Hey Frosty, Someone at the dealer already called the Vibe a Lemon. That makes me think they don't want your business. Also, the dealer will charge you 50% more than anywhere else. Try to write down everything that is wrong with the car. Then take that list to a local mechanic. Have them inspect you...

does the 2 pops happen when starting only if the climate controls would run the AC, or all the time? The AC will run when either the AC button is pushed or if the airflow is set to full or half defrost. When the AC engages, the magnetic AC compressor clutch can make a loud clack sound, usually one ...

a check engine light could be caused by something as trivial as a loose gas cap or as serious as imminent engine death. I don't know of a specific condition that would cause your symptoms, but as andrewclaus said, get the specific error code read and let us know what it is. Please let us know what ...

the grinding noise is associated with engine speed but only happens when the ac is engaged the two pops happens is the ac button is on when the car is turned off and still on the next time you start the car.. also do you ever notice any ac whispering ( i don't know how to explain it) it sounds like ...

Thanks for the link to the pictures. The plastic intake manifold, and plastic engine cover are correct for the Base Vibe. Your description of the engine revving/speed sound like the normal 4-speed auto, but someone with an automatic would have to chime in for sure. also the wiring under the steerin...

its been a good car and i found out that through some digging and asking around that my uncle did replace the transmission at one point but it still doesn't explain y gm would say that stuff about my car if its not true. i was just going off what they told me and i watched some videos of people in v...

my vibe actually maybe toast. today it was idling in park all warmed up at 1800 and i lost all power i couldn't even maintain 40 it took 4 tries to get it to start this morning I'm assuming its cylinder 3's sparkplug ... its been having issues for about 40000 miles

so about 3 weeks ago i noticed my car was idling extremely high at about 1800 and normal all warmed up. and it continued like this for a couple weeks and i notice i was getting terrible gas mileage i was filling my tank from empty to full every 170 miles and was experiencing a huge loss of power cou...

Hi, I have a 2004 Pontiac vibe base with about 770000 miles on it , yes it has that many the odometer has reset twice now. i was wondering if it ws normal to hear two pops when the car is started and the ac engages. shortly after there will be a horrible grinding noise that will last until you turn ...

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Yeah, but he just claimed the engine and trans are original? So..? In my quick searching (using Wikipedia as my source) I also don't see a 5 speed automatic offered on the MR2? What year? Also, the only 1.8L engine I see listed is the 1ZZ-FE. For the record, a 1ZZ powered Vibe will also hit the rev...

i have a theory that the engine has been rebuilt by my uncle. my aunt said he had wrecked it before and had also made modifications to the car also. it bangs the rev meter at 7300ish i also say the transmission is a 5 speed because on the highway the engine will cruise at 3000 at 80 and if u wanna g...

Frosty sent me a PM, and mentioned that the engine also revs to 7000. This lines up with my theory that the engine/transmission are from an MR2, which redlines at 7000. Is the intake manifold plastic or aluminum? It is plastic but you can clearly see that it does not match or fit correctly. i cant ...

It was originally owned by my aunt who drove who lives in the middle of nowhere so she put a lot of miles on it. It has the original engine. in 2011 the car was struck by lightning on the roof and fried all the electronics so all the computers were replaced ( it was expensive) but the odometer says ...

Hi, I'm new to genVibe I was kinda curious to see if there were any meet ups going on around the Kansas... (Were not all farmers). Id love to go street preforming with some other vibe members

Hi, I'm Olyver... yes with a Y . I have a white 2004 Pontiac Vibe Base?. sadly it is considered the worst lemon gm made according to dealer ship. Its a GT 1.8L VVTL-I with a 5 speed automatic. no I'm not a liar. I easily reach speeds of 120 and maxed out at 137 due to gearing. the automatic part of ...