2009 Pontiac Vibe complaints

2 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED SMELLING A GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AS I DROVE. THEN AS I STARTED IT AND STOPPED IT ; I SMELLED IT. NOW IT SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST ALL THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY WENT OVER THE ENTIRE EXHAUST AND GAS SYSTEM AND SAID IT IS FINE. THEY AGREED THERE IS A "CHEMICAL SMELL", BUT NOTHING IS WRONG OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD ALERT US. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND IT STILL SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, NOT A "CHEMICAL" . MY HUSBAND AND I BECAME NAUSEOUS DRIVING AFTER AND HOUR LAST WEEK AND HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. HE SAID HE WAS LIGHT HEADED. IT NEVER SMELLED LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I CAN'T STAND DRIVING IT NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT STINKS BUT POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE. *KB

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 35), THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SHAKING / VIBRATION / RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM EITHER THE STEERING COLUMN OR FRONT SHOCKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES OR BUMPS. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE DEALER INSPECT THE ISSUE. SEEMS AS IF SOME COMPONENT HAS COME LOOSE. *TR

DRIVER REPORTED FAILURE OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED AT COST OF ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHERE THE ABS SENSOR IS LOCATED. *TR

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF EASILY. WHEN TAKEN FOR REPAIR, REPAIRMAN LAUGHED, STATING THIS IS THE CAR THIS MONTH WITH BROKEN INTERIOR HANDLES. PART IS ON BACKORDER. SAFETY ISSUE, AS MUST OPEN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE. IN EMERGENCY, THIS COULD PROVE TO BE FATAL IF UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY. *LN

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE. INITIALLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE WANDERING DIRECTION OF THE CAR NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. WHEN CORRECTING FURTHER THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ITSELF AND OVER-CORRECT. IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH A WIND TUNNEL OR GETTING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS EVEN IF THERE IS NO WIND AND NO OTHER VEHICLE AROUND. WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON ICE. THIS BECAME AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM WHEN WINTER WEATHER HIT AND ROADS ACTUALLY BECAME ICY OR SNOWY. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY TURN AT LEAST 45-90 DEGREES IN EITHER DIRECTION RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE "WANDERING" INTO AN ADJACENT LANE.

I WAS ABLE TO DETECT THIS BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE CHECKING THE REAR BRAKES I NOTICED THAT THERE IS UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. PASSENGER SIDE OUTER PAD IS POSITIONED IN AN ANGLE WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR OF THAT PAD WHILE ALL OTHER PADS ARE WEARING EVENLY. SUCH DEFECT (CALIPER POSITION) CAUSES ROTOR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE WHEEL LOCK. THIS IS A SECOND VIBE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'VE SEEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CALIPER NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED AND REPOSITIONED.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, PRESENTING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER STOPPING, ALL FUSES WERE CHECKED AND FOUND OKAY. SHUTTING OFF/RESTARTING CAR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. STEERING REMAINS DISABLED. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OR PROBLEMS. CAR IS BEING TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

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

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

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

ON TUES. MORNING, AUG. 31, 2010, AT 6:51 A.M. (PER RECEIPT), I WAS STOPPED AT THE PRECINCT LINE & HWY 183 STARBUCKS DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW. MY 2009 PONTIAC VIVE WAS IN DRIVE & MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS IT WOULD BE AT A STOP LIGHT. AS MY TRANSACTION PROCEEDED, I HEARD A TERRIFIC, LOUD RACING OF AN ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A RACE CAR & THEN FELT MY CAR BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME DOING SOMETHING WEIRD OR BEING SOMEHOW OUT OF CONTROL. I PUSHED HARDER ON MY BRAKE TO PROTECT MYSELF, BUT MY VIVE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD. I THEN REALIZED THAT THIS WAS THE "TOYOTA PROBLEM" HAPPENING TO ME & I, THEREFORE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK & TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AS I PUT THE VIVE IN PARK, THE ENGINE RACED WILDLY & I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER BOUNCING CRAZILY UP THE SCALE. I EXCLAIMED TO THE WORKERS THAT MY CAR WAS DOING THE "TOYOTA THING." THEY JUST STARED AT ME WITH WIDE EYES. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE BRAKE; THE ENGINE RACED WILDLY ONCE AGAIN, & THE TACHOMETER BOUNCED WILDLY. MY FEET REMAINED EXTREMELY FIRM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT STRANGELY WEAK, AS THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL. I TURNED THE VIVE OFF A SECOND TIME & TOLD THE STARBUCKS WORKERS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, IN THAT I WAS IN THEIR DRIVE-THROUGH LANE & I WAS AFRAID TO TURN THE ENGINE ON TO TRY TO MOVE AWAY. I WAS PANICKED; THEY REMAINED WIDE-EYED AND SPEECHLESS AT THE NOISE AND SPECTACLE. I DECIDED TO TRY

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 .

I HAVE A 2009 AWD VIBE WHICH WILL, AT TIMES, UPSHIFT AFTER BRAKING CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD FOR A SECOND DUE TO THE UPSHIFT AND UPON TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AGAIN APPARENTLY DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT ONLY DOES THIS AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND MOSTLY WHEN GOING DOWN A MODERATE HILL I COME UPON NO MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE ADVISED THE DEALER OF MY CONCERNS BUT THEY SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO ADDRESS IT. THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING ENOUGH TO ME THAT I WON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED AS IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE OTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES ADDRESSED AND IT IS NOT RELATED TO THAT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,909.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, YET THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6500. UPDATED 09/27/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

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 APPLI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICES; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V392000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V018000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000, FLOOR MATS. HE HAS NEVER HAD A SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS TRIED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE REMEDIES PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR ANY OF THE RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE ARRIVED IN OCTOBER 2009 AND THE OTHERS ARRIVED IN FEBRUARY 2010. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT ORDER THE PARTS UNTIL HE BRINGS IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE AVAILABLITY OF THE PARTS ARE CRITICAL AND HE HAS CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 6600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SHE REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN HER BLIND SPOT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A CONCAVE MIRROR FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE MIRROR YET WAS STILL UNABLE TO SEE IN HER BLIND SPOT. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 15, 000.

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

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.

WHILE DRIVING 60-70MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY/GUSTY WINDS I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD "WOOF" SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY DRAG AND PULLING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL AND MAKING MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY I FOUND THAT THE WIND HAD RIPPED THE SPLASH GUARD/AIR DAM CLEAR OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST FASTENER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN THE PART DRAGGING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I WAS ASSISTED BY ONSTAR AND A TOW DRIVER WHO HELPED ME TO REMOVE THE PIECE, AS I WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH IT DRAGGING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AT MY COST AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NOT LIKELY BE COVERED UNDER THE 'BUMPER TO BUMPER' WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS USUALLY THE RESULT OF COLLISIONS WITH PARKING BLOCKS. (BASICALLY SAYING THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE MY ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED). I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION WITHIN 1-2 DAYS BUT SO FAR NO WORD FROM PONTIAC. *TR

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 S

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN; THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS MOUNTED TOO HIGH CAUSING A BLIND SPOT WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRROR WAS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF UPDATED 07/21/10*JB

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.

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 VIBE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING.IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL# 10V024000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 7000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

2009 PONTIAC VIBE STEERING FEELS LIKE STEERING WHEEL NOT CONTROLLING DIRECTION OF VEHICLE AND SLIGHT TURNS CAUSE CAR TO TURN MORE THAN IT SHOULD. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON LEFT SIDE OF ONE-WAY STREET AND PULL INTO TRAFFIC, NO VISIBILITY TO SEE IF CARS COMING FROM BEHIND. *TR