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2005 Pontiac Vibe Air bags Problems

Complaints
174about this part
Share
58%of 301 total for the year
Median mileage
117,850miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 174 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Pontiac Vibe, 58% of the 301 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 117,850 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 4 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The airbag in my vehicle are faulty and have not been replaced. The safety code for airbag is showing on the dashboard of my vehicle.. I was alerted to this when I drove my car to a repair garage for a smog inspection on 5/4/21. The auto manufacturer has not made any effort to correct the problem with the faulty airbags.”

NHTSA complaint #11415921, filed 2021-05, 151,515 miles

“Recall 14491 was issued in july 2014. We received a notice from pontiav dated july 2015. No remedy is still available. This is ridiculous for two reason; first-the year delay in notification of recall, and second-the lack of remedy available. I checked the web for any progress= none.”

NHTSA complaint #10794746, filed 2015-11, 179,000 miles

“I am filing a complaint about the front passenger airbag inflator recall (NHTSA recall # 15v285; GM recall # n140491), for which I received a letter yesterday. I am very disturbed to be told that, until the necessary replacement part is available, and with only the assurance that GM (and presumably toyota) is working as quickly as possible to correct this condition, I should not operate the car with the front passenger seat occupied. …”

NHTSA complaint #10746040, filed 2015-08, 8,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #11042785, filed 2017-11, 165,000 miles

“My girl's vehicle stopped on it's own several times with no warning, but later would restart. The engine just kept stopping she would say in various turns, but with jiggling the key it would start back up.the last time while turning left at a light the vehicle died in the middle of the turn again. This time, the vehicle just made it coasting thru the intersection. I noticed the key chain was overloaded with mace, mini baseball tigers bat, 15 keys, pictures etc. …”

NHTSA complaint #10604302, filed 2014-06, 120,000 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20103153%
200935267%
20084876%
200711567%
200611967%
200517458%
200410439%
20036622%

Other parts of the 2005 Pontiac Vibe

Transmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsEngine cooling
33 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Pontiac Vibe

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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