2004 PONTIAC VIBE

314 complaints filed with NHTSA.

314
Complaints
21
Crashes
1
Fires
37
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS103
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS28
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR25
VISIBILITY18
STRUCTURE:BODY11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
TIRES7
POWER TRAIN7
STRUCTURE6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
VISIBILITY/WIPER6
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES4
ENGINE4

Recalls (7)

13V02900030/01/2013

AIR BAGS

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 dam

15V04300028/01/2015

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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,

20V03900023/01/2020

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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 infl

15V28600013/05/2015

AIR BAGS

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

15V28500013/05/2015

AIR BAGS

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, T

18V88300012/12/2018

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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 modul

08V16200010/04/2008

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

TOYOTA IS RECALLING 662,178 MY 2003-2004 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. DUE TO THE COMPONENTS BECOMING LOOSE AND PO

Recent Complaints

20231005AIR BAGS

The contact’s father owns a 2004 Pontiac Vibe. The contact stated that after her father started the vehicle, the air bag inadvertently deployed without warning. As a result, the contact’s father sustained a mild concussion, and burns to the left and right arms that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mil

Mileage: 100,000

20191211CrashAIR BAGS

THIS VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS WERE NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYED IN THE FATAL ACCIDENT TOTALLING THE CAR, AND MY INJURIES WERE MORE PRONOUNCED.

Mileage: 135,000

20180815CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 89,000

20170925CrashAIR BAGS

ON 2/20/2015 MY HUSBAND AND I WAS IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA AND YEAH THE ACCIDENT WAS MY HUSBAND'S FAULT BUT MY HUSBAND AND I STILL REALLY FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED OUR INJURIES AND WE CAN'T EVEN PROOF IT WAS THE AIRBAGS THAT CAUSED OUR INJURIES AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG THE 2004 PONTIAC VIBE HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL AND HERE IS THE VIN NUMBER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

20170909CrashAIR BAGS

2 YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND AND I WAS IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AND YEAH IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S FAULT THE INJURIES MY HUSBAND GOT WAS A HURT KNEE AND THE INJURIES I GOT WAS A BROKEN RIGHT PELVIC AND A BROKEN RIGHT HIP AND ARM AND NOW I HAVE FOOT DROP REAL BAD NERVE TESTING AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY HEAD WAS IN THE GLOVE BOX BUT I CAN'T PROOF THAT AND MY HUSBAND AND I REALLY STILL FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED ALL INJURIES BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO PROOF THAT EITHER B

20170712CrashAIR BAGS

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 20,2015 AND MY DAD KEPT GETTING RECALL NOTICES BY EMAIL AND BY REGULAR MAIL AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH REALLY FEEL THAT THE AIRBAG CAUSED OUR INJURIES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE OUR CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA AND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH FEEL THAT THIS IS WRONG AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. CONTACTED COMPLAINANT AND NO DEATH O

20161104CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL ON 2/20/2015 MY SON MY SON WAS DRIVING AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING IN A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE NORTH ON LA 1026 AND WAS TURNING LEFT INTO THE DOLLAR GENERAL WHEN A PICKUP THAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON LA 1026 AND T-BONED THE PONTIAC VIBE CAUSING IT TO GO CLOCKWISE AND INTO THE DITCH THE PICKUP WENT COUNTER -CLOCKWISE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN RESTING ON TOP OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT METAL CAME OUT OF THE AIRBAG AND STUCK IN MY DAUGHTER'S RIGHT HIP. IT WAS RAINING AT

Mileage: 109,000

20161018CrashAIR BAGS

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM NOT SURE IF I EVEN HAVE A CASE NUMBER AND I IF I DO I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY CASE NUMBER IS BUT OUR HOME ADDRESS IS [XXX] AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AND THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN AT 7:30 PM AND THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON [XXX] AND I AM NOT SURE WEATHER OR NOT IF THE AIRBAG HAD EVEN CASE ALL THE INJURY'S THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH NOW AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD ON MY HUSBAND AND I AND THE REST OF OUR FAMILY AND I RE

20161006CrashAIR BAGS

​ HI MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HEAR THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME AIRBAG RECALLS SINCE 2014 AND I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS TO LATE OR NOT AND I AM NOT SURE IF WE CAN EVEN GET ANY MONEY AND IF WE CAN I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH WE CAN GET AND IF WE CAN I REALLY WISH MY HUSBAND AND I COULD GET 80 MILLIONS DOLLARS. BUT MY HUSBAND AND I WAS IN A REAL BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AND I AM NOT SURE WEATHER OR NOT IF THE AIRBAG CAST MY INJURY'S THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERYDAY NOW AND I HAVE F

20151209CrashFireAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TIRES MADE CONTACT WITH THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EMITTED FLAMES AND METAL FRAGMENTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. DUE TO THE FLAMES, THE SEATS AND HEADLINER WERE COMPLETELY BURNED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE NECK, LEGS, AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO

Mileage: 120,000

20151203CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI

20151203CrashENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI

20151019VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PIECES STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PIECES OF GLASS STUCK TO HER FACE AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

Mileage: 188,000

20150810CrashAIR BAGS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO A DR. APPT IN BOSTON FROM GLOUCESTER. THE CAR HYDROPLANED HITTING THE JERSEY BARRIER, SPINNING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, AND FURTHER SPINNING TO HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AGAIN TOTALING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AS MUCH AS IT IS INFO FOR TAKING US OFF YOUR RECALL LIST. WE NO LONGER OWN THE VIBE. I DO WANT TO SAY, HOWEVER, HAD MY DAUGHTER NOT BEEN IN SUCH A WELL-BUILT VEHICLE, SHE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITH JUST BRUISE

20150810CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO A DR. APPT IN BOSTON FROM GLOUCESTER. THE CAR HYDROPLANED HITTING THE JERSEY BARRIER, SPINNING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, AND FURTHER SPINNING TO HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AGAIN TOTALING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AS MUCH AS IT IS INFO FOR TAKING US OFF YOUR RECALL LIST. WE NO LONGER OWN THE VIBE. I DO WANT TO SAY, HOWEVER, HAD MY DAUGHTER NOT BEEN IN SUCH A WELL-BUILT VEHICLE, SHE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITH JUST BRUISE

20150810CrashENGINE

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO A DR. APPT IN BOSTON FROM GLOUCESTER. THE CAR HYDROPLANED HITTING THE JERSEY BARRIER, SPINNING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, AND FURTHER SPINNING TO HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AGAIN TOTALING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AS MUCH AS IT IS INFO FOR TAKING US OFF YOUR RECALL LIST. WE NO LONGER OWN THE VIBE. I DO WANT TO SAY, HOWEVER, HAD MY DAUGHTER NOT BEEN IN SUCH A WELL-BUILT VEHICLE, SHE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITH JUST BRUISE

20150402CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS ON HER NECK AND SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O

Mileage: 120,000

20150202CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SEAT WAS NOT BEING OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

Mileage: 190,000

20140809VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW. WHEN IT WAS GOING DOWN IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN STOPPED GOING DOWN ANY FURTHER. AT THIS POINT IT WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN AND THE WINDOW WAS NOW AT A SLANT. IT ALLOWED ME TO PUT IT BACK UP, BUT IN THE PROCESS OF THE WINDOW GOING UP IT SHATTERED. THE MAJORITY OF THE BROKEN WINDOW WAS ON ME AND THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I ONLY HAS A FEW CUTS ON

Mileage: 93,216

20140520VISIBILITY/WIPER

PURCHASED USED CAR FROM TOYOTA RICHMOND, WINDOW SHATTERED 2013 FIXED (TOYOTA HAD WARRANTY BUT HAD TO PAY FOR GLASS), WINDOW BROKE AGAIN TWO MONTHS AGO APPROX. CONTACTED GM THEY WON'T FIX REPAIRED ONCE. I AM REPAIRING FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GLASS SHATTERED IN MY FACE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SO, IN TOTAL THIS REPAIRED PART IS GETTING READY TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME OUT OF POCKET. THE ORIGINAL RECALL DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AND THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE