2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE TELEPHONE POLE YET THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE WHERE A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT YET CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES YET A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; THE INVESTIGATOR HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ORDER A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,500. UPDATED 11/03/10.*LJ

OVER SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RECALL FIX HAS MADE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUCH TOO SENSITIVE. IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED AND TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. THE TOYOTA FIX IS TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. *TR

TODAY I HAD THE "GAS-PEDAL" RECALL PERFORMED ON MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED IT REQUIRES MUCH LESS EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL - SO MUCH LESS, IN FACT, THAT I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND COMPLAINED TO A SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THIS. HE SAID THEY HAD DONE THE REPAIR EXACTLY AS THE INSTRUCTIONS CALLED FOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THAT PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR THOSE OF US COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, JUST AS IS BEING DONE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WITH THE MATRIX. AFTER ALL, IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CAR. *TR

RECALL # 10038 FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BACK IN FEBRUARY 2010. IT INSTRUCTS ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEADING TO CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. I HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED BY G.M. OF ANY REMEDY THAT IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE USE OF A DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT! WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED? *TR

THE ELECTRIC STEERING IN THE CAR DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO STEER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE STEERING IN NUMB AND IT MAKES A NOISE AND IT TAKES 3 SECONDS FOR IT TO ADJUST. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT WHY ARE YOU GUYS HESITATING TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,350. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ UPDATED 12/15/10 UPDATED 12/27/10

THE CAR ACCELERATED IN A PARKING LOT AND HIT A LIGHTPOLE. OVER A $1000 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR HIT THE LIGHTPOLE, IT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST, SO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE BODY WORK WASN'T DONE. THE CAR ALSO ACCELERATED ONCE WHEN I ENTERED THE GARAGE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE SINCE I ALREADY HAD MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. UPDATED 05/24/10 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL SHIM WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. UPDATED 05/28/10