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2004 Pontiac Vibe visibility & wipers problems

The 2004 Pontiac Vibe has 82 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

82

Visibility & Wipers complaints

26%

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

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS MAKING A CRACKING LIKE NOISE WHEN IT IS LOWERED, WHEN THIS NOISE OCCURS THE WINDOW SHAKES A LITTLE BIT. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT WILL MAKE THE WINDOW SHATTER, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL SOONER OR LATER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · December 10, 2006

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2004 Pontiac Vibe have?

NHTSA has 82 complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Vibe visibility & wipers — 26% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2004 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.