Vehicle report
2005 PONTIAC VIBE
Reported problems
301 complaints · median 81000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 170 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 24 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 |
| POWER TRAIN | 13 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 13 |
| ENGINE | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 6 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| STEERING | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| I suspect the car seat is counterfeit | 1 |
| Insert, Padding | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK | 1 |
| Other/I am not sure | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| Tether, Lower Anchor (on car seat or vehicle) | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.