2007 PONTIAC VIBE

202 complaints filed with NHTSA.

202
Complaints
16
Crashes
1
Fires
16
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS111
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL10
POWER TRAIN8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
ENGINE4
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
SERVICE BRAKES3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
SEAT BELTS2

Recalls (5)

19V62700028/08/2019

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperatur

10V38700026/08/2010

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUBJECT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE 1ZZ-FE (LV6) ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP AT CERTAIN SOLDER POINTS OR ON

15V28500013/05/2015

AIR BAGS

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, T

15V28600013/05/2015

AIR BAGS

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf

18V88300012/12/2018

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modul

Recent Complaints

20250911CrashFatalFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

The contact stated their fiancé owned a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that while their fiancé was driving, MPH unknown, the vehicle was drifting, then suddenly veered towards the opposite lane going south, causing the vehicle to crash into two vehicles in that lane. The vehicle spun from the impact and ended up in the opposite lane, stopped. The front driver-side air bag deployed. The vehicle was towed and expected to be totaled. The other two vehicles involved in the crash were towed

Mileage: 140,000

20170412CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED AND SPRAINED KNEE AND ANKLE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

20161021CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND METAL FRAGMENTS DISCHARGED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A HEAD AND NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A PO

Mileage: 142,563

20160616CrashAIR BAGS

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

Mileage: 79,913

20160311CrashAIR BAGS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 TO 50 MPH ON A ROAD WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN ANOTHER CAR HIT A PATCH OF ICE WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND SLID INTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN INTO THE LEFT FRONT THIRD PART OF THE OTHER CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FRONT OF OUR CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE SO BECAUSE OF IT'S AGE AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE COLLISION COVERAGE I DECIDED IT WASN'T WORTH T

Mileage: 135,000

20151030AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE OFF IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT BREATHE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CO

20150702CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WRIST AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,563. UPDATE

Mileage: 142,563

20140807CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED, SPUN AROUND, FLIPPED OVER TWICE, AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, STERNUM, AND LEFT SHOULDER AS WELL AS LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE

Mileage: 155,000

20140724CrashAIR BAGS

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN CAR IN FRONT STOPPED. DRIVER BRAKED HARD BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH CAR IN FRONT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (TOTAL LOSS) TO VEHICLE. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED LIP/CHIN/HEAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

20140619CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

20140619CrashAIR BAGS

2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

20120103FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES THAT CONNECTED FROM THE FUSE BOX TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE MELTED AND CAUSING THE EXTERIOR PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V387000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT

Mileage: 70,000

20100510CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AND HOUR BUT TRAFFIC CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP SO I HIT BRAKES TO MISS TRAFFIC AHEAD. IMMEDIATELY CAR WENT INTO SKID AND OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING MEDIAN AFTER CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE LEFT AND IT OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT A SEMI TRUCK'S TIRE AND SPUN 180 DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

20100510CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AND HOUR BUT TRAFFIC CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP SO I HIT BRAKES TO MISS TRAFFIC AHEAD. IMMEDIATELY CAR WENT INTO SKID AND OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING MEDIAN AFTER CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE LEFT AND IT OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT A SEMI TRUCK'S TIRE AND SPUN 180 DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

20090918CrashAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE HE ACCIDENTALLY PLACED HIS FOOT ON BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE UNINTENTIONALLY CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

20080407CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE SECOND VEHICLE. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING THE CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 30,650

20080407CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT

COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE SECOND VEHICLE. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING THE CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 30,650

20071031CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT NIGHT, IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TIRES AND WHEELS SPUN AROUND DRAMATICALLY. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000