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2006 Pontiac Vibe Air bags Problems

Complaints
119about this part
Share
67%of 177 total for the year
Median mileage
127,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 119 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Pontiac Vibe, 67% of the 177 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 127,500 miles. 3 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.

“I took this car in for a passenger bag recall. My niece drives the car and I was unaware that the airbag warning light was staying on, on the dashboard. My niece thought it was normal since it started after getting the car back from the dealer. I recently saw the problem and had an srs code reader pinpoint the problem to the passenger airbag which was worked on for the recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11138879, filed 2018-10, 125,000 miles

“I received a recall notice for the august 2019 front passenger airbag assembly. I have called the dealer several times, my last call today 7/6/2020 and I am always told they do not have the parts to fix this safety defect. When I called GM's customer assistance center I was given the same answer. I believe that 11 months is an unreasonable amount of time to wait for a repair of a safety defect. Are you aware that GM is not fixing these problems?”

NHTSA complaint #11337792, filed 2020-07, 120,000 miles

“I've been waiting almost a year for GM, toyota, and takata to come up with a fix to their airbag problem, NHTSA # 19v627. How much longer do we have to wait? Gm's thoughts? Recall status: incomplete. Remedy not yet available”

NHTSA complaint #11339439, filed 2020-07, 370,000 miles

“I received a recall notice for my car and the dealer says they are unable to fix it. It has been months and months and it's honestly a serious safety issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11320664, filed 2020-04, 130,000 miles

“Takata recall - this recall is now approximately 1.5 years from the time it was issued. Approximately 6 months ago (a full year after the recall was issued) I finally recieved a notice from Pontiac informing of this recall. In bold-underline text, it stated until the repari is performed, the front passenger seat should not be occupied . I have been patiently waiting and following this directive since I have received this letter, however it is a very significant inconvience to my family of four. …”

NHTSA complaint #10819738, filed 2016-01, 180,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac Vibe

Engine cooling
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology