2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER, BOMMARITO IN ST. LOUIS, MO, WHO TOLD ME THIS AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON WITH EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL, BUT MY VIBE WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE.. IT IS A 2009 AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID COME ON. I CALLED SAFECAR.COM WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS HANDED TO A CASE WORKER WHO WOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. I WANT TO KNOW WHO I SHOULD SUE IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK. I NEED TO INFORM MY FAMILY IN CASE I DON'T MAKE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC SIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12. UPDATED 02/24/2015 *JS

2 WEEKS AGO MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN STAYING ON. I LOOKED UP ON RECALL AND SAW THAT TOYOTA HAS A AIRBAG RECALL AFFECTING THE CABLE SWITCH TO THE AIRBAG. 2009-2010 VIBE SPIRAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CAN BE DAMAGED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE BROKEN, THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT ALSO SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A IMPROVED PART. IT DOES MAKE ME NERVOUS DRIVING WITH THIS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO [XXX] BUICK THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND WILL FIX IT FOR 500 TO 1,000 DOLLARS. I TALKED TO A [XXX] AT THE GM HOT LINE. HE SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INTERMITTENT, BUT INCREASINGLY FREQUENT ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWER SPEEDS. STALLS MAY HAPPEN AT CRUISING SPEED OR WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY, ENGINE RACES OR CHOKES. USUALLY REQUIRES TURNING THE KEY TO OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS EXPERIENCED BY OWNERS OF 2005-08 TOYOTA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBES WHO HAD THE ECM RECALLED. THIS ECM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 6-3-14. RECALL OF 09 AND NEWER MODELS MAY BE WARRANTED TO PREVENT DANGEROUS CRASHES AND REAR-END ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VARIOUS LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DASHBOARD, I FORGET NOW EXACTLY WHICH LIGHTS, BUT I THINK IT WAS THE ABS LIGHT, THE VSC LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES IN A MONTH OR SO. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE ABC, VSC, AND TRACTION CONTROL DO NOT WORK (I TESTED IT IN A SNOWY PARKING LOT). I WENT TO SALENTINE PONTIAC A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE IT IS SO INTERMITTENT, THEY ARE NOT REALLY LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, NOR KNOW IF THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT. I CONTACTED PONTIAC VIA E-MAIL AND PHONE, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF SUCH A THING. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I SEE THERE IS A RECALL INVOLVING EXACTLY THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS APPARENTLY ONLY FOR THE PONTIAC G6. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THE VIBE PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED. I WOULD HATE TO SEE G.M. GO BROKE, BUT THE THINGS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ARE UNCONSCIONABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,500.

STARTER GRINDS & WHINES BEFORE STARTING. ALL DASH WARNING LIGHT COME ON & STAY ON. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND PULL TO THE LEFT ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I THOUGHT IT TO BE JUST AN ABERATION. I WENT TO A PARKING LOT AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL TO TEST DRIVE MY STEERING AND TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOTHING HAPPENED, SO I WENT TO WORK AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. MY JOB IS ABOUT 12 MILES FROM DAUGHTER SCHOOL TAKING THE BACK ROAD AND NOT GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER WORK I TOOK THE INTERSTATE BACK HOME THROUGH SOME HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FROM DOWNTOWN TO MY HOME APROXIMATELY 1O MILES TAKING THE INTERSTATE. AS I WAS COMING FROM OFF RAMP I NOTICE A LITTTLE STUTTER AND CAR POWERING DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STALL AND STARTED PULLING TO LEFT. I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN. ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON ABS, ENGINE, ETC. I MEAN EVERY SINGLE LIGHT. I PULLED CAR IN TO AMOCA. HE SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. I GOT 2ND OPINION. HE SAID THAT DID NOT SOUND RIGHT. HE SAID TAKE CAR TO DEALER. I AM TAKING CAR TO GM DEALER TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. I DO NOT WANT TO RISK GETTING MY CHILD KILLED IN THIS CAR. *TT