2007 Pontiac Vibe Driver assistance Problems

The contact stated their fiancé owned a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that while their fiancé was driving, MPH unknown, the vehicle was drifting, then suddenly veered towards the opposite lane going south, causing the vehicle to crash into two vehicles in that lane. The vehicle spun from the impact and ended up in the opposite lane, stopped. The front driver-side air bag deployed. The vehicle was towed and expected to be totaled. The other two vehicles involved in the crash were towed and had damage as well. The driver of the vehicle was injured at the location, following the incident, but received medical attention on the spot. At the hospital, the driver's injuries were fatal. The contact spoke with a certified mechanic who informed them that the Forward Collision Avoidance feature seemed to fail due to other safety features in the vehicle not activating and preventing the crash. The mechanic stated the safety feature seemed to take full control of the vehicle, not allowing the driver to safely operate the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11686535

Incident

Sep 5, 2025

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS THE DRIVER. SHE HAD STOPPED TO BACK UP AND SWING INTO HER NORMAL PARKING SPOT. SHE HAD BEEN PARKING IN THIS SPOT FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP AND THOUGH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED 40' THROUGH OUR BUSHES AND KNOCKED DOWN THE NEIGHBORS CHAIN LINK FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. IT STOPPED MOVING BECAUSE THE FWD WHEELS WERE OFF THE GROUND AS THE KNOCKED OVER BUSHES RAISED THE CAR BODY UP. I WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND HEARD THE ENGINE REV UNCONTROLLABLY AND GRAVEL SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. IT WAS LOUD. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE TRADE IT IN OR SELL IT. NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME, BUT IF IT DOES IT AGAIN SOMEONE OR MORE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. SHE DID NOT STEP ON THE GAS. SHE WAS STOPPED IN DRIVE AND ABOUT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE WHEN IT JUST TOOK OFF LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. MAUI POLICE REPORT #15-049974. 12/4/2015 OFFICER J. BURHETT 808-244-6355 AAA-HAWAII CLAIM #012-137620

NHTSA ID

10808609

Incident

Dec 4, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

I'VE HAD TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. BUT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SELL I DON'T WANT TO GIVE OUT TOO MUCH INFO HERE. THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP. IF NOT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD.... MY BRAKES WELL, THEY JUST HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN THAT THEY GO OUT BUT I CAN THINK OF 2 SPECIFIC INCIDENTS IF ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE BEEN HISTORY. ONE THING THAT I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR MANY TIMES IS THAT LAMP LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD. I TAKE IT IN. THEY FIX IT. IM NOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ITS ON AGAIN. MY CAR IS A 2007, GARAGE KEPT, LEATHER SEATS, SUN ROOF, SIRIUS FM, AND JUST TURNED 40K. ITS MY BABY. I HATE TO PART WITH IT BUT ITS A DEATH TRAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576523

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

17,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10566627

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

28,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10320706

Incident

Oct 10, 2007

Mileage

14,068 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10319847

Incident

Jul 20, 2007

Mileage

1,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10314363

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

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

NHTSA ID

10306199

Incident

Jul 10, 2008

Mileage

8,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10303218

Incident

Oct 16, 2009

Mileage

39,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10303137

Incident

Aug 22, 2007

Mileage

12,014 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10262632

Incident

Mar 20, 2009

Mileage

43,200 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10202516

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

1 mi