There are 26 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2005 Pontiac Vibe in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)SEE ATTACHED. SELF EXPLANATORY, I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF THEY TURNED OFF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RECONFIGURE THE NEW PCM AND COMPLETE THE PROGRAMING AND ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER, IT READS V2326 INSPECT AND REPLACE PCM (INC REPROGRAMING) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, IT HAS A CODE P0630, VIN # MISMACTH SEE THE ATTACHEMENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DELETE THE FAULT CODE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE LATER RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) BY AN UNKNOWN PONTIAC DEALER IN DALLAS, TX TWO YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.
THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SWITCH IS STUCK OFF. CAR IS LOSING POWER NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IT SHOULD. OXYGEN SENSOR BANK 1 SAYS LEAN. ITS AS IF ITS NOT PULLING IN ENOUGH AIR. TO PUSH POWER. IDLES ROUGH. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR COMPUTER ISSUE. NOT SUREAS IF IM AT STOP LIGHT IT SHAKES BADLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN LETING OFF THE GAS. OR BRAKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, INCLUDING THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF CHARLESTON DEALER LOCATION ON 2100 SAVANNAH HWY IN CHARLESTON, SC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, VIBRATED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 291,561.
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
2005 PONTIAC VIBE WITH 133000MI HAD THE PCM REPLACED UNDER RECALL #10282 IN OCTOBER 2013. IN JUNE 2014, AT 140000MI, THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE THE RECALL: HARD UPSHIFTS AND STALLING WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE BEGAN CUTTING OUT FOR <1SEC DURING STEADY-STATE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVENTUALLY STALLING COMPLETELY FROM 60MPH IN TRAFFIC. THE HARD SHIFTING AND STALLING IS INTERMITTENT, THOUGH MOST COMMON AFTER DRIVING 10MIN OR MORE. WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT THROTTLE, THE TACHOMETER DIVES FROM 3K RPM TO UNDER 1K BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS CAN BE FELT AS A HARSH JOLT WITHIN THE CAR, AND WILL KILL THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO IF EITHER OF THOSE ARE IN USE. *TR
NO WARNING LIGHTS - NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR - MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION - VERY LOUD NOISE AND CAR FROZE. TOWED TO DEALER - QUOTED $4800.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO DEALER. CALLED GM WHO AGREED TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH A WELL MAINTAINED - LOW MILEAGE VIBE BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN "SUPPORT THE DEALER'S DECISIONS." I EXPECTED THIS CAR TO LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THE TRADE IN PRICE IS NOT MUCH MORE THAN THIS REPAIR PRICE. DRIVER WAS ON THEIR WAY TO THE HIGHWAY AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED A FEW MILES BEYOND WHERE IT DID THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL CONSEQUENCES. WITH THE CURRENT IGNITION RECALL ISSUE THAT GM HANDLED SO POORLY I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE HERE THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A TORQUE CONVERTER SENSOR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 103000 MILES. LIKELY CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF AN OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING. SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 90000 MILES, WHICH INCLUDED A VIBRATION IN THE SHIFTER HANDLE AND SLIGHT BUZZING NOISE. THE NOISE PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL I HAD IT REPLACED AT 103000 MILES. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, THE BEARING MAY HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, PCM AND VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON RECALL BUT, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2005 GM PONTIAC VIBE. *TT
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.
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.
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
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
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. 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.
HARD SHIFTS, BAD GAS MILEAGE, AND THE DUMMY LIGHT STAYS ON. NEW PCM PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
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