2009 Pontiac Vibe Complaint Log

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER ASSERTS POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT CONCERNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP, TO DISCHARGE A PASSENGER, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 CAR LENGTHS INTO SOME BUSHED AND A BUILDING. *JB

NO INCIDENT. JUST HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE THAT HAS RENDERED MY CAR UNABLE TO HAVE ANY OTHER PERSON IN IT AS THE BACK SEAT IS FILLED WITH 2 CAR SEATS. PONTIAC RECALL LETTER FROM 3/2017 SAID TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER & THEY WERE NO HELP. CALLED AGAIN 10/2017 & THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULD GET TO IT WHEN THEY COULD. CALLED THE NHTSA ON 5/17 & THEY WERE NO HELP. CALLED THEM AGAIN 11/2017 & COULD NOT GET THROUGH TO ANYONE. CALLED THE TK HOLDINGS NUMBER & THEY TOLD ME TO ACCESS SAFERCAR.GOV, WHICH IS NOT HELPFUL SINCE I ALREADY KNOW MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR FOR 7 YEARS & CAN'T GET ANY RECOURSE. THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR IS COMPROMISED & I HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO HOPE THAT THIS SAFETY CONCERN WILL BE RESOLVED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THIS RECALL IS ADDRESSED?

2009 VIBE HAD RECALLS DONE TO MY CAR YET IT STILL ACCELERATED UP OVER 2000 RPM AND 70 KM WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AT SAME TIME. IN MY OPINION IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GAS PEDAL OR FLOOR MATS..THE DEALER CAME AND PICKED IT UP AS IT WOULDN'T STOP DOING IT. THEY CHANGED CAM SENSOR IT DIDN'T WORK .THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE PUTTING IN NEW COMP. SYSTEM. ITS WILL BE A MONTH THIS WED. AND CAR IS STILL AT DEALERS. *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE I HAD GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS RECALL DONE TO MY VIBE YET IT STILL ACCELERATED ON ME UP OVER 2000RPM'S AND 70 KM AN HOUR WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. CAR WOULDN'T STOP DOING IT SO GM CAME AND PICKED IT UP. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH NOW.SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WERE CHANGING THE COMPUTER IN CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IF IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER WILL THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME. GM COSTUMER SERVICE WILL NOT RETURN ANY OF MY CALLS. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PONTIAC VIBE [XXX] AND NOW GOT ANOTHER RECALL IN THE MAIL TO THE ONES I ALREADY HAD DONE IN THE LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR I OWNED IT!! RIDICULOUS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE ALL THESE RECALLS AND THEN I JUST HAD ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE A DEALERSHIP HAD TO DO ON MY CAR IN ADDITION JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WAS NOT A RECALL. NOW ANOTHER RECALL CAME. AS A CONSUMER AND I BUY A NEW CAR IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO THE INCOMPETENCE PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MESS W/ THESE CONSTANT RECALLS WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO BEGIN WITH SO I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THESE POOR VEHICLE PRODUCTS BEING PAWNED OFF ON THE CONSUMER? WHY ARE WE PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR VEHICLES THAT RECALL EVERY COUPLE MONTHS FOR SOMETHING ELSE? WHERE IS THE CONSUMER BEING REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE TIME AND AGGRAVATION FOR THE MISHAPS? IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE PARTS/LABOR ARE NO COST TO ME-MY TIME AND LACK OF A VEHICLE IS COSTLY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS INCOMPETENCE ON THIS MODEL AT THIS POINT. I SHOULD EITHER GET A NEW CAR TO REPLACE THIS THAT ACTUALLY RUNS PROPERLY OR A LARGE REIMBURSEMENT OF MONEY FOR THE LACK OF QUALITY I BOUGHT. I WANT SOME ANSWERS AND AS A CONSUMER THIS SERVICE IS POOR AND ANY OTHER COMPANY WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS FOR THIS MANY RECALLS AND LACK OF QUALITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY FIANCE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN HER 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACTORY RETROFIT A SHIM IN THE THROTTLE. BOTH TIMES WE WERE GOING SLOWLY (<20 MPH) AS WE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND RELEASING PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE DID NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SLOW. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR 2-3 SECONDS. CASE I: CLEAR DAY IN FEBRUARY 2010 WITH GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS ON LEVEL GROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT THROTTLE BACK WHEN LINDA TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PUT IT ON THE BRAKE. FOR PERHAPS 2 SECONDS THE ENGINE RACED. I HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER AND SAW IT WAS ABOUT 2500 RPM, WITH THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED AND HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. PERHAPS TWO SECONDS AFTER SHE RELEASED PRESSURE FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE RPM DROPPED AND THE CAR CAME TO A SPEEDY HALT. THIS PUSHED THE CAR ABOUT 3 FEET PAST THE WHITE INTERSECTION DEMARCATION LINE BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, LINDA AND I HAD REMOVED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. LINDA PROMPTLY TOOK THE CAR TO HER DEALER AND HAD THE WARRANTY REPAIR TO THE THROTTLE MECHANISM COMPLETED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CASE II: FRIDAY JULY 9, 2010, WAS A CLEAR DAY IN JULY, MUCH WARMER, WITH EXCELLENT ROAD CONDITIONS ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT "GEAR DOWN" AS ONE WOULD EXPECT UNDER NORMAL OPERATION, WHICH I BELIEVE, KEPT THE ENGINE FROM RACING. AGAIN AS IN THE FIRST CASE, FOR PERHAPS 2-3 SECONDS AFTER LINDA HAD TAKEN HER FOOT OFF THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE RESISTED HER ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT SLOW SMOOTHLY. THEN THE ENGINE SOUND DIMINISHED SUDDENLY, AS THE TRANSMISSION EXECUTED A "HARD SHIFT" DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP, ALSO SEVERAL FEET PAST THE INTERSECTION DEMARCATION LINE, BUT NOT REALLY OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. LAST WEEK, PONTIAC REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS ON ALL EAGLE TIRES THAT CAME WITH CAR. HAD SIDE WALLS CLEANED AND TIRE LEAKAGE CONTINUES. TIRES HAVE TO BE REFILLED EVERY 2 WEEKS. WILL NEED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON TIRES. NTB NOTIFIED OWNER THAT EAGLE DISCONTINUING THIS TIRE. DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION SYSTEM CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM (COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING) DUE TO A SHORT. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM THE DEALER PERFORMING THE REPAIRS OBTAINED INFO ON SIMILAR REPORTED CLAIMS FROM THE GM COMPANY. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN OXYGEN SENSOR THAT GOES BAD AND DOES NOT SET OFF A WARNING AS IT SHOULD, AND THIS AGAIN CAUSED THE PCM TO AGAIN SHORT OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT FINDING THE PROBLEMS AND DOING THE REPAIRS; BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR I JUST BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO, FOR FEAR THAT THE COMPUTER WILL AGAIN BURN OUT AND I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY AND IT VIBRATED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD NO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THREE OF THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 4, 2010, WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HER TO BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE TELEPHONE POLE YET THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE WHERE A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT YET CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES YET A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

TODAY I HAD THE "GAS-PEDAL" RECALL PERFORMED ON MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED IT REQUIRES MUCH LESS EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL - SO MUCH LESS, IN FACT, THAT I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND COMPLAINED TO A SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THIS. HE SAID THEY HAD DONE THE REPAIR EXACTLY AS THE INSTRUCTIONS CALLED FOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THAT PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR THOSE OF US COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, JUST AS IS BEING DONE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WITH THE MATRIX. AFTER ALL, IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; THE INVESTIGATOR HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ORDER A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,500. UPDATED 11/03/10.*LJ

THE ELECTRIC STEERING IN THE CAR DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO STEER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE STEERING IN NUMB AND IT MAKES A NOISE AND IT TAKES 3 SECONDS FOR IT TO ADJUST. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT WHY ARE YOU GUYS HESITATING TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,350. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ UPDATED 12/15/10 UPDATED 12/27/10

I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR DOUBLE ACCELERATES. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT REVS UP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SOFT OR HARD YOU PRESS. I TOOK MY CAR IN AFTER THE RECALL AND HAD THE ACCELERATOR ALTERED BUT I STILL NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES ALSO AND THEY SAID IT IS FINE. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS AN ENGINE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED IT. NOW THAT THESE ISSUES HAVE COME TO LIGHT I AM VALIDATED THAT MY CONCERNS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR ARE REAL. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE AN INCIDENT WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. MY FIVE YEAR OLD RIDES IN THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS WITH ME. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISPUTED, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER MENTIONED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN A STATE THAT WAS NOT THE RESIDENCY OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE INACCURATE INFORMATION AND SUGGESTED THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO VERIFY THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

OVER SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RECALL FIX HAS MADE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUCH TOO SENSITIVE. IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED AND TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. THE TOYOTA FIX IS TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED IN REGARDS TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR BODY REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V018000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION RECURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ACCELERATOR IN OUR 2009 PONTIAC VIBE ACTED UP FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS EVENING. WHILE EACH EPISODE HAS BEEN DIFFERENT, ALL 3 EPISODES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN VIRTUALLY THE SAME PLACE. IT HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON IT OVER A WEEK AGO. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLIANT WITH YOU. THIS TIME THE CAR SUDDENLY ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP. AS STATED BEFORE, I HAD NO PROBLEM HOLDING THE CAR BACK WITH THE BRAKES. THIS EPISODE WAS ONLY A FEW SECONDS LONG. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR WITH MASTER AUTOMOTIVE ASE AND ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATIONS. I TAUGHT ELECTRONICS AT A LOCAL COLLEGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS BEFORE TAKING THIS JOB. I HAVE DONE ADVANCED RF AND COMMUNICATIONS WORK. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH MACHINE LANGUAGE MICROPROCESSOR PROGRAMMING. THIS IS NOT A STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL!!! I HAVE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION MANY TIMES WITH NO LUCK. THE OCCURRENCES ARE VERY RANDOM. MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED IN THE PAST OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SEEMINGLY ENGAGING WHILE DOWN TOWN ON THE I190. I NOW BELIEVE THOSE EPISODE ARE RELATE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME! *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 PONTIAC VIBE (TOYOTA, MATRIX PLATFORM) IN APRIL 2008. WE DROVE IT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS AND ACCUMULATED A LITTLE OVER 20K MILES. IN EARLY MARCH, WE RETURNED FROM A SIX OR SEVEN HOUR TRIP AND WERE GOING THROUGH A LOCAL CAR WASH WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED UNDER MY FOOT AND THE ENGINE INCREASED IN RPM'S AND THE VEHICLE LAUNCHED FORWARD NEARLY HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF US IN THE QUEUE. IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES FROM GMC, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REPAIR KITS YET AND HAD POSTPONED OUR REPAIR UNTIL EARLY MARCH. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND ON MARCH 5, THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WERE THE NATURE OF THE REPAIRS AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT A SHIM WAS INSTALLED IN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AND SOME FLOOR MATTING WAS REMOVED, I KNEW THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED. (AS A SON OF A USED CAR DEALER, AND FORMER MECHANIC MYSELF, I KNEW THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MECHANICAL, AND IT WAS MORE LIKELY EITHER VACUUM OR ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.) THEREFORE, IN FEAR OF SOME POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS FUTURE PROBLEM FOR MY WIFE WHEN SHE MIGHT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WE IMMEDIATELY TRADED FOR A NEW 2010 FORD FUSION. I ALSO WANTED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT ALSO BECAME WIDELY KNOWN PUBLICLY AS A TOYOTA, MATRIX CLONE, AND THE RESALE VALUE DROPPED OUT OF THE BOTTOM. SORRY, BUT TOYOTA, HAS A WAYS TO GO BEFORE THEY WILL CONVINCE ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS STRICTLY FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR LINKAGE SHIMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINES RPMS HAD RISEN TO 6000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL # 10V024000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL :ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9000.

RECALL # 10038 FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BACK IN FEBRUARY 2010. IT INSTRUCTS ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEADING TO CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. I HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED BY G.M. OF ANY REMEDY THAT IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE USE OF A DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT! WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE CORRECTING ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL NHTSA ID NUMBER 10V018000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND 10V024000 PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR IS STOPPED OR NEARLY STOPPED, THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY MOVE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION. TO REGAIN CONTROL I MUST SHIFT TO N AND CONTINUE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. AFTER I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON IT SEEMS TO WORK OK TILL THE NEXT TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST AND SECOND TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE VEHICLE MET SPECS. NO PARTS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WAS RETURNED ON FEB 19 2010. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TWO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE. 1. ACCELERATOR MODIFICATION, AND 2. THEY REMOVED THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT. TODAY 02/22/2010 THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION. *TR

2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, IT ACCELERATED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING INTO A GARAGE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE ONCE THE PARTS ARRIVED. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS, THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB UPDATED 05/28/10.*JB

THE CAR ACCELERATED IN A PARKING LOT AND HIT A LIGHTPOLE. OVER A $1000 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR HIT THE LIGHTPOLE, IT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST, SO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE BODY WORK WASN'T DONE. THE CAR ALSO ACCELERATED ONCE WHEN I ENTERED THE GARAGE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE SINCE I ALREADY HAD MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. UPDATED 05/24/10 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL SHIM WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. UPDATED 05/28/10

WANDERING STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE VERSUS STABLE STEERING OF MY 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. *TR

OUR 2009 PONTIAC VIBE SUDDENLY ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING UP HILL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. MY LEFT FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR BLOCK LOCATED NEXT TO THE DRIVERSIDE KICK PAN. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS COVERING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN (APPROX. 30 MPH.)AS I ROLLED UP THE HILL AND WAS IDLING NORMALLY. SHORTLY BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION THE THROTTLE ADVANCED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE RPM RAISED TO APPROX. 2500,BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWN SHIFT. I WAS EASILY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR BY, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AT APPROX. 30 MILES AN HOUR WHILE CONTROLLING THE SPEED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED APPROX 200 YARDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I CAN NOT REPEAT THE CONDITIONS BECAUSE ANY DEGREE OF THROTTLE AT THAT SPEED WILL NORMALLY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT. MY WIFE WHO HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS COME ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. TWO DAYS LATTER THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A DIFFERENT THROTTLE ABNORMALITY AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. I AM A MASTER CERTIFIED ASE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND. THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING THROUGH A WIND STORM. THIS REQUIRES ME TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE DIRECTION THAT I INTEND. THIS CAN BE ANNOYING AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. I AM MOST CONCERNED THAT IF THE WHEEL PRESSURE IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE, ONE COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. (I CHECK AND MAINTAIN THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES, MONTHLY.) *TR

RECALL 10018 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING CALLED GM ON 11 FEB AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. TODAY, FEB 13, 2010, I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THEY DOWNRIGHT LIED TO ME 2 DAYS AGO. *TR

I DRIVE A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE (ESSENTIALLY A TOYOTA MATRIX) AND UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCE THE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT RIGHT AFTER YOU PUT ON THE BRAKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AHEAD FOR A MOMENT DUE TO THE UPSHIFT. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT AROUND SPEED OF 25-35 MPH. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A PEDAL ISSUE BUT A TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING AND OR SOLENOID VALVE ISSUE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED PER THE TSB FOR HARSH SHIFTING. I WILL ADMIT THAT SOME OF THE HARSHNESS HAS GONE AWAY BUT THE UPSHIFT ISSUE WHILE SLOWING DOWN STILL REMAINS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL, EVEN AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE TRANSMISSION (CHECK OUT GENVIBE.COM, YOU WILL FIND OTHER OWNERS SUFFER FROM THIS AS WELL). THE ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL AND IT HAPPENS TO ME ALMOST DAILY BECAUSE I GO DOWN A LARGE HILL OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE DAILY. I AM VERY CAREFUL WHILE GOING DOWN THIS HILL TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AS THE CAR CAN UPSHIFT AT ANYTIME CAUSING A BRIEF FORWARD SURGE. THERE ARE ALWAYS CHILDREN WAITING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL FOR THE SCHOOL BUS WHEN I LEAVE IN THE MORNING SO I AM CONCERNED FOR THERE SAFETY MORE THAN MINE AT THE MOMENT BUT AS I SAID, I AM ALWAYS EXTREMELY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND VERY CAREFUL WHILE DESCENDING THE HILL. I WOULD BE WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE THIS ISSUE TO ANYONE IF NEEDED. *TR

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, HOWEVER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL , WITHIN A FOOT OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION JERKED MY WIFE'S HEAD AND MY HEAD BACK. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THE VIBE CAME TO A STOP ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE VIBE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DID THIS. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN A PAVED PARKING LOT. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST BEFORE I WANTED TO STOP THE VIBE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, BUT, NOT AS HARD AS THE FIRST TIME. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP THE VIBE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 13, 2010. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER OF THE OCCURRENCES. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER ODOR INSIDE CAR UPON MEDIUM OR GREATER ACCELERATION ON PONTIAC VIBE 2009 2.4L ENGINE. THIS IS VEHICLE TYPE COMPLAINT. *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OFTEN FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS BOTH HOT AND COLD (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS IN BOTH THE OPEN AND CLOSED LOOP MODE.) WHEN WORKING CORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO IDLE AT 800 - 900 RPMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE, THE ENGINE REVS AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 - 1,200 RPMS. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS NOT BINDING IN ANY WAY. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RUN-A-WAY VEHICLE, AS IT IS A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. I OWN A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE WHICH IS NOW INCLUDED IN TOYOTA'S RECALL. RECALL # 10018: ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING AND RECALL # 10038: FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL HE NOTICED THAT BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER EXAMINING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ONLY 3 INCHES APART FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3400. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF ON TOW OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATING. THE BRAKE COLLAPSED AND BECAME THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH CAUSED BOTH TO BECAME DEPRESSED. BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. UPDATED 05/17/10

I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT. AFTER FILLING IT WITH GAS, I WAS MOVING IT FROM THE PUMPS TO THE PARKING AREA ABOUT 30FT AWAY. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RACED. I STOMPED THE BRAKES AND THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE UNTIL I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE THEN RETURNED TO IDLE. THE PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON ANYTHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I HAD JUST GENTLY ACCELERATED TO MOVE THE CAR. THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY RACED INDEPENDENT TO ANYTHING THAT I HAD DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S INCREASED BEYOND 2500 WITHOUT THE CONTACT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9857.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V168000 (AIR BAGS), AND 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PAT OBRIEN IN WILLOBY, OH) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WHICH TORE OFF HIS FRONT BUMPER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A BUMPER TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE GM MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FELT AS IF THE ABS ENGAGED. IT TOOK EXTRA EFFORT FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. SHE CITED THE WEATHER AS COLD AND RAINY. ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP OR SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION; AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADIC. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE REVERSE POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED, AND THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V018000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); AND 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE ACCELERATION FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WOULD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. SHE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE ACCELERATOR ALSO BECAME STUCK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE PURCHASED NEW. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH ON A CLOUDY DAY, A DEER RAN OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE DEER, KILLING IT INSTANTLY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ON THE SERVICE BRAKES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V392000; COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM), HOWEVER HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1700 AND THE CURRENT WAS 12,812. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED.