2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

ROLLING UP DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THE WINDOW POPPED AND SHATTERED. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HAD IT REPLACED - $250. IT HAD RECENTLY COME OFF TRACK AGAIN AND WHILE LOOKING UNDER THE DOOR PANEL MYSELF I CAN SEE WHERE THE BOLT IS GRINDING INTO THE DOOR AND NOT MOVING ALL THE WAY UP THE TRACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN MAKING "POPPING" NOISES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I CONTINUE TO VIEW REPORTS ABOUT THESE WINDOWS SHATTERING AND I AM QUITE CONCERNED SINCE THE NOISE MY WINDOW IS MAKING IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE WINDOW SHATTERING. AS A RESULT, I USE THE WINDOW MINIMALLY TO AVOID SUCH AN OCCURRENCE. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALL MADE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. LAST SUMMER IT BEGAN TO POP/CLICK WHEN ROLLING IT UP OR DOWN. IT SHATTERED IN MY LAP AND I DID RECEIVE MINOR CUTS WHEN ROLLING IT UP DURING A RAIN STORM. I THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE HAD ACTUALLY SHOT AT ME BECAUSE IT WAS SUDDEN AND SHATTERED COMPLETELY. AT THAT TIME, I HAD A GLASS SPECIALIST COME TO FIX IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE MAN THAT IT IS COMMON IN VIBES AND THAT HE HAD REPLACED MANY OF THEM. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN MY DRIVE WHEN IT SHATTERED BUT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ME CRASHING. I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND HAD IT FIXED JUST THIS PAST SEPTEMBER. NOW, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SIMPLY FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. I HAVE PAID OVER $380 ON THIS WINDOW AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. MY WINDOW IS STILL NOT FIXED, A FRIEND WEDGED IT UP UNTIL I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I SAID IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, I FEEL THAT IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. I DID RECEIVE MINOR CUTS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVE. GLASS WAS ALL OVER ME AS WELL AS MY DRIVE WAY. IT SHOT AT LEAST 20 FEET AWAY. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW MAKES A STRANGE POPPING NOISE WHEN CLOSING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CRACK. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLINER LEAKED WATER ONTO SEAT AND DOOR ARM REST AFTER EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN. SAME PROBLEM HAD PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED ON DRIVERS SIDE, DRIPPING ON DRIVER,WHICH BECAME A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SUNROOF. DRAINS WERE NOT VISIBLY PLUGGED OR JAMMED. *TR

FRONT DRIVER POWER WINDOW "POPS" WHEN ROLLING DOWN AS IF CATCHING ON SOMETHING IN THE DOOR. CONCERN IS THAT WINDOW MAY EVENTUALLY CATCH AND SHATTER CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE GLASS SHATTERED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. THE GLASS SHATTERED ON HER SON'S SHOES AND HE WAS CUT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AND IT WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE, THE MOTOR BLEW OUT, AND THE REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $1079.50 FOR NEW REGULATOR, MOTOR, GLASS AND TIGHTENING OF PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BOLTS.. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

HOOD PROP HAS FAILED TWICE IN THE FOUR YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. WHILE CHECKING OIL OR ENGINE THE HOOD JUST FALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROP OR ARM THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD FAILS AT THE LOCATION WHERE IT RESTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN PUTTING IT UP. AS TIME WENT ON, THE NOISES GOT WORSE, UNTIL THE WINDOW FINALLY SHATTERED. WE HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED, AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR