2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

THE RECALL IS ON THE BOLTS OF THE WINDOW AND SO AS I WAS TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW TO CLOSE IT JUST SHATTERED...THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS ON IT ....THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING TO IT YET...AND AS I UNDERSTAND THEY WONT FIX THE WINDOW..CAN YOU HELP. *TR

NHTSA RECALL 14V655; GM RECALL 14735. IN ADDITION TO MEDIA STORIES, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM VIA FEDEX IN MID-OCT (10/23, I THINK). THE PURPOSE OF NOTICE WAS PURE PR, TO DUPE CONSUMERS INTO THINKING GM IS ON TOP OF THE RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER (REGAL GMC, LAKELAND, FL) ON 10/24. I WAS ADVISED THAT GM HADN'T EVEN SUPPLIED THE DEALERS WITH A GM RECALL NUMBER YET. THE DEALER PROMISED TO CALL ME WHEN THEY HAD MORE INFO. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. SO I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY (11/12/14) AND WAS ADVISED THAT PARTS ARE ON ORDER BUT THE DEALER (1) DOESN'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE RECEIVED AND (2) CANNOT PREDICT WHEN MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. MEANWHILE, I HAVE A POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. IT'S OBVIOUS GM DOESN'T CARE MUCH. NHTSA MUST MAKE GM MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS SCREW-UPS AND FIX RECALLS IN A MUCH MORE TIMELY FASHION. I'M REALLY PO'ED ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, CONTAINED A DEEP, HORIZONTAL CRACK, AND WAS BECOMING OFF TRACK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW. WHEN IT WAS GOING DOWN IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN STOPPED GOING DOWN ANY FURTHER. AT THIS POINT IT WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN AND THE WINDOW WAS NOW AT A SLANT. IT ALLOWED ME TO PUT IT BACK UP, BUT IN THE PROCESS OF THE WINDOW GOING UP IT SHATTERED. THE MAJORITY OF THE BROKEN WINDOW WAS ON ME AND THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I ONLY HAS A FEW CUTS ON MY LEGS FROM THE BROKEN WINDOW. IN 2008 I HAD THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE BOLTS TO BOTH OF THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS, MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS 47,000. THE GM DEALER I TOOK THE CAR INTO TO HAVE THE WINDOW REPLACED, INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE REGULATOR AND RUN CHANNEL REPLACED. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRUMBLED INTO PIECES. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND RECENTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR HANDLE CRUMBLED. LAST WEEK, AS I WAS GETTING OUT TO OPEN OUR PROPERTY GATE, THE DOOR SWUNG SHUT TRAPPING MY DOGS INSIDE OF THE CAR. (I LOCK ALL DOOR UPON ENTERING THE CAR.) I HAD NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR. FORTUNATELY MOTOR WAS RUNNING OR DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED (TEXAS HEAT) BY THE TIME WE DISCOVERED A WAY TO BREAK INTO THE CAR USING AN ALLEN WRENCH AND A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS. IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOME AND THIS WAS A CHILD INSTEAD OF A PET A LAW SUIT COULD BE FILED. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A FACTORY DEFECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL I HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.I HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLE LEFT AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE OR PARK THE CAR WITHOUT A WINDOW OPEN, INVITING THEFT AND VANDALISM. I CANNOT AFFORD $1100,00 OR ASSUME THIS IS IN ANY WAY THE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. *JS

THE DOOR STOP ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON MY 2004 VIBE GETS HIT BY THE WINDOW AND PREVENTS THE WINDOW FROM GOING DOWN ALL THE WAY. IT HAS ALSO PREVENTED ME FROM OPENING THE DOOR IF THE WINDOW IS DOWN. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD JUST CAME ON AND CONTINUES TO BE ON EVER SINCE. WE ARE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE NOW COMPROMISED AND MAY NOT BE DEPLOYED IF IN A CRASH BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE OPEN CIRCUIT AT THE SQUID CIRCUIT. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT, COLLISION, ETC.; THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V133000 (AIR BAGS) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,111.

PURCHASED USED CAR FROM TOYOTA RICHMOND, WINDOW SHATTERED 2013 FIXED (TOYOTA HAD WARRANTY BUT HAD TO PAY FOR GLASS), WINDOW BROKE AGAIN TWO MONTHS AGO APPROX. CONTACTED GM THEY WON'T FIX REPAIRED ONCE. I AM REPAIRING FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GLASS SHATTERED IN MY FACE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SO, IN TOTAL THIS REPAIRED PART IS GETTING READY TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME OUT OF POCKET. THE ORIGINAL RECALL DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AND THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK IT IS MORE THAN A REGULATOR PROBLEM I THINK THERE ARE PARTS THAT ARE NOT GETTING ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT BE SNAPPING EVERY FEW MONTHS. WORRIED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. WILL NOT PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM GM AGAIN. MY FIRST CAR I HAD FOR 17 YEARS. IT HAD MANUAL WINDOWS AND I WISH THIS CAR DID TOO. *TR