NHTSA Complaint #10369089 — 2005 PONTIAC VIBE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PCM/ECM COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, LOCKED AND STALLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART BUT WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IF THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.