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2004 Pontiac Vibe power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Pontiac Vibe5% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
5%
share of all complaints
80,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Premature transmission issues, transmission stopper working around 80k, multiple reports of issues found from the same vehicle models.

    filed Feb 13, 2019

  • We purchased a used 2004 pontiac vibe gt with a 6-speed manual transmission. While driving down the highway at 70mph, the gear stick popped out of gear. Was able to put it back into gear but only for a few seconds before the gear stick popped again. Car and transmission only have 80,000 miles on…

    filed Jun 6, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Vibe years

YearReportsShare
2010 Vibe35%
2009 Vibe122%
2008 Vibe12%
2007 Vibe127%
2006 Vibe127%
2005 Vibe3411%
2003 Vibe4916%
Vibe power train problems by year →

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.