2005 Pontiac Vibe: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 24, 2020 · Engine · 230,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The spouse of the contact restarted the vehicle and drove the vehicle to a safe place where the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling) as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 230,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2016 · Engine · 135,000 miles · CA

On two separate incidents, the engine has stalled and shut off while driving. Both times the car was coasting downhill when this happened. After pulling over and stopping, the engine restarted fine. It seems to match the description for recall 10v387000, although that was issued only for 1zz engines and this is a 2zz engine.

Filed Feb 11, 2015 · Engine · 42,000 miles · NM

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle was difficult to shift and stalled. The contact also stated that the check engine warning light illuminated.the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electronic control unit, the fuel pump, and the driving belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Filed Feb 3, 2015 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. While driving approximately 37 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning after the brakes were depressed. The vehicle restarted after ten minutes and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCM was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 142,000 miles · NY

2005 pontiac vibe with 133000mi had the PCM replaced under recall #10282 in october 2013. In june 2014, at 140000mi, the car started exhibiting the same symptoms as before the recall: hard upshifts and stalling while shifting from reverse to drive. The engine began cutting out for <1sec during steady-state driving at highway speeds, eventually stalling completely from 60mph in traffic. The hard shifting and stalling is intermittent, though most common after driving 10min or more. While driving at constant throttle, the tachometer dives from 3k RPM to under 1k before the engine restarts. This can be felt as a harsh jolt within the car, and will kill the cruise control and radio if either of those are in use.

Filed May 14, 2014 · Engine · 197,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart after stalling. The vehicle would only restart after being turned off for over an hour. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The federal safety agency recall campaign id number 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling) was related to the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 197,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Electrical · 6,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated while waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle he noticed that the key had shift to the off position. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Engine · 128,047 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired. The engine continued to stall while driving and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that they would not repair the vehicle a second time under the recall. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 128,047.

Filed Mar 9, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 131,423 miles · CA

2005 pontiac vibe. Consumer states transmission stalling problem *tgw the consumer stated he sent his receipts to pontiac regarding a transmission and stalling problem he experienced with his vehicle, which was in response to a recall notice he received. There has been no response from pontiac to date. The consumer stated he spent over $2200 to correct the problem.

Filed Nov 17, 2011 · Engine · 91,255 miles · CA

While driving on the freeway during moderate traffic my 2005 pontiac vibe completely stalled and would not restart. After barely making it to the side of the road I called a tow truck to tow me to the dealership. I had went online while waiting for the tow and found that there was a recall for the engine control module that caused the same symptoms as I had. The dealership confirmed the VIN and ordered the recall item. The next day they called me and informed me that they had installed the new control module and the car would still not start and they would need to dig further to find the cause. After digging more into it they called the next day (day 3) and told me that the exhaust camshaft was broken and recommended a new engine due to the amount of sludge and unknown factors with the current engine. The estimate of repair was $6100. I called my mechanic and he said that he could look and see if the camshaft could be replaced or if the engine did indeed need replaced. I had it towed to my mechanic (day 4) when I picked up the car at the dealership I was given a broken bolt that the mechanic said had been the problem. He said it had gotten lodged in a way that caused the camshaft to break., something he had never seen before. When I got it to my mechanic he said the same thing, "that bolt should never have broken and caused the camshaft to jam. I've never seen anything like this." when I ask what could have caused the bolt to break he said "manufacturer's defect. That's it, nothing else would cause a bolt in that position to ever break". He acquired a refurbished engine with about 30k miles on it and replace the entire engine (the cam/bolt had damaged the valves) for about $2600 and it runs fantastic. I was very lucky that when the engine stalled I could get through traffic and make it to the side without getting hit or causing more of a traffic jam.

Filed Apr 8, 2011 · Transmission · IL

2005 pontiac vibe. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems *tgw the consumer stated he experienced transmission problems prior to the recall being issued. The check engine light illuminated and the transmission started changing speeds abruptly, especially at low speeds. Within a couple of weeks, the vehicle began stalling in traffic. The consumer was informed that only 863.00 would be covered from the 2199.00 of the money he spent to fix the problems caused by a defective powertrain control module. The transmission was internally damaged and had to be overhauled.

Filed Mar 30, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 150,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac vibe. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v387000 (engine and engine cooling) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the power train control module instead of the ECM as stated in the recall. After repairs, the vehicle would shutter and shake abnormally and often times, would stall when shifting from reverse to drive with the illumination of the entire instrument panel. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission would need replacing. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was informed that they could make one repair under the recall and any further repairs would be at his expense. The contact stated that he believed that the initial repair performed on the vehicle was not the repair that should have been completed under the recall. The failure and current mileage was 150,000. Updated 5/9/11 *cn updated 05/16/11