2004 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

WE PURCHASED A USED 2004 PONTIAC VIBE GT WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE GEAR STICK POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE GEAR STICK POPPED AGAIN. CAR AND TRANSMISSION ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THEM. READING FORUMS ONLINE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE THE NORM FOR PONTIAC VIBES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR LOCK UNLESS THE MASTER SWITCH WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO DUE TO THE DOOR NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE DOORS OPENED AND CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY, EXCEPT THE REAR DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. UPDATED 06/01/16.*JB

11/15 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE LIGHT MEANS EITHER THE AIRBAG WONT DEPLOY IN A CRASH OR DEPLOY UNEXPECTLY. GRAND TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL I RECIEVE A NOTICE FROM GM AND THEN CALL TO MAKE APPT. I RECIEVED NOTICE, DEALER REPACED RECALL PART (THE BRAINS) BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WAS THEN TOLD THERE WAS A 2ND RECALL AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AGAIN I HAD TO WAIT TIL I RECIEVED NOTICE. ON 2/19/16 I HAD TODD WENZEL REPAIR THE AIRBAG PROBLEM BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS CHARGED $60 TO BE TOLD THE 2 RECALLS HAD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM BEING ASK TO PAY $1300.00 TO FIX MY AIRBAG. THE RECALLED PARTS ARE NOT FIXING THE AIRBAGS I SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO PAY AFTER 2 RECALLS. THE DEALERS ARE MAKING MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM.. ENCLOSED IS THE INVOICE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE 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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD STATED THAT MANUFACTURER TOOK AN UNREASONABLE PERIOD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME SHE TOOK THE CAR IN WAS TOLD PART WAS REPLACED AND RESOLVED. STILL NOT RESOLVED. UPDATED 05/25/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED NOTICE IN JULY OF 2015 AND BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CALLED GM TOLD THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ANY INFO ON WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. CHECKED WITH DEALER AND GOT SAME RESPONSE. UNABLE TO USE CAPABILITIES OF CAR I PURCHASED FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I WOULD LIKE TO TRADE IN AND GET A NEW CAR,BUT WILL BE PENALIZED FOR DEFECT. I HAVE GOTTEN NO INFO OR HAD ANY CONTACT FROM GM EXCEPT THE JULY 2015 LETTER. IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO THE NHTSA . WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY VEHICLE IN TOTALLY USEABLE ??

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FIRST INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LIGHT IS ON. I HAD IT EVALUATED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL WIRE THAT WAS MOST LIKELY BROKEN INSIDE THE SYSTEM. AFTER FURTHER ONLINE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A PROBLEM ON THE 2003 -2004 TOYOTA MATRIX ALSO WHICH IS A SISTER VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC VIBE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WAS MADE FOR THE TOYOTA AND NOT THE PONTIAC ALSO. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE MY AIR BAG MAY OR MAY DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM I THINK OUR VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ALSO. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY WERE NOT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.