Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated after being repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v883000 (air bags). Garber buick (5925 state st, saginaw, mi 48603, (989) 497-4444) performed the recall repair. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where it was determined that the replacement part was defective. The vehicle was repaired. Twenty days later, the air bag indicator illuminated again. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer a third time where it was determined that the supplemental inflatable restraint (sir) steering wheel module coil needed to be replaced, which was not related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,908.
2003 Pontiac Vibe: airbag warning light
11 of the 298 complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Vibe describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 156,908
- recalls
- 6
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Takata recall I took my vehicle in for a takata recall. After the work was done, my SRS light came on. When I went to the dealer, they said it had nothing to do with the work they did. They didn't look at the car, they didn't diagnose the problem, they just said it wasn't their fault, but I could pay to have them hook up their computer to diagnose the code. I diagnosed the code myself and it is for an "airbag stage 2- open circuit." I find it hard to believe that the dealer (an authorized gm dealer - bill pierre chevrolet in seattle) worked on my airbag system and their work has nothing to do with this airbag system fault that popped up after the work was performed. They didn't diagnose the code, they didn't look at the car, they just dismissed my complaint, and told me to pay to have it repaired or even looked at.
"takata recall", I have had my airbags replaced per takata request however the airbag indicator is still indicating a problem; is it safe or not, the mechanics have no answer for me?
Takata recall-had the care serviced for the air bag recall. Time has passed; now the air bag light stays on all the time,
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminates intermittently. The vehicle was diagnosed but not repaired. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure. Th approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
I received a recall for 13030. After they 'fixed' it my air bag light turned on. I received a recall for 14877. I took it to the same dealership and the light is still on. They are now fighting with me saying that they did not do this and they will not fix it as it has nothing to do with the recall. After arguing with them, they did run a free dx text which would of costed me $90.00. As of today my vehicle its now coding b1181 and that they are now trying to charge me $1,000.00 to replace the airbag and coil. However I did not have any issue with my airbag light before they did the recall
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. After the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags), the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
I have been dealing with gm for well over a year in reguards to multiple recalls on my cars air bag system. During this time I have repeatedly been given the run around by them and they're dealer, o'neal buick in warminster, pa, with reguards to what needs to be done, availability of parts, and overall lack of concern that a vital safety system does not operate properly. To add insult to the situation, after the intial round of recalls when they worked on part of the electrical system, my air bag light was triggered. I had a mechanic diagnose the problem and the system now has a short in it. The dealer will be happy to repair the problem for a fee.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously on the instrument panel. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 13v133000 (air bags) however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was notified and they were unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part to become available. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Courtesy Transportation Reimbursement Program
- This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- On August 5, 2015, all GM dealers were notified that the vehicle population involved in Safety Recall...
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Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The replacement air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation in high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
- Risk
- An air bag that does not inflate properly increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the passenger air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 19, 2020. Owners may contact Pontiac customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM's number for this recall is N192278940.
Recall number 20V039000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371, Lexus customer service at 1‑800‑255‑3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.
Recall number 18V883000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑762‑2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V‑312 in its entirety.
Recall number 15V285000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V‑655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V‑285 which covers all other U.S. states.
Recall number 15V286000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
- Risk
- Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑620‑7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V‑029 and 14V‑147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.
Recall number 15V043000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
- Risk
- Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will re-notify their owners who have already had their vehicles repaired with a noise filter, but did not receive a new airbag control module, and General Motors will re-notify theirs. Dealers previously installed a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. Dealers will replace the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for second notices. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1‑800‑331‑4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑620‑7668.
Recall number 13V029000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2003 Pontiac Vibe airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2003 Pontiac Vibe?
11 of 298 owner complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Vibe (4%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Pontiac Vibe?
There are 6 recalls and 26 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Pontiac Vibe
Headlights 14Power windows 14No deployment 13Grinding brakes 9Transmission failure 8Slipping 6Sudden acceleration 5
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