2005 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED, HITTING DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR. REPLACED GLASS WITH NEW, REPAINTED SIDE OF CAR. *JB

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN POPPING AND CATCHING IN MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. IT HAS RUINED MY WINDOW TINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND I AS WELL AS HAVING THE DRIVERS SIDE SHATTER ON ME ONE TIME. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POPS WHEN RAISING THE WINDOW TO ITS FULLY CLOSED POSITION. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GLASS IS CRACKING OR BREAKING. ITS NOT SHATTERED, BUT I FEEL THAT IT WILL ONE DAY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE WINDOW IS RAISED; USUALLY HAPPENS APPROX. 50% OF THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. HOWEVER IT WAS SHATTERED BY A BURGLAR AND WAS REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME, NO POPPING SOUND HAS BEEN HEARD. I WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVERS WINDOW PROACTIVE, HOWEVER THE COST IS GREATER THAN $250.00 USD. *JB

HAVE LESS THAN 24,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES ARE WORN OUT! HARDLY ANY TREAD ON THEM. WERE SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR AT ABOUT 18,000-20,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS "NOT THEIR PROBLEM" AND IT APPEARS THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN NOT WITH THIS BRAND OF TIRES. WHY WOULD GM NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE HOW A CONSUMER CAN GET SATISFACTION . ORIGINAL TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA....P205/55R116 89H. THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS IN THE COMPLAINT DROP DOWN MENU. *JB

ON SATURDAY JULY 21 THE REAR WINDOW OF MY PONTIAC VIBE (2005 WITH 72500 MILES) BLEW UP. THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH SOUND ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE EVENT AND THEN MY WINDOW JUST SHATTERED. I HAVE ALL OF THE PARTS TO THE WINDOW, IN CASE YOU COULD TELL ME WHO I CAN TAKE THE DEVICE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A DEFECT. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AUGUST 2005 AND IT ALWAYS HAD A START ISSUE. IT JUST WONT TURN OVER, BUT THIS PROBLEM CAN GO FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. IT WILL START FINE SOME DAYS AND OTHERS IT WON'T. ALSO WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT REAR ENDED A VAN AND SMASHED UP THE CAR BUT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY STOPPED COUNTING THE DAMAGE AFTER IT HIT $10,000. IT WAS AT AN ANGLE VERSUS JUST STRAIGHT ON. CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. MAIN CONCERN WAS THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED. LUCKILY EVERYONE WAS FINE. BUT WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS TWO PROBLEMS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2005, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, INCLUDING NOVEMBER 29, 2005, THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH AN ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING THE LEMON LAW. THE ATTORNEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE HAD SURPASSED THE LEMON LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR HER STATE DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 567.

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS HESITATION AND FORCE WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND ACCELERATING. A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,884. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PRESSURE SOLENOID HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR FIRST THROUGH FIFTH. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

2005 PONTIAC VIBE ENGINE STARTED RACING WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT HAD TO CUT CAR OFF**CC THE DEALER INSTALLED A T/ BODY ASSEMBLY. *JB

CAR CRASH WHICH MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SPEED WAS ABOVE 20MPH. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY.