Pontiac vibe with toyota corolla 2zrfe 1.8 liter engine consuming 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles. Seafoam / lucas oil solution has been attempted with no positive results. Since neither toyota nor gm will help us, I wonder how long the catalytic converter can last burning the excess oil.
2009 Pontiac Vibe engine complaints
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Starting about 80,000 mile my car started consuming oil of greater than 1 quart every 1000 miles. Now at 160,000 miles it consumes 1 quart every 500 miles. I have the 2.4 l 4 cylinder engine that came fairly standard with this model year. I have seen this complaint alot on web pages. My rav 4 2006 with the same engine had the same consumption problem. Toyota did an extended warranty on this problem for the rav 4 and I think gm should do the same for my vehicle. Toyota has an advisor out for the sister car the matrix for the same model year.
Exsesive oil consumption. Motor can sieze during operation resulting in steering and braking failure.
Tl-contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe ----toyota 2az engine put in toyota--- had engine replaced --- consuming to much oil -- oil consumption design defect in engine ---bought vehicle used from gm --- contact called gm and gm stated they won't replace engine a second time ....0 recalls associated with this VIN.... Cb
Excessive oil consumption
Excessive oil consumption, defective piston rings. The 2009 pointiac vibe gt shares the same engine as the 2009 toyota matrix. The engines were manufactured in the same plant. Toyota has issued a warranty enhancement program ' ze7, to fix the premature wear of the defective piston rings. Gm has not issued as similar fix (as of march 2017). Pontiac owners are responsible for cost of the repair.
Excessive oil consumption, burning oil, to the extent of 8 quarts between routine oil changes
Serious oil consumption problem, every thousand miles I am down 1 to 2 quarts of oil. I've tried different types of oil different types of treatments and I've had gaskets replaced and still consuming lots of oil. It is definitely not leaking .
My 2009 pontiac vibe 2.4l engine had excessive oil burning and it went from bad to worse in a matter of days. I had it looked at and the piston rings were faulty, which then LED to my engine seizing, and also my seat belt buckle which connects to the seat will not latch in the drivers side in the drivers chair and and also the drivers side passenger seat which is major safety hazard. My engine was maintained every 3000 miles with oil changes and it has 154,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.
The check engine, stabilitrack, and vsc lights all came on at the same time. I have noticed several other postings on the internet about this problem. I have 55,000 miles on the vehicle.
Without warning oil consumption went from normal to over 1 quart per 1000 miles. This is a known defect whichtoyota notified its customers of, gm choose not to notify. This excessive consumption, not leaking resulted in a seized engine. Gm is not accepting any responsibility and I believe they owe me either a full repair, or pre-event market value. While they originally offered to cover 2/3 of the repair they have backed away from that offer offering a $2500 customer loyalty on a purchase, both are unsatisfactory to me, as they were made aware of the problem and chose not to notify owners. Car with passenger was in the hoa lane when engine failed causing a 7 lane transition without power. Car was towed, no crash due to the experience of the driver.
Excessive oil consumption with the 2.4 liter engine
For the past year, the vehicle has exhibited excessive oil consumption requiring one quart of oil per every 1000 miles. Consumption is greater in the winter (closer to one quart every 800 miles). This vehicle is equipped with the 2.4 liter engine - the same as the toyota matrix and corolla. Toyota has issued a warranty enhancement (ze7) and tsb recognizing this defect - so far gm has not done anything. (I have been in contact with gm.) at a minimun, gm should match toyota's actions. The estimated repair cost to replace the pistons/rings with a better design is >$4000.
The dashboard warning lights came on. The lights did not provide enough warning time to allow my husband to pull off the interstate (and turn off the car) before the engine overheated and was destroyed because of a damaged water pump. The vehicle was serviced on the same day (transmission drain/fill and tire rotation) and there was no earlier warning that there was an issue with the water pump.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Intermittent, but increasingly frequent engine stalls at highway speeds and slower speeds. Stalls may happen at cruising speed or when decelerating or accelerating. Occasionally, engine races or chokes. Usually requires turning the key to off and then restarting the engine in neutral or park. Similar problems as experienced by owners of 2005-08 toyota matrix and pontiac vibes who had the ECM recalled. This ECM replaced under warranty on 6-3-14. Recall of 09 and newer models may be warranted to prevent dangerous crashes and rear-end accidents.
The engine stopped at freeway speed. This was the sixth time that this happened over a period of about a year. Once off the freeway and stopped, the car does restart. I have taken it to a dealer, but they did not do an official inspection since there were no codes and the car was running fine. This was just after the car had dies on the freeway in december. That was about the fourth occurrence. They suggested cleaning the battery terminals which were a little corroded. I did this and installed a new battery. The stalling has happened twice since. I have been talking to gm customer service and their suggestion is that I pay to have diagnostics done at a dealership. This is a statement from their chat: however, we can see what assistance is available, however, given having over 100,000 miles does limit what we can do. Ok, so you're not allowing us an opportunity to look into this further. 12:32:34leaundre:I can document this concern in our system. The specialist will do nothing further unless I pay to have the diagnosis done on the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 60 MPH. The instrument panel lights illuminated after the failure occurred. The contact was able to coast onto the road shoulder, restart the engine and resume normally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 90,200.
I've had multiple faulty engine control modules in my 2009 pontiac vibe. It may be a coincidence, but felt it worth reporting since it may be related to the federal safety agency campaign 10v387000 which covered the 2005-2008 models.
2 weeks ago, I started smelling a gas odor coming from the front of my car as I drove. Then as I started it and stopped it ; I smelled it. Now it smells like exhaust all the time. I took it to the dealer today and they went over the entire exhaust and gas system and said it is fine. They agreed there is a "chemical smell", but nothing is wrong or the computer system would alert us. I picked up my car and it still smells like exhaust, not a "chemical" . My husband and I became nauseous driving after and hour last week and had to roll down the windows. He said he was light headed. It never smelled like this before and I can't stand driving it not only because it stinks but possible carbon monoxide.
The check engine and traction system control warning lights were coming on and off intermittently. The first repair was replacement of the PCM (computer that controls everything) due to a short. Within 2 days the warning lights again came on intermittently. After a few days of searching for the problem the dealer performing the repairs obtained info on similar reported claims from the gm company. It was found out that there is an oxygen sensor that goes bad and does not set off a warning as it should, and this again caused the PCM to again short out and need to be replaced. The dealer has been very good about finding the problems and doing the repairs; but now I am afraid to drive a car I just bought 2 months ago, for fear that the computer will again burn out and I will lose control of the vehicle!
2009 pontiac vibe. When the car is in drive and the car is stopped or nearly stopped, the engine races to 7000 RPM. This causes the vehicle to suddenly move forward into an intersection. To regain control I must shift to n and continue to apply the brakes as hard as possible. This occurs at random intervals. After I turn the engine off and back on it seems to work ok till the next time. I took the car to the dealer three times. The first and second trips to the dealer they said they found no trouble vehicle met specs. No parts replaced. The third time the dealer kept the car for two weeks, the car was returned on feb 19 2010. The dealer performed a two modifications to the vehicle. 1. Accelerator modification, and 2. They removed the driver floor mat. Today 02/22/2010 the car malfunctioned again, causing a near collision.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 pontiac vibe. While the contact was at a traffic light, he noticed that the RPM's increased beyond 2500 without the contact pressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 9857.
Catalytic converter odor inside car upon medium or greater acceleration on pontiac vibe 2009 2.4l engine. This is vehicle type complaint.
Car is stalling on initial acceleration from stop often - especially in warm weather and city type driving.. Occasionally stalls when coming to a stop. Occasionally increases RPM's randomly. These instances have caused major safety issues when navigating traffic. Below does not offer option to state this problem has been ongoing since purchase.
Exhaust smell inside passenger compartment. This is an ongoing problem. Dealership states there is no problem.
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