03 base model Vibe w/ auto trans...No CEL displayed on dash... Once the car has been driven for a while and the engine is up to temp, the temp gauge falls from Normal range (mid-gauge) to ZERO. When in falls, the car stutters and hesitates when trying to accelerate. If i'm sitting at idle (parked) a...

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I'm now lost... I used some jumper wires and was able to determine all signals (Front and Rear) from the stereo to the 25-pin connector at the amp are good. I could take any signal from the 25-pin and when I touched the terminals for the front speakers on the 8-pin connector from the amp...front spe...

anyway to bypass the amp w/out running new wires from H/U to all 4 door speakers? Just last week my rear speakers quit completely...not sure if the aftermarket H/U lost its rear channel or there is an issue with the factory amp. I need to dig through the wiring diagrams and find the pinout for the a...

I just changed the oil, and spray cleaned MAF sensor and TB butterfly.

before I was getting 28-31 MPG...after maintenance I have 25 mpg avg on 2 fill-ups.

do I need to pull a fuse to reset ecm or anything like that?
or do I just chalk it up to recent hot/humid weather here on the Gulf Coast?

got the new head unit and rear speakers in...still need to do the fronts and door checks. Did the DRL disable (cut red wire) and direct wired in my radar detector. I do NOT want to crawl back under that damn dash again any time soon!!! oil changed and spray cleaned MAF sensor and TB butterfly. just ...

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03 Base

Heard a noise when I put my car in gear a few times today...sounds like it's coming from the alternator at low rpm (idle) and only during cold start-up...seems to go away after car warms us, but idle at temp is a bit higher.

Anyone else ever have this issue?

Nope...I mean the trim panel that goes around the radio, that has the vent and A/C, Recir, hazard buttons on it.

Any good/cheap sources for the radio bezel? I installed an aftermarket unit in my 03 base M/T over the weekend and managed to bust 3 clips off the top... trying to temp fix it for now (epoxied the crap out of the top 2 and gorilla glue on the clip by the driver's side), but I know it's an exercise i...

Is there a thread with known issues/problems w/ the Vibe? I just bought an 03 base and already found issues with it, and using the search, found some threads... 1) Door Catch worn out = doors swing wide open (possibly hitting other cars in parking lot or door damage in high winds) 2) Door Catch inte...

Just bought myself a 2003 base Vibe w/ 107,000 mi on the clock. looks like it has the Moon & Tunes package... It needs a little love... Definitely has the power window issue w/ the door catch interfering which I'll have to address. Needs new door catches anyways as those are completely worn out....