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by 1turbofocus
Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:26 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: (waveresponder)

I have been dirt track racing from 1986 to 2004 in a late model sportsman , If you dont drive with both your in the way and I was rarely in the way , Drag racing from 1998 to 2005I picked up driving in that mannor and have done it almost half my life now , This wasent an issue with hitting the wrong...
by 1turbofocus
Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:52 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info (star_deceiver)

Yes buying tires in the US is much cheaper , the Import tax can be as much as 30% on tires tho depending on where they were made , the cost of the tire , import tax and shipping would be about the same as buying them here when I did the math I left brake , If I hadent of left brake and didnt have th...
by 1turbofocus
Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:25 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info (star_deceiver)

Yes buying tires in the US is much cheaper , the Import tax can be as much as 30% on tires tho depending on where they were made , the cost of the tire , import tax and shipping would be about the same as buying them here when I did the math I left brake , If I hadent of left brake and didnt have th...
by 1turbofocus
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info (J_TO_ENVY)

UPDATE things are looking like they may be moving forward , My dealership got up with Pontiac and after almost a week and are getting the parts from GM shipped to my dealership and going to ship them to the Pontiac dealer in Merida Mexico I have to fly home tho because my wife MUST make a doctors Ap...
by 1turbofocus
Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:56 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info (J_TO_ENVY)

Sorry but you used "death trap" first and after all the research people have done they bought the Vibe like my Wife did and yet were all in the same boat is my point I am just worse off then most as Pontiac or my dealership have yet to do anything to help me with recall or warranty , I am ...
by 1turbofocus
Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:30 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info (J_TO_ENVY)

A death trap , you mean like the throttle sticking ? And all the research that you did and you bought your Pontiac Vibe anyway ? Hmmm very strange Tom
by 1turbofocus
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:53 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: more info

Pontiac had other means to contact me besides snail mail , My MagicJack # is clearly on my sales contract as well as my email , My Pontiac dealer sends me discounts for oil changes and service monthly why can they not add in any recalls ??????????I let my wife buy new cars so I dont have to worry ab...
by 1turbofocus
Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:47 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: (ponta2147)

No I did NOT know that my Pontiac is a Toyota , I have a life and it does not revolve around spending endless Hrs on the phone or the net researching back to its birth everything I buy , I had rather take the time traveling and enjoying life , I have/had trust in Pontiac as this is the second new Pr...
by 1turbofocus
Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:57 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac (djkeev)

Yes I swirved hard left and went off the road to avoid hitting a guy on a bike and another car , got hard on the brake and turned off the key soming to a safe stop just off the sholder of the road Killed 3 tires , 1 wheel and some scratches , I have a wheel coming in from the US used and looking for...
by 1turbofocus
Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:53 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac (djkeev)

Are you serious , I am supose to cantact Pontiac to find out if there is recalls or issues with a car I bought from them , about isses they built wrong NO The news that I have seen sais NOTHING about the throttle for the Toyota also being on the Pontiac Vibe , The News I have seen about this has sai...
by 1turbofocus
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac (djkeev)

Thanks for your opinion , I am not sure how you feel this is all my fault I have internet to get emails from friends and family , I get TV and hear about the recall but it never one time said anything about Toyota made my Vibe GT or that the Pontiac Vibe GT was in with the Toyota recall on TV A simp...
by 1turbofocus
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:45 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: (BrettZ)

Yes I have Mexico Ins , to travel in Mexico with a US car MX Ins is required Tom
by 1turbofocus
Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:58 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac (kostby)

I have Ins but you have to buy Mexico Ins to travel in Mexico . US Ins is not allowed If I use my Ins here they will cancel the Ins and I will have to pay 2 times the amount next time , Mexico Ins is nothing like US and will not pay a rental or for motel Pontiac did have a way to get me the recal in...
by 1turbofocus
Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: (northvibe)

I was told by the road side assistance guy that there was 2 recalls , One for the mat and one for the throttle body or cable , something like that Tom
by 1turbofocus
Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:27 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Re: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac (star_deceiver)

No we did not , We have been in Mexico sence March and do not have our mail sent here I own a Ford product as well and I get all my potential issues and recalls emailed to me as well as updates from the dealership I bought it from , Pontiac does not seem to do this Tom
by 1turbofocus
Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:50 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac
Replies: 54
Views: 24630

Recall, throttle stuck , no help from Pontiac

Hello, I own a 09 Pontiac Vibe GT The wife and I are traveling Mexico and about 3.5 days from the Texas border , On a trip back to Progreso Mexico from Tucul getting pottery the throttle stock going to pass a car , when I got past and let off the throttle it did not let off , to miss hitting another...