NHTSA — Air Bags Problems

2007 Pontiac Vibe (Page 5 of 6)

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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
9 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
10 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,233 miles

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2007 Pontiac Vibe seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2007 Pontiac Vibe Owner Comments (Page 5 of 6)

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problem #29

Nov 052015

Vibe

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirm parts not available.

- Stanwood, WA, USA

problem #28

Nov 042015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags). The part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was invalid. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Boston, MA, USA

problem #27

Jul 012015

Vibe 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 1/20/16

- Traverse City, MI, USA

problem #26

Aug 102015

Vibe

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Jessup, PA, USA

problem #25

Jul 062015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of a manufacturer recall for the air bags and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The VIN and recall number were not available. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Kendallville, IN, USA

problem #24

Apr 012015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that when driving the vehicle, she could not breathe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags). The dealer was unable to repair the vehicle because the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. On one occasion, while sitting in the vehicle with the engine off in the garage, the contact could not breathe. On another occasion, the contact lost her breath while driving and had to stick her head out of the door until she regained her breathe. The contact believed that the propellant being used in the air bags was the cause of her losing her breathe. The manufacturer was contacted. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was 29,800.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

problem #23

Jul 152015

Vibe

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Phillipsburg, NJ, USA

problem #22

Jul 142014

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Alpine, NY, USA

problem #21

Oct 092015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags), but the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Bighlake, AK, USA

problem #20

May 112015

Vibe 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Update MA 01/13/16 updated 01/22/16.

- Euclid, OH, USA

problem #19

Jul 242015

Vibe 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/18/15 updated 11/25/15.

- Fruitport, MI, USA

problem #18

Sep 302015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Garrettsville, OH, USA

problem #17

Jul 242015

Vibe 4-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000(air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/18/15

- Columbus, WI, USA

problem #16

Jul 282015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #15

Jul 182015

Vibe 4-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/23/15

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #14

May 132015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Gilroy, CA, USA

problem #13

Sep 142015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Greenfiled , TN, USA

problem #12

Jul 012015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) was received in July of 2015. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Roachester , NY, USA

problem #11

Jul 012015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Louisville, OH, USA

problem #10

Aug 312015

Vibe

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Bridgeville, PA, USA

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