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Pontiac Vibe Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Mar 30, 2009
Reported on Mar 30, 2009
| 2005 PONTIAC VIBE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-CYL 1.8L AT 33K MILES, HAD INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT + TOUGH SHIFTING FOR 1 WEEK, TOOK TO 2 REPAIR SHOPS AND TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION + TORQUE CYLINDER. SPECIFICALLY, THE CODE WAS PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK. CAR HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, NO MOUNTAINS OR COLD WINTERS (BUT LOCATED IN HOUSTON WITH HEAT + HUMIDITY). THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR A CAR THIS NEW WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION DEFECT. ENGINE + TRANSMISSION ARE TOYOTA MADE IN THE US. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS MAY BE A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE TOYOTA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE, YET NO RECALLS OR SERVICE CALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GM. *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: | PEARLAND TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL63805Z |
| Mileage: | 33096 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
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