Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 3704 | 10019452 | A ses light and reduced engine power may be encountered with a p2103 dtc. this could be due to a momentary loss of ignition voltage on terminal 6 of pcm connector 3 (throttle actuator control (tac) system ignition voltage). *tt | 03/15/2006 | ||
| 3621 | 10018554 | A check engine light may be experienced with dtcs p0171, p0441, p0455 and/or p2420 - inspect production part number on pcm. *tt | 01/05/2006 | ||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 3622 | 10018638 | Engine cranks but does not start - inspect pcm production part number. *tt | 01/09/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/16/2010 | 81000 | ||
| 2005 pontiac vibe's check engine light came on, the car started running rough, and then the car died. the car would not start and a wrecker had to be called. the mechanic was able to start the car some of the time but it would start running rough and would die while the car was being driven. i had read a newpaper article about a recall to start mid september on 2005-2008 vibes due to a defective engine control module. my car seemed to be experiencing the same problems. our mechanic agreed this seemed to be the problem. our mechanic could not resolve the problem but found recall info online and referred us to gm. gm said there was no recall info. on the computer and could not do anything just yet. we took the car to a gm dealership. it stalled twice getting there with our mechanic driving since he had become acostomed to driving it to diagnose the problem. the dealership could not get the car to repeat the problem the next day. the car is currently at the dealership and they will try to start the car tomorrow (9/23/10). | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 114245 | ||
| Car idled low and hard since i purchased it and dealerships kept saying there was nothing they could do because it was so random, they could never get it to act that way for them. i went on vacation recently, came home and went to turn on car, it started, i started to drive and it stalled. lights stayed on, but could not restart engine. towed it to a shop and they said that it is the computer control something or other and that one of the signals to an injector is not making it. they said all the hard idleing i experienced was a sign that there was something electrically wrong and the dealerships were telling me it wasn't a big deal! they are replacing a wire for an injector and the computer control module? right now. i am not sure of the correct name for the computer brain thingy. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 56955 | ||
| 2005 pontiac vibe- pcm unit goes bad, leading to auto transmission erro code p2716, first replaced battery then alternator with delco/gmc part now electrical system errors and trans problems due to faulty pcm - selonoid d failure | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 114245 | ||
| Car idled low and hard since i purchased it and dealerships kept saying there was nothing they could do because it was so random, they could never get it to act that way for them. i went on vacation recently, came home and went to turn on car, it started, i started to drive and it stalled. lights stayed on, but could not restart engine. towed it to a shop and they said that it is the computer control something or other and that one of the signals to an injector is not making it. they said all the hard idleing i experienced was a sign that there was something electrically wrong and the dealerships were telling me it wasn't a big deal! they are replacing a wire for an injector and the computer control module? right now. i am not sure of the correct name for the computer brain thingy. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 56955 | ||
| 2005 pontiac vibe- pcm unit goes bad, leading to auto transmission erro code p2716, first replaced battery then alternator with delco/gmc part now electrical system errors and trans problems due to faulty pcm - selonoid d failure | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 114245 | ||
| Car idled low and hard since i purchased it and dealerships kept saying there was nothing they could do because it was so random, they could never get it to act that way for them. i went on vacation recently, came home and went to turn on car, it started, i started to drive and it stalled. lights stayed on, but could not restart engine. towed it to a shop and they said that it is the computer control something or other and that one of the signals to an injector is not making it. they said all the hard idleing i experienced was a sign that there was something electrically wrong and the dealerships were telling me it wasn't a big deal! they are replacing a wire for an injector and the computer control module? right now. i am not sure of the correct name for the computer brain thingy. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 56955 | ||
| 2005 pontiac vibe- pcm unit goes bad, leading to auto transmission erro code p2716, first replaced battery then alternator with delco/gmc part now electrical system errors and trans problems due to faulty pcm - selonoid d failure | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 114245 | ||
| Car idled low and hard since i purchased it and dealerships kept saying there was nothing they could do because it was so random, they could never get it to act that way for them. i went on vacation recently, came home and went to turn on car, it started, i started to drive and it stalled. lights stayed on, but could not restart engine. towed it to a shop and they said that it is the computer control something or other and that one of the signals to an injector is not making it. they said all the hard idleing i experienced was a sign that there was something electrically wrong and the dealerships were telling me it wasn't a big deal! they are replacing a wire for an injector and the computer control module? right now. i am not sure of the correct name for the computer brain thingy. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 56955 | ||
| 2005 pontiac vibe- pcm unit goes bad, leading to auto transmission erro code p2716, first replaced battery then alternator with delco/gmc part now electrical system errors and trans problems due to faulty pcm - selonoid d failure | |||
| 05/17/2010 | 81000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/13/2007 | 19828 | 100 | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 30 | 09/01/2004 | |
| I bought a new 2005 vibe in september 2004. on several occasions, i will go to start the car and it will not start, just turns over. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/26/2006 | 28564 | 50 | 02/24/2006 |
| The car has trouble starting, often taking two or three tries before starting. will turn over for up to 30 seconds and then eventually start. brought the car to the dealer and they found nothing wrong. the very next day the problem acted up again. happens at least a dozen times per week upon trying to start the car. thought maybe the cold weather had something to do with it, waited until the end of winter to have it checked out...still the same problem. wanted the car to be serviced and fixed before the warranty runs out. *nm | |||
| 05/31/2005 | 20 | 12 | 05/10/2005 |
| After warm up and driving on highway or in town, vehicle is shut off to gas up or enter a store for a few minutes and having trouble starting again. the vehicle will crank over and over sometimes about 30 seconds or longer before it will finally start. not sure if it is vapor lock or something to do with the fuel pump? i have taken it in to the dealer a couple of times and of course it does not act up for them. i does happen quite frequently. i have also read online about this same problem happening to other vibe owners from 2003-05. i am requesting that someone look into this problem. | |||