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2005 Pontiac Vibe transmission problems

The 2005 Pontiac Vibe has 35 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

35

Transmission complaints

10%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Vibe transmission complaints by model year50 complaints2003: 50 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 1 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 3 complaints
Vibe transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SWITCH IS STUCK OFF. CAR IS LOSING POWER NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IT SHOULD. OXYGEN SENSOR BANK 1 SAYS LEAN. ITS AS IF ITS NOT PULLING IN ENOUGH AIR. TO PUSH POWER. IDLES ROUGH. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR COMPUTER ISSUE. NOT SUREAS IF IM AT STOP LIGHT IT SHAKES BADLY WHILE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 17, 2018

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2005 Pontiac Vibe have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Vibe transmission — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.