2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

REPORTED VEHICLE RECALL TO GM BUICK, CADILAC DEALERSHIP IN MORROWM,GA OF RECALLS ON VEHICLE. THEY STATED MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. I ASKED THEM TO FIX PROBLEM AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SAID HE CAN NOT HELP ME. I FEEL I JEAPORDIZE MY LIFE DRIVING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE SAME AS TOYOTA MATRIX VEHICLE WITH ALL THE SAME TYPE OF PARTS FROM TOYOTA AND MANUFACTURED BY GM. I FEEL I WILL BE ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN LIVES IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH OUT THE NECESSARY FIXES THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO VEHICLE. *JS

RECEIVED RECALL ON ABOVE VEHICLE. CALLED DEALER (SMICKLAS) CHEVROLET, TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON 3-12-2009 AND [XXX] (SERVICE MGR) TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO DO THE JOB AND AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN SENDING VIBES TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIR AND THAT OTHERWISE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME. TOLD HIM I WOULD CALL GM TO SEE WHAT THEY SAID. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND FILED THIS COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE STOPPED AT FREEWAY SPEED. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A YEAR. ONCE OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED, THE CAR DOES RESTART. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT DO AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THIS WAS JUST AFTER THE CAR HAD DIES ON THE FREEWAY IN DECEMBER. THAT WAS ABOUT THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE. THEY SUGGESTED CLEANING THE BATTERY TERMINALS WHICH WERE A LITTLE CORRODED. I DID THIS AND INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR SUGGESTION IS THAT I PAY TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A STATEMENT FROM THEIR CHAT: HOWEVER, WE CAN SEE WHAT ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, GIVEN HAVING OVER 100,000 MILES DOES LIMIT WHAT WE CAN DO. OK, SO YOU'RE NOT ALLOWING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. 12:32:34LEAUNDRE:I CAN DOCUMENT THIS CONCERN IN OUR SYSTEM. THE SPECIALIST WILL DO NOTHING FURTHER UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSIS DONE ON THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS BAD CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULES IN MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. IT MAY BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT FELT IT WORTH REPORTING SINCE IT MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V387000 WHICH COVERED THE 2005-2008 MODELS. *TR

PERIODICALLY (ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WILL STOP WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ALL GO ON. I TESTED THE FUNCTION IN A SLIPPERY PARKING LOT, SO KNOW THE VARIOUS FEATURES STOP WORKING WHEN THESE LIGHTS GO ON. I LOOKED IN THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS EVERYTHING FROM A BAD GAS CAP TO A CONNECTOR ON THE BRAKE SENSOR TO A CRACKED COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD. I ASKED MY DEALER AT THE TIME ABOUT IT, AND THEY SAID REALISTICALLY IF IT ONLY HAPPENS FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND THEN MIGHT NOT HAPPEN FOR A MONTH, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT NOR EVEN IF THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND LET THEM LOOK AT IT. I DON'T WANT TO RUN UP HUNDREDS OR EVEN A THOUSAND DOLLARS LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURS A FEW TIMES PER YEAR. BUT IF SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN BRAKES AND VSC DON'T WORK PROPERLY, EVEN FOR A MINUTE OR SO PER MONTH. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (SALENTINE) WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER I NOW VISIT ([XXX])AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE RECALL RESOLVED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I CANNOT ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS SINCE THEY ARE ON RECALL SINCE NOVEMBER 2012. I HAVE TO SHOW A BADGE WHEN I ENTER MY COMMUNITY AND MUST TAKE OFF MY SEAT BELT AND GET OUT OF THE CAR TO DO SO. I ONLY RECEIVED ONE LETTER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER FOUR MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPM INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CURB AND INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THEY WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,500.