2005 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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.

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 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

EVERY SO OFTEN, I WILL GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS I GUN THE GAS! TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED COME SORT OF CHIP AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE FIRST DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE PART THEY REPLACED WAS NOT WHAT WOULD CAUSE MY PROBLEM. CAR JUST DOESN'T WANT TO START SOMETIMES! WELL MAINTAINED. AT 86,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR IDLING VERY HARD! SHAKES THE WINDOWS SO THEY RATTLE WHEN I STOP THROUGHOUT ANY GIVEN TRIP. DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AS WELL.....I DON'T THINK SO!!!! *TR

ON 10/16/2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 VIBE. I PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET AND ACCELERATED, LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP/BANG SOUND AND PULLED OVER BECAUSE I ALSO FELT THE CAR LOOSE SPEED. I TURNED CAR OFF AND POPPED HOOD, THEN SAW OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ALL ALONG THE STREET BEHIND ME. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CRANK BROKE AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE BLOCK THE SIZE OF A DINNER PLATE. I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING I DID OR FAILED TO DO THAT CAUSED THIS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET IT REPAID WITHOUT SHELLING OUT 3,00.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A CYCLING VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHI;NG IS MOMENTARILY BINDING AND SLOWING THE CAR MINUTELY, AS IF A SHAFT WERE TOO TIGHT OR OUT OF ROUND. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE SHAFTS. THIS WAS NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE GM DEALER IN FREDERICTON N.B (O'LEARY'S), WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE BUT ADMITTED IT WAS PRESENT. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 KILOMETERS ON THE VEHICLES AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE 2004 VIBE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,459 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08

2005 PONTIAC VIBE PURCHASED JUST OVER 3 YEARS AGO. APPROX 24,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON EVEN THOUGH TIRE PRESSURE IS FINE. 2 TRIPS TO DEALER AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. DEALER INSTALLED VEHICLE DATA RECORDER. DEALER SAYS NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC BALANCE CONTROL MONITOR? THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 25K AND IT NEEDS THIS PART ALREADY. NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD A BLOWOUT. *TR