I requested to have the part specifically sent at no cost to me from Pontiac and I would pay for the labor, but again, Pontiac is refusing that option until I have it diagnosed at an actual GMC dealership, which is going to cost me another $75, on top of any repair/replacement costs. I do not want to pay for another diagnostic test when 4 separate mechanics have tested my vehicle-including a government run Agency-and all came up with the same code and part that needs replacing. All because of the computer needing to be replaced. I now am stuck with not being able to renew my plates B/C the emission station failed my vehicle. They are refusing to acknowledge there is an issue that was not caused by me and unless I pay to have another diagnostic test done, they will not offer any re-imbursement or parts at no cost. I requested to have the part no cost and I would pay for the labor. Per Pontiac-they are requesting me to pay to have another diagnostic test done at a GMC dealer to verify the codes are correct before they would "consider" offering, if anything, any type of resolution. At the time of the incident, I had roughly 101,800 miles on vehicle. ![]() Toyota corrected the issue, yet GMC denied there was one present.(tsb TC014-06). Was told by my mechanic that this was an issue that GMC tried to cover up, but knowing that my car has a Toyota engine, he contacted Toyota and found they had the same issue for their matrix & corolla for that same year. Found out will have to replace computer on a 5 yr old vehicle. Took to have diagnosed at several locations, and same code arises. Took to be diagnosed and code that came up is P2716 pressure control solenoid electrical fault. The right thing for Pontiac/GM to do is pay for my transmission repair caused by their faulty part.ĭriving 2005 Pontiac Vibe and in afternoon of shifting became hard. My transmission was ruined because of a known faulty part (PCM) that is just now under recall. In the transmission-documented) which led to a complete transmission repair job costing me $3275.45 as well as the replacement of the PCM. The failure of the now recalled PCM caused extremely harsh shifting which caused transmission damage (metal filings etc. I did that but I already had the correct PCM from the initial failure in 2008. The second letter came in Feb 2011 advising me to go to the Pontiac dealer to get the PCM checked. I was told to wait for the second letter before going to the dealer to check it out. 2010, I get the recall notice admitting to the exact problem that Toyota described in 2006. This was also the time of the economic collapse and GM looked like it would go extinct. I asked Pontiac about this and they still denied that there was a problem. The car still shifted harshly and the transmission specialist did some research and found a Toyota tech bulletin from 2006 that described the exact problem in the Toyota matrix (sister car to the Vibe-nummi plant). ![]() So I took the car to a transmission specialist and paid over $3200 for a new transmission. There was no known problem and no recall. ![]() The car was off warranty, but before I had any work done I called both the local Pontiac dealer and GM (-documented). In November 2008 my Pontiac Vibe (automatic transmission) started to shift harshly (literally slamming into gear), the check engine light came on and my mechanic pulled the code P2716 indicating a solenoid/transmission problem.
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