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Pontiac Vibe Power Train Clutch Assembly Safety Report | Sept 18, 2004
Reported on Sept 18, 2004
| BOUGHT CAR WITH 500 MILES, COULD EASILY SLIP MANUAL CLUTCH AND RESULT IN 'BURNING SMELL'. COULD EASILY SLIP CLUTCH ANYTIME AFTER PURCHASE. AROUND 24K MILES CLUTCH HAS HARD TIME HOLDING IN GEAR, VERY EASY TO SLIP CLUTCH. AT 26K MILES, CLUTCH NO LONGER HOLDS UPHILL IN HIGH GEAR. ON WAY TO HONEYMOON THE CLUTCH SLIPPED AT SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP TO RED-LINE ON THE TACHOMETER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE I MANUALLY CLEARED THE CRUISE CONTROL. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE CLUTCH ON THIS CAR (2003 PONTIAC VIBE GT) TO BE HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC WITH A SHORT LIFE-SPAN. GM WOULD NOT COVER THE CLUTCH AND CALLED IT 'USER WEAR AND TEAR', EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND THOSE SAME PEOPLE HAVE HAD CARS WHOSE CLUTCHES HAVE LASTED 100K+ (INCLUDING MYSELF). DEALER CHARGED $600 TO REPLACE CLUTCH (LABOR), AND WANTED ANOTHER $800 IN PARTS, WHICH WERE FOUND FOR AROUND $150 ELSEWHERE. GM KNOWS THE CLUTCH IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE YET DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM ON NEWER MODELS, AS WELL. *NM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CONYERS GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SN62L13Z |
| Mileage: | 26000 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | FLEMINGTON PONTIAC |
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