2007 Pontiac Vibe complaints

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.

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14068 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66900. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE AND HAVE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 2007 THROUGH THE PRESENT. WHILE THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AVERAGE ABOUT EVERY 1,000 MILES. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (I CAN'T DUPLICATE IT EITHER), THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED IN AUGUST 2009 AND THE POWER TRAIN WAS REPLACED. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND I HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2010. THIS CAR IS TOYOTA BUILT AND I HAVE BEEN ALL THE WAY UP THE CHAIN IN GM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP EITHER. *TR

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ONE WAS A NEAR MISS BY ALMOST CRASHING INTO A BUILDING AND THE OTHER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, BUT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH LANES. CONSUMER REQUESTS THIS VEHICLE BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST *TGW

2007 PONTIAC VIBE (TOYOTA ENGINE). ONLY 1 INCIDENT, HAD CAR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY DAUGHTER AT APARTMENT COMPLEX, CAR WENT INTO HIGH SPEED MODE, I REALLY TRUMPED THE BRAKES AND CAR STOPPED. I THOUGHT WHAT THE !@#$% WAS THAT. I HAD HEARD ABOUT MATS BECOMING LOOSE SO I CHECKED AND I THOUGHT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE LOOSE MAT. BOUGHT NEW FLAT MATS AND PUT FRONT CAR MATS IN REAR OF CAR. ALSO, I BELIEVE WHEN I HAVE USED CRUISE CONTROL, IT SEEMS SOMETIMES THAT CAR JUMPS INTO GOING FASTER WITHOUT HITTING GAS PEDAL OR ARM CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. HE THEN RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,014. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AS WELL. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE DOWNSHIFTING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. UPDATED 09/14/10

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.

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

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

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

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

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 39,000 MILES AND WARRANTY OUT @ 36,000. MILES. *TR

WE'VE HAD OUR 2007 PONTIAC VIBE FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. IT HAS ~4200 MILES ON IT. IT IS A FAMILY CAR AND IS DRIVEN BY ME AND MY WIFE (45 & 43). JUST THIS WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING FROM ROCHESTER NY TO MANASSAS VA AND EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY THE ONE DESCRIBED AT: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/PONTIAC/VIBE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10231583 INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2008 DATE ADDED TO FILE: JUNE 19, 2008 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE FIRST "EVENT", I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND GRADUALLY FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRING MORE AND MORE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND THE CAR STANDING STILL (CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME). FORTUNATELY, I ONLY HAD TO ENDURE ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF APPLYING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGED AND CARS BEGAN MOVING. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I WAS LESS FORTUNATE. I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF CARS THAT WERE STOPPED WAITING TO GET BY AN ACCIDENT SCENE. I WAS WAITING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, CAR IDLING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH MY NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, REALIZED THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AS HARD AS A COULD, AND THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET THEN REALIZED I WOULD SOON HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND JAMMED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL---THE TRANSMISSION THUDDED BUT I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, THOUGH PROBABLY DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION SOME. *TR

COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE SECOND VEHICLE. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING THE CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT NIGHT, IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TIRES AND WHEELS SPUN AROUND DRAMATICALLY. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOO SENSITIVE,CAUSES SUDDEN STARTS,VERY JERKY. *JB THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING. 10/03/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BACK END WAS OUT OF LINE, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS OUT OF LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SPECIFICATION RELATED. THEY REFERRED HIM TO A GOODYEAR LOCATION AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE TURNED TO THE RIGHT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK NOW AND STATED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALER ALSO WILL NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHERE THEY HAVE PLACED HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS A CASE NUMBER WITH GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS OF HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,800. THE CONSUMER PROVIDE VARIOUS REPAIR INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

NEAR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO WINDSHIELD DISTORTION OF THE VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD DISTORTION CAUSED STATIONARY OBJECTS TO APPEAR TO MOVE DURING LOW-SPEED MANEUVER MY EYES BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THIS EFFECT AND CAUSED ME NOT NOTICE A VEHICLE THAT WAS ACTUALLY MOVING INTO THE INTENDED PATH OF MY VEHICLE. CAUGHT IT JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT COLLISION. PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *AK