2003 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 40 DAYS AGO. WITH ONLY 613 MILES DRIVEN, CAR FAILED TO START. DRIVEN DURING THE DAY NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ONE HOUR AND AFTER THAT TIME COULD NOT START ENGINE. BATTERY, SHIFT INTER-LOCK WIRING LOOKED FINE, BUT STARTER MOTOR HAD NO POWER. TOWED TO DEALER STILL AWAITING SERVICE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID "NEVER HAD ONE NOT START!" *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER BELTS CONSTANTLY TIGHTEN. THE OCCUPANTS HAVE TO CONSTANTLY RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO LOSEN STRANGLE HOLD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURE THAT "THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

WHEN BRAKING MY ENGINE REVS ON OCCASION. IT IS CALLED FAT FOOT!! THE PEDALS ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE GAS CAN BE EASILY PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY I AM ONE OF THE FEW THAT STILL KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ALL I NOTICE IS MY TACH SWING UP. YES THE PEDALS NEED TO BE PLACED FARTHER APART BUT DON'T BLAME THE CAR FOR SOMETHING THAT IS YOUR FAULT. *JB

VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO RUST ON AND AROUND THE ''VIBE'' EMBLEMS.

DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. * MR THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND, MAKE NOISES, PULSATE ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE SHARPLY UPON BRAKING. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE WHILE IN MOTION. THE TIRES FELT AS IF THEY HAD NO TRACTION. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE CONTROL DURING MILD WEATHER. (POSSIBLE DOT # 0156-82/MODEL 9000M) SCC *JB

DURING SPORADIC TIMES, THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WILL START SMELLING LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THERE IS NO CORRELATION TO HOW LONG WE HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR OR A CERTAIN SPEED. THE SMELL WILL COME AND GO. SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ONCE WE HAVE STOPPED AT OUR DESTINATION. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR.

WHILE BRAKING CAR WILL ACCELERATE. HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AND BUT INTO NEUTRAL. ENGINE RACED AND I HAD TO TURN CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER SERVICE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NLM

I NOTICED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL AT ALL IN SNOWY WEATHER. IN 4 INCHES OF SNOW I GOT STUCK THREE TIMES AND FINALLY JUST HAD TO STAY HOME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT THIS AND IT WAS STATED TO ME THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED BY THIS, IF I HAD KNOWN THE VEHICLE HANDLES SO POORLY I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT.*JB

CAR WAS PURCHASED DAY BEFORE. WHILE DRIVING ON MAR 1ST AND COMING TO STOP LIGHT WITH BRAKES APPLIED, CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONLY HARD BRAKING PREVENTED CRASH. TWO HOURS LATER WITH WIFE IN CAR WHILE BRAKING FOR STOPPED CAR, ENGINE ROARED VIOLENTLY, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED, SMOKE POURED OUT OF BACK OF CAR FROM EXHAUST AND REAR TIRES SPINNING ONLY HARD BRAKING, PUTTING CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF ENGINE PREVENTED A COLLISION. CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WITH BRAKES ON.*JB