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Pontiac Vibe Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Sept 29, 2010
Reported on Sept 29, 2010
| CAR BEGAN ROUGH SHIFTING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V-387 (GM REF NUMBER 10282). INITIALLY, DEALER DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS DISPLAYED BY THE CAR. AFTER SENDING THE DEALER THE RECALL INFORMATION AND THE INITIAL LETTER SENT TO ME BY GM, DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX. THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT ESCALATE THE ISSUE THROUGH GM. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HILLSBORO MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL63835Z |
| Mileage: | 82000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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