Pontiac Vibe is part of Toyota’s recall of sticking accelerators

The Pontiac Vibe crossover is included in Toyota Motor Corp.’s recall of sticking accelerators. Also included is the Vibe’s sister model, the Toyota Matrix. In addition, the latest recall of 2.3 million cars due to a faulty pedal design also includes 2009-10 Pontiac Vibes, according to GM spokesman Alan Adler.

GM said that it still doesn’t know exactly how many cars are affected. Adler said that Toyota found out about the recall only seven minutes before the carmaker notified the US government. Adler added that Toyota engineered and built the Vibes, which was built in Fremont, Calif., under a joint venture between GM and Toyota.
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Agent63 - 1/26/2010 6:22:19 PM

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It'll be fixed and life will move on. It will be worse for GM than it will be for Toyota. Domestic cars have a bad reputation whereas Toyota still has a good one.