2003 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

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

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

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. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY OTHER VIBE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS . GM SEEMS TO NOT BE TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT BY COVERING THE COSTS OF REPAIR FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM AND RECALLING THESE VEHICLES SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE BEFORE GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM...INJURY, DEATH? THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THE COSTS OF REPAIR AND LABOR FOR MY VIBE AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'VE HAD TO BE INCONVENIENCED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR

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.