Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Pontiac Vibe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VSC OFF STABILITY INDICATOR - TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TCS WARNING LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON INDICATE SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE RAIN OR AFTER A EXTENDED SPELL OF VERY HUMID WEATHER. WHILE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS NO ANTILOCK OR STABILITY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND TSS ALL ILLUMINATE ON DASH. THEN THE CAR EXPERIENCES A DOWN SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO A LOWER GEAR, ENGINE REV'S TO A HIGH RPM SLOWING THE CAR DOWN. AFTER THE CAR STOPS FORWARD PROGRESS, CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH AND MAY STALL. THE FIRST TIME HIS HAPPENED WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WHILE CAR WAS CRUISING AT APPROX 30 MPH. NO WARNING JUST A SUDDEN CHANGE. CAR APPEARED NORMAL PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. TOOK THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO A FAULTY COMPUTER. MECHANIC CLEARED THE CODES AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE CAR REPEATED TO SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN, I LOST CONTROL AT 75MPH AND HIT THE REAR OF A SEMI TRAILER. THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SKID. THE SKID CONTINUED UNTIL MY CAR REACHED THE SHOULDER, WHEREUPON IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CAR ROLLED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS. EVEN THOUGH THE ROOF AND ALL FOUR DOORS HAD EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT BUT I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND SOLD FOR SCRAP. *TR
THE ACCELERATOR INCREASED AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
ENGINE SPEED ACCELERATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. HAD TO JAM ON BREAK AND THROW TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN FUTURE MONTHS . CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN MAY THRU JAN. CAR WENT TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING TOYOTA RECALLS. LAST OCCURRENCE 11/9/11. PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED. (MULTIPLE TIMES MEANS 7+). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A MINIMALLY LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FLOOR MAT HAD CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO BECOME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,694.
2010 PONTIAC VIBE. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STARTING OUT FROM IDLE, IF HE BARELY TOUCHES THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTS OUT VERY SLOWLY OR NOT AT ALL IF THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE FROM A DOWNHILL POSITION. THEN IF HE PRESS SLIGHTLY MORE, THE ENGINE DROPS INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SURGES. ON A WET STREET, THE WHEELS SPIN AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST GOES OUT OF CONTROL. IN REVERSE, ESPECIALLY FROM A DOWNHILL POSITION, AT FIRST THERE IS NO MOVEMENT OF THE WHEELS, THEN IF HE APPLIES THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY MORE THE VEHICLE SURGES TO THE REAR, LEAPING 6 TO 8 FEET. THE CONSUMER LEARNED HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUES. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V024000 IS IN EFFECT FOR HIS VEHICLE BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURES WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY AND REASONABLE TIME, WHICH IT WAS NOT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE DEALER REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MATS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN A NEW FLOOR MAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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