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2003 Pontiac Vibe visibility & wipers problems

The 2003 Pontiac Vibe has 81 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

81

Visibility & Wipers complaints

24%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Vibe visibility & wipers complaints by model year82 complaints2003: 81 complaints2004: 82 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 6 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 1 complaints2009: 14 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Vibe visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

08V162000Visibility & WipersApril 10, 2008 · 662,178 units

Defect

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 POSSIBLY RATTLING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVER AND /OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHEN OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS.

Consequence

THE DOOR GLASS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR, BIND AND SHATTER DURING OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOWS, CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND/OR INJURY.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 16, 2008 TO TOYOTA OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2008, FOR PONTIAC OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

What owners report

NO ACTUAL FAILURE, YET. HOWEVER, FRONT PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW CLICKS WHEN BEING PUT DOWN. IF THE WINDOW IS PART WAY DOWN IT RATTLES WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED (THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT). I AM SUBMITTING THIS AFTER HAVING READ THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE SUBJECT TO A…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · July 1, 2007

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2003 Pontiac Vibe have?

NHTSA has 81 complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Vibe visibility & wipers — 24% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2003 Pontiac Vibe visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 08V162000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.