2003 PONTIAC VIBE Visibilityglass Siderear Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW GLASS BOLTS LOOSENED AND SEPARATED FROM ITS HOUSING CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SEPARATE FROM THE MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 2/21/13 UPDATED 6/13/13 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. INVOICE RECEIVED 06/17/13

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2003, IN 2008 I HAD FAILURE OF THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD TO RETURN IF PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. YESTERDAY I HEARD THE FAMILIAR CLUNK OF THE WINDOW AND KNOW IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL IN 2008. I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT GMC (COLIN) VIA EMAIL AND WAS TOLD THIS RECALL IS NO LONGER VALID. IS THIS TRUE, I THOUGHT RECALLS WERE GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. WHAT TO DO? PONTIAC IS OUT OF BUSINESS? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE THE VEHICLE IDLE AND IN PARK, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ABNORMALLY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE WINDOW BOLTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT HEARS A HORRIFIC POPPING AND SQUEAKING SOUND WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS ROLLED HALFWAY DOWN. IN MAY OF 2008, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER WITH THE SAME WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART THE WINDOW TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/09/ *JB

IN MAY OF 2009 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE I HEARD A CRASH AND A THUMP FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I GRABBED ONTO THE GLASS AND HELD IT IN PLACE. I WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE WINDOW SO IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN MASSACHUTTES AND I WAS TOLD ALL DAMAGES WOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL NUMBER 08V162000 THE DOOR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE WINDOW IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO CRASH AND THE GLASS TO SHATTER. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW FIXED IN MASSACHUTTES SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OLD WESTBURY, NEW YORK. THIS DEALERSHIP GM PONTIAC IN HICKSVILLE TOLD ME NOTHING WAS COVERED EXCEPT THE BOLTS. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND ONE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE PONTIAC...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. HE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000 EA08004, COMPONENT: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS, THERE WAS A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS RECALLED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,440. UPDATED 05/13/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS EVER CORRECTED. HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS A DAY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE. UPDATED 05/13/09.*JB

RECALL NOTICE FOR 2003 PONTIAC VIBE REGARDING THE BOLTS IN THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH REIMBURSEMENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BOLTS IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN 2006. IT WAS CAUSING THE WINDOW TO STICK AND MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED REIMBURSEMENT MAY BE POSSIBLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER SHE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE IT WAS ALREADY FIXED UNDER RECALL; AND GM ONLY PAYS FOR REPAIRS ONCE. *JB

MY PONTIAC VIBE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL BECAUSE SCREWS WERE BECOMING DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR, AND BROKEN WINDOWS. THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SCREWS, PUT THE DOOR BACK TOGETHER, AND INFORMED ME THAT THE REGULATOR WAS BENT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WINDOW WOULD FALL WHEN I WOULD ATTEMPT TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, AND PUT GREAT PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REGULATOR WAS MY PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WOULD COSTS ME $300 TO REPAIR. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE POTENTIAL HAZARD LEADING TO THE RECALL. I AM ASHAMED THAT GM AND THEIR DEALERS HAVE NO MORE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN THEY DEMONSTRATED TO ME. I VERY STRONGLY FEEL THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THE REGULATOR IN THE DRIVER DOOR OF MY VIBE. TONIGHT I INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE BUTTON...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED IN JUNE OF 2008 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW ALMOST CAME OUT OF POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $300 REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,534. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFOMRED. UPDATED 08/07/08

2003 PONTIAC VIBE WITH A RECALL FOR POWER WINDOWS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 MORE DAYS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE WINDOW FAILURE IN NOV 2007, HOWEVER HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED, WERE NOT THE PARTS COVERED BY THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ROLLS THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER WINDOW UP OR DOWN, THE WINDOW APPEARS LOOSE. THE WINDOWS ALSO MAKE A POPPING AND RATTLING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAS SINCE WORSENED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER EA08004 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) WAS REFERENCED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PONTIAC DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. HE WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT TOYOTA ONLY PERFORMS THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE TOYOTA VERSIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH WINDOWS SHATTERED ON MY 2003 VIBE. *TR

WINDOW MADE CLICKING POPPING NOISE AS IT WAS GOING UP, THEN EXPLODED. *TR

I WAS ROLLING UP THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW OF MY PONTIAC VIBE AND THE GLASS EXPLODED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE AND MY PASSENGER WINDOW HAS BEEN MAKING POPPING AND CLICKING NOISES WHILE BEING ROLLED UP OR DOWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN RECENTLY IT GOT STUCK AS IT WAS BEING ROLLED BACK UP AND IT SHATTERED. *TR

I READ ARTICLE IN THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER REGARDING THE PONTIAC VIBE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW POPPING AND NOT GOING DOWN AND SHATTERING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A PONTIAC DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY OTHER PRIOR COMPLAINTS? THEY DID CALL IN A GLASS GUY WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW AND I PAID FOR IT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE ROLLING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, THE GLASS FELL COMPLETELY OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW WITH SASH CLIPS AND REPLACED THE WINDOW CHANNEL WITH WEATHER STRIPS. THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD PREVENT THIS FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT READ ABOUT THE WINDOW FAILURE IN A NEWSPAPER ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,484 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME STUCK AND SHATTERED WHEN TRYING TO GET IT BACK INTO POSITION. *TR

1. DRIVER WINDOW MAKES CRACKING/BREAKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW IS BEING ROLLED DOWN. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, WINDOW SHAKES INSIDE DOOR PANEL. 12/5/07 2. AWFUL SMELL WHEN CAR IS STOPPED COMPLETELY. (SMELLS LIKE A STINK BOMB WENT OFF IN THE CAR). SINCE 2/05. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACTS SPOUSE PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT, THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW BEGAN TO MAKE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. A GLASS COMPANY MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE PARKED, TRYING TO WIND UP WINDOW, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN 3/4 UP. TOOK IT TO GLASS SPECIALIST WHO REPLACED IT ($130.47), THEN HAD TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS GLASS WAS LOOSE ($78). *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN THE POWER WINDOW WAS RAISED. *JB

2003 PONTIAC VIBE...HAVE HAD TO HAVE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REPAIRED TWICE. FIRST TIME A POPPING SOUND AND WINDOW SHIFTED OFF CENTER. 2ND TIME, WHILE DRIVING, RAISING THE WINDOW, A POPPING NOISE AND IT SHATTERED ALL OVER ME. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOW MAKING A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE WHEN BEING RAISED. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN PUTTING THE WINDOW UP ON OR ABOUT SEPT 14, 2007. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE BEING RAISED. THERE WAS ODD NOISES SIMILAR TO CLICKING AND THE OPERATION SEEMED IMPAIRED JUST PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2007 AND NOW IS MAKING SIMILAR NOISES AS BEFORE LEADING TO BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT COULD RE-OCCUR. MINOR CUTS TO FACE AND HANDS OCCURRED WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT CLEANUP. *JB

HEARING A POPPING SOUND AT 2 SEPARATE TIMES WHILE RAISING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. HAVE CONCERN THAT WINDOW MAY BIND OR BREAK. POPPING SOUND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS EVERYTIME THAT THE WINDOWS IS RAISED. WINDOW DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME. *TR

SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ON 2003 PONTIAC VIBE SHATTERED WHILE RAISING ELECTRIC WINDOWS. BOTH SIDES SHATTERED ON SEPARATE DAYS THIS SUMMER. DRIVERS SIDE CAUSED CUTS TO FACE AND ARMS. BOTH WINDOWS WERE REPLACED. *JB

I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PONTIAC VIBE REGARDING THE FRONT WINDOWS. I TOO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND AT FIRST IT WAS A POPPING AND CRACKING NOSE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST SLAMMED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS. HOWEVER THAT DIDN'T STOP THE PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GLASS BECAUSE IT HAD SHATTERED AT THE BOTTOM. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. *TR

2003 PONTIAC VIBE DRIVER WINDOW EXPLODED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. PONTIAC COVERED THE EXPENSE AFTER A FIGHT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH GLASS ALL OVER MY CAR, IT WAS EVEN UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

THIS EVENING I PUT UP THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. WHEN IT REACHED THE ALMOST CLOSED POINT IT MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND RATTLE. I PUT THE WINDOW BACK DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP IT WOULDN'T GO UP THE WHOLE WAY. THEN I DROVE HOME W/ THE WINDOW OPEN. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I TRIED TO PUT THE WINDOW BACK DOWN AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. THE GLASS FLEW INTO THE CAR AND CUT MY ARM. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW GRINDS AND POPS WHEN IT IS PARTIALLY ROLLED DOWN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC BEFORE IT GETS TO THE POINT OF THE GLASS EXPLODING. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION CONSIDERED THEIR GLASS COULD EXPLODE AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE GM/PONTIAC TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS INSTEAD OF LETTING THESE COSTS BE PASSED ON TO THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR

WHILE PARKED RAISED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND IT IMPLODED, SPRAYING GLASS ALL THROUGH THE INTERIOR AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METERS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CUTS WERE SUSSTAINED ON ARMS AND LEGS. *AK

WITH NO WARNING CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND MY 11 YEAR OLD SON USED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE POWER PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW IN THE FRONT AND THE WINODOW EXPLODED WITH UT WARNING. SON WAS SPRAYED IN FACE WITH EXPLODING GLASS. THANK GOODNESS NO CUTS. *AK

THE FRONT BOLT THAT HOLDS & SUPPORTS THE WINDOW ON THE TRACK CAME LOOSE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF MY CAR 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. ONCE THE BOLT DISLODGES, THE WINDOW WILL COME OFF THE TRACK DURING THE ROLLING DOWN OF THE WINDOW. ROLLING UP THE WINDOW WITH POWER WINDOW OPTION, THE WINDOW WILL SHATTER WITH A BIG BANG, SENDING SPLINTERS OF GLASS OVER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. BOTH TIMES THAT THIS HAPPEN TO ME, I WAS DRIVING, LUCKILY I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT GLASS SHOP WHERE THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT SPEAK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE WINDOW. UPDATED *JB

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. *JB