2006 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

I HAVE AN 2006 PONTIAC VIBE A COROLLA/ MATRIX TWIN. IT INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AND SHIFTS SPORADICALLY OR UNEXPECTEDLY. IT USUALLY STALLS ONLY WHEN ITS BEEN WARMED UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE ECM IN THE CAR HELP! THIS IS ONE OF MANY SPORADIC EPISODES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. THE CRAZY SHIFTING OF POWER IN THE GEARS RATIO IS VERY INCONSISTENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND AS RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN TWO CRASHES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AFTER THE MOST RECENT CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF UPDATED 04/06/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. WHEN REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GM PONTIAC VIBE. ON MAY 22, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EARLIER LAST WEEK I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND MY GLOVEBOX, AND UPON REMOVING THE GLOVEBOX DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR THAT ALLOWS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AIR INTO THE ACTUATOR (I THINK THIS IS CORRECT) IS CLICKING OPEN AND CLOSED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON PONTIAC VIBES, I DISCOVERED THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, AND WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? NOTHING ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE SUGGESTS ANYTHING BUT A DEFECTIVE PART TO ME. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10295818. I SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA COROLLA/MATRIX STALLING INVESTIGATION. PONTIAC VIBE AND TOYOTA MATRIX SHARE MANY COMPONENTS. MY VIBE IS CURRENTLY AT COLONIAL BUICK PONTIAC GMC OF WATERTOWN, MA FOR REPAIR ON THIS MATTER. *TR

I ACCELERATE IN ANTICIPATION OF A HILL ON CA-13 IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. WHEN I NEAR THE CREST OF THE HILL, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AS THE ACCELERATION CONTINUES AND THE REVS SHOOT FROM ~3000 TO ~4500 - 5000. I NEED TO SWITCH THE CAR TO NEUTRAL TO CORRECT THIS. NOTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BRING DOWN THE REVS. I DO THIS DRIVE ONCE A DAY AND HAVE SINCE 2006, IT HAPPENS MAYBE EVERY 2 MONTHS, SO MAYBE 1 IN 50 TIMES I GO OVER THIS PARTICULAR HILL. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF DOWNHILL, ACCELERATION, AND UPHILL MESSES UP THE THROTTLE CONTROLS SOMEHOW. *TR

2006 PONTIAC VIBE, WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE AT TOYOTA MATRIX. THIS IS ALSO HAVING THE STALLING PROBLEM, COMPUTER CODE PO607, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT ECM, DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # PE09054 OF NOVEMBER 30, 2009. CAR STALLED WHILE MERGING ON HIGHWAY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY GETTING REAR-ENDED. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW (12/15/09) AND I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER, BRUSTOLON GMC IN MYSTIC CT (860)536-2627 TO SAVE THE DEFECTIVE ECM/PCM AS EVIDENCE, BUT THEY WON'T WITHOUT CHARGING ME MORE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS A CORE RETURN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE WITH TWO KUHMO TIRES, SIZE 205 55 R16(NA) OFF SEASON RADIAL, ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT SHE PURCHASED THE TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER; HOWEVER, SHE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION ON BOTH TIRES. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME IT WAS PURCHASED WAS 63,900 AND THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS 81,806. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

DRIVING ON LEVEL SURFACE, ROLLED DOWN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. SHARP CRACK AND THUD. WINDOW SEPARATED FROM MOUNTS AND FELL INTO DOOR FRAME. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR, WILL ONLY REPLACE WINDOW GLASS AND NOT ANY OTHER COMPONENT. *TR