2010 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

2010 PONTIAC VIBE. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STARTING OUT FROM IDLE, IF HE BARELY TOUCHES THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTS OUT VERY SLOWLY OR NOT AT ALL IF THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE FROM A DOWNHILL POSITION. THEN IF HE PRESS SLIGHTLY MORE, THE ENGINE DROPS INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SURGES. ON A WET STREET, THE WHEELS SPIN AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST GOES OUT OF CONTROL. IN REVERSE, ESPECIALLY FROM A DOWNHILL POSITION, AT FIRST THERE IS NO MOVEMENT OF THE WHEELS, THEN IF HE APPLIES THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY MORE THE VEHICLE SURGES TO THE REAR, LEAPING 6 TO 8 FEET. THE CONSUMER LEARNED HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPERS REMAINED STUCK IN POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE WIPERS REMAINED STUCK IN POSITION FOR ONE HOUR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000 IS IN EFFECT FOR HIS VEHICLE BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURES WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY AND REASONABLE TIME, WHICH IT WAS NOT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE DEALER REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MATS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN A NEW FLOOR MAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE NEW RECALL REQUESTING CONSUMERS TO REMOVE FLOOR MATS IN THE 2010 PONTIAC VIBE CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.

THE BRAKES IN THE CAR APPEAR NOT TO BEGIN BRAKING EVERY TIME RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY STEER SHARPLY ON ITS OWN, AS IF IT WERE HIT BY A SUDDEN, VIOLENT CROSSWIND THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20-25 TIMES, ALWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALWAYS SWERVING TO THE LEFT. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT EACH OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, AS IT IS DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN LANE DISCIPLINE. VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS OLD, 5,000 MILES. NO KNOWN DAMAGE OR UNUSUAL WEAR THAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A REACTION. *TR