While in the driveway, the vehicle was parked and without, the warning the rear glass shattered. *ak when the rear gate was touched to open the window, it exploded. Pontiac replaced the window and said that they weren't sure why the problem occurred. *sc the consumer and another person were slightly injured.
2003 Pontiac Vibe visibility complaints
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Defroster for the front windshield stopped operating, causing poor visibility. Dealer found that door actuator broke, but made no repairs. According to the dealer, this was a very frequent problem. *ak 2003 pontiac vibe experiencing problems with defroster for the front windshield. Defroster failed causing poor visibility. The cause for the malfunction was due to the door actuator that broke.
The glare from the sun causes poor visibility of the numbers on the instrument panel.
Hello my name is [xxx], I bought a 2003 ponitac vibe in dec of 02 since then I have had multiple minor problems with this car. I have been back and forth to the dealership so many times now I think that they think I work there. Since I have had this car I have had three hub caps replaced due to them turning a yellow color (from silver). The passenger seat started to tear in the seams..(I weigh 150 lb I don't think im too heavy) the seal on the drivers side window warped and had to be replaced, now the drivers side seat is starting to tear at the seams and will need to be replaced, the engine is starting to chirp like I have friggin crickets in first and second gear.....I don't know what the heck is going on with this thing but its down right annoying! I love the car its great but the constant trips to the dealer and on top of that they never once have offered to loan me a car while they fixed the defects in their products . This has been an inconvenience to me and my family. I want to know if anyone else has noticed these types of defects in their vibe or if I got he lemon of the bunch. Please respond. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Windshield is very easily cracked by small stones. Traveling 50mph a small stone was thrown causing a spider crack. Planned to go and have it filled that afternoon but it progressed into a 13in crack. Obtained another stone crack 3 days later in a 35mph zone. The windshield is far too thin and should not crack under small point loads. I hate to see what will happed if -god forbid- the passenger airbag goes off.
Condensation builds up on the inside of all windows of vehicle while parked for 6 hours. So much so, condensation was running down the inside of the windshield. This problem is unusual as I''ve owned numerous new vehicles in this geographical area. And none has had this amount if any condensation build up on the inside of the windshield. As I''m not sure if this is a valid complaint. Because yes after about 10 minutes of running the defroster the condensation clears. But I can''t imagine what would happen if the outside temperature went below freezing. Would I have a sheet of ice on the inside of my windshield? This is a brand new vehicle; there shouldn''t be any frost on the inside of the windows. I will contact the dealer to see if they''ve had any complaints of this nature or if they have any ideas of the cause. Also this happened in 2003, that year selection wasn''t available via your web site under incident date. Thanks
Consumer called complaining about having problems with a real bad smell that comes from the ventilator system. Also stated that this problem comes everytime the vehicle comes to a full stop. Dealer was contacted and stated that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle as far as testing the vehicle. Ts
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