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2009 Pontiac Vibe vehicle speed control problems

58 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe11% of all complaints for this model year.

58
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
11%
share of all complaints
21,105 mi
median reported incident mileage
13 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving no warnings lights to shutting down on the road to black smoke came out of the back luckily a guy was going by and helped me move my car

    filed Sep 6, 2023

  • Accelerates on its own from idle or low speeds. Was recalled on 2/8/2010 #2010018..and repaired on 6/21/ 2010. Approx. 2 years ago it started to "take off again". Grand Buick... Grandville MI advised there was no current recall. I'm waiting for GM to advise of a no charge to owner recall.

    filed Apr 24, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Vibe years

YearReportsShare
2010 Vibe712%
2008 Vibe46%
2007 Vibe116%
2006 Vibe63%
2005 Vibe83%
2004 Vibe114%
2003 Vibe134%
Vibe vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.