2005 Pontiac Vibe Complaint Log

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH RECALL REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING PERFECT BEFORE SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, IT WAS IDLING BADLY. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND UPON DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE RECALL PART THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FAULTY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE INSTEAD OF THE ECM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND OFTEN TIMES, WOULD STALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD MAKE ONE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL AND ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE INITIAL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER A NEW POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS INSTALLED PER THE RECALL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT VERY HARD AND CONSUMER STATES HEARING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WHEN SHE ACCELERATED *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PCM WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,928.

TIMEFRAME OF 2005 PONTIAC VIBE RECALL OF PCM/ECM UNIT - EXACTLY HOW LONG ARE OWNERS EXPECTED TO WAIT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS RECALL THAT WAS SUBMITTED OVER 5 MONTHS AGO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

ENGINE WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN PLACED IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, ENGINE WOULD IDLE AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM. ENGINE SPEED IN GEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM AT A FULL STOP. THE ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY OTHER THAN THE HIGH IDLE ISSUE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT WOULD HOLD IT IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION. NONE WERE FOUND, AND THE PEDAL WAS UNABLE TO BE RAISED MORE THAN IT'S RESTING POSITION. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS INSPECTED, AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WITH THE KEY IN THE "OFF" POSITION, THE THROTTLE PLATE COULD BE MANIPULATED THROUGH IT'S ENTIRE RANGE OF MOTION BY HAND. A GENERIC SCAN TOOL WAS ATTACHED WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION, ENGINE NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO STORED OR PENDING CODES. "ABSOLUTE THROTTLE POSITION" READ 20% WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, AND WENT UP TO 80% UPON FULLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. A THROTTLE LEARN WAS ATTEMPTED. (WITH THE KEY ON/ENGINE OFF, THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY DEPRESSED FOR 5S, THEN THE KEY TURNED OFF, THEN THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED.) THE THROTTLE LEARN DID NOT EFFECT THE BEHAVIOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS INSPECTED FOR LOOSE WIRING; NONE WAS FOUND. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS LIGHTLY TAPPED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES TOWARD THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A FLASHLIGHT. UPON THIS ACTION, "NORMAL" THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED. THE SUSPECT ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR IS STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE PCM FAILURE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD. ENGINE CODE P2716. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND AFTER DOING SO THE SYMPTOMS STILL OCCUR. AFTER FINALLY REPLACING THE PCM, THE ISSUES WERE RESOLVED. THAT MEANS $4000 IN WASTED REPAIRS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WITH CASE 71-902887626. THE CAR ONLY SHIFTS POORLY WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SO IT SEEMS LOGICAL THAT THE ISSUE IS ELECTRICALLY RELATED. (PCM) SO FAR GM HAS DENIED THAT THE PCM IN THIS CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE "CURRENT" RECALL. A MONKEY CAN PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER IN THIS SITUATION. I WRITING THIS FOR OTHER VIBE OWNERS WHO GET THE RUN AROUND WITH GM AND THEIR DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE RE-FLASHED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,950.

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). COMPONENTS COULD FAIL PREMATURELY OR CAUSE ENGINE STALL OR FAILURE TO START. *KB CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED 120210 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE NOTICED ALSO STATED A FOLLOW-UP LETTER WOULD BE MAILED REGARDING PARTS DISTRIBUTION AND REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2010 HE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FOLLOW-UP LETTER. *JB UPDATED 01/05/11. *JB UPDATED 02/10/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PCM/ECM COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, LOCKED AND STALLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART BUT WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IF THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

CAR BEGAN ROUGH SHIFTING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V-387 (GM REF NUMBER 10282). INITIALLY, DEALER DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS DISPLAYED BY THE CAR. AFTER SENDING THE DEALER THE RECALL INFORMATION AND THE INITIAL LETTER SENT TO ME BY GM, DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX. THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT ESCALATE THE ISSUE THROUGH GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000. UPDATED 01/04/118LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. CODES: PO441 EVAP EMISSIONS PURGE FLOW FAULT P2420 SOLENOID CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE IN COLD WEATHER 35 DEGREES F OR LOWER ENGINE IDLES ERRATICALLY BETWEEN 1500 TO 2000 RPM AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE DOES NOT REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE FOR FIRST 5 MILES OF DRIVING. HEATER/DEFROSTER WORKS POORLY FOR FIRST 5 MILES OF DRIVING. *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, AND THEN THE CAR DIED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND A WRECKER HAD TO BE CALLED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR SOME OF THE TIME BUT IT WOULD START RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD DIE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. I HAD READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A RECALL TO START MID SEPTEMBER ON 2005-2008 VIBES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR SEEMED TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. OUR MECHANIC AGREED THIS SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM. OUR MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT FOUND RECALL INFO ONLINE AND REFERRED US TO GM. GM SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL INFO. ON THE COMPUTER AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING JUST YET. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP. IT STALLED TWICE GETTING THERE WITH OUR MECHANIC DRIVING SINCE HE HAD BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL TRY TO START THE CAR TOMORROW (9/23/10). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE PARKED. AS THE CONTACT ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V387000- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION HOSE WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AS THE GEARS BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD COST $700 TO BE REPAIRED SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NHTSA RECALL#10V387000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; GM'S SAFETY RECALL#10282 YET HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER TO CONTACT NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT WHICH HAD NOT GIVEN HER ANY OTHER FAVORABLE RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V286, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER N140735. I AM BEING RECEIVING THE ADVISE FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS, I VISTED GMC DEALERS AT CAGUAS PUERTO RICO, .RECALL STATUS : INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. AND IN ACCORDING TO THE YOUR SAFETY IS AT RISK. IMMIDIATE ACTION REQUIRED. SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEARTH. IT' SURGENT TO SCHEDULE YOUR FREE RECALL IMMEDITELY. WHAT SHOUL I DO TO HAVE FIX IF AFTER MANY YEARS STILL , REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE, SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL OF MY FAMILY GET INJURY OR DEATH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND EMISSIONS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LIGHTS, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,459. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND HARSH SHIFTING RESULTED. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT A GM DEALER AND FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. GM IS CLAIMING THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. A PASSERBY PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION; THE DIAGNOSIS CAME FROM HOW THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT TRANSMISSION FOR THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER BEING MADE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FIND A USED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CAR IDLED LOW AND HARD SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND DEALERSHIPS KEPT SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS SO RANDOM, THEY COULD NEVER GET IT TO ACT THAT WAY FOR THEM. I WENT ON VACATION RECENTLY, CAME HOME AND WENT TO TURN ON CAR, IT STARTED, I STARTED TO DRIVE AND IT STALLED. LIGHTS STAYED ON, BUT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. TOWED IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE COMPUTER CONTROL SOMETHING OR OTHER AND THAT ONE OF THE SIGNALS TO AN INJECTOR IS NOT MAKING IT. THEY SAID ALL THE HARD IDLING I EXPERIENCED WAS A SIGN THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICALLY WRONG AND THE DEALERSHIPS WERE TELLING ME IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL! THEY ARE REPLACING A WIRE FOR AN INJECTOR AND THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE? RIGHT NOW. I AM NOT SURE OF THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE COMPUTER BRAIN THINGY. *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE- PCM UNIT GOES BAD, LEADING TO AUTO TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE P2716, FIRST REPLACED BATTERY THEN ALTERNATOR WITH DELCO/GMC PART NOW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ERRORS AND TRANS PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY PCM - SOLENOID D FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND WAS CAUSING THE ABNORMAL NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND IT STALLED. *TR

MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HAD TO HAVE THE EMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND HAD TO PAY $571.71 FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A WITH THE PCM. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/28/11

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. HARD SHIFTING. GAS MILEAGE REDUCED EPC SOLENOID BURNED UP AND WAS REPLACED, STILL HAD ENGINE LIGHT ON. HAD COMPUTER FLASHED STILL ON. HAD VALVE BODY REPLACED CAUSE OF BAD PLUNGER IN SOLENOID VALVE BODY FELL APART WHEN REMOVED ( BAD CLIPS) AND THEN NEEDED PCM REPLACED. IS IT POSSIBLE THE PCM CAUSED THE SOLENOIDS TO FAIL AND BURN UP ALONG WITH THE PCM GOING BAD? *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION STALLING PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE SENT HIS RECEIPTS TO PONTIAC REGARDING A TRANSMISSION AND STALLING PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM PONTIAC TO DATE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPENT OVER $2200 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

PURCHASED (4) NEW TIRES - DROVE 50 MILES WHEN FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW-OUT FROM THE SIDEWALL - WAS TRAVELING @ 65 MPH. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WAS DIAGNOSED AS COMPUTER PERFORMANCE PROBLEM WITH PO607 ENGINE CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

PCM FOR 2005 PONTIAC VIBE FAILED. SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE WERE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION MADE HARD AND ERRATIC SHIFTS. SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000. WHEN GM HELP CENTER WAS CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. I REQUESTED THAT MY VEHICLE BE COVERED UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR

DRIVING 2005 PONTIAC VIBE AND IN AFTERNOON OF 2/14/2010 SHIFTING BECAME HARD. TOOK TO BE DIAGNOSED AND CODE THAT CAME UP IS P2716; PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID; ELECTRICAL FAULT. TOOK TO HAVE DIAGNOSED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, AND SAME CODE ARISES. FOUND OUT WILL HAVE TO REPLACE COMPUTER ON A 5 YR OLD VEHICLE. 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. TOYOTA CORRECTED THE ISSUE, YET GMC DENIED THERE WAS ONE PRESENT.(TSB TC014-06). AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD ROUGHLY 101,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. 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. I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PART @ NO COST AND I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. 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 NOW AM STUCK WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RENEW MY PLATES B/C @ THE EMISSION STATION FAILED MY VEHICLE. ALL BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. 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. 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 ALSO HAVE NO GUARANTEE FROM PONTIAC THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE ANY RE-IMBURSEMENT/PARTS AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO ME, SO I FEEL THAT I AM WASTING MORE MONEY FOR A FAULTY COMPUTER GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE HAS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BECAUSE IT STICKS OUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TOWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH 3 DISC INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND ALSO A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 200,000.

SIMPLY ROLLING THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. I HAD THE LF POWER WINDOW REPAIRED 5 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE RF WINDOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, THE GLASS HAS COME LOOSE AND COCKS UNEVENLY WHILE ROLLING DOWN. *TR

ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE COMING TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT CONSISTENTLY 1 IN 5 STOPS CAUSING BRAKE LOSS AT LOW SPEED, TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED ABS PUMP AND WHEEL SENSOR, VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIR COST $1467.25 FOR PUMP, DEALER REPLACED $500.00 SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

HARD SHIFTS, BAD GAS MILEAGE, AND THE DUMMY LIGHT STAYS ON. NEW PCM PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE AND SINCE 2009 MY CAR HAS BEEN LOSING COOLING AND HAS A BURNING SMELL. OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS. IN 2010 I THERE WAS A ENGINE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T BELIEVE MY CAR WAS PROPERLY SERVICED. TODAY I STILL HAVE THE BURNING SMELL, SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR I'VE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS WITHOUT RESULTS AND HAVE TO REFILL MY COOLING 3 - 4 TIMES A MONTH. THE SERVICE CENTERS HAVE SAID THEIRS NO LEAK BUT THERE COULD BE A TEMPERATURE ISSUE THAT BURNS THE COOLING BUT NO ONE IN THE PAST 6 YEARS HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT AND THE SMELL IS GETTING WORST.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO HIS GARAGE. THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 04/20/2010. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE GLASS UNWARRANTLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,819.

FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW, THE FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS OF MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE FAIL TO GO UP AND DOWN (HOLDING CLIP FAILED). THE WINDOWS GET "COCKED" WHEN TRYING TO LOWER/RAISE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT (NEW) AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER (UNDER WARRANTY). IT HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS LATER. I NOTICED THERE WERE RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ON 2003 & 2004 PONTIAC VIBES, BUT NOTHING FOR 2005 VIBES (EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS THE SAME FOR 2005 VIBES AS IT WAS FOR 2003 & 2004 MODEL YEARS - THE SOLUTION WAS REPLACEMENT WITH A STRONGER CLIP). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN ROLLED DOWN MORE THAN HALF WAY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. IT ROLLED UP AND DOWN FINE SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. TWO WEEKS AGO I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THAT DOOR. THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN MORE THAN A FEW INCHES. I HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET OUT. I HAD TO ROLL UP THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND SPRAY THE DOOR CHECK LINK WITH A LOT OF WD40 TO GET IT OPEN. THE DOOR SEEMED TO OPEN AND CLOSE OK AFTER THAT, BUT THE POPPING NOISE CONTINUED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE WINDOW GLASS (WHEN ROLLED DOWN) WAS TOUCHING THE DOOR CHECK LINK, CAUSING THE ISSUES. THEY HAD TO REPOSITION THE LINK AND CLEARANCE BRACKET TO FIX WINDOW. *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED CHANGING SPEEDS ABRUPTLY, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY 863.00 WOULD BE COVERED FROM THE 2199.00 OF THE MONEY HE SPENT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS INTERNALLY DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE OVERHAULED. *JB

2005 VIBE MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY REPAIR TO FENDER,'GRILL AIR CONDITIONER ,HOOD, BUMPER SOME NEW PAIRS SOME USE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSES $5000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASH INTO HIS. EVERYONE WAS WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS ,THEIR WAS ONE PERSON INJURED BUT THEY DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL UNTIL FOUR DAYS AFTER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE GM AND TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT NO ONE HAS RESPONDED AS OF THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE VIN NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000

2005 PONTIAC VIBE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-CYL 1.8L AT 33K MILES, HAD INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT + TOUGH SHIFTING FOR 1 WEEK, TOOK TO 2 REPAIR SHOPS AND TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION + TORQUE CYLINDER. SPECIFICALLY, THE CODE WAS "PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID" AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK. CAR HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, NO MOUNTAINS OR COLD WINTERS (BUT LOCATED IN HOUSTON WITH HEAT + HUMIDITY). THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR A CAR THIS NEW WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION DEFECT. ENGINE + TRANSMISSION ARE TOYOTA MADE IN THE US. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS MAY BE A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE TOYOTA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE, YET NO RECALLS OR SERVICE CALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GM. *TR

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. THE CAR WAS OFF WARRANTY, BUT BEFORE I HAD ANY WORK DONE I CALLED BOTH THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND GM (11/4/2008-DOCUMENTED). EACH SAID THE SAME THING. THERE WAS NO KNOWN PROBLEM AND NO RECALL. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND PAID OVER $3200 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. 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). I ASKED PONTIAC ABOUT THIS AND THEY STILL DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS WAS ALSO THE TIME OF THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND GM LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD GO EXTINCT. NOW, IN SEPT. 2010, I GET THE RECALL NOTICE ADMITTING TO THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA DESCRIBED IN 2006. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND LETTER BEFORE GOING TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THE SECOND LETTER CAME IN FEB 2011 ADVISING ME TO GO TO THE PONTIAC DEALER TO GET THE PCM CHECKED. I DID THAT BUT I ALREADY HAD THE CORRECT PCM FROM THE INITIAL FAILURE IN 2008. THE FAILURE OF THE NOW RECALLED PCM CAUSED EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION DAMAGE (METAL FILINGS ETC. IN THE TRANSMISSION-DOCUMENTED) WHICH LED TO A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPAIR JOB COSTING ME $3275.45 AS WELL AS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM. MY TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF A KNOWN FAULTY PART (PCM) THAT IS JUST NOW UNDER RECALL. THE RIGHT THING FOR PONTIAC/GM TO DO IS PAY FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY PART. *TR