2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHEN USING THE POWER SWITCH TO LOWER IT WITH THE DRIVER DOOR CLOSED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BOTH DURING DRIVING AND WHILE IN PARK. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT RISE TO THE CLOSED POSITION, IT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN DEPRESSING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH TO RAISE THE WINDOW THE MOTOR OF THE POWER WINDOW CAN BE HEARD RUNNING, WHILE THE WINDOW ITSELF REMAINS IN THE DOWN POSITION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM CONCLUDED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR IN PLACE HAD BECOME LOOSE, TWO OF WHICH WERE MISSING. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW HAD SLIPPED FROM ITS TRACK BECOMING A PROJECTILE INSIDE THE DRIVER DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS GOING DOWN, A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (H&H BUICK, 3400 S. EXPRESSWAY ST., COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 844-879-6715) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,500. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN MAY OF 2017 BUT WINDOW PROBLEMS WERE PRESENT AFTER THAT WAS DONE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY DRIVERS SIDE STILL CLUNKS WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WINDOW COULD BREAK AT SOME POINT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS DANDEROUS. REPLACING THE BELTS ON THE ORIGINAL RECALL WORKED FOR A TIME BUT IT CAME BACK. I WAS TOLD A NEW REGULATOR FOR THE WINDOW WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED THE CLUNKING SOUND STILL HAPPENS. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB

08-08-2018> VEHICLE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHEN ROLLED DOWN MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE. TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP H&H IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. THEY SAID IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH IS WORN OUT. THE CAR HAS 95,500 MILES ON IT. IN READING OTHER OWNERS COMMENTS/COMPLAINTS THEY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR BOLTS. IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS THE WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH NEEDED REPLACED AS IT WAS WORN OUT, COST $240.00 AND TOLD ME THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ALSO WORN BUT WAS NOT MAKING THE NOISE YET. WHEN VEHICLE GETS OUT OF REPAIR SHOP I HOPE THE PROBLEM IS CURED BUT FROM REVIEWING SIMILAR CUSTOMER COMMENTS I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SOMETIME. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA WITH REFERENCE#- 1260755.

HOOD LATCH FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN AND BEND BACKWARDS, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, FULLY OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW, AND DAMAGING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE HOOD, HINGES, AND BODY PANELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS AND RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED A YELLOW LIGHT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR (THURSTON AUTO PLAZA, 2800 N STATE STREET, UKIAH, CA 95482; 707-832-4106) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR MAY INDICATE A SEPARATE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROSS PONTIAC GMC (14 E MAIN ST, GRANVILLE, NY 12832) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED EDD ROGERS CHEVROLET BUICK AT (877) 789-3004 (674 W BOCKMAN WAY, SPARTA, TN 38583) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED (CARSON MOTORS, 200 BUCHANAN ST, CARTHAGE, IL 62321, PHONE NUMBER: (217) 357-2925) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER AND WOULD CALL WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON 2/20/2015 MY HUSBAND AND I WAS IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA AND YEAH THE ACCIDENT WAS MY HUSBAND'S FAULT BUT MY HUSBAND AND I STILL REALLY FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED OUR INJURIES AND WE CAN'T EVEN PROOF IT WAS THE AIRBAGS THAT CAUSED OUR INJURIES AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG THE 2004 PONTIAC VIBE HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL AND HERE IS THE VIN NUMBER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2 YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND AND I WAS IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AND YEAH IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S FAULT THE INJURIES MY HUSBAND GOT WAS A HURT KNEE AND THE INJURIES I GOT WAS A BROKEN RIGHT PELVIC AND A BROKEN RIGHT HIP AND ARM AND NOW I HAVE FOOT DROP REAL BAD NERVE TESTING AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY HEAD WAS IN THE GLOVE BOX BUT I CAN'T PROOF THAT AND MY HUSBAND AND I REALLY STILL FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED ALL INJURIES BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO PROOF THAT EITHER BECAUSE MY HUSBAND OR MY DAD NO LONGER HAS THE CAR AND IT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING AND UPSETTING AND IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO CALL ME AT [XXX]. FROM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ## VIN PASSED ## 2014 PONTIAC VIBE ##