2004 Pontiac Vibe complaints

TWO ISSUES THAT I HAVE ARE, THE AIR CIRCULATION VENT MAKES A CLICKING. WHEN I OPENED IT UP, I SAW THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE VENT WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, I HAD TO STICK A PENCIL IN IT TO MAKE IT STOIP CLICKING, BECAUSE I WILL NOT SPEND 100 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALSO, WE LIVE IN MONTANA, AND OUR NEW BATTERY WILL NOT START UNDER 20 DEGREES. WE HAVE EXTREEM WEATHER HERE, SO IT LEAVES US WITH ONLY ONE CAR, AND OFTEM WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET TO WORK ON TIME. MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN COLD WEATHER ENVIROMENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE STARTER. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, BECAUSE IT COULD LEAVE US IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. CELL SERVICE IS NOT OFTEN AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA, AND IT FRIGHTENS ME TO THINK WE COULD BE STUCK AT SOME POINT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL OF THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 71-875-784-739 AND ADVISED THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED REPORTS CONCERNING THE FAILURE AND WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER LIGHTLY STRIKING A METAL POST WHILE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE VIBE TOOK OFF. I HIT THE BRAKE BUT NO RESPONSE (LOOKED TO SEE IF FOOT ON BRAKE. IT WAS.) THE CAR SPED UP AND I COLLIDED WITH TWO CARS AND RAN INTO A MOTEL WALL. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR TOTALED. *TR

MY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WILL FAIL TO HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED. ESPECIALLY ON HILLS AND IN COLDER WEATHER. I REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO , HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. THEY CALLED TO A GM SHOP AND MECHANICS TOLD HIM THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON YOUR SITE AS WELL. PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY MUCH LIKE THE PEDAL PROBLEMS TOYOTA HAS EXPERIENCED/ THE CAR WILL DECELERATE QUICKLY AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE BEYOND MY VEHICLE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OR SIMILAR ACTION PLAN TO DATE? *TR

CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. FLOOR MATS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS A RECALL PRECAUTION BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ALMOST KILLED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. HE SOME HOW MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION BY TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB AND AN OPEN AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HIS VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGED DUE TO HITTING OBJECTS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE HAD TO TRY TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISPOSED OF THE FLOOR MATS, BUT THE ACCELERATION HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2007. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING. HE HEARD A MILD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND WHEN HE LEFT AND RETURNED, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING APPLIED.*JB

MY 18 YR SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 PONTIAC VIBE HOME IN RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON A CURVY, MOUNTAINOUS, TWO LANE ROAD ON STATE ROUTE 4 IN (NEAR WHITE ROCK) IN THE LOS ALAMOS NM AREA AROUND 4PM. HE WAS DRIVING UNDER 55 MPH AND AS HE ROUNDED ONE OF THE CURVES, HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND IT RAN STRAIGHT OFF THE ROAD(TO THE RIGHT), INSTEAD OF TURNING, OVER HEAVY BRUSH AND SEVERAL IRON FENCE POSTS. HE HAS ALWAYS CLAIMED THE CAR BRAKES AND STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE MANY ADULT WITNESSES CONFIRMED THE CAR "SUDDENLY VEERED OFF" FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE TRACKS INDICATED THE CAR REMAINED IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE ENTIRE TIME. THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED. I HAD NOTICED THE CAR SOMETIMES WASN'T TRACKING WELL ON TURNS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE GAS TANK WAS LOW. THE ADULT WITNESSES ALL COMMENDED OUR SON ON HIS DRIVING ABILITY AS HE AVOIDED HITTING OTHER CARS. A DRIVER IN THE HUMMER BEHIND HIM ASSURED US THAT "SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE CAR - NOT HIS FAULT -TOO SUDDEN - MIRACLE HE DIDN'T ROLL ." THE HUMMER DRIVER HAD BEEN BEHIND OUR SON FOR SOME TIME. THE (STATE FARM)INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. WE LIKE THE VIBE AND PURCHASED A 2009 REPLACEMENT. WE ASSUMED THAT OUR SON'S INEXPERIENCE AND YOUTH WERE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS, BUT THAT SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH CAR DUE TO STRAIGHT TIRE TRACKS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS. THE EXAMINATION OF THE CAR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING PUMP AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE UNDERNEA

VEHICLE ACCELERATED(RESUMED) TO BEYOND THE PREVIOUS SPEED SETTING, UNTIL I DISABLED THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

I DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE IN CITY DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PARK (DIAGONAL, FRONT END APPROACH) I WAS USING THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY. AS I APPROACHED THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE, I MOVED MY FOOT TO THE BREAK. DURING THIS MOMENT, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS MOVING TOWARD THE BREAK AND UPON BREAKING, THE FORWARD MOTION WAS STOPPED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK IN JAN. 2010. THIS REPEATED ON MARCH 7, 2010. I REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO GM (CASE # 71-799309984) AND TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL DEALER. I JUST LEFT A MESSAGE AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. I HAD A WITNESS TO THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE ENGINE DOES INCREASE IN RPM AFTER REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN A 9 WEEK PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. HE WAS ADVISED THAT NO COMPLAINTS WERE FILED RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TOYOTA AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURE THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3760. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT. WAS CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT EASILY REPEATED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. *TR

CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THE MY VEHICLE BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, AND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 6000 AND CAR TRIED TO TAKE OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP IT BY BRAKING HARD, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING. EVEN SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL DIDN'T STOP THE HIGH REVS. ONLY TURNING THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY STOPPED REVVING. I AM REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS FOUND IN A VARIETY OF TOYOTA MODELS AND MY CAR - THE PONTIAC VIBE IS MADE BY TOYOTA. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY FRIGHTENING AND HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN A TWO MONTH SPAN. THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPRODUCE IT SINCE IT WAS SO INTERMITTENT. EVEN THOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, AFTER RULING OUT STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PEDAL GETTING CAUGHT ON THE MAT, ETC., THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE INVOLVED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS DURING WHICH TIME THERE WAS NOT RECURRENCE. THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RECONNECTED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED IN OVER 2 1/2 YEARS.

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 PONTIAC VIBE SEIZED UP AT ABOUT 140,000 MILES. AT FIRST IT MADE A HIGH PITCH WHIRRING NOISE THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FAILED AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THUS SLOWING MY SPEED DOWN CONSIDERABLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEELS BECAME LOCKED AT ONE POINT (TRANSMISSION FROZE WHILE ENGAGED). EVEN WHEN I FULLY DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH IT STAYED ENGAGED. I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS (AFTER THIS OCCURRED TO ME) THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FAULTY DESIGN. IT USES A PLASTIC MASTER BALL BEARING THAT CAN SHATTER AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SUDDENLY SEIZE. A PLASTIC BALL BEARING IS USED INSTEAD OF USING A MORE DURABLE ONE LIKE A METALLIC BALL BEARING THAT WOULD ONLY COST OF FEW BUCKS MORE. THIS APPARENTLY HAS TO DO WITH MANUFACTURE PROFIT. THIS IS HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS 2009 AND I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, A TOTAL RECALL OF THE PONTIAC VIBE'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHOULD OCCUR. *TR

2004 VIBE HAD A RECALL FOR THE POPPING OF THE DRIVERS' SIDE WINDOW. TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO D & G PONTIAC IN PORT JERVIS. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. WINDOW GOT STUCK THEN WENT OFF TRACK. TOOK IT TO ROYAL PONTIAC IN SUSSEX, NJ AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE RECALL PROBLEM. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVE TO PAY OVER $100 TO HAVE IT FIXED WHEN I FEEL IT STILL IS A DEFECT PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, LOOKING OVER THE COMPLAINTS, PEOPLE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PONTIAC ARE SAYING THAT IT'S NOT A RECALL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ROYAL PONTIAC BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

1. CLATTERING/GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM 5-SP. MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SLOWLY GROWING LOUDER. SUDDEN CHANGE IN SOUND AND 35 MILES LATER... 2. ... TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AT INTERSECTION. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED; HAD TO BE TOWED. 3. NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH INSTALLED. OLD PARTS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

PONTIAC VIBE, 2004. WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON HWY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. A CAR PULLED OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I MISSED THE CAR BUT INSTEAD OF MY CAR STOPPING, IT ACCELERATED, WHILE I WAS FORCEFULLY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS FISH TAILING TO THE POINT THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR WOULD ROLL. TO STOP THE CAR, I WENT INTO THE DITCH AND A FIELD AND IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED IT ALSO SAW THE CAR SPEED UP WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE TIRES WERE SKIDDING AS I WAS BRAKING SO HARD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATE THEY HAD TRIED TO REPRODUCE IT BUT EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. I THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SO I CONTINUED TO USE THE CAR BUT HAVE NEVER USED THE CRUISE SINCE AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY UNTIL RECENTLY. ON WED, 11/15/09, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO LET A CAR PASS IN FRONT OF ME. IMMEDIATELY WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED. TO TRY AND STOP IT I INITIALLY TRIED TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN STARTED TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND LET UP ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR STOPPED AS SOON AS I LET UP ON THE BRAKES BUT ONLY AFTER I HAD TRAVELED ~20 FEET UP AN EMBANKMENT. I AGAIN BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL NOT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR CONSOLE IS FAILING. THE ILLUMINATION FOR THE GEAR SHIFT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL, TEMPERATURE SETTING, AND FAN SPEED HAVE BEEN FAULTY SINCE DAY ONE. NOW THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL AND OVERHEAD LIGHT MUST BE TURNED ON TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *TR

MY PASSENGER WINDOW KEPT FALLING, ONCE THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE BOLTS. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 2009. TODAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN AND WAS ROLLING IT BACK UP AND IT BECAME COMPLETELY DISLODGED, TO THE POINT THE ENTIRE WINDOW CAME OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO THE DOOR. THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE ALREADY "FIXED". THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME $675 WINDOW DID NOT END UP SHATTERING, BUT THEY SAID ENTIRE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL HOWEVER IT'S THE SAME ISSUE AS TWICE BEFORE. THE DEALER SAID THE BOLTS AND SASH ARE FAULTY, BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE WRONG FOR THIS TO CONTINUE HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE FAULTY "GUIDES" FOR THE GLASS.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (NOTICE 07273) FROM PONTIAC INFORMING ME THAT MY WINDOWS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SHATTER. THAT EXPLAINED WHY THE WINDOWS RATTLED AND I HEARD A LOUD METALLIC CLANKING SOUND EVERY TIME I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY PERFORMED THE NEEDED SERVICE. THEY LIED. THE DEALER FAKED THE REPAIR. THE WINDOWS STILL RATTLE AND THE METALLIC CLANK (THINK OF TAKING A WRENCH IN EACH HAND AND SMASHING THEM TOGETHER) IS STILL THERE EVERY TIME I OPEN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER WHO FAKED THE REPAIR SAYS THEY'VE DONE ALL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I'M LEFT WITH WINDOWS THAT PONTIAC SAYS COULD SHATTER AT ANY TIME. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR IF YOU USE THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK IT MANUALLY. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN USING CAR SEATS AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN ROLLED DOWN. MY INDICATIONS WERE IDENTICAL TO COMPLAINT 10245483. I DETERMINED THE DOOR STRAP WAS HITTING THE GLASS WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. I REMOVED THE STRAP AND GROUND THE T SHAPED METAL AS INSTRUCTED IN THE ABOVE COMPLAINT (SEE MY COMPLAINT #10269413). THIS ELIMINATED THE LOUD POPPING SOUND BUT I STILL HAD SOME SCRAPING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET A NEW RETAINING STRAP. I WAS QUOTED $175.00. I ASKED TO LOOK AT IT AND DISCOVERED THE DESIGN IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE ON MY VEHICLE. THE T BRACKET IS NO LONGER SQUARE AND THE EDGE FACING THE GLASS IS NOW AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. I REMOVED THE STRAP ONCE AGAIN AND GROUND THE BRACKET TO 45 DEG. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. PONTIAC APPARENTLY HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THIS BRACKET. *TR

I HAVE THE AGE OLD PROBLEM OF THE POPPING SOUND WHEN I OPEN OR CLOSE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. I HAVE HAD THE BOLTS REPLACED PER THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE. AFTER READING REPORT #10245483 I DID AS SUGGESTED. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN ONLY WHEN IT IS CLOSED. I REMOVED THE DOOR LIMIT STRAP AND COULD SEE SHINY METAL WHERE THE T PART HAD BEEN RUBBING. I REMOVED THIS RESTRAINING STRAP AND GROUND ABOUT 1/8 INCH OFF THE T SECTION. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THANKS TO THE AUTHOR OF COMPLAINT #10235483. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE , THE HEAD LAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE FUSES ARE FINE THE REAR CENTER BRAKE LIGHT STILL WORKS AND THE BRIGHTS OF THE HEAD LAMPS STILL WORK. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER INCIDENTS? AND THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS STOPPED WORKING ALSO , I HAVE ALSO HEARD ABOUT THAT FROM OTHER PONTIAC OWNERS. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS, IT RAINS RIGHT ONTO ME, THE DRIVER, AND CAUSES MY ATTENTION TO DIVERT FROM THE ROAD, TO KEEPING DRY. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND PASSENGER WINDOW KEPT FALLING. ONCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE BOLTS. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 2008. TODAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN AND WAS ROLLING IT BACK UP AND IT BECAME COMPLETELY DISLODGED, TO THE POINT THE ENTIRE WINDOW CAME OUT. I EVEN SAW "BLACK GLUE (POSS CEMENT)" ON THE BOTTOM IF THE GLASS. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO THE DOOR, BUT IT DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. SO NOW IT IS RAINING (SEVERELY) AND MY WINDOW WONT ROLL UP AGAIN. I AM JUST WONDERING IF THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND CHARGE ME AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE ALREADY "FIXED". THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE MY INSURANCE IN 2008 FOR THE WINDOW SHATTERING, BUT THEY RECEIVED THEIR CLAIM FUNDS BACK AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY (GM) SAID IT'S THE BOLTS, BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE WRONG FOR THIS TO CONTINUE HAPPENING. ALSO, PART OF THE PROBLEM MAY BE FAULTY TRIM THAT "GUIDES" THE GLASS. MINE HAS BEEN SCRUNCHED IN PARTS SINCE I RECEIVED IT. *TR

2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF BLEW OFF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

IF THE AIR RECIRCULATION BUTTON IS DISABLED AND THE POWER TO THE CAR IS ON, A CLICKING NOSE BEGINS. THE CLICKS OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY THAN EVERY SECOND, CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE CAR IS POWERED OFF. THE CLICKING WILL CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE SOURCE OF THE CLICKING IS THE ACTUATOR THAT OPENS OR CLOSES THE AIR RECIRCULATION VENT BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW MADE LOUD POPPING NOISE GOING UP OR DOWN UNTIL WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK. DRIVER SIDE SOON BEGAN MAKING THE SAME NOISE BUT DIDN'T COME OFF THE TRACK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR GM RECALL NO. 07273, DEALER REPLACED THE BOLTS PER THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON BOTH WINDOWS AS WELL AS A NEW WINDOW AND MOTOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I DETERMINED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE DOOR CHECK AND THE WINDOW--AND FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM--YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS BY OPENING THE DOOR FULLY AND ROLLING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN--IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHILE THE DOOR IS FULLY OPENED, THEN THE CAUSE IS THE DOOR CHECK INTERFERENCE. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, I MODIFIED THE DOOR CHECK BY REMOVING ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF MATERIAL FROM THE T-SHAPED PART OF THE DOOR CHECK THAT WAS CAUSING THE INTERFERENCE--THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER SIDE. REPLACING THE DOOR CHECK MAY ALSO FIX THE PROBLEM--BUT MAYBE ONLY TEMPORARILY UNLESS THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR CHECK IS CHANGED TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD ALREADY COME OFF THE TRACK, THE REGULATOR WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THE CLIPS THAT MOUNT THE GLASS TO THE REGULATOR WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE VERY MINIMUM. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEY REAR ENDED AN SUV WHILE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH BOYS WERE WEARING THERE SEATBELTS AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT THE IMPACT OF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. IT DID NOT GO COMPLETELY THROUGH BUT THE FROM THE CENTER OF IMPACT OUTWARD THE AREA COVERS THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THERE WAS GLASS SPLINTERS ARE ALL OVER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE TROOPER AT THE SCENE SAID THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE WITH THE WINDSHIELD LIKE THAT. THE PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT WITH THE AIRBAG. LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRAIGHT INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT BUMPER, HOOD, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PANEL, BUT THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE OUTSIDE COLLISION ONLY THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE WINDOWS ON HIS VEHICLE. WHEN HE ROLLS DOWN THE WINDOWS, IT SOUNDS AS IF A TWELVE GAUGE SHOTGUN WAS FIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HEARD THE NOISE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED FOR ITS FOURTH REPAIR NEXT WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,627. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/29/08. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 10/18/08. *JB

2004 PONTIAC VIBE ORIGINAL TIRES WORN OUT BY 24000 MILES, SECOND SET HAD SEVERE VIBRATION UNABLE TO FIX AND WORN OUT 38K, DEALER ALIGNED AND PUT IN SHIM, 3RD SET TIRES SAME PROBLEM SEVERE VIBRATION AND NOISE JUST UNDER 50K MILES. TIRE SHOP SAID PROB WITH CAR AND SUSPENSION, KEEPS CUPPING TIRES. *TR

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE FRONT SIDE WINDOW ON OUR 2004 PONTIAC VIBE THE WINDOW BECAME MISALIGNED AFTER MAKING A NOISE. WE HAD AN APPT FOR THE MORNING OF 7/31/08 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WE HAD GOTTEN THE WINDOW MANUALLY BACK IN THE TRACK AND THE WINDOW WAS SHUT. WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR THE WINDOW SHATTERED ON MY DAUGHTER CUTTING HER LEGS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE BREAKAGE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL OR WARRANTY AND CANCELED THE APPOINTMENT TO ORDER THE GLASS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WHEN AN INCIDENT HAPPENS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL ON THE WAY THE HAVE THE REPAIR DONE THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THE INCIDENT AND TO HAVE AN INJURY INVOLVED AS WELL. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. I WOULD ROLL THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND IT WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND. BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM PONTIAC FOR THE DOOR BOLTS. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BOLTS AND IT STILL MADE THE NOISE. WITH THIS I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I FOUND IT WAS THE DOOR CHECK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS HITTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW,PUSHING THE DOOR CHECK DOWN MAKING IT SNAP BACK UP AND HIT THE WINDOW WITH THE CORNER OF THE CHECK. I MAKE MY LIVING AS A FIREFIGHTER I KNOW HOW CAR WINDOWS BREAK AND I AM AMAZED THAT IT HADN'T BROKEN! I REPLACED THE PART BEFORE IT HAD A CHANCE TO BREAK THE WINDOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY FAILS. IN A ONE MONTH PERIOD, SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS TWICE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HER VISIBILITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

WINDOW ON PONTIAC VIBE OPENED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. TOOK IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WITH THE RECALL LETTER STATING THE BOLTS WOULD COME LOSE AND THE WINDOW WOULD COME OFF THE REGULATOR AND COULD SHATTER. THE WINDOW CAME OFF THE REGULATOR BUT DIDN'T SHATTER. THEY TOLD ME THE TRACK WAS DAMAGED AND IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $600. TO FIX. GM ARGUED THAT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BREAK HOW IT WAS EXPECTED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER FRONT DOOR MAKES A POPPING GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU OPEN IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY GM OR MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK STRAP HITTING THE DOOR GLASS/REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT THE CHECK STRAP SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A NEW DESIGN. THEY HAD MY ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON FILE. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE BOLTS AND WINDOW REGULATOR, I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE CHECK STRAP. THE DEALER SAID THE TRACK WAS BENT AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $600. TO REPAIR. I FEEL I'M GETTING A MAJOR SNOW JOB REGARDING THE DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE BENT TRACK. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED THE RECALL PROBLEM ON OUR 2004 VIBE, THEY DAMAGED OTHER PARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. AFTER WE ARRIVED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED THEY TRIED TO CHARGE US FOR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED DURING THE INITIAL RECALL REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON APRIL 24, 2006; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS AT THE TIME AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS POPPING AS STATED IN THE RECALL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FREE REPAIR, BUT THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO POP AND MAKE CLICKING NOISES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF ANY FUTURE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BEGAN MAKING A LOUD POPPING AND CLICKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WINDOW WERE ABOUT TO SHATTER. THE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE WINDOW MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY BECAUSE THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED A SECOND TIME BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,182.

ON JUNE 23, 2007, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF POPPING NOISES WHEN THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH WAS USED. THE WINDOW BECAME LOOSE AND WHEN THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP ALL THE WAY, THE WINDOW SHATTERED. I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW AND REGULATOR CLIP ON THIS DATE FOR $289.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE IS TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING TO THE MAXIMUM SETTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,260 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,250.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TESTED HIS WINDOWS BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALER ALONG WITH A SALESPERSON. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE STILL MAKING A POPPING NOISE AS IF THEY WERE ABOUT TO SHATTER. THE SALESPERSON ALMOST JUMPED INTO THE OTHER SEAT WHEN HE TESTED THE WINDOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. ON JUNE 18, 2007 AND JUNE 25, 2007, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED. ON MAY 29, 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED PONTIAC REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WINDOWS, HE WAS ASKED TO FORWARD A FAX OF THE REPAIR INVOICE, IN ADDITION TO A FAX FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED. THIS INFORMATION WAS SENT TO PONTIAC, BUT NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THE BOLTS WERE REPAIRED AS WELL AS THE WINDOWS. THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL MOST LIKELY BE DENIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN UPDATED 06/16/08

AN '04 PONTIAC VIBE WELL MAINTAINED STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE LOSING COMPLETE POWER MOMENTARILY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS (APPROXIMATELY 20-30 SECONDS) WOULD START BACK ON WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF A FUSIBLE WIRE LINK SHORTED, MELTING THE FUSE BLOCK AND DAMAGING THE BATTERY WHICH ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I RECEIVED MY 2004 PONTIAC VIBE AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT. EVER SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW IS LOWERED OR RAISED THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE WINDOWS SHATTERING WHILE DRIVING. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, AND AM AFRAID MY WINDOW SHATTERING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

EVERYONE OF MY WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED FOR SLIPPING. MY DRIVERS WINDOW WAS SO BAD IT ACTUALLY SCRAPPED OFF THE TINTING I HAD PUT ON. THE BOLTS HOLDING IN THE WINDOWS ON ALL OF MY WINDOWS WERE LOOSE OR NOT FITTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY ONLY FIXED THEM ONE AT A TIME AND IT TOOK ME THREE TIMES TO GET THEM TO FIX THE FIRST ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND OPERATING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND A POP SOUND. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT DOWN THE POWER DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THE GRINDING NOISES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/19/08. *JB

PURCHASED 2004 PONTIAC VIBE FROM A DEALERSHIP. NOTICED RIGHT AWAY PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS "CLANKING", "SHAKING" WHEN IN OPERATION. DEALER WAS WAITING ON PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ON MY WAY TO WORK AND DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL, I LOWERED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO CHECK MAIL BOX. UPON CLOSING WINDOW, IT SHATTERED ALL OVER ME AND INSIDE OF CAR. (THIS WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION!) NEEDLESS TO SAY, I MISSED WORK AND MY DAUGHTER MISSED CLASSES THAT DAY AS WE WAITED ON DEALER TO PICK UP CAR FOR REPAIR. WINDOW WAS "REPAIRED" BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. TO THIS DATE AM NOT ABLE TO USE ANY OF THE WINDOWS AS THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS REAR!! WE ARE ENTERING HOT TEMPERATURES AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LOWER WINDOWS FOR AIR WHEN AIR CONDITIONING SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. NOT TO MENTION WHEN NEEDED IN DRIVE THROUGH SITUATIONS (BANK, ETC.) PLEASE ADVISE AS TO "WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE." THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

LOUD "BANG" WHEN DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW IS LOWERED. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW MADE A CLICKING NOISE EVERYTIME I ROLLED IT UP AND DOWN. WHEN I WOULD SHUT THE DOOR, THE WINDOW WOULD BANG AROUND AS IF IT WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ROLLING UP MY WINDOW, AND THE PART CLOSEST TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR SLID DOWN, AND THE WINDOW BECAME CROOKED, AND OFF TRACK. I HAD TO PUSH IT UP WITH MY HAND IN ORDER TO GET IT TO CLOSE. I TOOK IT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THEM FIX IT (THEY ASSUMED THE TRACK HAD BROKE). TURNS OUT, A BOLT HAD FALLEN OFF, AND WAS SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DOOR. ONCE THAT WAS REATTACHED, IT STOPPED MAKING THE CLICKING NOISE. ALSO, MY PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW HAS BECOME MAKING THE SAME NOISE, AND I FIGURE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT BREAKS TOO. *TR

SIDE DRIVERS WINDOW MAKING POPPING SOUND AND IT IS GETTING WORSE: SQUEAKING, GROANING, ETC. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. I FEEL LIKE THE WINDOW WILL BREAK. *TR