2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

A DRONE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, ESPECIALLY DURING DAMP OR COLD WEATHER, FALL AND WINTER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A ?CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PONTIAC EVEN THOUGH THIS CHARACTERISTIC WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IN THE SUMMER, AND IT WAS NOT TOLD TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. GMC CONFIRMED MY OWN BELIEF THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY.*AK

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2004 PONTIAC VIBE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE BACK TIRES "CUPPING". DEALER WAS NOT WILLING, OR UNABLE TO TELL ME THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HAVE FOLLOWED MY OWNERS MANUAL, TIRE ROTATIONS. HAVE VISITED ANOTHER DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEN MY PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT KNOW CAUSE. I NEED TO REPLACE THE TIRE, WITH 25000 MILES ON THEM. *JB

EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON 2004 PONTIAC VIBE GT WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES. TIRES TO WEAR MARKERS AT 19,000 MILES. WEAR CONSISTENT ON ALL (4) TIRES. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS OF ROTATION, INFLATION FOLLOWED, AND PERFORMED BY GM DEALER. DEFECT REPORTED AT 19,500 MILES TO LOCAL DEALER. PONTIAC HAS REFUSED TO ACT ON ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO SUBSTITUTE TIRES TO WINTER-ONLY DUE TO WEATHER. CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITHOUT ALTERNATIVE TIRES, AND THAT WORN TIRES COULD CAUSE PROPERTY/LIFE INJURY IN CRASH. *NM

WHY IS THERE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THE PONTIAC VIBE AND TOYOTA MATRIX. *JB

2004 PONTIAC VIBE WITH 5,200 MILES HAD ENGINE SEIZE. EXPERTS SAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, GM WON'T HONOR WARRANTY, GM REP VISITED WITH ME AND SAID DON'T TELL ANYONE FROM GM I WAS TALKING WITH YOU AND LIED DURING CONVERSATION, YET SUBMITTED REPORT AND SAID DENY CLAIM, OTHER VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

MY PONTIAC VIBE 2004 WITH SUN ROOF PACKAGE FIRST OF ALL THE FLOORING IN THE CAR HAD MILDEWED AND MOLDED. THE CARPET WAS REPLACED AFTER MANY TIMES GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED AT. THE FLOORING IN THE CAR IS WET ONCE AGAIN NOT FROM MOON ROOF THIS TIME BUT POSSIBLE AIR CONDITIONING TUBING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE DAMAGED. THE CAR STILL HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF MOLD IN IT THAT WILL NOT DECREASE. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE MAY BE HARMFUL MOLD SPORES THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY GROWN FROM THE LAST TIME IT WAS SATURATED WITH WATER DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON DRAIN TUBING FOR MOON ROOF. I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT TWICE SINCE THEY WERE WARPED, THE LEAKAGE THROUGHOUT MY VEHICLE, AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. I THINK THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THE DEALERSHIP SIEMANNS OF BRIDGEMAN MICHIGAN DID REPLACE SOME PARTS ON IT BUT ONLY AFTER BEGGING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CARS STANDING WATER IN VEHICLE STARTED TO MOLD.*AK

2004 PONTIAC VIBE THE RUBBER STRIPING AND MOLDING ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR KEEPS SPLITTING AND WEARING OUT EVERY 3500 MILES. ALSO THERE ARE 2 SPOTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR WHERE THE PAINT IS GONE IN 2 EXACT ROUND SPOTS FROM THE DOOR VIBRATING. I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE OTHER THEN THE DEALER THAT HIS COULD BE CAUSED BY ONE OF TWO THINGS. EITHER THE BODY IS FLEXING OR THERE IS A WELD MISSING ON THE UNIBODY. THE FLEXING WOULD BE BECAUSE OF THE SUNROOF. THEY (THE FACTORY) REMOVES A BEAM TO PUT THE SUNROOF IN AND THIS CAUSES A STRUCTURE PROBLEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE POSSIBLE FLEXING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOLDING ONCE AND GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE IT GAIN. THEY HAD AN ENGINEER PUT THE VEHICLE ON A FRAME MACHINE TO SEE IF IT IS STRAIGHT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY AND DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE PAINT IS VERY EASILY CHIPPING AND IT'S PITTING IN THE FRONT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PAINT CHIPS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHIPPING SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN EARLY 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THE PAINT IS BAD OR THE CLEAR COAT IS WAY TO THIN. THE CAR ALREADY NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. *JB

PONTIAC VIBE 2004, BODY SEEMS TO BE HIGHER ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN VIEWING IT FROM THE REAR. *BF *JB