Has anyone else had their ECM/PCM replaced under this safety recall? My check engine light has been turning on and off and reports the code P0741. I have also experienced abrupt shifting and gear slipping when accelerating, especially in low gears. My dealership replaced my transmission last year …

So has the pcm been replaced? There is a tsb on this problem, and the problem is highly probable wrong pcm, however there has been one fix with this code that did not involve pcm replacement. That was the trans pressure regulator.

See if the part number of your ECM is on the list at the bottom of this document: http://www.9thgencorolla.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6058&d=1283055673 The ECM is located behind the glove compartment, small metal box with a B&W label.

circuitsmith I can’t access the document you directed to. Can you copy and paste on a reply or send another link? Will the EMC on all recalled Vibes be replaced or only those with a specific manufacturing code? Thanks mlzamp

I did not look this particular problem up but I will advise that you do not get confused over the differences between Recalls, TSBs, and Campaigns. This comment is only made due to your referencing this as a safety recall. Recalls mean that any repair will be free of charge to you. TSBs generally …

I have a 2006 Vibe purchased at about 30k miles. This summer we noticed some rough shifting when the car first started and kind of a ‘wind-up’ toy sound. We received the ‘recall’ in Sept2010 about the PCM, which mentioned ‘harsh shifting’ as one of the symptoms of a failed PCM. The letter mention…

Ok - if you’re supposed to have any recall work done, then have it done - and then get out of there. $6500 for a transmission? Was that a typo? Are they going to gold plate it? I think that’s the “the sales department would love to show you our new…” price. I am not familiar with this recall. …

I would think you can also take it to a Toyota dealership, since the Vibe is the Toyota Matrix.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recallsearch.cfm?type=VEHICLE&SearchType=DrillDown&step=2 Click on the link and follow the instructions. If your car is not listed in this database, there is no recall.

That was the price quoted. After a week sitting waiting for the upper management at GM Customer service, they said they would give me $500 off parts and $500 off labor. I told them I’ll wait for the class action lawsuit. After noticing the number of vibes with transmissions replaced ( some twic…

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jtsanders January 7, 2011, 7:02pm 11

GM had to wait for parts from Toyota, who controls the parts system for the Vibe and Matrix. GM sent a letter to their dealers in early December stating that they would not have enough parts to replace all the PCMs until mid-January 2011. Toyota is the one messing with your replacement schedule. If you want to take issue with GMs choice of a partner, that’s OK. But blame Toyota for keeping the parts from you.

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