2009 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE CORRECTING ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL NHTSA ID NUMBER 10V018000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND 10V024000 PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WOULD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. SHE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE ACCELERATOR ALSO BECAME STUCK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38000.

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL , WITHIN A FOOT OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION JERKED MY WIFE'S HEAD AND MY HEAD BACK. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THE VIBE CAME TO A STOP ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE VIBE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DID THIS. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN A PAVED PARKING LOT. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST BEFORE I WANTED TO STOP THE VIBE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, BUT, NOT AS HARD AS THE FIRST TIME. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP THE VIBE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 13, 2010. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER OF THE OCCURRENCES. *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OFTEN FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS BOTH HOT AND COLD (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS IN BOTH THE OPEN AND CLOSED LOOP MODE.) WHEN WORKING CORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO IDLE AT 800 - 900 RPMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE, THE ENGINE REVS AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 - 1,200 RPMS. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS NOT BINDING IN ANY WAY. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RUN-A-WAY VEHICLE, AS IT IS A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING THROUGH A WIND STORM. THIS REQUIRES ME TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE DIRECTION THAT I INTEND. THIS CAN BE ANNOYING AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. I AM MOST CONCERNED THAT IF THE WHEEL PRESSURE IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE, ONE COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. (I CHECK AND MAINTAIN THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES, MONTHLY.) *TR

OUR 2009 PONTIAC VIBE SUDDENLY ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING UP HILL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. MY LEFT FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR BLOCK LOCATED NEXT TO THE DRIVERSIDE KICK PAN. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS COVERING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN (APPROX. 30 MPH.)AS I ROLLED UP THE HILL AND WAS IDLING NORMALLY. SHORTLY BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION THE THROTTLE ADVANCED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE RPM RAISED TO APPROX. 2500,BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWN SHIFT. I WAS EASILY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR BY, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AT APPROX. 30 MILES AN HOUR WHILE CONTROLLING THE SPEED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED APPROX 200 YARDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I CAN NOT REPEAT THE CONDITIONS BECAUSE ANY DEGREE OF THROTTLE AT THAT SPEED WILL NORMALLY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT. MY WIFE WHO HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS COME ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. TWO DAYS LATTER THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A DIFFERENT THROTTLE ABNORMALITY AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. I AM A MASTER CERTIFIED ASE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND. THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR IS STOPPED OR NEARLY STOPPED, THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY MOVE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION. TO REGAIN CONTROL I MUST SHIFT TO N AND CONTINUE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. AFTER I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON IT SEEMS TO WORK OK TILL THE NEXT TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST AND SECOND TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE VEHICLE MET SPECS. NO PARTS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WAS RETURNED ON FEB 19 2010. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TWO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE. 1. ACCELERATOR MODIFICATION, AND 2. THEY REMOVED THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT. TODAY 02/22/2010 THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION. *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE STEERING FEELS LIKE STEERING WHEEL NOT CONTROLLING DIRECTION OF VEHICLE AND SLIGHT TURNS CAUSE CAR TO TURN MORE THAN IT SHOULD. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON LEFT SIDE OF ONE-WAY STREET AND PULL INTO TRAFFIC, NO VISIBILITY TO SEE IF CARS COMING FROM BEHIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT CHANGED THE SEATING POSITION HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT BASE RAIL WOULD NOT CONNECT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE FREELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9857.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S INCREASED BEYOND 2500 WITHOUT THE CONTACT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9857.