2005 Pontiac Vibe Complaint Log

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. LOOKED UP RECALLS, FOUND A RECALL FOR AIRBAG BUT INCOMPLETE/NO REMEDY YET. CALLED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED DUE TO RECALL AND TOLD NO- THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT INVOLVED IN RECALL OF AIRBAG!!! REALLY? AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, THERE IS A RECALL ON YEAR/MODEL FOR AIRBAG BUT MY SITUATION IS NOT RELATED??? AND WHO PUTS OUT A RECALL WITH NO REMEDY??

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AFTER NOTIFYING TWO DEALERS. THE DEALERS DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM RECTIFIED SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER IN JUNE 2015. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 1/25/16 *JS UPDATED 03/31/16.*JB *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. A FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS, BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. NOTHING HIT ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT OTHER THAN THE IMPACT TO MY CHEST AND HANDS. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING IN 09/2013 DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS BEEN GRINDING WHEN LOWERING WITH POWER WINDOW SWITCH. DID NOT SEEM TO BE HUNG RIGHT INSIDE THE DOOR BUT ALWAYS COMPLETED SEAL WHEN CLOSING. SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND DOOR. TOOK APART, DID NOT SEE ANY THING. 01/2015, WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN THE FINAL 2 INCHES. FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. 02/2015 AFTER PARKING IN DRIVEWAY WITH WINDOW DOWN, WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET OUT OF CAR. DOOR WAS STUCK. SHUT DOOR, APPLIED NORMAL (MINIMAL) FORCE TO THE DOOR IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR HANDLE (WAS NOT PRESSING ON GLASS) AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, LEAVING GLASS INSIDE THE DOOR AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE DRIVING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGNAL, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INQUIRY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) ON MAY 13, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. *BF UPDATED 9/13/18*JB

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECEIVED A LETTER VIA FEDEX FROM GM REGARDING AIR BAG RECALL 14735, ADVISES NO ONE SHOULD OCCUPY THE FRONT SEAT AND HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE IMMEDIATELY. LETTER ALSO STATES I CAN CALL MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR SERVICE, WHICH I DID. LOCAL DEALERSHIP HERE IN HAWAII ADVISES THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL #14735, DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS, DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS AND PUT ME ON AN INDEFINITE WAIT LIST. BASICALLY THE LETTER FROM GM APPEARS TO COVER THEM FROM LIABILITY BUT IT REALITY NO ONE IS SERVICING MY CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,329.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2005 PONTIAC VIBE WITH 133000MI HAD THE PCM REPLACED UNDER RECALL #10282 IN OCTOBER 2013. IN JUNE 2014, AT 140000MI, THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE THE RECALL: HARD UPSHIFTS AND STALLING WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE BEGAN CUTTING OUT FOR <1SEC DURING STEADY-STATE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVENTUALLY STALLING COMPLETELY FROM 60MPH IN TRAFFIC. THE HARD SHIFTING AND STALLING IS INTERMITTENT, THOUGH MOST COMMON AFTER DRIVING 10MIN OR MORE. WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT THROTTLE, THE TACHOMETER DIVES FROM 3K RPM TO UNDER 1K BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS CAN BE FELT AS A HARSH JOLT WITHIN THE CAR, AND WILL KILL THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO IF EITHER OF THOSE ARE IN USE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WITH A DODGE RAM 1500 IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR (TOYOTA RAV 4) GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I DID TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO TRY AND GET INTO THE TURN LANE TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME. THE CAR REAR ENDED ME AND THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. MY HEAD HIT THE SIDE WINDOW JAM (BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR) AND THEN MY NOSE AND MOUTH HIT MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT BUT STILL MY FACE WAS INJURED AND MY LEFT LEG HIT THE STEERING COLUMN. I DO REMEMBER FEELING A POINT DURING THE COLLISION THAT I FLEW IN THE AIR - HAVING THE FEELING THAT I WAS FLYING. MY SEAT BELT CAUGHT AND I WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE SEAT. MY SEAT WAS NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL EVEN THOUGH I WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE WHICH IS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL I BELIEVE. I ALSO ENDED UP SPLITTING MY EYE IN TWO PLACES WHEN I HIT THE BORDER BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR. I ALSO ENDED UP HITTING MY LEG ON THE STEERING COLUMN WITH MAJOR BRUISING. THE IMPACT WITH THE STEERING ALSO CAUSED MY TEETH TO GO THROUGH MY TOP LIP AND BROKE NUMEROUS TEETH. I FEEL LIKE I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH SERIOUS INJURIES IF MY AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. *TR

TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER 1.5 YEARS AND THERE STILL IS NOT A REMEDY FOR MY CAR. I CONTACTED PONTIAC TWICE (REF # 71-1508944596) AND THEY HAVE BEEN NO HELP GETTING MY AIR BAG ISSUE RESOLVED. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

CAR WAS PARKED ALL DAY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR I STARTED IT, ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT (POWER) WINDOWS, LEFT IT IN PARK TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. RETURNED AND THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR WAS IN FLAMES. *TT

INTERMITTENT THEN STEADY DISPLAY OF "AIR BAG" MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON DASH. *TR

NO WARNING LIGHTS - NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR - MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION - VERY LOUD NOISE AND CAR FROZE. TOWED TO DEALER - QUOTED $4800.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO DEALER. CALLED GM WHO AGREED TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH A WELL MAINTAINED - LOW MILEAGE VIBE BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN "SUPPORT THE DEALER'S DECISIONS." I EXPECTED THIS CAR TO LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THE TRADE IN PRICE IS NOT MUCH MORE THAN THIS REPAIR PRICE. DRIVER WAS ON THEIR WAY TO THE HIGHWAY AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED A FEW MILES BEYOND WHERE IT DID THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL CONSEQUENCES. WITH THE CURRENT IGNITION RECALL ISSUE THAT GM HANDLED SO POORLY I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE HERE THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT. *TR

MY GIRL'S VEHICLE STOPPED ON IT'S OWN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING, BUT LATER WOULD RESTART. THE ENGINE JUST KEPT STOPPING SHE WOULD SAY IN VARIOUS TURNS, BUT WITH JIGGLING THE KEY IT WOULD START BACK UP.THE LAST TIME WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE JUST MADE IT COASTING THRU THE INTERSECTION. I NOTICED THE KEY CHAIN WAS OVERLOADED WITH MACE, MINI BASEBALL TIGERS BAT, 15 KEYS, PICTURES ETC. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE MUST BE LOCKED AND WE NEED TO SCRAP THE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO FIRE UP. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT SOMETIMES MADE CONTACT. I JUST GOT A 4TH NOTICE THAT THE 4TH SET OF AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR IS CRUSHED NOW, BUT IT SEEMS PRETTY LOGICAL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. I BOUGHT HER A NEW CAR BECAUSE IT KEPT DYING IN TURNS. I DID NOT PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLICITY. THE SCOPE OF THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO THE 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION THRU THOSE INTERSECTIONS. THE VIN IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON FEB 3 2014 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HERNIATED DISK IN MY NECK RESULTING IN SURGERY TO PUT A PLATE AND SCREWS IN MY NECK I SUFFER FROM PAIN EVERYDAY FROM THIS.IN MY POLICE REPORT IT STATES MY AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOYI CAR WAS TOTALED.MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL.I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT GOT REAR INDEED AND SLAMED IT IN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TOTALING MY CAR.I DONT HAVE EXCESS TO A SCANNER TO SEND POLICE REPORT BUT I DO HAVE IT IF YOU NEED IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I PULLED OVER SAFELY AND WAITED FOR TOW SERVICE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FAILED, AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE HARSHLY. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED, SHE WAS INFORMED ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED A CODE OF P0440 AND P0441, WERE RELATED TO THE PCM, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE READINGS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE SAME CODES. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 01/13/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE KEY CAN BE PULLED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CAR REMAINS RUNNING WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A TORQUE CONVERTER SENSOR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRE PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR AND WITHIN THREE MILES OF SHOP ONE TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. ONE MONTH LATTER ANOTHER SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. HAVE PICKS OF LARGE BLISTER THAT FORMED ON TIRE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ON REMAINING TIRES. *TR

I STARTED HEARING A CLUNK WHILE BRAKING MY CAR AND SOON, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING WHENEVER I USED MY BRAKES. I CHECKED MY BRAKES AND THEY LOOKED GREAT AS WELL AS THE ROTORS. IT TURNS OUT IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,047.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING MODERATE TRAFFIC MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE COMPLETELY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER BARELY MAKING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD WENT ONLINE WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS I HAD. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE VIN AND ORDERED THE RECALL ITEM. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED THE NEW CONTROL MODULE AND THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START AND THEY WOULD NEED TO DIG FURTHER TO FIND THE CAUSE. AFTER DIGGING MORE INTO IT THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY (DAY 3) AND TOLD ME THAT THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN AND RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE AND UNKNOWN FACTORS WITH THE CURRENT ENGINE. THE ESTIMATE OF REPAIR WAS $6100. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THE CAMSHAFT COULD BE REPLACED OR IF THE ENGINE DID INDEED NEED REPLACED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (DAY 4) WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS GIVEN A BROKEN BOLT THAT THE MECHANIC SAID HAD BEEN THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT HAD GOTTEN LODGED IN A WAY THAT CAUSED THE CAMSHAFT TO BREAK., SOMETHING HE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. WHEN I GOT IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THE SAME THING, "THAT BOLT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BROKEN AND CAUSED THE CAMSHAFT TO JAM. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS." WHEN I ASK WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BOLT TO BREAK HE SAID "MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THAT'S IT, NOTHING ELSE WOULD CAUSE A BOLT IN THAT POSITION TO EVER BREAK". HE ACQUIRED A REFURBISHED ENGINE WITH ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE (THE CAM/BOLT HAD DAMAGED THE VALVES) FOR ABOUT $2600 AND IT RUNS FANTASTIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED I COULD GET THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MAKE IT TO THE SIDE WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING MORE OF A TRAFFIC JAM. *TR

THE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 103000 MILES. LIKELY CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF AN OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING. SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 90000 MILES, WHICH INCLUDED A VIBRATION IN THE SHIFTER HANDLE AND SLIGHT BUZZING NOISE. THE NOISE PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL I HAD IT REPLACED AT 103000 MILES. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, THE BEARING MAY HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, PCM AND VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON RECALL BUT, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

BROUGHT MY 2005 VIBE INTO A GM DEALERSHIP DUE TO PAINT BUBBLES ON THE HOOD. LEARNED IT WAS FROM MY HOOD RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE METAL LATCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD IS RUSTING OUT AND GM REFUSES TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN SEEN ON OTHER GM MODELS AND GM IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE FIX. THEY ARE REQUIRING THEIR CONSUMERS PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A POTENTIALLY LARGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE RUST CAN GIVE WAY AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE THE HOOD TO RELEASE WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2005 GM PONTIAC VIBE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOLT THAT HELD THE SEAT BELT TOGETHER BECAME DETACHED AND THE SEAT BELT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLT WAS STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,351 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,566.