2006 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND DRIVING OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE NEEDED PARTS AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET THEM.

I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR A PASSENGER BAG RECALL. MY NIECE DRIVES THE CAR AND I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, ON THE DASHBOARD. MY NIECE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL SINCE IT STARTED AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. I RECENTLY SAW THE PROBLEM AND HAD AN SRS CODE READER PINPOINT THE PROBLEM TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH WAS WORKED ON FOR THE RECALL.

I HAD MY CAR RECALLED FOR TAKATA RECALL. SINCE THEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

A COMPLIANT ABOUT A RECALL. A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY SON TOOK THE 2006 PONTIAC VIBE INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY FOR A RECALL. YOUR RECORDS SHOULD SHOW WHAT WAS DONE. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLOSED RECALLS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I JUST GOT THOUGH TAKING THE VIBE INTO A DEALERSHIP A WEEK AGO, COURTESY BUICK. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A COMMUNICATION MODULE 1.5/6583. AFTER SPENDING 900+ DOLLARS ON THE PART AND LABOR, THEY THEN TOLD US THAT A STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG COIL ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO SHORTED OUT. THEY DID NOT TELL US THAT THE ORIGINAL PART MIGHT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 300+ DOLLARS FOR THIS PART AND THEY COULD NOT SAY THAT WOULD FIX THE AIR BAG. OUR AIR BAGS WERE FUNCTIONING UNTIL THE NEW PART WAS PUT INTO THE OLD SYSTEM. WE DID NOT SPEND MORE MONEY TO FIX THE VIBE. WE ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A VIBE AND HE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. WE NEED TO KNOW THAT A SAFETY FEATURE IS A SAFETY FEATURE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. TELL FRIENDS COMPLAINTS TO ?. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A WET ROAD DOWN A HILL, THE CONTACT HIT A WET PATCH OF ROAD. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RAIL WAS FRACTURED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR FAILED. ADDITIONAL TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED BUT NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS BEING REFERRED TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND TO DETERMINE WHEN A DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SHIFT AND A FAULTY START. THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE: P0741. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR 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 AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ UPDATED 07/25/16.*JB