2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A POPPING SOUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW FOR A WHILE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I WENT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW IT STARTED STICKING ,THEN AS IT WAS GOING ALL THE WAY UP THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND AND THE WINDOW BLEW. I BROUGHT IT TO A PLACE TO BE FIXED. THIS POPPING SOUND ALSO HAPPEND WITH THE 2003 VIBE, BUT THE WINDOW DIDN'T BREAK.*AK

REPEATED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATION/NOISE - 2004 PONTIAC VIBE AWD. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHOUT CORRECTING PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2004 PONTIAC VIBE WENT OUT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUCH SEVERE DAMAGE THAT IT COULD NOT BE REBUILT. THE COST $2500.00 ON A CAR THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD DEPEND ON. OUR 2003 HONDA CIVIC HAS TWICE AS MANY MILES ON IT WITHOUT ANY COSTLY REPAIRS. PONTIAC TOLD US TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM. WHEN WE TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FIXED THEY BASICALLY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US BECAUSE WE DID NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FIRST. WE IMMEDIATELY HAD THE PROCESS STOPPED, UNTIL WE COULD FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. WE CONTACTED GM TO REGISTER OUR COMPLAINT. AFTER A FEW MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH GM AND ELHART PONTIAC, HOLLAND MICHIGAN, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED AND TO BRING THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO ELHART. CUSTOMER SERVICE, AT ELHART, FOUND THAT A CLIP OR A BEARING HAD COME LOOSE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN ON VEHICLES WITH 78,000 MILES ON THEM. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE A THREE WAY CONVERSATION WITH GM, ELHART AND OURSELVES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DISCOVERED AND SEE IF WE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE. THIS CONVERSATION NEVER HAPPENED. WE SIMPLY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT WE WERE DENIED OF ANY ASSISTANCE. THIS DECISION CAME FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER, WHOSE NAME WE WERE DENIED, AND WE ARE ALSO BEING DENIED ACCESS TO ANY AND ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS GIVEN. WHEN WE ASKED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE HIGHER UP, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE AND IF WE WANTED TO PROCEED WE NEEDED TO WRITE A LETTER. SO BASICALLY WE BOUGHT A GM CAR AND AFTER WE PURCHASED IT, GENERAL MOTORS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT OUR, THE CUSTOMERS, SATISFACTION OR STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WE SIMPLY FEEL THAT WHEN YOU INVEST IN A VEHICLE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT IT TO NOT INCUR SUCH COSTLY DAMAGES.

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BEGAN STICKING AT A CERTAIN POINT WHEN ROLLED UP OR DOWN. ROLLED WINDOW UP AND WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ON THE MORNING OF FEB. 5, 2007, IT TOOK ABOUT 3 ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE COLD WEATHER SINCE IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COLD MORNING (30 F). I DROVE TO WORK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I CALLED AAA. A TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE BATTERY AND FOUND IT TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION, WHICH WAS EXPECTED SINCE IT WAS A NEW BATTERY. THE CAR COULD NOT BE JUMPED. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A FLAT BED TRUCK TO COME PICK ME UP. AFTER RESEARCHING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT GM HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER ASSEMBLY RELATING TO THIS VEHICLE BACK IN JANUARY 2004. THE NOTED STATEMENT WAS "HARD TO START, SLOW CRANKING CONDITION IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BELOW 20 DEGREES"F. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT WAS NEVER CORRECTED AND CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL 8:30 PM. THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECT EXISTED SINCE THE CAR ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STARTER ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT AT BEST. TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS STARTER ASSEMBLY OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT NOT BEING CORRECTED. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER, GM, SHOULD REPLACE THE STARTER ASSEMBLY WITH A WORKING MODEL. *JB

2004 VIBE GLASS SUNROOF CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE GLASS STRUCK THE ROAD AND SHATTERED. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT SHE WASN'T AWARE THAT THE GLASS PANEL HAD BLOWN OFF UNTIL SHE HEARD THE FRAME MAKING NOISE. THE TRACKS AND FRAME WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE ADHESIVE GAVE WAY. *NM

AFTER 33700 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING, MY 2004 PONTIAC VIBE GT NEEDS A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR" BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE.*JB

JANUARY 2005 WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED 2004 PONTIAC VIBE FROM WADE RAULERSON GM PONTIAC. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 39,000 MILES. DURING THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP A TICKING NOISE WAS NOTICED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED US THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AND THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. DURING OUR OWNERSHIP A 71 YEAR OLD WOMAN HAS DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE PLACING 6,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IN 18 MONTHS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS WAS FLAWED AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURERS SOLD US A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $10,026 WITH A 50/50 SPLIT OR A USED ENGINE FOR A COST TO US OF LITTLE UNDER $5,000. THE FINAL WRITTEN ESTIMATE PROVIDED TO US WAS FOR $3800.00 PLUS TO BE CHARGED TO US. IT IS AGAIN OBVIOUS THAT A DEALERSHIP WHICH CERTIFIES AN ENGINE THAT SO MISERABLY FAILS IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE LICENSED AND A MANUFACTURER WHO PUTS A PRODUCT OUT SUCH AS THIS IS NEGLIGENT. CHILDREN WERE DRIVEN REGULARLY IN THIS HUNK OF JUNK AND IT IS BY GRACE THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WHETHER MEDIATION OF THE PROBLEM OR SANCTION OF THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JB

THE BATTERY FAILED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES ON MY PONTIAC 2004 VIBE. THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY ENDED TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE BATTERY. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERY HAD INSUFFICIENT POWER (310 CCA) FOR EVEN THE SMALL 1.8 LITER ENGINE IN THE VIBE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. AFTER HEARING A RATTLING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE SHATTERED SUNROOF WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BECAUSE THE INTERIOR SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR HOURS, THE SHATTERED SUNROOF WAS DETECTED. AFTER DETAILED INSPECTATION OF THE SUNROOF THE SUNROOF GLASS APPEARED DULL AND WAS STICKING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOSHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SUNROOF.