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Pontiac Vibe Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Oct 16, 2008
Reported on Oct 16, 2008
| ON 10/16/2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 VIBE. I PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET AND ACCELERATED, LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP/BANG SOUND AND PULLED OVER BECAUSE I ALSO FELT THE CAR LOOSE SPEED. I TURNED CAR OFF AND POPPED HOOD, THEN SAW OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ALL ALONG THE STREET BEHIND ME. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CRANK BROKE AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE BLOCK THE SIZE OF A DINNER PLATE. I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING I DID OR FAILED TO DO THAT CAUSED THIS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET IT REPAID WITHOUT SHELLING OUT 3,00.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| 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: | DELAND FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL63875Z |
| Mileage: | 60000 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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