10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 6 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 7 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 13,770 miles
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Takata recall - have owned this car since 2009 and was not aware of the problem until the beginning of this year. There is currently no fix to the problem and I have been told not to ride in the passenger seat. I have been riding in the passenger seat since 2009 and that response to the problem is totally inadequate. It's almost a year since the original notification and there is still no fix. Seems to me "don't ride in the passenger seat" is a euphemism for them trying to avoid lawsuits. I have not experienced an incident and hopefully will not in the future but I am hoping that the NHTSA might spur someone to come up with a solution to the problem.
- Portland, OR, USA
The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called a local dealer (riley Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac, 2033 christy drive, jefferson city, mo 65101) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Mokane, MO, USA
I have been contacted about the airbag recall, but the dealer says they do not have the parts necessary to do the recall and will not have them in the foreseeable future!
- Bangor, PA, USA
Takata recall the airbag recall has officially been in effect since Jan 10, 2017 with a remedy not yet available. That is almost 10 months with no remedy. I cannot use my car to Transport my family from point a to point B without threat of bodily harm.
- Louisville, KY, USA
Takata recall. GM is refusing to fix this. It has been 10 months. This is a huge burden to my family.
- Livonia, MI, USA
Recall manufacturer failure to comply
- Norcross, GA, USA
Takata recall I was notified over a year ago by GM that my vehicle is affected by the takata airbag recall. I was told that I would soon have replacement parts for my vehicle. Several months ago, I received a letter from GM saying that there were no parts available. I was told the solution was "not to use the passenger seat". there was no estimated time when parts would be available. This is not an acceptable solution. I need to use the passenger seat of my vehicle.
- Renton, WA, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Hillside, IL, USA
Takata recall. I am contacting you today to make a complaint about the fact that I received the air bag recall notice in March 2017 and still have not been able to have the repair made because the parts are still not available. I have contacted Pontiac twice now to no avail.
- Winfield, PA, USA
Takata recall as of 11/06/2017, my dealer reports there is still no resolution available for my car with regard to replacing the defective airbags.
- Zimmerman, MN, USA
Takata recall: I received a safety recall notice in March stating that there was a safety recall with no parts currently available for my vehicle. It has been eight months and there is still no remedy. I think this is an unreasonable amount of time to address this safety issue. In particular, I have been unable to use my front passenger seat this entire time and this greatly impedes my use of this vehicle.
- Chicago, IL, USA
Takata recall dealer does not have remedy for passenger airbag.
- West Bloomfield, MI, USA
Takata recall - front passenger airbag inflator
- Milan, MI, USA
Takata recall apparently my recall states "recall incomplete. Remedy not yet available." Given the severity of this recall, I find it troubling that no remedy is available nearly a year after I was first notified. I have contacted my local dealer and they state that they cannot act until the remedy is identified. This my family's only car and rely on it daily. There has been no incident yet, but I do not feel safe driving a car with such a severe defect. I'm not sure what I can do, but this is not safe and the length to identify a remedy is irresponsible.
- Alexandria, VA, USA
Takata recall. I was instructed to file this safety complaint if the manufacturer was unable to fix the defective air bag. I called our local dealership and they told me they have not identified a fix to the problem yet.
- Zeeland, MI, USA
Takata recall - information shows that "incomplete - remedy not available yet".. I received a card in the mail about this recall months ago
- Oberlin, OH, USA
Takata airbag. I have a 5 passenger car with 5 people in my family. We are unable to use the front seat not allowing us to use the car. It has been 11 months for this recall. It would be nice to be able to Transport the whole family in one car.
- Morgantown, WV, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags); however the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact received the recall notice over a year ago. The dealer (albright Buick GMC Cadillac, 2008 N belt hwy, St joseph, mo 64506 (816) 396-5822) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact received a postcard from tk holdings about them filing for bankruptcy. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- St Joseph, MO, USA
Takata recall I received notice many months ago about this recall along with several others. As instructed by General Motors, I took my car to the dealer for repair and replacement and was informed that there is still no fix available for the dangerous airbag. I was warned in the notice not to Transport anyone in the front seat of my car until the airbag is replaced. This is a grave inconvenience for me and my family!!! I inquired about GM taking the car back and was told that would not be possible. I have been waiting now for 2 years. This week I got another notice informing me that the manufacture of the airbag has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy!!! still no remedy available!!! I need GM to repurchase this car from me. Why should I be stuck with it and not getting it's full use and have to worry each day that something deadly may happen. Please help me to appeal to GM to take this car back!!! thank you so much for your help.
- Fall River, MA, USA
- Gig Harbor, WA, USA