Pontiac Vibe owners, your car might be included in recall, too
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Article Date: 1/25/2010 | Resource: MLG
Pontiac Vibe owners, your car might be included in recall, too
In the wake of Toyotas latest recall last week, involving 2.3 million more cars due to sticking accelerator pedals, is another vehicle that is included in the recall but has been almost forgotten about: the Pontiac Vibe.
The Vibe is the twin to the Matrix, and was produced by Toyota under a joint venture with General Motors at the New United Motor Manufacturing plant (NUMMI) in Fremont.
2009 and 2010 models of the Pontiac version are included in the recall of the same model-year Toyota Matrix compact cars. Toyota has not broken down the figures of how many of each of its cars are being recalled in this latest incident, which blames a faulty pedal design for instances of the accelerator sticking and causing the vehicle to accelerate.
In an interview with Automotive News, GM spokesman Alan Alder said he didnt know how many Vibes are affected, and that GM itself only found out about the recall seven minutes before Toyota notified the government.
All of it sort of rests back with Toyota, except that its badged as a Pontiac, Adler said. Its Toyotas recall.
When GM gets more details from Toyota on how many Vibes are included in the recall and how it will go about fix them, GM will alert owners about fixing the problem at Buick-GMC dealerships, Adler told Automotive News, adding that GM hasnt received any notice from customers about sticking-accelerator issues..
We didnt manufacture it, but we sell it, so we have a responsibility to make sure that Pontiac customers are taken care of, he said.
General Motors killed off the storied Pontiac brand last year as part of its plan to become profitable. It also shed its Hummer, Saturn and Saab brands.
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