2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,909.

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY AND IT VIBRATED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD NO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THREE OF THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PONTIAC VIBE [XXX] AND NOW GOT ANOTHER RECALL IN THE MAIL TO THE ONES I ALREADY HAD DONE IN THE LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR I OWNED IT!! RIDICULOUS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE ALL THESE RECALLS AND THEN I JUST HAD ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE A DEALERSHIP HAD TO DO ON MY CAR IN ADDITION JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WAS NOT A RECALL. NOW ANOTHER RECALL CAME. AS A CONSUMER AND I BUY A NEW CAR IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO THE INCOMPETENCE PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MESS W/ THESE CONSTANT RECALLS WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO BEGIN WITH SO I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THESE POOR VEHICLE PRODUCTS BEING PAWNED OFF ON THE CONSUMER? WHY ARE WE PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR VEHICLES THAT RECALL EVERY COUPLE MONTHS FOR SOMETHING ELSE? WHERE IS THE CONSUMER BEING REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE TIME AND AGGRAVATION FOR THE MISHAPS? IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE PARTS/LABOR ARE NO COST TO ME-MY TIME AND LACK OF A VEHICLE IS COSTLY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS INCOMPETENCE ON THIS MODEL AT THIS POINT. I SHOULD EITHER GET A NEW CAR TO REPLACE THIS THAT ACTUALLY RUNS PROPERLY OR A LARGE REIMBURSEMENT OF MONEY FOR THE LACK OF QUALITY I BOUGHT. I WANT SOME ANSWERS AND AS A CONSUMER THIS SERVICE IS POOR AND ANY OTHER COMPANY WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS FOR THIS MANY RECALLS AND LACK OF QUALITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, YET THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6500. UPDATED 09/27/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

MY FIANCE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN HER 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACTORY RETROFIT A SHIM IN THE THROTTLE. BOTH TIMES WE WERE GOING SLOWLY (<20 MPH) AS WE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND RELEASING PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE DID NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SLOW. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR 2-3 SECONDS. CASE I: CLEAR DAY IN FEBRUARY 2010 WITH GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS ON LEVEL GROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT THROTTLE BACK WHEN LINDA TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PUT IT ON THE BRAKE. FOR PERHAPS 2 SECONDS THE ENGINE RACED. I HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER AND SAW IT WAS ABOUT 2500 RPM, WITH THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED AND HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. PERHAPS TWO SECONDS AFTER SHE RELEASED PRESSURE FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE RPM DROPPED AND THE CAR CAME TO A SPEEDY HALT. THIS PUSHED THE CAR ABOUT 3 FEET PAST THE WHITE INTERSECTION DEMARCATION LINE BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, LINDA AND I HAD REMOVED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. LINDA PROMPTLY TOOK THE CAR TO HER DEALER AND HAD THE WARRANTY REPAIR TO THE THROTTLE MECHANISM COMPLETED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CASE II: FRIDAY JULY 9, 2010, WAS A CLEAR DAY IN JULY, MUCH WARMER, WITH EXCELLENT ROAD CONDITIONS ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT "GEAR DOWN" AS ONE WOULD EXPECT UNDER NORMAL OPERATION, WHICH I BELIEVE, KEPT THE ENGINE FROM RACING. AGAIN AS IN THE FIRST CASE, FOR PERHAPS 2-3 SECONDS AFTER LINDA HAD TAKEN HER FOOT OFF THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE RESISTED HER ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT SLOW SMOOTHLY. THEN THE ENGINE SOUND DIMINISHED SUDDENLY, AS THE TRANSMISSION EXECUTED A "HARD SHIFT" DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP, ALSO SEVERAL FEET PAST THE INTERSECTION DEMARCATION LINE, BUT NOT REALLY OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. LAST WEEK, PONTIAC REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICES; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V392000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V018000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000, FLOOR MATS. HE HAS NEVER HAD A SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS TRIED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE REMEDIES PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR ANY OF THE RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE ARRIVED IN OCTOBER 2009 AND THE OTHERS ARRIVED IN FEBRUARY 2010. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT ORDER THE PARTS UNTIL HE BRINGS IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE AVAILABLITY OF THE PARTS ARE CRITICAL AND HE HAS CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 6600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SHE REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN HER BLIND SPOT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A CONCAVE MIRROR FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE MIRROR YET WAS STILL UNABLE TO SEE IN HER BLIND SPOT. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 15, 000.

THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION SYSTEM CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM (COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING) DUE TO A SHORT. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM THE DEALER PERFORMING THE REPAIRS OBTAINED INFO ON SIMILAR REPORTED CLAIMS FROM THE GM COMPANY. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN OXYGEN SENSOR THAT GOES BAD AND DOES NOT SET OFF A WARNING AS IT SHOULD, AND THIS AGAIN CAUSED THE PCM TO AGAIN SHORT OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT FINDING THE PROBLEMS AND DOING THE REPAIRS; BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR I JUST BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO, FOR FEAR THAT THE COMPUTER WILL AGAIN BURN OUT AND I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 4, 2010, WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HER TO BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING 60-70MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY/GUSTY WINDS I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD "WOOF" SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY DRAG AND PULLING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL AND MAKING MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY I FOUND THAT THE WIND HAD RIPPED THE SPLASH GUARD/AIR DAM CLEAR OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST FASTENER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN THE PART DRAGGING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I WAS ASSISTED BY ONSTAR AND A TOW DRIVER WHO HELPED ME TO REMOVE THE PIECE, AS I WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH IT DRAGGING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AT MY COST AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NOT LIKELY BE COVERED UNDER THE 'BUMPER TO BUMPER' WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS USUALLY THE RESULT OF COLLISIONS WITH PARKING BLOCKS. (BASICALLY SAYING THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE MY ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED). I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION WITHIN 1-2 DAYS BUT SO FAR NO WORD FROM PONTIAC. *TR