2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FAILURE COULD OCCUR BEFORE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITRACK, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 55,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

ON MAY 11, 2016 WHILE DRIVING ON I -81, MY CAR WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO WEAVE BACK & FORTH ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. I THOUGHT THE TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. THEN I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP..NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL THE GM MECHANIC PLUGGED IN HIS CODE READER. THEN LOTS OF LIGHTS LIT UP. HE SAID THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WENT HAYWIRE AND CAUSED THE ABS SYSTEM TO FIGHT WITH THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM. ALL I KNOW IS THAT A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE HAPPENED. IF WE HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR ON SLICK RAINY OR SNOWY ROADS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED THIS FAILURE REMINDS ME OF THE PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD YEARS AGO WITH THEIR VEHICLES SUDDENLY ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL.. MY PONTIAC VIBE IS MADE BY TOYOTA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TOYOTA ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS. THE PART THE GM DEALER REPLACED IS PART # 19205576 :SL -N - MODULE. IT'S PRICE IS $1,171.98 WORK WAS DONE AT BACHMAN - BERNARD CHEVROLET BUICK GM CADILLAC INC. 3365 EAST ANDREW JOHNSON HWY GREENEVILLE, TN 37745. PHONE # 423-639-4441. THE MECHANIC'S NAME IS [XXX] . SERVICE ADVISOR IS ..-[XXX]. R/O # 6063277. I DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER TO UPLOAD THE REPAIR INVOICE. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [XXX] OR CALL [XXX], OR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WITHOUT WARNING OIL CONSUMPTION WENT FROM NORMAL TO OVER 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICHTOYOTA NOTIFIED ITS CUSTOMERS OF, GM CHOOSE NOT TO NOTIFY. THIS EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION, NOT LEAKING RESULTED IN A SEIZED ENGINE. GM IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND I BELIEVE THEY OWE ME EITHER A FULL REPAIR, OR PRE-EVENT MARKET VALUE. WHILE THEY ORIGINALLY OFFERED TO COVER 2/3 OF THE REPAIR THEY HAVE BACKED AWAY FROM THAT OFFER OFFERING A $2500 CUSTOMER LOYALTY ON A PURCHASE, BOTH ARE UNSATISFACTORY TO ME, AS THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CHOSE NOT TO NOTIFY OWNERS. CAR WITH PASSENGER WAS IN THE HOA LANE WHEN ENGINE FAILED CAUSING A 7 LANE TRANSITION WITHOUT POWER. CAR WAS TOWED, NO CRASH DUE TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DRIVER.

MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BASE 1.4L HAS SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT STEERING ISSUES THAT MAKE IT FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AT AROUND 30 MPH AND THEN AGAIN AT 70 MPH THERE IS A RATTLE THAT COMES FROM THE STEERING MOTOR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (2 SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). CURRENTLY OVER 100,000 AS AN ORIGINAL OWNER.

REPEATED FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS TO STOP HEAVY VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VIBRATION IS EXTREME IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STICK SHIFT, AND SOMETIMES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. REPAIRS WERE DONE 3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS, AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK WITHIN A MONTH AFTER REPAIRS. I NEVER BRAKE HARD TO CAUSE THIS. TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY POPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR DURING ACCELERATION, REPORTEDLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE OR BROKEN SYNCHRONIZER. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.

VERY PRONOUNCED STEERING RATTLE AT LOW SPEEDS OVER ROUGH TERRAIN AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING.