Ouch! If you dont mind me asking, what were the details of the accident? Like impact speeds, other vehicles, angle of impact. Just want to know how safe it is in certain scenarios. I know it's rated high in safety, but just curious in different situations. My brother was in a left turn lane and was...

On further analysis - the passenger airbag should not have went off.

Here is my brothers totaled Vibe. This was in a head-on with no airbag recall done. The airbags worked fine and hes ok. https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8877/27678110563_c000fde1fb_z.jpg P1030170 by tomf2011 , on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8601/28012219240_4a5ef7b9c0_z.jpg P1030169 by tomf201...

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Does anyone know if the 2003-2008 vibe(1ZZFE) exhaust manifold is the same as the 2003-2008 corolla.
I'm looking for a used one as mine is warped.

Mine burns absolutely no oil at 160k, just slaps until warmed up when the temp is below 45 deg.

This is what is happening
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_I3yMrSOfw

My 2003 with 160k has piston slap as you described.

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2013/01/recall-alert-2003-04-pontiac-vibe.html General Motors is recalling 135,749 model year 2003-04 Pontiac Vibe hatchbacks due to an electrical problem that could cause the airbags to deploy. Affected vehicles, manufactured between Jan. 18, 2002, and April 27, ...

There is good reason to drop the oil pan. When you remove the oil pan you can then "read" the health of the unit. Metal chunks on the magnet or a lot of "gold" dust in the bottom of the pan are clues to trouble on the horizon. Don't just clean the pan without reading what the pa...

155K

In the trannies with just a screen, wouldn't it be better to do a backyard flush via the transmission lines instead of dropping the pan?

Make sure the mounting surface between the wheel and hub is clean - remove any rust/corrosion with a wire wheel/drill.
Ditto for the pilot hub and hole in the wheel.
Rust jacking of the mounting surface can cause vibrations

Question about the tranny, did it start slipping or did something break?

I don't think you will find a Vibe with 100k for $5500 unless it is fair/poor cosmetically. Thats the price and miles I had in mind and all the "nice" ones are going for 7500 - and thats private owner. I had to compromise after looking in craigslist for almost a year and ended up getting a...

In case anyone needs a seat belt in the future and cannot find the belt for the side they want or are skeptical about using a drivers seat belt from a wreck.The belt can be unpinned and used on either side mechanism.

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Brandort3,There is no evidence the problem with the 5 speed has been fixed.I can find failures in 2006 and up.I don't see any specifics of a design change.I talked to MonkeyWrench racing and was told there is no fix and all 5 speeds will fail prematurely, failing quicker with more time spent in 5th ...

sideshowalan,Thanks for the service pdf. I was not aware the trans switch was removable. I will now fix my wires for the O/D button.

I prefer the automatic for the base Vibe.The manual has bearing problems and is not durable for the long run.

Quote, originally posted by silk »I have a 2003 AWD ... just purchased the car and I see the O/D button is not working .. meaning it will not take the trans out of O/D. Anyone else ever had this and what was the fix? ThanksMost likely the wires to the button are broken/damaged...Mine does not work ...

Quote, originally posted by Charles (in GA) »micbarric was the first to post the info on the TSB about the oil quantity increase, from 3.8 qt to 4.2 qt. I brought this up again in my thread.....http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=45577No reason was given for the oil level increase in the TSB. Ch...

There was a tsb related to oil consumption that increased oil capacity to 4.4 quarts - this lowered piston ring temperatures. Also make sure you cooling system is clean an run a ratio of at least 50% water. Water is better at absorbing heat than glycol - this will help draw heat away from the cylind...

Hi,I have a question about the downstream O2 sensor function. Does it read temperature only or is it active in engine management like the upstream O2.I am replacing the upstream O2 - vehicle has 150K and mileage is not what it should be. I am not going to replace the downstream if it's function is t...

Thx for the help

Hi,Does anyone know if the momentary overdrive button is a normally open or a normally closed switch? The reason I asked is I accidentally ripped the wires out of it when I took off the shifter to replace a bulb in the gear selector. Will it cause a problem if I drive my Vibe with the wires open(lik...

Hi,I bought a 2003 Vibe. It has alot of miles at 150k. Hopefully the miles won't be an issue as these vehicles seem to be reliable long term. It can't be any worse than my last vehicle, a 1997 Saturn SC1 that I had to re-ring the engine -The good - Every oil change is documented since new.Lots of hi...

The owner listed the Vibe in the wrong city on craigslist so its 4 hours away.Oh well, another will pop up.

HiIm looking to purchase 2003 Vibe base auto with 108,000 miles - private sale.Im seeing about a 1k difference in value for private sale KBB versus Edmunds.Which one do you feel is more accurate?KBB 5900Edmunds 4900

I'm seeing alot of posts of transmission bearing problems in the 5 speed vibes. Anyone have over 150k in a 5 speed without the transmission bearing problems.