2005 Pontiac Vibe air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 174 complaints for the 2005 Pontiac Vibe, 52% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 174 52% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 118,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 118,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
On feb 3 2014 I was in a car accident my air bag did not deploy causing me to have a herniated disk in my neck resulting in surgery to put a plate and screws in my neck I suffer from pain everyday from this.in my police report it states my air bag didnt deployi car was totaled.my car is on the recall.I was at a stop light got rear indeed and slamed it in vehicle in front of me totaling my car.I dont have excess to a scanner to send police report but I do have it if you need it.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Pontiac Vibe
- Engine 46 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints