2010 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT, SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY. A REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,350.

DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN, I LOST CONTROL AT 75MPH AND HIT THE REAR OF A SEMI TRAILER. THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SKID. THE SKID CONTINUED UNTIL MY CAR REACHED THE SHOULDER, WHEREUPON IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CAR ROLLED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS. EVEN THOUGH THE ROOF AND ALL FOUR DOORS HAD EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT BUT I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND SOLD FOR SCRAP. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR INCREASED AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLID IN HAWAII, BUT WAS REGISTERED IN ILLINOIS AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V392000 (SERVICES BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, BUT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOW REGISTERED IN A STATE LISTED AS AN AFFECTED STATE ON THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 09V392000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

ENGINE SPEED ACCELERATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. HAD TO JAM ON BREAK AND THROW TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN FUTURE MONTHS . CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN MAY THRU JAN. CAR WENT TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING TOYOTA RECALLS. LAST OCCURRENCE 11/9/11. PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED. (MULTIPLE TIMES MEANS 7+). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE CLUTCH IN MY 2010 PONTIAC VIBE GT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE CAR WOULD REV BUT WITH VIRTUALLY NO ACCELERATION ABILITY. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD AND ABLE TO PULL OVER. MY VEHICLE HAS 36K MILES ON IT. I HAVE 31 YEARS OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH...ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LITTLE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. ONLINE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 5 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT GM CUSTOMERS DATING FROM AS FAR BACK AS 2004 GIVING THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME LOW MILEAGE CLUTCH FAILURES ON THEIR PONTIAC VIBE GTS. GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY DESIGN FLAW. THEY HAVE STOOD BY THEIR CLAIMS OF 'USER ERROR' IN EACH AND EVERY CASE, REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVER'S EXPERIENCE AND SKILL WITH CLUTCH DRIVING. SOME OF THOSE ACCOUNTS CLAIM THAT THEIR SERVICE MANAGERS ADMITTED TO THEM THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE CAR BUT THEY TOLD THE CUSTOMER THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE GM WILL NOT OWN UP TO THEIR DESIGN MISTAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING AROUND A CURB THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES, AND SCRATCHES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHERE THEY WERE RELEASED WITH NO MAJOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SLIDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AN IMPOUND TOW LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING AND LOCKING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A MINIMALLY LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FLOOR MAT HAD CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO BECOME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,694.