSB CAN REQUIRE THEY REPAIR SAME DEFECTIVE PART REQUIRED UNDER RECALL A SECOND TIME? ESPECIALLY IF CAUSING SAME PROBLEM AND CODE AS THE RECALL WAS REQUIRED FOR? *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE. THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PART THAT FAILED IS THE ECM/PCM AND GAVE A CODE: P0604 AND P0607. THIS PART HAS RECALLS WHICH APPLY TO IT, HOWEVER, OUR MANUFACTURER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. IF THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES HOW CAN THE OTHERS BE PERFECTLY FINE? THE YEAR COVERAGE IS FROM BEFORE AND AFTER THIS MODEL YEAR AND YET ONLY CERTAIN CARS OF THIS TIME FRAME ARE COVERED? STAY AWAY FROM THESE VEHICLES. THEY WILL KILL YOU, THEY ARE UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH IN FIRST GEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES THAT CONNECTED FROM THE FUSE BOX TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE MELTED AND CAUSING THE EXTERIOR PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK IN A BUSY DOWNTOWN AREA,AT APPROX. 20MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHEN PEDESTRIAN WAS IN CROSSWALK.(LAW REQUIRES ME TO STOP,WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE CROSSWALK). THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RACE WHEN I SUDDENLY BRAKE, CAR BARELY SLOWED AND I COULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND HAD TO CONTINUE THROUGH CROSSWALK. THANKFULLY PEDESTRIAN WAS UNHURT, ONLY ANGRY. *TR