2005 Pontiac Vibe Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“My 2005 Pontiac VIBE stalled as I was driving on a residential street. I had to have the emission control module replaced and had to pay $571.71 for the repairs. The consumer stated the check engine light illuminated prior to the engine stalling. Several components were replaced, but the engine light would come back on. The consumer received a recall notice regarding a with the PCM. However, the part was not available. Updated 01/28/11”

“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.”

“The 5-speed manual transmission failed at approximately 103000 miles. Likely cause was failure of an output shaft bearing. Symptoms of failure began at approximately 90000 miles, which included a vibration in the shifter handle and slight buzzing noise. The noise progressively got louder and more frequent until I had it replaced at 103000 miles. Had I not noticed the cause of the noise, the bearing may have failed while driving, which may have caused the transmission to lock up.”

“In november 2008 my Pontiac VIBE (automatic transmission) started to shift harshly (literally slamming into gear), the check engine light came on and my mechanic pulled the code p2716 indicating a solenoid/transmission problem. The car was off warranty, but before I had any work done I called both the local Pontiac dealer and GM (11/4/2008-documented). Each said the same thing. There was no known problem and no recall. So I took the car to a transmission specialist and paid over $3200 for a new transmission. …”

“Driving 2005 Pontiac VIBE and in afternoon of 2/14/2010 shifting became hard. Took to be diagnosed and code that came up is p2716; pressure control solenoid; electrical fault. Took to have diagnosed at several locations, and same code arises. Found out will have to replace computer on a 5 yr old vehicle. Was told by my mechanic that this was an issue that gmc tried to cover up, but knowing that my car has a toyota engine, he contacted toyota and found they had the same issue for their matrix & corolla for that same year. …”