2003 PONTIAC VIBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.... UPDATED 06-02-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 06/11/15*JB

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO DO THE WORK, WORK WAS PERFORMED TO PLACE A RADIO HARNESS ON THE MODULE. SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THIS REPAIR. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD. THIS IS NOT ACCURATE AS WE HAD REPLACED THE MODULE. THE WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING US HEFTY DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM PRIOR TO THIS RECALL WORK. REPEATED REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM GM HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND DID NOT RECALL THE DETAILS OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES INCLUDING RODS IN THE NECK, MEMORY LOSS, HEADACHES, A HUGE LACERATION ON THE FOREHEAD, AND BECAME DISABLED. THE CONTACT CANNOT TURN HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT UNLESS TURNING FROM THE WAIST IN WHICH HE STILL HAS SIGNIFICANT BACK PAIN FROM THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. THE LIGHTING WAS ADJUSTED TO THE HIGHEST SETTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. AFTER ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE INFLATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE RECEIVED OVER $10000 IN DAMAGES AND WAS JUDGED TOTALED DUE TO A COLLISION WITH A LINCOLN TOWNCAR ON JULY 13, 2014. THE LINCOLN STRUCK THE FRONT OF MY CAR AT AN ANGLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO MY PATH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH AND HAD LITTLE TIME TO REACT AND BRAKE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE IMPACT DROVE THE FRONT BUMPER INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR INTO THE ENGINE DOING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PREVENT ME FROM BEING INJURED. THE POLICE OFFICER RESPONDING TO THE INCIDENT ALSO INDICATED SURPRISE THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THERE HAD BEEN PRIOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT WERE AIR BAG RELATED AND I HAD RESPONDED TO ALL OF THEM BY TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V3120000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOW WOULD BECOME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NHTSA REGARDING INABILITY TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT ON EARLY MODEL PONTIAC VIBES. RE: 567158, 767385, 10005009, 10034473, 10056016, ETC. I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY GM FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFELY ISSUE. *TR