4.5
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 24,857 miles
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I have complied with the recalls on the airbag for this vehicle. After we got the last recall on this vehicle completed, about 3 weeks later the warning light for the airbag came on and does not go out. The owner manual tells me this is a danger and the airbag could deploy at any time. After researching I found multiply vehicles with the same issue. I took it back to them and they told me it was nothing they did. Now they want $1000 to fix the issue. Sound bogeys to me> I do not have any photos but I do have my paper work
- Hagerstown, IN, USA
I have complied with the recalls on the airbag for this vehicle. After we got the last recall on this vehicle completed, about 3 weeks later the warning light for the airbag came on and does not go out. The owner manual tells me this is a danger and the airbag could deploy at any time. After researching I found multiply vehicles with the same issue. I took it back to them and they told me it was nothing they did. Now they want $1000 to fix the issue. Sound bogeys to me> I do not have any photos but I do have my paper work
- Hagerstown, IN, USA
I have complied with the recalls on the airbag for this vehicle. After we got the last recall on this vehicle completed, about 3 weeks later the warning light for the airbag came on and does not go out. The owner manual tells me this is a danger and the airbag could deploy at any time. After researching I found multiply vehicles with the same issue. I took it back to them and they told me it was nothing they did. Now they want $1000 to fix the issue. Sound bogeys to me> I do not have any photos but I do have my paper work
- Hagerstown, IN, USA
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.
- St Louis Park, MN, USA
Whenever the car is parked outside overnight, and the air temperature drops below about 30 degrees F, the headlights turn on with the headlight switch in the off position. This leads to a dead battery and an inability to start the car the following morning. From my research on this problem, this seems to be a problem with both the 2003 Pontiac Vibe and its sister car, the 2003 Toyota matrix. Toyota has a tsb on the problem for the matrix (EL003-03), GM does not have one for the Vibe.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
Every several months both headlights (right and left) burn out at the same time. This has effected only the low beams so far. When the bulbs are replaced, they work fine for several months.
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- Bend, OR, USA