Pontiac Vibe
Registered from 2003 to 2010.
About this model
The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car that was marketed by Pontiac from the 2003 to 2010 model years. The first Pontiac sold only as a station wagon since the Pontiac Safari, the Vibe was the fourth and final GM-branded vehicle to come from the General Motors-Toyota NUMMI joint venture.
From the Wikipedia article Pontiac Vibe, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 158 hp · 1399 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1399 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway |
| 2007 | 1227 kg · 2590 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1273 kg · 2590 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1273 kg · 2590 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1273 kg · 2590 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
| 2003 | 1273 kg · 2590 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
Audit query, opened November 2010, closed December 2015.
Engine Stall
Engineering analysis, opened August 2010, closed September 2010.
Side front power window shatters
Engineering analysis, opened February 2008, closed May 2008.
Side front window shatters
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2007, closed February 2008.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Pontiac filed 980 bulletins about the 2010 Vibe.
- Equipment: 394
- Electrical system: 143
- Engine and engine cooling: 88
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 61
- Power train: 50
- Visibility: 32
- Engine: 31
- Wheels: 28
- Fuel system, gasoline: 23
- Tires: 19
- Other: 111
- This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available. · April 2026
- This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · January 2026
- This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities. · December 2025
- This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage. · December 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit… · November 2025
- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH · September 2025
972 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.