2003 Pontiac Vibe complaints

RECALL ON PONTIAC VIBE # 07273A, MAY 28, 2008 I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE, WHICH HAS THE ABOVE RECALL. THE RECALL CONSISTS OF DEFECTIVE BOLTS, WHICH ATTACH THE FRONT DOOR WINDOWS TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS COULD LOOSEN AND THE WINDOW MAY BECOME LOOSE AND SHATTER. THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROBLEM OCCURRED TO MY VIBE JANUARY 8, 2008, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. THE GLASS DID DROP OUT OF THE TRACK AND I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE WINDOW GLASS WAS SCRATCHED WHEN THE WINDOW FELL FROM THE TRACK. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BUT THE GLASS WAS NOT COVERED. IN EARLY JUNE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTE ON THE VIBE DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED. I ADVISED THE SERVICE CONSULTANT OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR AND SHOWED HIM THE SCRATCH IN THE GLASS. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK GM WOULD PAY FOR THE GLASS BUT WOULD ASK THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE MANAGER STATED I WOULD HAVE TO CALL PONTIAC TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE GLASS. I CALLED PONTIAC (800-620-7668) AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF (71-637104061). AFTER SPEAKING WITH FIVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF SEVEN DAYS I WAS ADVISED THAT GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHATTER. I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTS AND REPAIR ORDERS ON REQUEST. *TR

I AM WONDERING IF THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ON ANY OTHER VIBES 2003. AS I WAS ON A TRIP TO KY. I WENT TO OPEN MY BACK DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HEARD SOMETHING FALL INSIDE BETWEEN THE DOOR PANEL,I CANT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT CAN OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. I ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BOLTS ON THE FRONT DOOR OF MY VIBE AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS WILL END UP BEING AN ISSUES AND IF IT WILL BE COVER UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TY, MISS MAHADY *TR

TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY STEERING SHAFT COUPLING LOST ABILITY TO TIGHTEN ON STEERING GEAR PINION SHAFT. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPOERT # 10-0345-78. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ROLLS THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER WINDOW UP OR DOWN, THE WINDOW APPEARS LOOSE. THE WINDOWS ALSO MAKE A POPPING AND RATTLING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAS SINCE WORSENED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER EA08004 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) WAS REFERENCED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PONTIAC DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. HE WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT TOYOTA ONLY PERFORMS THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE TOYOTA VERSIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER LOUD NOISE. WINDOW SHATTERED IN MY FACE. DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE GM RECALL AND PONTIAC HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL. I PAID $350 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE THEIR VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

BOTH WINDOWS SHATTERED ON MY 2003 VIBE. *TR

NO ACTUAL FAILURE, YET. HOWEVER, FRONT PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW CLICKS WHEN BEING PUT DOWN. IF THE WINDOW IS PART WAY DOWN IT RATTLES WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED (THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT). I AM SUBMITTING THIS AFTER HAVING READ THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR

OWN A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE, CAR RUNS GREAT, BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN, THEY WANT TO TRACK WRONG IN THE WINDOW GUIDE WEATHER GADGET AND FLUTTER LOUDLY AND VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVERSING. LEFT FRONT DOOR WINDOW SWITCHPACK HAS LONG AGO FELL APART (THE BEZEL THAT HOLDS SWITCH FIRMLY IN THE DOOR PANEL) THIS CONDITION WAS ALWAYS WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY 1 OF OUR OWNERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS OF HIS VEHICLE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER. ON FURTHER INSPECTION HE REALIZED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE HEADLIGHT WAS BECOMING CLOUDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE LENS IT'S SELF AND TIRED TO BUFF THE LENS CLEAR TO NO SUCCESS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SELL HIM NEW LENS AT A COST OF $100.00 APIECE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,981. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MADE A CLICKING NOISE DURING OPERATION AND WOULD BIND UP WHEN IT GOT TO THE TOP. THE LEFT FRONT REGULATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I USED THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON TO LOWER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. THE WINDOW SEEMED TO HESITATE/STICK. THEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE PARKING LOT AND THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WAS COVERED IN GLASS. THE WINDOW GLASS AND WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WINDOW MADE CLICKING POPPING NOISE AS IT WAS GOING UP, THEN EXPLODED. *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE PASSENGER POWER WINDOW "SHATTERED WITH A LOUD BANG" WHILE BEING RAISED. THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. ALL PASSENGERS WERE COVERED WITH GLASS BUT ALL WERE LUCKY AND DIDN'T GET GLASS IN THEIR EYES OR ANY CUTS. IT COULD HAVE ALSO CAUSED AN ACCIDENT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CONTINUES TO BREAK CAUSING CABLE TO COME OFF TRACK AND TANGLE IN DOOR AND WINDOW TABS TO BREAK OFF REQUIRING REPAIR (APPROX $250 USD). WINDOW HAS TO BE TAPED UP TO PREVENT FROM FALLING OUT OF CAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS ROLLING UP THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW OF MY PONTIAC VIBE AND THE GLASS EXPLODED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE AND MY PASSENGER WINDOW HAS BEEN MAKING POPPING AND CLICKING NOISES WHILE BEING ROLLED UP OR DOWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN RECENTLY IT GOT STUCK AS IT WAS BEING ROLLED BACK UP AND IT SHATTERED. *TR

I READ ARTICLE IN THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER REGARDING THE PONTIAC VIBE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW POPPING AND NOT GOING DOWN AND SHATTERING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A PONTIAC DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY OTHER PRIOR COMPLAINTS? THEY DID CALL IN A GLASS GUY WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW AND I PAID FOR IT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ROLLING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, THE GLASS FELL COMPLETELY OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW WITH SASH CLIPS AND REPLACED THE WINDOW CHANNEL WITH WEATHER STRIPS. THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD PREVENT THIS FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT READ ABOUT THE WINDOW FAILURE IN A NEWSPAPER ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,484 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

BEGAN NOTICING STRONG GAS SMELL IN GARAGE, TOOK CAR TO SHOP TO CHECK WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A GAS LINE LEAKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TANK WAS FULL OF RUST AND ROTTING. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE TANK WITH A USED TANK AND TOOK THE ROTTING TANK HOME WITH THE THOUGHT OF PLACING A COMPLAINT WITH GM. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ROTTING WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL ON A TANK THAT WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. GM REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE TANK AND OFFERED OIL CHANGES, SAYING THIS COULD HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE WINTER CONDITIONS THAT WE DRIVE IN. MY 2 YEAR OLDER AZTEK SITS NEXT TO IT IN THE GARAGE AND TANK LOOKS MUCH BETTER. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME STUCK AND SHATTERED WHEN TRYING TO GET IT BACK INTO POSITION. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING TO MY PARENTS HOME FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. ON THE INTERSTATE, IN FIFTH GEAR, AT A SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MILES/HR, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A HIGH WHINING SOUND WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A CLUNK AND GRINDING NOISE. WE PULLED OVER. NOTHING WAS VISIBLE. WE LIMPED TO THE EXIT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR PINION SHAFT BEARING HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION, RUINING THE REAR CASE ASSEMBLY, PINION SHAFT AND BOTH FIFTH GEARS. BOTH FIFTH GEARS HAD BROKEN TEETH AND WERE REPLACED. THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT SET OF 5TH GEARS WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ( THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR). THE SECOND REPLACEMENT SET WAS INSTALLED AND FOUND TO BE THE WRONG RATIO AND HAD TO BE REORDERED. THE THIRD SET OF REPLACEMENT FIFTH GEARS WAS INSTALLED ON FEB. 12TH 2008 AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AS OF TODAY. THE WHOLE PROCESS TOOK 7 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SHE WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE A USED TRANSMISSION WILL COST HER ABOUT $2,000. *KB

1. DRIVER WINDOW MAKES CRACKING/BREAKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW IS BEING ROLLED DOWN. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, WINDOW SHAKES INSIDE DOOR PANEL. 12/5/07 2. AWFUL SMELL WHEN CAR IS STOPPED COMPLETELY. (SMELLS LIKE A STINK BOMB WENT OFF IN THE CAR). SINCE 2/05. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE GT UPON DECELERATION VEHICLE JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY! VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. IF GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED EVEN SLIGHTLY OR CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED IN PROBLEM GOES AWAY. AS SOON AS CLUTCH IS RELEASED VIOLENT SHUDDER RETURNS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING APPROX 15 TO 20 MILES AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR A FEW MINUTES. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT PONTIAC DEALER FOR 1 WEEK NO DIAGNOSIS OR PROBLEM FOUND YET. CAR DOES STOP FOR DEALER I HAVE RODE WITH THEM TO SHOW THEM WHAT IT DOES. DEALER SAYS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACTS SPOUSE PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT, THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW BEGAN TO MAKE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. A GLASS COMPANY MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BUTTON TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, IT MADE A POPPING NOISE. HE STATED THAT THE WINDOW COULD POSSIBLY CRACK AND BREAK WHILE DRIVING, WHICH HE CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT WORK AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOW BELIEVES THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF THE DEFECT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW WINDOW MECHANISM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 58,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. TWO BLOCKS LATER IT CAME TO A DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY. PONTIAC WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME CAR AS A TOYOTA MATRIX. THERE ARE MANY, MANY INCIDENTS OF BOTH MATRIXES AND VIBES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AS IT ROLLED UP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR A DEFECT AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE FAILURE REPAIRED BY A LOCAL GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

2003 PONTIAC VIBE PARKED, TRYING TO WIND UP WINDOW, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN 3/4 UP. TOOK IT TO GLASS SPECIALIST WHO REPLACED IT ($130.47), THEN HAD TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS GLASS WAS LOOSE ($78). *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN THE POWER WINDOW WAS RAISED. *JB

2003 PONTIAC VIBE...HAVE HAD TO HAVE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REPAIRED TWICE. FIRST TIME A POPPING SOUND AND WINDOW SHIFTED OFF CENTER. 2ND TIME, WHILE DRIVING, RAISING THE WINDOW, A POPPING NOISE AND IT SHATTERED ALL OVER ME. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOW MAKING A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE WHEN BEING RAISED. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN PUTTING THE WINDOW UP ON OR ABOUT SEPT 14, 2007. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE BEING RAISED. THERE WAS ODD NOISES SIMILAR TO CLICKING AND THE OPERATION SEEMED IMPAIRED JUST PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2007 AND NOW IS MAKING SIMILAR NOISES AS BEFORE LEADING TO BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT COULD RE-OCCUR. MINOR CUTS TO FACE AND HANDS OCCURRED WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT CLEANUP. *JB

HEARING A POPPING SOUND AT 2 SEPARATE TIMES WHILE RAISING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. HAVE CONCERN THAT WINDOW MAY BIND OR BREAK. POPPING SOUND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS EVERYTIME THAT THE WINDOWS IS RAISED. WINDOW DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IF IT WERE BREAKING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE WINDOW INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CONSUMER STATED INFORMED BY DEALER THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE $88 IF GM IS RESPONSIBLE WILL PAY COST OF REPAIRS IF NOT CONSUMER WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THE CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS AND WOULD PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST GLASS, AS IF THE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK. A DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, IT IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07049. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ON 2003 PONTIAC VIBE SHATTERED WHILE RAISING ELECTRIC WINDOWS. BOTH SIDES SHATTERED ON SEPARATE DAYS THIS SUMMER. DRIVERS SIDE CAUSED CUTS TO FACE AND ARMS. BOTH WINDOWS WERE REPLACED. *JB

I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PONTIAC VIBE REGARDING THE FRONT WINDOWS. I TOO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND AT FIRST IT WAS A POPPING AND CRACKING NOSE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST SLAMMED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS. HOWEVER THAT DIDN'T STOP THE PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GLASS BECAUSE IT HAD SHATTERED AT THE BOTTOM. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE DRIVER WINDOW EXPLODED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. PONTIAC COVERED THE EXPENSE AFTER A FIGHT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH GLASS ALL OVER MY CAR, IT WAS EVEN UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

THIS EVENING I PUT UP THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN IT REACHED THE ALMOST CLOSED POINT IT MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND RATTLE. I PUT THE WINDOW BACK DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP IT WOULDN'T GO UP THE WHOLE WAY. THEN I DROVE HOME W/ THE WINDOW OPEN. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I TRIED TO PUT THE WINDOW BACK DOWN AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. THE GLASS FLEW INTO THE CAR AND CUT MY ARM. *JB

WINDOW ON MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE EXPLODED ONCE AND BRACKETS BROKE AGAIN AFTER FIRST REPAIR!!! SEEMS THE BRACKETS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS ARE POORLY MADE/FASTENED AND BREAK, CAUSING UNEVEN LIFT OF THE WINDOW AND "EXPLOSION" OF THE GLASS. LUCKILY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE WINDOW BROKE THE FIRST TIME OTHERWISE I WOULD OF CRASHED FROM THE SHOCK OF GLASS EXPLODING INTO MY FACE!!! THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKETS BROKE THE WINDOW JUST SLID DOWN AND I HAD THE DEALER PUT IT UP PERMANENTLY BECAUSE IT IS TOO MUCH OF A SAFETY HAZARD TO FIX AGAIN......ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN OVER & OVER. *JB

ON 8/17/7 MY FAMILY WAS PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BECAUSE WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF OUR 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ROLLING UP THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE WINDOW EXPLODED. SOMETIME BEFORE THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD COCKED INTO AN ODD POSITION AND WE PHYSICALLY PUT THE WINDOW BACK INTO PLACE AND LOCKED IT. WE FIGURED THE SAME THING MUST HAVE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT THIS TIME THE WINDOW BROKE. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE AND THEY DIDN'T THINK GM WOULD COVER. WHEN WE GOT INTO CONTACT THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE MAN FROM THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS BECAUSE IT'S A GLASS ISSUE THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN ASKED FOR THE NUMBER FOR GM AND CONTACTED THEM MYSELF. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE WORKER WHO COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SHE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALER. THREE DAYS LATER I CONTACTED THE CASE WORKER AT GM WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE AND BECAUSE WE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SHE SAID I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY'D HELP. THE DEALER, OF COURSE, SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WE SHOULD CONTACT GM . MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO CALL A DIFFERENT GM DEALER AND SEE IF THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAD DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND SAID THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REGULATOR. S

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW GRINDS AND POPS WHEN IT IS PARTIALLY ROLLED DOWN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC BEFORE IT GETS TO THE POINT OF THE GLASS EXPLODING. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION CONSIDERED THEIR GLASS COULD EXPLODE AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE GM/PONTIAC TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS INSTEAD OF LETTING THESE COSTS BE PASSED ON TO THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD NOT ADJUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED USING ITS FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXCESSIVELY HOT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE DRUM FELL OFF IN HIS HANDS WHEN HE REMOVED THE PRODUCTION TAB OFF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE REAR ADJUSTER WAS CLOSED TIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKE MECHANICAL ADJUSTER IS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

WHILE PARKED RAISED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND IT IMPLODED, SPRAYING GLASS ALL THROUGH THE INTERIOR AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METERS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CUTS WERE SUSSTAINED ON ARMS AND LEGS. *AK

WITH NO WARNING CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND MY 11 YEAR OLD SON USED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE POWER PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW IN THE FRONT AND THE WINODOW EXPLODED WITH UT WARNING. SON WAS SPRAYED IN FACE WITH EXPLODING GLASS. THANK GOODNESS NO CUTS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ONLY PAID FOR ONE REPAIR BECAUSE THE REST WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE 2003 PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE WORST DASHBOARD LIGHTING OF ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. ON A SUNNY DAY IT IS DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER DUE TO THE FAULTY LIGHTING. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE DRIVER HAS TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO TRY AND READ THE POORLY LIGHTED INSTRUMENTS. AS TO THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE WHEN BRIGHT SUNSHINE WASHES OUT THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THE DESIGN CERTAINLY INCREASES THE CHANCE FOR A DRIVING MISHAP. I SPOKE TO PONTIAC OFFICIALS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAY THAT'S THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER VIBE OWNERS, WHO VOICE THE SAME COMPLAINT, AS WELL AS OWNERS OF THE TOYOTA MATRIX, WHICH HAS THE SAME UNSATISFACTORY DASH LIGHTING. *NM

SMELL OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHAMIC, HE SAID, FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. DO NOT KNOW OPERATING FUEL PRESSURE, FINE SPRAY COULD CAUSE ENGINE FIRE, POSSIBLE AFTER THIS MANY MILES, METAL FATIGE,THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ALL VIBE'S MECHANIC HAS NOT GIVEN FULL EVALUATION OF TROUBLE. WHICH PARTS NEEDED. *JB