2008 Pontiac Vibe Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 63 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 16,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe, 5% of the 63 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,500 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Description of malfunction: engine accelerated when brake was applied. This condition occurred once, but could have cause an accident. On saturday 3/29/08 (no rain; temp 35 deg f) , I was driving on a winding rural road and going around 30 MPH. The cruise control was off. I started braking since I was going down a slight grade and getting close to a red traffic light. Suddenly the car started speeding up, even with my foot on the brake. I noticed that the idle was around 3,000 RPM. I manually threw the automatic gear shift into neutral and the car started racing to around 4500 RPM. …”
NHTSA complaint #10223277, filed 2008-04, 3,000 miles“The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac VIBE. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH, and suddenly there was a reduction in the engine power. When at a complete stop the engine would stall while the warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and within a few minutes the engine would restart. Nhtsa recall campaign id number 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling) was related to the failure. …”
NHTSA complaint #10410044, filed 2011-06, 30,000 miles“2008 Pontiac VIBE. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall concerning engine stalling while driving the consumer stated he took the vehicle to a repair facility thinking the vehicle would be repaired. However, they informed him, the vehicle needed a new part and they would call him once the part arrived. The consumer stated he never heard from them again. The consumer stated he called for over a month, only to be transferred several times to different people within the company.”
NHTSA complaint #10434592, filed 2011-11Related recalls
- 10V387000Aug 26, 2010Gm is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 pontiac vibe vehicles. The engine control module (ecm) for the subject models equipped with the 1zz-fe (lv6)…Covers: Pontiac Vibe 2005–2008
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Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe
48 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Pontiac Vibe
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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