NHTSA Complaint #10851773 — 2010 PONTIAC VIBE
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10851773 |
| Vehicle | 2010 PONTIAC VIBE |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 64,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND TSS ALL ILLUMINATE ON DASH. THEN THE CAR EXPERIENCES A DOWN SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO A LOWER GEAR, ENGINE REV'S TO A HIGH RPM SLOWING THE CAR DOWN. AFTER THE CAR STOPS FORWARD PROGRESS, CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH AND MAY STALL. THE FIRST TIME HIS HAPPENED WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WHILE CAR WAS CRUISING AT APPROX 30 MPH. NO WARNING JUST A SUDDEN CHANGE. CAR APPEARED NORMAL PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. TOOK THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO A FAULTY COMPUTER. MECHANIC CLEARED THE CODES AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE CAR REPEATED TO SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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