Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/18/2010 | 29236 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 pontiac vibe. while the contact was driving approximately 15 mph, the brakes failed to respond during engagement. the vehicle speed began to increase and would not slow down; suddenly an opposing vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. the impact of the crash caused the radiator hose to burst. a police report was filed with no personal injury. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who refused to repair the vehicle under a manufacturer voluntary recall. the contact stated the recall defect component was unknown. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 29,236. the vin was not available. js | |||
| 05/25/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 pontiac vibe. the contact stated while driving the vehicle at 10 mph the gas pedal will stick causing the vehicle to lung forward. this has caused a crash with two other vehicles. no one was injured during the crash. their was no police report filed. after the crash the contact took the vehicle to a dealer regarding the gas pedal. the contact has had a issue with the gas pedal previously and the dealer did nothing. this time the dealer drove the vehicle and notice the problem so the dealer repaired the vehicle. the contact stated the manufacturer is not taken any liability regarding the sticky pedal issue on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 86,000. jo | |||
| 01/08/2010 | 52000 | 1 | |
| I accelerate in anticipation of a hill on ca-13 in oakland california. when i near the crest of the hill, i take my foot off the gas, as the acceleration continues and the revs shoot from ~3000 to ~4500 - 5000. i need to switch the car to neutral to correct this. nothing else seems to bring down the revs. i do this drive once a day and have since 2006, it happens maybe every 2 months, so maybe 1 in 50 times i go over this particular hill. i believe the combination of downhill, acceleration, and uphill messes up the throttle controls somehow. *tr | |||
| 05/10/2008 | 25235 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2006 pontiac vibe south on interstate 79 in rural pennslvania when the brakes soundly failed to respond. i stepped on the peddle but the car failed to slow, and the cruise control failed to disengage. to avoid an hitting the car in front of me, i swerved into the shoulder, continuing to apply the brakes. as i tried to slow, the car fishtailed and i skidded into the interstate again and hit the opposite guardrail. antilock brakes did not engage. finally, when i crashed, the car's airbag failed to deploy, despite the entire front end of the car caving in (resulting in a total loss of the car). fortunately, i was wearing my seat belt and did not strike another vehicle, so none one was hurt, but the car was a total loss. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2006 | 8000 | 8 | 06/30/2006 |
| Engine accelerates when brake is applied. intermittint problem. *tr | |||