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Pontiac Vibe Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Feb 19, 2008



Reported on Feb 19, 2008


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
Make: Pontiac
Model: Vibe
Manufactured by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2006
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: ALBANY WI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5Y2SL65826Z
Mileage: 40 miles.
Speed: 40 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? Y
Tire size:
Dealer name and location: AYRES
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