Pontiac/gm has issued several recalls for the airbag and components. (recall #13030, 13113, & 14491.) the dealer does not stock the mandatory parts for recall #13030, and the parts for recall #14491 are not available yet. (they are still "making" them.) so at a minimum I would have to take my car in twice to get it fixed, and probably a third time since the parts for recall 14491 are not available yet, even though I received a notice to take my car in for it. This is horribly inconvenient for the consumer. While it is "no charge", there is a huge time penalty to get these recalls fixed.
2003 Pontiac Vibe airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact received the federal safety agency 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
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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency 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 received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id numbers:13v133000 (air bags) and 13v029000 ( air bags). The parts needed to complete the repairs were not available for either vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and provided an unreasonable date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 05/05/2014*lj updated 05/9/2014 *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v133000 (air bags ) but was informed that the parts were not available. The contact felt that since the failure was reported in april of 2013, there should be a remedy available before december of 2013. The contact had not experienced a failure.
We were told that we were not included in a recall notification we received in june. We got another notice in november from pontiac stating that indeed we were. So we are concerned why we were told no the first time. Thank you
I was in an accident on 11/29/2013 on crow canyon, san ramon, ca and the individual in front of me slammed on there brakes and in turn I did the same and my vehicle hit the vehicle in front of me and totaled my front end. The airbags did not deploy and my body slammed into the steering wheel which in turn hurt my chest badly. The san ramion pd was shocked that the airbags did not deploy. I rec'd a recall notice on 1/2012 stating the parts were defective. Never was resolved by the gmc pontiac. Thank goodness I was wearing my seatbelt or I have gone thru the wind shield. The airbags should have deployed. The gmc corporation should have resolved the problem long ago and did not. This is not correct. I believe they should be held accountable for the defect of airbags for not resolving the airbags long ago.
I was in a accident on 11/29/2013 on crow canyon, san ramon, ca and the individual in front of me slammed on her brakes so I in turn did the same and my vehicle hit the vehicle in front of me and totaled my front end. The airbags did not deploy and my body slammed into the steering wheel which in turn hurt my chest. The san ramon p.d was shocked that the airbags did not deploy. I received a recall notice on 1/2012 stating the parts were defective. Never was resolved by gmc/pontiac. Had I not been wearing my seat belt I would have gone thru windshield. The airbags should have deployed. The gmc people should have resolved the problem about the airbags. This is just not correct. Someone should be held accountable for the defect. Updated 12/18/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v133000 (air bags) and attempted to have the vehicle repaired but was informed that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The contact had not experienced a failure.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v133000 (air bags) however, the notification indicated that the parts needed for the recall repair were not available. The manufacturer was notified and confirmed that they were unable to provide an arrival date for the part to become available. The contact had concerns of a potential safety issue but had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that while traveling 25 MPH, the air bags erroneously deployed. The contact was able to merge to the shoulder. The passenger sustained a headache from the failure. The contact also stated that the air bag cracked the windshield. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v029000 (air bags). The failure and current mileages were 81,000.
Had a drunk driver hit me head-on (he may have been doing 40mph..) I was doing maybe 25mph down a major blvd. The airbags did not deploy. Drunk was arrested at the scene. Both cars totaled. His airbag went off.
I was driving north on a state route when I was hit broadside by a ford explorer. My car rolled over before flipping end-over-end into a culvert. No airbags deployed.
I was driving south on nottingham dr. At the intersection of north westover blvd ( I had a green light ) when a white lexus turned left on to n. Westover blvd in front of me. The lexus was too close to avoid and the front passenger-side corner of my car impacted the rear passenger-side door and rear wheel of the lexus, turning it 180 degrees clockwise. The side air curtains of the lexus deployed but the air bags in my car did not deploy. I believe the air bags in my car should have deployed.
19 jan 2009, 2003 pontiac vibe was involved in a front end collision with another vehicle crossing a intersection. Air bags failed to deploy upon impact. Vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. While removing the contents, I was able to take a look at the front end, one air bag (rh) sensor was completely missed and the left sensor (lh) was unable to be seen, but the location of the (lh) sensor appeared to take a direct hit. Three people were in the vibe.
Airbag module failure at 49000 miles....dealer nor pontiac will do nothing to correct problem unless I pay the $520.00.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving around a corner the vehicle collided with another vehicle which resulted in a frontal impact. The driver's side air bag did not deploy. Also, the driver's side seat belt did not restrain the occupant. Injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not inspected to determine why the air bag failed to deploy. The manufacturer has been informed. There are police reports.
Dt: consumer's vehicle was hit and front of the vehicle was smashed in. The force of seat belt left a bruise. The air bags never deployed. The insurance company stated the air bags were a pontiac issue. Pontiac wanted consumer to pay for towing vehicle 110 miles. This happened on august 1, 2005.
While crossing an intersection consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. No injuries reported. *ak the consuemr was involved in two other accidents in which the air bags did not deploy.
While driving 55 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. As result driver and passenger sustained minor neck and shoulder injuries.
The vehicle was involved in a collision, and the air bags failed to deploy.
2003 pontiac vibe was hit head on by another vehicle and then hit the side guard rail and another car. No air bags (front and sides) deployed, and one back seat passenger's seat belt failed. There were five people in the complainant vehicle were injured.*ak *ts *jb
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