2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

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

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

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

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