2006 PONTIAC VIBE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND BACK FIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. MA 09/25

Mileage: 117,000

2006 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER TRAIN MODULE RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 23, 2009, THE PCM UNIT FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THAT THE PCM UNIT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $429.30. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2009, THE PCM UNIT FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE PREVIOUS WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A DEALER AND HE DIDN'T KEEP THE PREVIOUS MALFUNCTIONING PART, THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE COST WAS $605.92. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

2006 PONTIAC VIBE WAS GOING IN CITY LOOK DOWN TO SEE MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO LOOK UNDER HOOD FOUND THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD FALLEN OFF . AND THE FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN MY CAR IS ONLY 5YRS OLD THE HAS TO BE A DEFECT MY MACHINE TOLD MY THE BARING OR BUSHING WERE GONE IN THE MOTOR. IF I DIDN'T HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE ENGINE I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE COOLING PROBLEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH SENSORS. *TR

Mileage: 145,545

CONSUMER WRITES TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PCM REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PCM WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFT AS WELL AS ENGINE STALLING. *JB

Mileage: 31,691

2006 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LACK OF PARTS FOR RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE TO BE FULLY REPAIRED AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS LATER MADE AWARE OF THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH INTERIM PARTS. *JS

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER IN 2009. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SHIFTING HARSHLY,ROLLING BACKWARD ON HILLS AT A STOP AS A MANUAL WOULD WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I HAD IT LOOKED AT A LOCAL DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO I JUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT AS IT IS. NOW YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED SO I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF. I WAS FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THOSE FEW MINUTES. I DID RECEIVE AN ADVISORY LETTER LAST FALL SO I CALLED GM ON THE ISSUE AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT EVERYONE THAT OWNS A VIBE GOT THOSE LETTERS AND MY CAR WAS NOT ONE UNDER RECALL BUT SINCE I WAS HAVING ISSUES I WAS TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER TO BE FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND FILL OUT A REIMBURSEMENT FORM. ID LIKE TO KNOW HOW IS IT THAT MY CAR JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL ADVISORY BUT ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? AND HOW IS IT THAT THEY KEEP TELLING US THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. I EVEN SPOKE TO ONE DEALER THAT TOLD ME HE WAS INFORMED BY GM WHEN HE SPOKE TO THEM RECENTLY THAT IF SOMEONE'S CAR HAS SERIOUS ISSUES SUCH AS STALL OUT AND WONT START THAT WE ARE TO DROP IT AND LEAVE IT UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I JUST WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS,BUT IT SEEMS THAT I AM GETTING A RUNAROUND FROM GM BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY CARS INVOLVED AND THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM OURSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. ALSO, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2006 PONTIAC VIBE BEGAN SHIFTING HARSHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED BEGINNING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE VEHICLE EARLIER IN NOVEMBER, STATING THESE WERE 2 OF THE SIGNS OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE PONTIAC REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE REPAIR WORK HAD NOT BEGUN ON THE RECALL, THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ONE BEING RECALLED. I ASKED WHY I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND SHE TOLD ME ALL VIBE OWNERS GOT THE NOTICE AND I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER NOTICE WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I CALLED A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THIS CONDITION WAS NOT UNSAFE OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED, NOR HAS THE ENGINE DIED. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR OF THE PAST WEEK - I OWN AN EXTRA CAR. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE PONTIAC 800 NUMBER AGAIN AND AFTER GETTING THE SAME "BE PATIENT" RESPONSE, I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR - THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. MY COMPLAINT IS, 1) WHY DID THE FIRST PONTIAC REP. GIVE ME THE STALL AND DELAY ANSWER BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND I RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER TODAY 12-4-10 UNTIL I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR? 2) WHY AREN'T THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR AN IMMEDIATE FIX IF THE COMPANY KNOWS IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART? I ALSO OWN A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE WITH THE SAME RECALL NOTICE THAT I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS TO DATE. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR BEFORE THANKSGIVING IF I WERE GIVEN THE CORRECT INFORMATION. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH, IT WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. ALSO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT NO REMEDY WAS ABLE TO BE OFFERED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT IT ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD AND WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

Mileage: 99,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP CHARGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE WHO ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,900.

Mileage: 22,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING. RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V387000, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE UNDER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 55500.

Mileage: 55,500

2006 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER SUGGESTS TOYOTA MATRIX AND COROLLA RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE SHARES THE SAME POWER TRAIN AS THE MATRIX. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A PULLED MUSCLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED ONCE BEFORE THE CRASH ,BUT WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GM PONTIAC VIBE. ON MAY 22, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2006 PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10295818. I SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA COROLLA/MATRIX STALLING INVESTIGATION. PONTIAC VIBE AND TOYOTA MATRIX SHARE MANY COMPONENTS. MY VIBE IS CURRENTLY AT COLONIAL BUICK PONTIAC GMC OF WATERTOWN, MA FOR REPAIR ON THIS MATTER. *TR

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

P0741 CODE HAS BEEN VERY COMMON WITH NEWER PONTIAC VIBES AND CARS ALIKE. IM JUST WONDERING IF THIS CAN INVESTIGATED AS A FAULTY PART OR LOW QUALITY PART ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

REAR PART OF THE HEAT SHIELD BELOW GAS TANK FELL DOWN ON EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING A RATTLE BETWEEN GAS TANK AND PIPE. THE PART THAT HOLDS UP THE REAR OF THE HEAT SHIELD IS PLASTIC CLIP WITH A METAL NUT INSIDE THAT ATTACHES TO THE GAS TANK STRAP AND WHEN IT FELL OFF THE METAL NUT WAS RUSTED AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SHIELD WHERE AS THE FRONT PART OF THE SHIELD HAS METAL TABS THE ARE USED TO ATTACH THE SHIELD TO. *TR

Mileage: 29,354

NO WARNING. DRIVING ON HWY. WHEN I THOUGHT I SEEN THE DASH FLASH, WENT OVER HILL LOST ALL POWER & ABILITY TO MANEUVER VEHICLE ON ICY HWY. VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO USE FOUR WAYS TO SIGNAL TRAFFIC I WAS HAVING AN EMERGENCY & COAXED CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY VEHICLE STILL IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. NEEDED TO BE TOWED. TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IS A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WHICH HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT, #050604074; NHTSA ITEM # 10020810. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED FURTHER INTO MY TRIP TO WORK I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY VOLUME TRAFFIC WITH NO CHANCE AT EVASIVE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNABLE TO BE DROVE WHILE MOVING. A PERSON WITH LESS DRIVING ABILITY WOULD PROBABLY CRASHED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN WHEEL, ETC. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 40