2008 Pontiac Vibe Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 63 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 24,532miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe, 3% of the 63 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,532 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“My 3 year old son rides in a carseat that is installed using the latch system, 2 days ago he got the car's seatbelt and managed to get it wrapped around his neck when he let go of the seatbelt the seatbelt locked. When I realized what had happened I was able to pull over and after attempting to get the seatbelt to unlock without any success the seatbelt had to be cut to get it from around his neck. My son luckily came through without any permanent injury.”
NHTSA complaint #10389994, filed 2011-03, 47,063 miles“The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac VIBE. On april 22, 2008, while driving 35 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck on the front passenger door by another vehicle. The driver's side seat belt failed to restrain the contact, causing her to strike and injure her head against the dashboard. The passenger received injuries to her legs. The insurance company investigation discovered that the driver's side seat belt bolt failed, which caused the seat belt to fail. The insurance company declared the vehicle to be destroyed. The front driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10227641, filed 2008-05, 2,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10239755Jul 17, 2023This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender.
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe
48 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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