2005 Pontiac VIBE problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT GOING APPROX. 35 TO 45 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS. LUCKILY SHE HAD HER SEAT BELT ON AND DID NOT GET HURT. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS TO SOMEONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V133000 (AIR BAGS) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,111.

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2005 PONTIAC VIBE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS *NM

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I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC VIBE SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 79 IN RURAL PENNSLVANIA WHEN THE BRAKES SOUNDLY FAILED TO RESPOND. I STEPPED ON THE PEDDLE BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. TO AVOID AN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER, CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS I TRIED TO SLOW, THE CAR FISHTAILED AND I SKIDDED INTO THE INTERSTATE AGAIN AND HIT THE OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL. ANTILOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. FINALLY, WHEN I CRASHED, THE CAR'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DESPITE THE ENTIRE FRONT…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE HE ACCIDENTALLY PLACED HIS FOOT ON BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE UNINTENTIONALLY CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. ON APRIL 22, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT, CAUSING HER TO STRIKE AND INJURE HER HEAD AGAINST THE DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER LEGS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BOLT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND P…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIVE. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. SHE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. SHE SUSTAINED FRACTURED BONES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR CHEST, RIBS AND KNEE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 3,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HOWEVE…

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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. …

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WE HAVE CONTACTED THE 1-800 NUMBER ON SEVERAL LOCATIONS ONLY TO BE LEFT ON HOLD OR A MESSAGE WAS TAKEN AND WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD RETURN A CALL WHEN THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAR SAT AT BOHN GMC LOCATED AT 3801 LAPALCO, MARRERO, LA FOR ALMOST A WHOLE DAY AND NO WORK WAS EVER DONE ON THE VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG. WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED WHEN THE "PART" WAS AVAILABLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE, WHO IS A COLLEGE STUDENT, BEFORE WE KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNWILLI…

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CAR WAS PURCHASED DAY BEFORE. WHILE DRIVING ON MAR 1ST AND COMING TO STOP LIGHT WITH BRAKES APPLIED, CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONLY HARD BRAKING PREVENTED CRASH. TWO HOURS LATER WITH WIFE IN CAR WHILE BRAKING FOR STOPPED CAR, ENGINE ROARED VIOLENTLY, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED, SMOKE POURED OUT OF BACK OF CAR FROM EXHAUST AND REAR TIRES SPINNING ONLY HARD BRAKING, PUTTING CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF ENGINE PREVENTED A COLLISION. CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WITH BRAKES ON.*JB

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WHILE DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS, CONSUMER CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. HOWEVER, IT IS ENCASED IN BLACK, AND THE NEEDLE ITSELF IS VERY DARK RED, WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE HOW FAST CONSUMER IS GOING. *AK *TT

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WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

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ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. INTERMITTINT PROBLEM. *TR

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THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING JERKING. UNSURE WHAT CAUSE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW THE CAR IS JERKING FORWARD. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FOR 2 MILES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR; SHE SLOWLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING UP HILL IN HER DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON IT'S OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,500.

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PART OF THE PONTIAC VIBE IS BUILT BY TOYOTA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL OF THE TOYOTA MATRIX WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE VIBE. HAS ANYONE CHECKED THIS OUT? *CW

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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.

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CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 40 DAYS AGO. WITH ONLY 613 MILES DRIVEN, CAR FAILED TO START. DRIVEN DURING THE DAY NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ONE HOUR AND AFTER THAT TIME COULD NOT START ENGINE. BATTERY, SHIFT INTER-LOCK WIRING LOOKED FINE, BUT STARTER MOTOR HAD NO POWER. TOWED TO DEALER STILL AWAITING SERVICE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID "NEVER HAD ONE NOT START!" *NLM

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AN '04 PONTIAC VIBE WELL MAINTAINED STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE LOSING COMPLETE POWER MOMENTARILY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS (APPROXIMATELY 20-30 SECONDS) WOULD START BACK ON WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF A FUSIBLE WIRE LINK SHORTED, MELTING THE FUSE BLOCK AND DAMAGING THE BATTERY WHICH ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 VIBE IN SEPTEMBER 2004. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WILL GO TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START, JUST TURNS OVER. *JB

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2006 PONTIAC VIBE. *TR

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DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING MY CAR ENGINE DIED, AS I ROLLED TO A STOP BY THE CURB I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE (NO GOOD). NOW THAT MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, I AM TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY HAS GONE OUT AND THIS IS IN COMBINATION OF THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ALSO. I HAVE JUST OVER 39000 MILES AND WARRANTY OUT @ 36,000. MILES. *TR

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THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS PROBLEMS AS THE TOYOTA CORROLLA. THE PONTIAC STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE THE OWNER HAD TO WAIT 45 MINUTES BEFORE IT COULD RESTART. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN THAT THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THERE WAS 32000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AND 35000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN STOPPED AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES AT 35 MILES HOUR.

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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

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WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT, THE WARNING THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. *AK WHEN THE REAR GATE WAS TOUCHED TO OPEN THE WINDOW, IT EXPLODED. PONTIAC REPLACED THE WINDOW AND SAID THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *SC THE CONSUMER AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. *JB

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I HAVE BEEN HEARING A POPPING SOUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW FOR A WHILE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I WENT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW IT STARTED STICKING ,THEN AS IT WAS GOING ALL THE WAY UP THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND AND THE WINDOW BLEW. I BROUGHT IT TO A PLACE TO BE FIXED. THIS POPPING SOUND ALSO HAPPEND WITH THE 2003 VIBE, BUT THE WINDOW DIDN'T BREAK.*AK

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WE BOUGHT A NEW PONTIAC VIBE IN APRIL. ON A TRIP TOCLEVELAND WE FOUND OUT IT IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH VISIBILITY IN THE REAR BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN. I HAD TO AVOID 4 POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE OTHERS APPROACHING IN ATHER LANES AT HIGH SPEEDS. I COMPLAINED TO GM, BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED ME. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO YOU IN APRIL. HAS ANYTHING BEED DONE?

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WE RENTED A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE ON 2-9-08 FROM THE FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT AND WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 115 MILES TO ISLAMORADA FL. ABOUT 1 MILE FROM OUR DESTINATION WE HEARD A TREMENDOUS NOISE FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. WE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW IN THE BACK HAD SHATTERED. WE HAD NO IDEA WHY IT HAD SHATTERED. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE READ NEWS ACCOUNTS ABOUT CERTAIN PONTIAC VIBES EXPERIENCING SPONTANEOUS SHATTERING OF PASSENGER DOOR WINDOWS. JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS ALONG IN THE NAME OF SAFETY. *TR

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WHEN BRAKING THE ENGINE WOULD START RACING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

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2004 PONTIAC VIBE WITH 5,200 MILES HAD ENGINE SEIZE. EXPERTS SAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, GM WON'T HONOR WARRANTY, GM REP VISITED WITH ME AND SAID DON'T TELL ANYONE FROM GM I WAS TALKING WITH YOU AND LIED DURING CONVERSATION, YET SUBMITTED REPORT AND SAID DENY CLAIM, OTHER VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 VIBE IN SEPTEMBER 2004. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WILL GO TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START, JUST TURNS OVER. *JB

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O2 SENSORS KEEP FAILING. HAD AN INTAKE REPLACED EXACTLY 12MONTHS AGO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 4 MONTHS LATER, AGAIN JUST TODAY. HIGHLY IRRITATED. WHY IS THIS CAR EATING MY O2 SENSORS? *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COMPUTER FOR THE ENGINE AND THE BATTERY WERE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN TH…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE PART DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, EVEN THO…

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CAR IS STALLING ON INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM STOP OFTEN - ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER AND CITY TYPE DRIVING.. OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. OCCASIONALLY INCREASES RPM'S RANDOMLY. THESE INSTANCES HAVE CAUSED MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WHEN NAVIGATING TRAFFIC. BELOW DOES NOT OFFER OPTION TO STATE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

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HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX], I BOUGHT A 2003 PONITAC VIBE IN DEC OF 02 SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP SO MANY TIMES NOW I THINK THAT THEY THINK I WORK THERE. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE HAD THREE HUB CAPS REPLACED DUE TO THEM TURNING A YELLOW COLOR (FROM SILVER). THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED TO TEAR IN THE SEAMS..(I WEIGH 150 LB I DON'T THINK IM TOO HEAVY) THE SEAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS STARTING TO TEAR AT T…

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DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. WHILE SHE WAS ROLLING UP THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE WINDOW FORMED A CRACK AND SHATTERED. ALSO, THE CONTACT COMPLAINT THAT THE STEERING WHEELWAS VERY LOOSE. SHE FELT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE HAD TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. UPON INSPECTION BY A SERVICE DEALER, THEY FOUND THAT THE BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTED. THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE…

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DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POPS WHEN RAISING THE WINDOW TO ITS FULLY CLOSED POSITION. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GLASS IS CRACKING OR BREAKING. ITS NOT SHATTERED, BUT I FEEL THAT IT WILL ONE DAY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE WINDOW IS RAISED; USUALLY HAPPENS APPROX. 50% OF THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. HOWEVER IT WAS SHATTERED BY A BURGLAR AND WAS REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME, NO POPPING SOUND HAS BEEN HEARD. I WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVERS WINDOW PROACTIVE, HOWEVER THE COST IS GREATER THAN $250.00 USD. *JB

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OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD RATTLE GOING UP OR DOWN AND THEN PROGRESSED TO NOT GOING COMPLETELY UP OR COMPLETELY DOWN WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON. ON 3/7/2008 I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW IN THE EVENING AND WHEN I WENT TO ROLL IT BACK UP IT APPEARED 'OFF IT TRACK.' IT WOULD ROLL UP PARTIALLY AN IT WAS AT AN ANGLE. I DID NOT WANT TO FORCE IT BECAUSE IT APPEARED THAT THE GLASS WAS STRESSED AND WAS CLOSE TO SHATTERING. *TR

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MY PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN AND LOGGED OFF THE TRACK CAUSING THE WINDOW NOT TO STAY UP MUST BE TAPED UP WINDOW COMES OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

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I CANNOT ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS SINCE THEY ARE ON RECALL SINCE NOVEMBER 2012. I HAVE TO SHOW A BADGE WHEN I ENTER MY COMMUNITY AND MUST TAKE OFF MY SEAT BELT AND GET OUT OF THE CAR TO DO SO. I ONLY RECEIVED ONE LETTER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER FOUR MONTHS. *TR

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I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION ON MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE AND I WAS LEAVING MY PLACE OF BUSINESS A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED AND MY RPMS DROPPED TO 0 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND THEN IT SEEMED TO OF "CAUGHT" AND I DROVE TO WHERE I NEEDED TO GO, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND ONCE IT TURNED OFF IT WOULDN'T RESTART. THEY SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT BACK TO WHERE I ORIGINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AGO SINCE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO I DID AND THEY AGREED IT WAS THE FUEL PUM…

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MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO A DR. APPT IN BOSTON FROM GLOUCESTER. THE CAR HYDROPLANED HITTING THE JERSEY BARRIER, SPINNING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, AND FURTHER SPINNING TO HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AGAIN TOTALING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AS MUCH AS IT IS INFO FOR TAKING US OFF YOUR RECALL LIST. WE NO LONGER OWN THE VIBE. I DO WANT TO SAY, HOWEVER, HAD MY DAUGHTER NOT BEEN IN SUCH A WELL-BUILT VEHICLE, SHE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITH JUST BRUISES WHERE THE SEATBELT HELD HER IN PLACE AND BRUISIN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO AS…

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR SHIFTS HARD TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL BUT SMEDLEYS IN VANDALIA OHIO CLAIMS THE CAR ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE PCM RECALL. *TR

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THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE. THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PART THAT FAILED IS THE ECM/PCM AND GAVE A CODE: P0604 AND P0607. THIS PART HAS RECALLS WHICH APPLY TO IT, HOWEVER, OUR MANUFACTURER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. IF THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES HOW CAN THE OTHERS BE PERFECTLY FINE? THE YEAR COVERAGE IS FROM BEFORE AND AFTER THIS MODEL YEAR AND YET ONLY CERTAIN CARS OF THIS TIME FRAME ARE COVERED? STAY AWAY FR…

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WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CONTINUING FORWARD WITH BRAKE APPLIED EVEN LEAVING SKID MARKS UNTIL RUNNING INTO A STONE COLUMN. WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE INSTEAD THE COLUMN IF HADN'T STEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200.

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OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OIL WAS AT EMPTY LEVEL AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. USED RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC OIL, CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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WHILE LEAVING A STOPLIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND LOCKED UP BOTH FRONT WHEELS/AXLES COMPLETELY STOPPING THE CAR AND MAKING IT NOT MOVABLE EXCEPT BY A WRECKER TRUCK. *TR

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2004 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW. CONSUMER ALSO WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLOW SHIFT, CLUNK AND GEARS JAMMING WHEN SHIFTED IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATE *TGW A SERVICE TEAM MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ELECTRONICALLY, AND HE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE GENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

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HARD SHIFTS, BAD GAS MILEAGE, AND THE DUMMY LIGHT STAYS ON. NEW PCM PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

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THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING OCCURS. *TR

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MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. ALSO ROUGH STARTS AND NO ACCELERATION. I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE SERVICE LIGHT THAT IT WAS A BAD P.C.U. I REPLACED AND NOW IT IS FINE. VIBE JUST HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I SEARCHED ON COMPUTER AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. BUT THEIRS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *TR

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FEB 3, 2011 WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THEN PULLED FORWARD, TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO GIVE MYSELF ROOM TO BACK UP AND TURN MY CAR SO I COULD PULL OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET GOING FORWARD RATHER THAN BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST. IT RAN UP AN 18" ROCK WALL, PUSHING THE BRAKE DID NOTHING, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A TREE WHILE STILL TRYING TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE FINALLY HELD. A TIRE WAS DESTROYED, IT WAS REPLACED AN…

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CAR HAS THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM THE ODOMETER READS THAT THE CAR IS TRAVELING 50 MPH AND THE CAR IS REALLY DOING 42 MPH, THE PASSENGER SEATBELT TURNS OFF WITH PASSENGER. *CN

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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

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