2007 Pontiac Vibe Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WRIST AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,563. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN SEE ALSO 10917921

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND METAL FRAGMENTS DISCHARGED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A HEAD AND NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,563. SEE ALSO 10731822.

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 HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. UPDATE MA 01/13/16 UPDATED 01/22/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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 RECALL 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE OFF IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT BREATHE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT LOST HER BREATH WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO STICK HER HEAD OUT OF THE DOOR UNTIL SHE REGAINED HER BREATHE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE PROPELLANT BEING USED IN THE AIR BAGS WAS THE CAUSE OF HER LOSING HER BREATHE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,800.

TAKATA INFLATORS-HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE SINCE NOT SAFE FOR PASSENGER. GM IS PAYING FOR THE CAR, BUT I HAD TO BUY COLLISION INSURANCE SINCE ALL I HAVE IS LIABILITY. COST IS $14 PER DAY AND I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER THIS COST TOO. STILL NO PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD INS. COST. ISN'T GM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASOCIATED COSTS. THIS HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE MAY, 2015, YET I ONLY GOT THE RENTAL ON NOV. 25TH. THE DEALER, JERRY SMITH CHEVY, HAS BEEN VERY ACCOMODATING, BUT THEY SAY THAT GM WILL NOT COVER INSURANCE. CAN YOU HELP?

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN OCCASIONALLY, AND HAVE NOTICED A PATTERN OF WHEN I AM STOPPED FOR ABOUT 10-25 MINUTES THE CAR STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WAY, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE BEING FULLY PRESSED. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST A VIBRATION, THIS IS THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR (ENGINE AND ALL) ALMOST BUCKING OUT OF POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, IT ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE. ANOTHER ISSUE, WHICH CAN BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE CAR IS LEAKING FROM THE RAIN OUTSIDE INTO THE VEHICLE BY THE FRAME (DRIPS). IF YOU DO NOT CHECK BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS AND WHEN YOU START DRIVING AND TURNING, THE DRIPS CAN GO IN YOUR EYES, CAUSING YOUR VISION TO BE IMPAIRED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN CAR IN FRONT STOPPED. DRIVER BRAKED HARD BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH CAR IN FRONT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (TOTAL LOSS) TO VEHICLE. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED LIP/CHIN/HEAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED, SPUN AROUND, FLIPPED OVER TWICE, AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, STERNUM, AND LEFT SHOULDER AS WELL AS LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE BASE OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

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

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT LASTS A FEW SECONDS AND ENDS BY ITSELF. WE ARE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEARBY AT EACH TIME. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM WITH NO KNOWN TRIGGER AND HAPPENS SO RARELY THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT A FLOOR MAP ISSUE! *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND IT IS CONTINUOUS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING JUST ROARING GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS CHANGED, BRAKES CHANGED, BRAKE CALIPERS CHANGED, WHEEL BEARINGS CHANGED, AND NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED, AND MY AXLES AND SUSPENSION CHECKED OUT AND THE NOISE STILL WANT GO AWAY. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE I FEEL AS IF IT IS A HAZARD ABOUT TO HAPPEN. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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 FROM THESE VEHICLES. THEY WILL KILL YOU, THEY ARE UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NTSB CAMPAIGN 10V387000 WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WITHIN A WEEK CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SCAN RETURNED CODE P0741. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE ECM WHICH CONTROLS TORQUE COV SOLENOID. TOOK TO GM DEALER. THEY SAID A RECALL AND TSB SHOWED THE ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN THEY LOOKED AT ECM, SAID IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN, AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE TIME. RESET CODE, CAME BACK ON A FEW WEEKS LATER. IS THERE ANY WAY NTSB CAN REQUIRE THEY REPAIR SAME DEFECTIVE PART REQUIRED UNDER RECALL A SECOND TIME? ESPECIALLY IF CAUSING SAME PROBLEM AND CODE AS THE RECALL WAS REQUIRED FOR? *TR

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH IN FIRST GEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES THAT CONNECTED FROM THE FUSE BOX TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE MELTED AND CAUSING THE EXTERIOR PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK IN A BUSY DOWNTOWN AREA,AT APPROX. 20MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHEN PEDESTRIAN WAS IN CROSSWALK.(LAW REQUIRES ME TO STOP,WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE CROSSWALK). THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RACE WHEN I SUDDENLY BRAKE, CAR BARELY SLOWED AND I COULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND HAD TO CONTINUE THROUGH CROSSWALK. THANKFULLY PEDESTRIAN WAS UNHURT, ONLY ANGRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE HARSH SHIFTING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED. UPDATED 10/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINES HEAT SHIELD WAS VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BOLTS WHICH HELD THE HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 45,185. UPFDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/15/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT HARD. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED PROPERLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I OWN AN '07 PONTIAC VIBE. ON MARCH OF 2011 THE CAR STALLED PULLING INTO A TURNING LANE. TOOK A MINUTE THEN STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES. LATER THAT DAY, THE CAR STALLED COMING TO A STOP WITH ALL LIGHTS STILL ON. WOULD NOT START AT ALL THAT NIGHT AND HAD TO LEAVE IT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED THEN MADE IT ABOUT THREE MILES TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP. THEY INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A OFFICIAL GM DEALER. THAT OUR PCM WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR DID NOT START UP AGAIN AFTER THAT AND HAD TO BE TOWED THERE FOR THE COST OF 65 DOLLARS. I STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH ON THIS PART TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IS WOULD COST. I FOUND THAT THE "RECALL" FOR THIS PART ON '05 THROUGH '08 MODELS WAS TAKING PLACE. WHEN I CONTACTED TO DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND GM SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS (A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCEDURE) THEY ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL. AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK I FINALLY GET A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THE PCM HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THAT MY THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSORS WERE "OFF" AND THAT IT WAS TO COST $864. FRUSTRATED WITH THE SITUATION AND STILL WANTING TO EDUCATE MYSELF I KEPT DOING RESEARCH AND CALLING MECHANICS (SPECIFICALLY MY TRUSTED MECHANIC, NOT CON-ARTISTS) CONCLUDING THAT THE PCM FAILS AT ITS SOLDERING POINTS AND CREATES A GAP IN THE METAL CREATING AN ARC DESTROYING THE NEXT IN LINE, WHICH IS THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSORS. SO I CONTACT GM FURTHER TO GET THAT REPLACE BEING AS THE BAD PCM IS THE CAUSE. NOW THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT HAS PASSED THE CASE TO HER SERVICE MANAGER. NOW I AM RECEIVING NOTHING BUT A RUNAROUND AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THIS WAY. MY HOPES ARE PRETTY LOW ABOUT THE OUTCOME.I HAVE BEEN CAR-LESS FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND YES IT IS MY ONLY ONE. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ROARED UP TO AROUND 5000 RPM. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING LOUDLY FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS 2 OR 3 TIMES PER YEAR. BUT THIS TIME IT LASTED MORE THAN 10 SECONDS AND I NOTICED THE RPM WENT UP TO AROUND THE 5000 MARK. CARS THAT ARE STOPPED ALONGSIDE MY CAR CAN ALSO HEAR THE ENGINE ROARING VERY LOUD.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010 SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (10V387000-ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHEN SHE RECEIVED THE LETTER IT STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND ANOTHER LETTER WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE AND DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HER VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 UPDATED 07/01/11

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AVAILABLE REPAIR SHOP AFTER FINAL DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE FAILED ECM MODULE REPLACED BY REPAIR SHOP. ECM RECALCULATED TO ELECTRONIC COMPUTER BY GMAC SHOP. NO FURTHER PROBLEM TO DATE AS THIS HAPPENED IN A SHOPPING STRIP MALL I WAS FORTUNATE AS I AM HANDICAPS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY WALKING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 173,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,300. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 05/20/11

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION FLUID BLACK, AND HARD SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2716. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND SHIFTING WAS DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS A PCM MODULE. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IN OCTOBER. OCTOBER CAME AND WENT AND WHEN I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER. EACH MONTH I AM TOLD IT WILL BE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. HERE IT IS ,MARCH AND STILL NO RECALL. I AM PAYING INSURANCE,REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN"T DRIVE.THE SYMPTOMS ARE HARD SHIFTING AND SOME VIBE OWNERS HAVE REPORTING STALLING WHILE DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR. I COMMUTE 70 MILES ROUND TRIP AND AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STALL SO I HAVE HAD IT PARKED AT WORK THESE SEVEN MONTHS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR GM BUT WAS AVAILABLE FOR TOYOTA. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS ALONG TIME AGO. *TR

MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE IS UNDER RECALL NOTICE GM# 10282. THEY HAVE TWICE UPON PHONE/EMAIL REFUSED TO HAVE THIS CHECKED. LOCAL DEALER SAYS VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL ON IT YET I HAVE CHECKED THIS WEBSITE AND MY 2007 VIBE IS UNDER THIS NOTICE. I ALSO HAVE A LETTER FROM GM 9-2010 STATING MY VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FOLLOWUP FROM THEM IN REGARDS TO THIS. THE VEHICLE DOES RUN ROUGH NOW AND THEN IN THE COLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT WOULD MAKE A CLANGING NOISE, AS IF IT WERE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACTUALLY SHIFT, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. SOMETIME THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 15 MPH OR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A FAVORABLE ANSWER. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HIM OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BEFORE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND A CODE INDICATED A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE ECM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CODE WAS RESET MORE THAN ONCE. THE CODE CONTINUED TO DISPLAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS AN INSPECTION A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. I HAD JUST STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CAR STALLED. IT WOULD RESTART AND THEN DIE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE ECM. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE OLD PART. *TR

2007 PONTIAC VIBE HAS CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0741-TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION IS SLUGGISH AT TIMES. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 5 TIMES, AT WHICH TIME I SENT THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND IS IN THE SHOP A SECOND TIME OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. RECENTLY THE GM DEALER HAS BEEN KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ONE WORK WEEK AND HAS NEVER PRODUCED ANY DOCUMENT SHOWING ANY WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER I COMPLETE A LONGER TRIP I.E. 60+ MILES THE CEL WILL COME BACK ON. I AM NOT GETTING A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT ALL PARTS AND LABOR RELATED TO THIS ERROR CODE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE PRELIMINARY INCIDENTS HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO COME ON, FORCING ME TO LOSE A VEHICLE FOR A WEEK IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE ONCE A MONTH. MY CAR HAD A 5 YEAR 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE FIRST CEL CAME ON AT OR AROUND 75,000 MILES. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR "STALLED" OUT ON ME AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE UP INTO IN CAME TO THE RED LIGHT. WHEN THE ARROW TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULDN'T EVEN "REV". THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT SINCE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO MOVE FORWARD (IT WOULD WORK IN REVERSE THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDED HORRIBLE), I HAD TO BE TOWED. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED ME OFF, SOMEHOW NOW THE CAR WORKED!?! I DROVE IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP (CLOSER TO MY WORK). THEY CHANGED/FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS A PRECAUTION. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER ON 3/12 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING MY HOME, I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEFORE TRYING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. INSTEAD I SLOWLY ROLLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE FREAKING OUT (IE FLASHING ON AND OFF). THE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK AT FIRST. AFTER MAKING IT INTO THE MEDIAN, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN "CONTROL" AND TURN OFF MY CAR. THANKFULLY IT RESTARTED AND WORKED RIGHT AWAY. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP (THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON). THE ERROR CODE WAS P0607 AND FAILURE OF THE PCM. THEY RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR SINCE ITS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT. AT THE DEALERSHIP NO ONE WOULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DID FIX IT FOR "FREE". I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF MY CAR. I SEE ONLINE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VIBES AND TOYOTA MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AND HOUR BUT TRAFFIC CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP SO I HIT BRAKES TO MISS TRAFFIC AHEAD. IMMEDIATELY CAR WENT INTO SKID AND OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING MEDIAN AFTER CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE LEFT AND IT OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT A SEMI TRUCK'S TIRE AND SPUN 180 DEGREES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT A LOW SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39000.

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.

I WAS FOLLOWING A BICYCLIST GOING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN MY ENGINE CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RESTART. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I HAD JUST ROUNDED A CURVE AND ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY HAVE RUN INTO ME. THE PROBLEM WAS COMPUTER FAILURE AND HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

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 THE RECALL. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR THE FUEL LINE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,762 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,629.