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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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