2005 Pontiac Wave Uplevel from North America - Comments

25th Jul 2006, 12:13

"Cute, compact with some character"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Actually except the fact that GM forgot to screw the callipers on at the manufacturing plant (on the front driving wheel)... nothing else went wrong on it.

General comments?

For a first car I just love it.


8th Dec 2006, 05:00

I am glad you love your wave I hate mine. In the past year its been in the garage over 14 times, the dealership replaced the head of the motor at 6000km, the whole front drive line has been replaced, and I am having a stinky smell coming from the a/c. With all this I now only have 20000 km on my vehicle and it is still in the garage for very poor gas mileage about 15 miles/gallon, RPM jumps when stopped or idle, front bushings are gone again, poor shifting ability the motor can rev up to 6000RPM before shifting, and I paid to have the rugs cleaned for the stinky smell (dealership said it was coming from my rugs). And GM don't seem to really care and I am stuck with this darn car for another 4 years. I HATE IT!!!


27th Apr 2009, 14:40

I have had my Wave for four years now with aprox. 36000, all short city trips. Knock on wood, nothing has gone wrong except for the service recalls regarding the same issue. Purchased winter tires, which are a must for this vehicle in Canada. Will buy the car after the lease is up in a few months. Only problem has been with one GM dealership in particular.

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