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Pontiac Vibe Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Feb 14, 2010
Reported on Feb 14, 2010
| DRIVING 2005 PONTIAC VIBE AND IN AFTERNOON OF 2/14/2010 SHIFTING BECAME HARD. TOOK TO BE DIAGNOSED AND CODE THAT CAME UP IS P2716; PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID; ELECTRICAL FAULT. TOOK TO HAVE DIAGNOSED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, AND SAME CODE ARISES. FOUND OUT WILL HAVE TO REPLACE COMPUTER ON A 5 YR OLD VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT GMC TRIED TO COVER UP, BUT KNOWING THAT MY CAR HAS A TOYOTA ENGINE, HE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND FOUND THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR THEIR MATRIX & COROLLA FOR THAT SAME YEAR. TOYOTA CORRECTED THE ISSUE, YET GMC DENIED THERE WAS ONE PRESENT.(TSB TC014-06). AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD ROUGHLY 101,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. PER PONTIAC--THEY ARE REQUESTING ME TO PAY TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AT A GMC DEALER TO VERIFY THE CODES ARE CORRECT BEFORE THEY WOULD CONSIDER OFFERING, IF ANYTHING, ANY TYPE OF RESOLUTION. I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PART @ NO COST AND I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME AND UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY RE-IMBURSEMENT OR PARTS AT NO COST. I NOW AM STUCK WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RENEW MY PLATES B/C @ THE EMISSION STATION FAILED MY VEHICLE. ALL BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHEN 4 SEPARATE MECHANICS HAVE TESTED MY VEHICLE--INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT RUN AGENCY--AND ALL CAME UP WITH THE SAME CODE AND PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING. I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PART SPECIFICALLY SENT AT NO COST TO ME FROM PONTIAC AND I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR, BUT AGAIN, PONTIAC IS REFUSING THAT OPTION UNTIL I HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AT AN ACTUAL GMC DEALERSHIP,WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $75, ON TOP OF ANY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COSTS. I ALSO HAVE NO GUARANTEE FROM PONTIAC THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE ANY RE-IMBURSEMENT/PARTS AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO ME, SO I FEEL THAT I AM WASTING MORE MONEY FOR A FAULTY COMPUTER GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE HAS A PROBLEM. *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: | WAUKESHA WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL63885Z |
| Mileage: | 101800 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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