2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

2004 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW. CONSUMER ALSO WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLOW SHIFT, CLUNK AND GEARS JAMMING WHEN SHIFTED IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATE *TGW A SERVICE TEAM MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ELECTRONICALLY, AND HE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE GENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

MY CAR WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR FOR THE FRONT DRIVER,PASSANGER WINDOWS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE THEY WILL NOT STAY ON TRACK NOW I TRIED TO TAKE THEM BACK TO HAVE THEM FIXED I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $500 DOLLARS. ALSO ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT HAPPENING.I'M SURE THEIR IS A DEFECT WITH THE DOOR HANDELS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, IT SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HEAR A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/16/11

ON JUNE 4, 2011 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE ON RT. 83 FROM PENNSYLVANIA INTO MARYLAND WHERE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE PARKTON, MD EXIT, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE POPPED LOOSE AS IT SEVERED ITSELF FROM THE SIDEWALL AND LITERALLY ROLLED DOWN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AS THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE. NO DEBRIS WAS IN THE ROADWAY AND NO OBJECTS WERE STRUCK DURING THIS EVENT. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS 65-70 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. IN LATE NOVEMBER 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON RT. 1. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BURST AND SEPARATED AT THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE LATEST TIRE WAS REPLACED BY SEARS AUTO CENTER IN YORK, PA WHERE THE OLD TIRE IS BEING SHIPPED BACK TO GOODYEAR (IN RESPONSE TO ROADSIDE WARRANTY). THE TIRE SIDEWALL RUBBER COMPOUND APPEARED VERY HARD AND BRITTLE. THE GOODYEAR TRIPLE TREAD TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2008 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD THIS UNEXPLAINED SIDEWALL BLOW OUT, ANOTHER TIRE WAS REPLACED EARLIER BECAUSE OF A NAIL PUNCTURE. WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES WITH ANOTHER MODEL AND GET RID OF OUR TRIPLE TREADS. WE BELIEVE THE TIRES TO BE UNSAFE AND ARE CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE ARE HIGH END TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED LAST 80,000 MILES WITH SUPERIOR TRACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000(VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN THE GLASS DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 144,000. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BOLT FAILED AND THE REGULATOR BECAME DETACHED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS PRIOR WAS SHODDY OR THAT THE POWER WINDOWS WERE JUST DEFECTIVE AND PRONE TO SAFETY PROBLEMS. UPDATED 06/09/11

CLICKING SOUND BEHIND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. 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 RECIRCULATION/AIR CONDITIONER.. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,750. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS REMAINED ON. A FRIEND LOOKED AT IT AND ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR THAT MOUNTS TO THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. BOLTS ARE BROKEN, MOUNTING BROKE OFF ENGINE, AND RADIATOR HOSE IS DAMAGED. CALLED GM THEY SAID FOR THEM TO HELP, I NEEDED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS FROM ONE OF THEIR DEALERS. DIAGNOSIS DONE, THEY STATED, A/C COMPRESSOR BROKEN AND NOT ATTACHED TO ENGINE BLOCK, 2 MOUNTING BOLTS ARE BROKE OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK, 3RD BOLT IS MISSING AND MOUNTING HOLE IS BROKEN, RECOMMEND REPLACING ENGINE. I WAS THEN ADVISED BY GM DUE TO NO RECALL, EVEN AFTER REVIEW OF THE DIAGNOSIS. SO AFTER A REQUIRED DIAGNOSIS PER GM AND THE CAR TOWED TO AND FROM THE DEALER, THE CASE WAS CLOSED AND THEY ADVISED THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. I WOULD FIGURE THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO MAKE A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING, DEPENDS ON IT FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD, AND HAS TO PAY THE EXPENSE, WHICH I FIND TO BE ENTRAPPING THE CONSUMER INTO THINKING THEY WILL ASSIST THEM, YET IN THE END, AGAIN THEY DISMISS THEMSELVES FROM ANY LIABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007, THE DEALER ADVISED IT HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ACCORDINGLY. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING SUCH AS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED UNLESS OF A POSSIBLE DEFECT, FLAW, OR DAMAGE IN RELATED TO AN ACCIDENT. THE ADVISOR AT GM SAID, WELL IT IS A 2004. IF A VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD IS CAN HAVE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND FAILURE TO FUNCTION. IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO MERGE AUTO MAKERS WHO ARE ALSO LEARNING GLITCHES IN SPECIFIC MODELS AND BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER, HOWEVER IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, COMPLETELY RELEASE ANY RELINQUISH ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONSUMER.

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.