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Pontiac Vibe Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Aug 26, 2010
Reported on Aug 26, 2010
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT WOULD MAKE A CLANGING NOISE, AS IF IT WERE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACTUALLY SHIFT, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. SOMETIME THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 15 MPH OR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A FAVORABLE ANSWER. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HIM OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2007 |
| 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: | POPLAR WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL65887Z |
| Mileage: | 40000 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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