2007 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AND HOUR BUT TRAFFIC CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP SO I HIT BRAKES TO MISS TRAFFIC AHEAD. IMMEDIATELY CAR WENT INTO SKID AND OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING MEDIAN AFTER CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE LEFT AND IT OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT A SEMI TRUCK'S TIRE AND SPUN 180 DEGREES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14068 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66900. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10. *JB

I DRIVE A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR "STALLED" OUT ON ME AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE UP INTO IN CAME TO THE RED LIGHT. WHEN THE ARROW TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULDN'T EVEN "REV". THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT SINCE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO MOVE FORWARD (IT WOULD WORK IN REVERSE THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDED HORRIBLE), I HAD TO BE TOWED. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED ME OFF, SOMEHOW NOW THE CAR WORKED!?! I DROVE IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP (CLOSER TO MY WORK). THEY CHANGED/FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS A PRECAUTION. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER ON 3/12 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING MY HOME, I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEFORE TRYING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. INSTEAD I SLOWLY ROLLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE FREAKING OUT (IE FLASHING ON AND OFF). THE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK AT FIRST. AFTER MAKING IT INTO THE MEDIAN, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN "CONTROL" AND TURN OFF MY CAR. THANKFULLY IT RESTARTED AND WORKED RIGHT AWAY. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP (THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON). THE ERROR CODE WAS P0607 AND FAILURE OF THE PCM. THEY RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR SINCE ITS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT. AT THE DEALERSHIP NO ONE WOULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DID FIX IT FOR "FREE". I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF MY CAR. I SEE ONLINE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VIBES AND TOYOTA MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE AND HAVE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 2007 THROUGH THE PRESENT. WHILE THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AVERAGE ABOUT EVERY 1,000 MILES. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (I CAN'T DUPLICATE IT EITHER), THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED IN AUGUST 2009 AND THE POWER TRAIN WAS REPLACED. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND I HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2010. THIS CAR IS TOYOTA BUILT AND I HAVE BEEN ALL THE WAY UP THE CHAIN IN GM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP EITHER. *TR

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ONE WAS A NEAR MISS BY ALMOST CRASHING INTO A BUILDING AND THE OTHER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, BUT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH LANES. CONSUMER REQUESTS THIS VEHICLE BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST *TGW

2007 PONTIAC VIBE (TOYOTA ENGINE). ONLY 1 INCIDENT, HAD CAR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY DAUGHTER AT APARTMENT COMPLEX, CAR WENT INTO HIGH SPEED MODE, I REALLY TRUMPED THE BRAKES AND CAR STOPPED. I THOUGHT WHAT THE !@#$% WAS THAT. I HAD HEARD ABOUT MATS BECOMING LOOSE SO I CHECKED AND I THOUGHT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE LOOSE MAT. BOUGHT NEW FLAT MATS AND PUT FRONT CAR MATS IN REAR OF CAR. ALSO, I BELIEVE WHEN I HAVE USED CRUISE CONTROL, IT SEEMS SOMETIMES THAT CAR JUMPS INTO GOING FASTER WITHOUT HITTING GAS PEDAL OR ARM CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT A LOW SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. HE THEN RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,014. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AS WELL. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE DOWNSHIFTING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. UPDATED 09/14/10

MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. ALSO ROUGH STARTS AND NO ACCELERATION. I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE SERVICE LIGHT THAT IT WAS A BAD P.C.U. I REPLACED AND NOW IT IS FINE. VIBE JUST HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I SEARCHED ON COMPUTER AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. BUT THEIRS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE HE ACCIDENTALLY PLACED HIS FOOT ON BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE UNINTENTIONALLY CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.