2005 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE FRONT END WOULD MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

THE DOOR CHECK LINK ON MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE IS BENT WITH A CRACK IN IT. IT PUTS PRESSURE AGAINST THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND MAY CAUSE IT TO SHATTER. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL AND APPARENTLY THIS DESIGN IS VERY POOR. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 PONTIAC VIBE (AUTO TRANSMISSION)FOR 3+ YEARS. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SIMILAR TO THOSE OF OTHER CONSUMERS (SEE COMPLAINT # 10117784 FOR 2005 VIBE & #10207504 FOR 2006 VIBE). WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SPEED (RPM) OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE I WAS STOPPING AT A 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION AND TWICE AS I WAS ENTERING MY GARAGE. HAD I NOT SHIFTED INTO PARK IMMEDIATELY DURING THE GARAGE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. IF THERE HAD BEEN CARS PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF THE 4-WAY STOP, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. INITIALLY, FOR THE FIRST 3 INSTANCES,I BELIEVED THAT SINCE I WEAR A WIDE SHOE THAT MY FOOT MAY HAVE PRESSED ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, SINCE THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I HAVE BEEN EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHILE BRAKING, MAKING SURE MY RIGHT FOOT ONLY PRESSES ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STOPPING. SINCE I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN YESTERDAY AND KNOWING THAT I ONLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME OTHER PROBLEM GOING ON HERE WITH THE ENGINE/ENGINE THROTTLE SYSTEM. IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO CONSUMERS. I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY GM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEXT WEEK FOR A COMPLETE VEHICLE INSPECTION, BUT MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A "HIDDEN" DESIGN PROBLEM THAT MIGHT NOT EASILY BE FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A NOISE AND FELL OFF TRACK INTO THE DOOR. AN AUTO GLASS SPECIALIST ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE WINDOW ON THREE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT PONTIAC MAY HAVE A RELATED RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE GLASS UP WITH HER HAND AND WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS CURRENTLY MAKING NOISE AS IF IT WILL SOON FALL OFF TRACK AS WELL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 05/01/08 UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF UPDATED 06/09/08

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN OPERATING SIMILAR TO 08V162000 RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR '03-'04 MODELS. *TR

MY AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES A POPPING NOISE EVERY TIME IT IS LOWERED. IT MAY NOT BE ALIGNED OR INSTALLED PROPERLY AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL SHATTER. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT @93K MILES. SCANNER SAYS "CATALYTIC CONVERTER LOW FUNCTION". DEALER REPLACES "CAT". CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNS IN LESS THAN 60MI OF DRIVING. SCANNER SAYS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER READING ABOUT THE GM/TOYOTA RECALL OF THE POWER WINDOW BOLTS BECOMING LOOSE ON 2003-2004 PONTIAC VIBES, I TOOK OFF THE INSIDE PANEL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF THE WINDOW CATCHING. AFTER TAKING OFF THE PANEL, I FOUND THE POWER WINDOW BOLTS TO BE LOOSE. THE 2003-2004 POWER WINDOW RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO 2005. *TR

FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEM ; FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW IS LOOSE WITHIN REGULATOR ; TAKEN TO DEALER IN FALL 2006 FOR REPAIR WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD ; REPAIR ONLY TEMPORARILY CORRECTED PROBLEM (FOR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS); SITUATION HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE SINCE; AUTHOR OF THIS COMPLAINT BELIEVES WINDOW LIKELY COULD SEPARATE FROM REGULATOR IN SHORT TERM LEADING TO COMPROMISED OCCUPANT PROTECTION OR IN WORST CASE SUDDEN DISTRACTION WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE; COMPLAINT WRITER IS AWARE THERE IS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2003 AND 2004 PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES FOR FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR RETENTION FASTENER. *TR

2005 PONTIAC VIBE WITH DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER/TOE SHIMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR DEALER STATED THAT ALSO CROSS CASTER NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. HE NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE IN WRITING FROM GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED WITHOUT THE INSTALLATION OF REAR CAMBER/TOE SHIMS AND IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY BY PONTIAC. *JB