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2005 Pontiac Vibe engine and engine cooling problems

33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Pontiac Vibe11% of all complaints for this model year.

33
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
91,255 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The spouse of the contact restarted the vehicle and drove the vehicle to a safe place where the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor…

    filed Feb 24, 2020

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart after stalling. The vehicle would only restart after being turned off for over an hour. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. Nhtsa recall campaign id number 10v387000 (engine…

    filed May 14, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Vibe years

YearReportsShare
2010 Vibe12%
2009 Vibe82%
2008 Vibe35%
2007 Vibe1911%
2006 Vibe2011%
2004 Vibe83%
2003 Vibe93%
Vibe engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.