2006 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints and Recall Information
The 2006 PONTIAC VIBE has 0 complaints and 5 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owner feedback typically involves issues related to engine control and air bag safety. The complaints provided do not include any specific owner-reported problems.
There are five recalls affecting various vehicle systems, primarily involving the engine control module and front passenger air bag inflators. These recalls address potential safety risks including engine stalling and air bag rupture.
Recalls- Engine Control Module. NHTSA recall 10V387000 affects 161,754 vehicles. The ECM may have manufacturing defects causing cracks at solder points or varistors. This can result in the engine warning lamp illuminating, harsh shifting, failure to start, or engine shutoff while driving, increasing crash risk. Dealers will inspect and replace the ECM if needed at no cost.
- Passenger Air Bag Inflator. NHTSA recall 15V285000 covers 1,973,468 vehicles. The inflator may rupture upon deployment due to excessive internal pressure, causing metal fragments to strike occupants. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag free of charge. Owners will be notified by GM.
- Passenger Air Bag Inflator Regional. Recall 15V286000 affects 1,069,055 vehicles registered in specific states and territories including Florida and the Gulf Coast. The inflator may rupture similarly to recall 15V285000. Dealers will replace the affected air bags free of charge. GM will notify owners.
- Air Bag Inflation Failure. Recall 19V627000 impacts 229,460 vehicles equipped with a replaced front passenger air bag assembly. High temperatures may prevent proper air bag inflation, increasing injury risk during a crash. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag assembly free of charge, and owners will be notified.
- Air Bag Inflator Explosion. Recall 18V883000 involves 168,993 vehicles. Defective inflators may explode upon deployment due to propellant degradation, posing serious injury or death risk from metal fragments. Dealers will replace the inflator or air bag assembly free of charge. Owners will be notified by GM.
Owners dealing with repeated repairs or unresolved safety defect notifications related to these recalls may have rights under state lemon laws. Consulting with a legal professional familiar with lemon law may help determine the best course of action.
2006 PONTIAC VIBE Summary
2006
Model Year
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Total Complaints
5
Total Recalls
3602730
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2006 PONTIAC VIBE
229460 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
Risk: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
2006 PONTIAC VIBE
168993 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2006 PONTIAC VIBE
1069055 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
2006 PONTIAC VIBE
1973468 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
2006 PONTIAC VIBE
161754 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GM 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) ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP AT CERTAIN SOLDER POINTS OR ON VARISTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
Risk: THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WARNINGS AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP COULD BE ILLUMINATED, HARSH SHIFTING COULD RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY NOT START, OR THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. AN ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Complaints
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