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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5Y2SP67049Z••••••2009 Pontiac VIBE
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2009 Pontiac VIBE build (15 vs 6).
15on this build
490on the model
76builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 9Vehicle Speed Control 3Engine 2Steering 2
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashFeb 2010
I was in the process of pulling into a parking space with my 2009 pontiac vibe. I had my foot on the brake pedal , within a foot of coming to a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated suddenly. The sudden acceleration jerked my wife's head and my head back. As the vehicle…
EngineApr 2020
I bought a 2009 pontiac vibe with a 2.4l engine a little over a year ago with around 80k miles. I noticed right away that it was using about a quart of oil around every 1k miles. It now has a little over 90k miles and uses about 1.25 quarts of oil per 1k miles. I found that…
Air BagsMar 2017
I received the recall notice in march of 2017 and the recall has yet to be remedied
SteeringAug 2016
I have a open recall on my vibe for the front passenger side air bag. It has been over a year since I was first notified about the recall and I still do not know when I will get a replacement. I have called the dealership and gm about this and they can't tell anything either. I…
Service BrakesFeb 2009
The contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe. The contact was sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes depressed when the brake pedal suddenly fell to the bottom of the floorboard. The contact stated the failure would occur intermittently. The dealer replaced the master cylinder and…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5Y2SP67049Z456119 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.