2004 Pontiac Vibe air bags problems
104 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Pontiac Vibe — 39% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As there is a NHTSA recall notice on the 2004 Toyota Matrix for a Takata air bag risk of explosion with shrapnel, should there also be a similar notice on the 2004 Pontiac Vibe, which is practically the same vehicle and was manufactured at the same plant in CA?”
filed Jan 30, 2024
“The contact’s father owns a 2004 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that after her father started the vehicle, the air bag inadvertently deployed without warning. As a result, the contact’s father sustained a mild concussion, and burns to the left and right arms that required medical attention. A…”
filed Oct 5, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Replacement air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation in high temperature…Campaign 20V039000 · Jan 23, 2020
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 18V883000 · Dec 12, 2018
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V285000 · May 13, 2015
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V286000 · May 13, 2015
- Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the…Campaign 15V043000 · Jan 28, 2015
- Supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shortingCampaign 13V029000 · Jan 30, 2013
Air Bags problems in other Vibe years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Vibe | 31 | 53% |
| 2009 Vibe | 352 | 67% |
| 2008 Vibe | 48 | 76% |
| 2007 Vibe | 113 | 66% |
| 2006 Vibe | 119 | 67% |
| 2005 Vibe | 174 | 58% |
| 2003 Vibe | 66 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Pontiac Vibe
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.