Faults:

I do regular oil changes - slight tapping from one of the lifters, but a proper oil flush helped that.

Hit a curb, and not hard either, but folded the control arm, but did not damage any of the other drive assembly; so far so good.

General Comments:

They seem to have gone up in price - that could just be my local area. It is not worth more than $15,000.00 tops. Air/Tilt -no C/C, MP3/CD, cloth seats.

Faults:

So far no problem. This is a great little base car.

It seems to get great mileage, although you have to drive very slow to get what they subscribe for mileage.

Really nice to drive in the city. It handles great... and sits very happy at 75 mph on the hwy.

So far a nice basic car. I'm happy. Notes to follow..

Faults:

Two problems. Last year, the car stalled and wouldn't restart for 2 minutes. Nothing wrong under the hood. After restarting, the check engine light went on for a day then it went out. The airbag light went on after and has been on ever since. No other stalls since then. Number 2: a scraping sound from the left-front wheel comes and goes. The dealer suggested a brake cleaning service last time (which was about 14 months ago) and it cleared up until today (change in season?)

General Comments:

Apart from the two problems, the car has been quite reliable. My commute every day is 100km round-trip. I get the rated 6L/100km on the highway (80 km/h zone) and 8L/100km in the city. I have my oil and filter changed every three months and the only thing I have a complaint about is that I should have opted for a CD-player instead of a plain AM/FM radio.

Faults:

Plugged my electric starter in, and the car still did not start in winter time.

Clock resets to 1:00 randomly. This has started when the car was first bought.

General Comments:

Seating area is very roomy and controls are easily accessible when driving.

It is easy to park vehicle. Windows are big and able to see surroundings very clearly compared to other cars.

Reasonablely priced.

It is dangerous to merge in Toronto traffic because the pick-up and acceleration is slow.

Driving the vehicle is smooth, but leave lots of extra room for braking because the brakes aren't very responsive.

Faults:

My up-level 2006 Wave ended up in the Dealers garage just over a week ago after the cold spell. The car when starting to drive would not rev up at all. I shut the car off and started it again and it worked fine, but the next day would start then stop and would not start again for a few minutes. The Dealer says its the computer and they ordered some, but so far have not been able to tell me when they are coming in. Anyone else with these problems?

Faults:

Nothing wrong so far!

General Comments:

Hello all, I have just purchased a 2007 Pontiac wave 5. It has all the bells and whistles and I am generally impressed with the look and feel of the car. My one big disappointment looks like it is going to be gas mileage! YIKES! I know it has less than 200 KM's on it, but I just had to check. The result is 22.5 Imperial miles per gallon! I can only imagine that with the 5 speed that this should go up, way up. I know all the Blah Blah blah about driving habits, but really from a rating of 36 all the way down to 22? I have owned a number of new vehicles in the past, but none that have ever been so far off the mark right from the get go. My friend has a 2007 with an auto and is only getting between 18/19 (PUKE) Break in period you say! ha! That is absurd gas mileage, almost half the rating. Her first tank returned 31 mpg in September before it got really cold. She doesn't let it warm up for more than 3 min so it is not being idled away. I wonder if these cars need a winter front to bet the operating temp up? I have no idea where the temp gauge sits in warmer weather, but they seem to sit just below half in sub zero temps.

The dealer says of course, come back in a few thousand Km's.

Oh well just my.02 cents worth. I will be updating.

Ps. I was getting 18 mpg in town with my chevy venture! I bet you could get that in in a 4 wheel drive avalanche!

General Comments:

This is my first car and I love it!!!

I have the 5 door hatch back, Silver dove in colour.

The best part is getting people to sit in it for the first time and see their faces when they realise how spacious it is.

I like how you can park in tiny spaces.

My car came with a great stereo and ac at no extra cost.

Not much power when going up hills.

This is a great cheap car!

Faults:

The gas mileage isn't as good as you'd think (though still very very good). The worst thing about this car has to be the service from the dealer. This might be a problem with my location only.

General Comments:

Great car!!! I love it. It's small, but has lots of power. It's pretty good on gas, and it's got everything (cd, air, etc.). The price was definitely right too. I don't know what the long range is on it, but I can see myself owning it for a long time.

Faults:

Nothing yet - brand new.

General Comments:

We purchased this vehicle brand new from our local Pontiac dealer. We needed something cheap and reliable mostly for around town. We have the base model, 5 spd. and decided on the sedan model. The first tank of gas that was purely city driving we got 29 MPG. Gotta love it. The room inside these small cars is unbelievable. The 5 speed is great fun to drive and shifts very easily. We did replace the stereo with an after market CD for $140, this was still cheaper than getting the 'up level'. We are very happy with this vehicle.