2007 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY AIRBAG RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE AIR BAG RECALL REPAIRED THE SDM MODULE FAILED. THE CONSUMER BECAME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KENNY ROSS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (11250 US-30 IRWIN, PA 15642, (724)-863-9000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,200. .*BF *TR

TAKATA RECALL. GM RECALL NUMBER 17478. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 18V025. JN CHEVROLET DEALER IN HONOLULU REFUSED TO SERVICE MY CAR FOR RECALL WORK. REP CLAIMED THAT THEY CANNOT ORDER THE NEEDED PART(S).

TAKATA RECALL. SERVCO CHEVROLET (WAIPAHU) REFUSED TO SERVICE THE GM RECALL 17478 ON MY PONTIAC VIBE. THEY STATED THAT THEY ONLY SERVICE CHEVROLET.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. FAY MOTORS INC (10 WILLOW ST, MASSENA, NY) DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (RAY SKILLMAN PONTIAC, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 317-888-9500) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN (JIM) THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE AND WOULD NOT BE REPEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FAULTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. *BF UUPDATED 8/30/18*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NEVER HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED AND SPRAINED KNEE AND ANKLE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.