2009 Pontiac Vibe cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 58 complaints for the 2009 Pontiac Vibe, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 84% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 pontiac vive. While driving into a parking space attempting to park the vehicle at 5 MPH when the gas pedal was engaged, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a fence. She received a ticket for careless driving. The insurance company towed the vehicle to the body shop. The vehicle will be repaired. She sustained fractured bones and the passenger received injuries to their chest, ribs and knee. The failure and the current mileage were 3,000.
Various lights come on in the dashboard, I forget now exactly which lights, but I think it was the ABS light, the vsc light, and the traction control light. This happens only for a few minutes in a month or so. When it happens, the abc, vsc, and traction control do not work (I tested it in a snowy parking lot). I went to salentine pontiac a couple years ago, and they said that since it is so intermittent, they are not really likely to be able to find the source of the problem, nor know if they would have fixed it.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Pontiac Vibe
- Air bags 352 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Steering 35 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints
- Electrical system 18 complaints
Cruise control problems in other years
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