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JerBear

Welcome to the party. As Caretaker mentioned, keep an eye out for burning oil with that 2.4L engine. Another small thing to watch is the rear diff/subframe. The diff likes to leak if the vent on top gets plugged. The subframe can get pretty rusty. Keep those maintained, and you'll have a solid car ...

JerBear

These are all good but my wife has to take the cake. Our youngest was moving a few states away and had to be there to sign his lease and get to the orientation for his job. He has a 2007 Vibe and my wife had it so packed with his stuff I told him to leave his window down a bit. It was so full there ...

JerBear

The brand I purchased was a Dorman, Got it from RockAuto I may try the old switcharoo on the original gear to the side with good teeth?

JerBear

I have replaced the door actuator motor already and it would appear that they sourced the new gears with an even softer cheese (Bree?) and two years later it is thumping again! GRRRR anyway what would unplugging the actuator do if I couldn't care less about recirculation as a setting? I am assuming ...

JerBear

The neat thing about Vibes is that you can plug the lights right into the dash!

JerBear

Thank you for taking the time to answer/read my post. The "baling wire" method may be a good answer. The shield is intact and the hole where the rusted screw was has good metal all around it. I could Skype with him and walk him securing it with that method and while cobbled, would hold for...

JerBear

First it's been a while since I was here as we sold our Vibe but I know that someone here might have a good way to fix my dilemma. !st. My son's car, 2007 Base 2wd approx 107K on odometer. There is a heat shield in the center of the car that is held on by three bolts. The rear bolt is rusted and the...

JerBear

I will vouch for the Curt brand hitch. I had one on my 09 GT for a few years and its worked well. Be sure to clean the cage nuts of road debris before install. etrailer.com is a online source i have used. I bought mine for the Vibe from the hitch store but I think they went out of business because I...

JerBear

Caretaker wrote:thanks for the update Sir. What do you think of the CVT? My gut is telling me to stick with the CX5 or one of the Hyundai/Kia offerings in order to stay with the 6 speed transmission.

I feel that is a personal preference. The CVT doesn't bother me at all.

JerBear

Ironically, my daughter bought a CX-5. For me and my wife it is harder to get into especially, the back seat. I prefer its styling, swoopy and modern but not enough for me to hate getting my head scraped every time I get in it.

JerBear

2K miles on the Forester and so far we like it a lot. The biggest gripe is that we had way more storage space close to hand in the drivers compartment on all of our Vibes. After putting the owners Tome in the glove box the only other thing we can get in there is air. It is much better riding and qui...

JerBear

GenVibe has been a great help and place to learn about this very great car. Sold our 03, traded in our 09GT, and we are giving our collage graduate son the 07 we bought new as a send off gift because we know it will last and last and last..... We decided to buy a new Subaru Forester and while we lik...

JerBear

I have always been a more visual learner than written so sometimes a written set of instructions is harder for me to follow. Thank you for the information, I went to steel wheels and 16" tires on my 09GT so I have been staring at that yellow light for a while now. It's off now and your instruct...

JerBear

My wife and I are going to be going to a one car household soon. We plan to give our youngest his mothers car (a 07 Vibe) he is driving a 04 base Vibe and I am driving an 09 GT that I changed to 16" wheels to get a better ride. The 04 has 130K and the 09 has 90K on them silver and dark Gray res...

JerBear

I have a 2gen vibe with very few miles, but have no steering issues or clunking - yet. Get a base 2gen with the 1.8L engine, that has no notorious oil burning issues. But eventually every engine will burn oil as the rings wear out. Getting a 1.8 is not a bad idea , it is a great motor with a proven...

JerBear

I own a 2009 Vibe GT, it probably has a late 08 build date as the oil consumption is there. Our family has owned 4 vibes and all but mine have the 1.8 motor. Zero oil consumption there they all use synthetic Mobil and changes happening the 6 to 7k mile intervals. all of them have at least 100K miles...

JerBear

I would bet the annoying clicking sound is the damper door motor gear. Easy fix but will go away if your push the recirculate button. That is the way to test for the problem. you really can't leave it in recirc forever but that will tell you if thats the problem. I had to replace my sons and It took...

JerBear

We have several Vibes in our Household (4) and I know my 09 GT has ABS but I found (Surprised) that my son's 07 Base does not as I slid through the intersection this Christmas morning, icy Wisconsin roads! I was really surprised that they weren't standard, I've had ABS on cars since the late 90's bu...

JerBear

The old adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." applies here. My family lives in central Wisconsin we own a 04, 07, 07 ,09 Pontiac Vibes respectively all but the 09 have more than 100k on them and they are, by far, the best transportation I have ever owned. The ride is mediocre but they a...

JerBear

Same thing I was thinking, magnet. Either one of the various magnet tools or a good magnet on a string... a strong string. haha And since you didn't see the screwdriver fall in, are you absolutely sure it didn't fall and wedge itself elsewhere or somebody else didn't screw with it? Good luck and le...

JerBear

Curt (brand) has a video tutorial for the 09 Vibe on UTube, I believe what he meant by (Non-Standard) was Metric it is a standard (I Think) 12 mm. It has been a while since I installed mine but the wiring required running a wire for power to the battery up through the undercarriage to get it to work...

JerBear

Here is a you tube video, definitely shade tree mechanic and low tech but the install from what I could see was done properly.
https://youtu.be/oeKGxTjJXlQ

JerBear

What is your milage? As far as Iv'e heard wheel bearings are not usually an issue with Vibes. You should get 175K or better under most instances unless you drive in a rough environment. Another thing to consider is ball joints, tie rod ends, or install of new bearing was done incorrect. worn front e...

JerBear

I would think disabling the passenger light would be easy enough. Pop out the panel you needed to remove to disable the TPMS light and unplug it. The buzzer however would be another story.......

perhaps unplugging the Cable at the passenger buckle may do it ?

JerBear

The tires/rims are sold.

JerBear

Sounds good, here is some additional pics.
http://madison.craigslist.org/wto/5830526284.html

JerBear

(4) Rims, Tires, and TPMS sensors with (20) lug nuts and Lug Wrench 100 dollars Tires are Continental DWS have approx. 5K miles left on them but are not really good enough to be used for winter driving. There is some corrosion on the faces of the rims but no damage to any of them. The sensors work f...

JerBear

Nice looking GT! FYI, if you still have the plastic housing in the rear for the spare tire you may find the wrenches under the carpeted lid on the right hand side of the spare. It's the one under the smaller access door from the top. I was looking at the graphic for my spare tire and where they say ...

JerBear

86K on my 09 GT and 103K on my wife's 07 Base

JerBear

My car is a 09 GT (all prices are US dollars, Canadian will be somewhat higher) I just did this, finding new steel rims and lugs on eBay. Cost was about 205 dollars for all of it shipping included. I'm using 205/55R 16 tire and they work well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Inch-Steel-Wheel-2007-2011-To...

JerBear

Thank you for your help this is an example of what is on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Inch-Steel-W ... 1596382429

The center Bore is 60.1 mm and the Vibe has a 54.1 mm As far as you know that is a non-issue?

The price of these is good!

JerBear

What year Camry would work?

JerBear

09 GT I want to change the rims to a 16 inch and I have all the specs for the steel rim 114.3 x 5 54.1 center bore 16 x 6.5 is there a better source for these anywhere? Perhaps a used source (junkyard) I don't like the ride of the 18 inch Alloy rims and I have already sandblasted and powder coated m...

JerBear

wmdiess wrote:My '06 Matrix 125K
My '06 Vibe 183K

I can tell which one you like to drive!

JerBear

IDK if the recall requires them to remove the radio but it is not necessary to service the airbag. The glovebox is all that is removed and then three bolts hold the airbag. it comes out the top of the dash. If you have not already replaced the bulbs in your radio info panel consider yourself lucky. ...

JerBear

This may be the single biggest reason for all of the Vibe shortages. I too am a Vibe Hog an 04 (son) 07 (son) 07 (wife and the first we bought in 08) 09GT (Me) I have been trying to think of what we will get to replace them when we have to but as well these cars run it may be a wheel chair

JerBear

Is there a good source for the grommets that hold the plastic panels under motor for an 07 Vibe? Each panel has several but a few are missing and I would like to get it back to secure. Thanks Jerry

JerBear

IDK how different the AWD exhaust is from FWD but try www.rockauto.com the whole exhaust should be less than 500 and that may even include the manifold. Give them a try.

http://www.rockauto.com

JerBear

While EZ Pass does smooth out the Process, it is still getting stuck in the backside. With my sincere apologies to my Vibe friends in Illinois, I once said to my my son while waiting in a 30 minute line to get stabbed in the (removed) on an Il tollway "If Illinois didn't suck so bad , the Missi...

JerBear

I have lived in Wisconsin most of my life but thanks to a four year vacation (thanks Uncle Sam) I have lived in several other places. The only place I really enjoyed was Germany and even then I missed WI. It is no wonder many German immigrants relocated here, it is very similar to central Germany. I...

JerBear

I am not super well versed on the older GT but assume you have four wheel disc brakes. The parking brake will probably be a small drum inside the center of the rotor and can be a PITA to work on (so I'm told) the fog lamps should be on the left hand (turn signal) stalk and you rotate one of the plas...

JerBear

I love that color, it looks great in the sun and one that you don't see too often!

JerBear

I'm really not trying to be a smart Alec but the smartest thing you could do is fix the issues and drive the darn thing. I know that is not what you are wanting to do but I think unless you won the lotto and are buying a new car with cash whatever you get will be very hard pressed to beat a Vibe for...

JerBear

Much appreciated, the picture was nice too. My son's 07 has a loose lower cladding so these may be the ticket!

JerBear

All three were burnt out on my sons 04 it is an easy job with a soldering iron and the tech write-up. about 2 hours and less than ten bucks for the lights.

JerBear

Does the 09 Vibe have spiral rear disc brakes? I thought the parking brake was a small drum in the center of the rear hubs?

JerBear

I have an 09 GT with 4 wheel disc brakes. What milage should they reasonably last to? I bought the car with 44K and it has 65 now, I doubt the Brakes were replaced before I bought it but it is possible. The front seems to be in good condition (thickness) but the rear is getting close to needing repl...

JerBear

The Pad you got for your center arm rest. Where if you get it?

JerBear

Well I drive the 09 Gt every day, it has the most punch with the 5 speed (auto) and the 2.4 but I prefer the ride of the 04. It is not a "busy" ride like the GT. I'm pretty cheap but wish I could buy the 16" rims to get a bit softer ride. It corners like a go-cart and is the most fun ...

JerBear

Here are the original post's pics. Sorry it took so long! From left to right an 09GT 04 Base 07 Base I love all of them!

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