2003 Pontiac Vibe body problems

Filed Jun 2, 2022 · Body · CA · crash · 1 injury

The secondary safety hood latch failed causing the hood to fly up and shatter the windshield while also obstructing visibility on the road. The complete obstruction of the windshield presented a dangerous situation putting myself and others at risk of death of severe injury. In addition this caused glass shards to enter the driver/passenger compartment if the vehical further presenting risk to the occupants. The secondary hood latch mechanism appears to be extremely rusted and stuck in the "open" position. I am aware the federal safety agency has issued a recall for a similar defect in the past (Nissan affecting 1.9 million vehicles).

Filed Jul 8, 2020 · Body · 104,000 miles · OR

Drivers side window pops when going down air recirculation lower motor not operating properly does this all the time itseems like the window is going to shatter

Filed Feb 6, 2017 · Airbags, Body · RI

Took my car for three recalls at herb chambers in warwick they kept me there for hours in did none of them then told me they would call the next day and I haven't heard from them it's been over a week.

Filed Jul 24, 2015 · Body · SC

I'm the original owner of this 2003 pontiac vibe. The front hood and the whole roof of my car has all of it's paint almost gone.the rest of the cars paint is good but not the front hood and whole roof. Thank you

Filed Dec 13, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 269,450 miles · MI

I drove on a main hwy in a more remote location at about 100km when all the sudden I heard a big bang. After collecting myself I realized I could not see forward at all the back mirror was knocked of the windshield and the side mirrors where marginally usable due to too much water and salt on the roads. We barely missed a big truck that was oncoming. I managed to pull partially off the road to then pull down the hood so I could see where I was going after which I pulled over to the shoulder. A nice person pulled over and tied down the hood so we could drive to the next city to call caa and not get stuck on the hwy in the dark, a safer place to be. We made it, but we could have hit the oncoming truck just as easily, we came really close to hitting him head on judging by looking out the side window. This is a possibly deadly flaw in the hood closing mechanism I believe that will some day cost some person there live!! We where lucky. In the end the hood is toast, the windshield is fried and the roof is dented, we also now have a knocking from the engine which was not present before.

Filed Sep 23, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 115,000 miles · MI

Initial recall (#08v162000) for loose window bolts conducted in 2008. Recently noticed driver side front door window again loose and rattling when window is part way down (as before with original recall in 2008). Concern is the window glass could become disengaged from lifting track and shatter resulting in distracting the driver and possible accident.

Filed Feb 1, 2011 · Body, Visibility · 79,000 miles · HI

There was a recall to replace bolts that hold the front windows onto the door window regulator of the 2003 pontiac vibe. I had the bolts replaced at the dealer, so the window would not shatter while driving or fall into the door frame. Well, replacing the bolts does not prevent this from happening. The window still fell into the door frame anyway and can shatter at anytime. The plastic clips that the replacement bolt screws into breaks easily which results in either the window shattering while driving and/or falling into the door frames. Therefore, the recall did not prevent this very unsafe event from happening. Please institute a recall for the plastic clips on the front windows to solve the problem that the initital recall was supposed to have addressed, but did not.

Filed Jul 22, 2008 · Body · 70,000 miles · NJ

My 2003 pontiac vibe was involved in safety recall 07273: "the bolts in the front door that attach the window to the window regulator may begin to loosen, resulting in a popping or clicking sound when the window is operated. The glass may shatter during window operation, which could cause possible injury." the date on the recall notice is may, 2008. The window on the driver's side of my vehicle was in fact making a "popping" sound when operated. I first scheduled an appt. With the pontiac dealer (did not include name of dealer here, as instructions state not to include names) on june 20, 2008. My car was in service for 1 - 1 1/2 hours; however, when I received it back from the dealer, the window on the driver's still made the same "popping" sound when operated. The dealer agreed to look at the car again, and I took it back on july 22, 2008. The dealer claims that to fix the "popping" sound, I must pay approximately $230 for a "link" in the door. I do not believe that they in fact did anything at all to repair my car for the safety recall.

Filed Jun 24, 2008 · Body, Visibility · 46,263 miles · NY

Recall on pontiac vibe # 07273a, may 28, 2008 I own a 2003 pontiac vibe, which has the above recall. The recall consists of defective bolts, which attach the front door windows to the window regulator. The recall states that the defective bolts could loosen and the window may become loose and shatter. The above-mentioned problem occurred to my vibe january 8, 2008, before the recall was announced. The glass did drop out of the track and I brought it to a dealer for repair. The window glass was scratched when the window fell from the track. I have an extended warranty and the repair was completed but the glass was not covered. In early june I received a recall note on the vibe describing the exact problem and brought the vehicle in to have the work completed. I advised the service consultant of the previous repair and showed him the scratch in the glass. He stated that he did not think gm would pay for the glass but would ask the service manager. The manager stated I would have to call pontiac to see if they would replace the glass. I called pontiac (800‑620‑7668) and was given a case number of (71-637104061). After speaking with five different people over the course of seven days I was advised that gm would not replace the window because it did not shatter. I can provide documents and repair orders on request.

Filed Feb 24, 2008 · Body, Visibility · CA

Driver side window became stuck and shattered when trying to get it back into position.