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captainofiron

Sucks to hear that Vibe is gone but glad you are all ok. Cars can be replaced. If she likes the Velostar and wants an SUV might I suggest the Kia Sorento? It is made by KIA but KIA is owned by Hyundai and the Sorento is a great SUV with good MPG's and a nice ride. My best friend has always owned VW...

captainofiron

Ouch. Another good car claimed by the cell phone. I probably would have done bad things to her phone had my car been hit (I also would have a totaled Vibe in my garage, waiting a near rear end). Good thing there were no injuries. Was the Cruze ruined? How fast did she hit you? Any chance you're goi...

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That Sucks! The main thing is no one was hurt! Looks like the rear axel is bent. How much are the damages? You want to sell it? The insurance totalled it. Yea the rear axle is bent, and the part that the hub bolts to is bent to the back and down. Im not sure how much the damages were, but Im sure i...

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A couple days before Christmas, we were driving home from having lunch with my parents, we were waiting at an intersection to turn left and get on the highway. The green arrow comes on, there are 3 lanes of oncoming traffic, the first 2 lanes have cars stopped, maybe 2-3 cars deep. The last lane to ...

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but would the charcoal canister make it hard to start, to me I would think that its function would not affect the engine operation at all.I looked and all the lines seem fine, other than being scraped up.Im going to flow check the valves on the canister this weekend and see what happens.

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Well no warranty coverage, its still not wanting to start ONLY when I put gas.I got under the car and snapped some pictures of the fuel lines, there does appear to be some minor damage to the lines, but nothing bad.I looked and it doesnt seem like the canister is broken or damaged.

captainofiron

Well thats good to hear.unfortunately my problem persists, I think Im going to have to lift her up this weekend and see if anything is broken.

captainofiron

Did it stay off?Im getting the P0441 and P0446. I reset the codes and they came back after a while.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=45638

captainofiron

Yesterday I went to Autozone so they could pull the codes.This time I got 2 codes, P0441 and P0446Not sure what it might be, Im thinking that when I got hit by that debris from the trailer that it hit something connected to the EVAP system and caused this condition.ALSO when I take off the gas cap i...

captainofiron

interesting idea with the bolts, but I would be afraid of ruining the caliper mounting ears.

captainofiron

Here is the damage from the "Battle" I had with the rotors

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So I reset the codes.I took off the battery cables and left the positive and negative cables touching overnight to discharge the capacitors.The CES light is stopped showing, and it was clear over the weekend, long highway trips and city driving mix, nothing.THEN it happened again, in the same exact ...

captainofiron

I always stop at the first click.I do this to make sure my MPG calcs have some constant

captainofiron

The Vibe has been acting up the past week.Yesterday while I was driving on the highway the check engine light (CES) came on. I got it scanned and a P0441 code came up.P0441 Evaporative Emission Control System Incorrect Purge FlowEvery once and a while it is hard to start, it cranks crank cranks but ...

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it would have definitely made things a LOT smoother, haha

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the rotors on ours had no such holes, the new aftermarket one does have holes though.Maybe it was a later development/design iteration as this problem arose.

captainofiron

i made sure to put lots of anti seize between the rotor and hub.also the aftermarket rotors had a much larger clearance than the OEM ones did.I bet money that the engineers saved some money by making the tolerance looser, but we paid for it in the end

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I got them off finally at midnight the day before we were leaving.I let them soak in PB blaster and would reapply every 30 minutesI went at them with a 4lb deadblow hammer and finally they came offI need to take a picture of the old rotorsI beat the crap out of them literally they are super warped n...

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Picked up the in-laws from Houston and went on vacation, they went shopping like crazywe were getting about 220-250 miles per tankBUT we had a roof rack full of luggage and we were doing 85

captainofiron

its going to have to be a BIG gear puller, if it comes to that Autozone rents them out.yea I got some torque wrenches lb-in and lb-ft, gotta do it right!

captainofiron

Yea I am going to have to get a BFH today after work, we area leaving tomorrow, so it has to be done tonight.Im gonna take a torch to it and then use penetrating oil, that should do the trick.Afterwards im going to coat the hub surface with Antiseize, im sure that will prevent this from happening in...

captainofiron

So the wife and I are going on Vacation and she doesnt want to rent a car like we normally do and she wants to take her Vibe.I figured I might as well do a little maintenance on it, I changed the oil, no problem, changed the spark plugs, no problem.BUT THEN....The wheel had been shaking severely whe...

captainofiron

So you did this to circumvent the "light sensor" on the dash?and both wires need to be cut?

captainofiron

I just filled up the tankI filed it up with 9.912 gallons, and the trip odometer 347.6 miles=35.11 mpgNot bad

captainofiron

cool, thanks for the pictures

captainofiron

Its not whining, In my opinion, the forward guard gate is very well lit and you can completely turn off the headlights for a good while coming up to the gate.Seeing as it is a federal site, I see a car coming with headlights full blast as a possible security threat.Headlights coming at you limits yo...

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is there a way to do that without opening up the dash?

captainofiron

Just curious, but why would you want to do this, from what I understand the AWD versions dont have a true AWD and the rear only operates when the front slips.I would think a rally car style would be better suited IMObut that being said, it is your car.

captainofiron

I have an 04 Vibeand it has the automatic headlights. The problem is that I go into work while its still dark out. We have a guard gate, and those guys really dont appreciate it when we blast them with the headlights.SO I was wondering if there was anyway to turn them off, so I can do this while I d...

captainofiron

Ok,I just got the copy of my contract with the company, and here is what it coversENGINE Internally lubricated engine parts consisting of: Crankshaft and bearings, oil pump, oil pump pickup/screen and tube, pistons, piston rings, wristpins, connecting rods and rod bearings, timing gears and chain or...

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no front plate required here, I polished most of the scratches from the plate out.and yea my wife loves it, I would start to take pictures and she would run and go pose with it, haha

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its an auto. The PO told me that they just got the fluid and filter changed out in May.its an 04.The reasonable labor rates are determined by the national consensus which most chain places use.Actually I think the contract I signed had the A/T listed... Interesting, Im gonna have to look into that

captainofiron

Finally got some pictures

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Well I ended up getting the middle one.it cost me 1400, which I think is a good deal for 3 years and no deductible and that I am able to take the road side assistance off my auto insurance

captainofiron

well its an SS with the 327 turbo fire, it has the 4 speed muncie and factory AC

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here is a link to my fquick garagehttp://www.fquick.com/CaptainofironI havent gotten pics of the Vibe yet, spent a lot longer than I wanted at the bank yesterday getting the title stuff taken care of, so when I got home I crashed out on the couch, hahahere are pics of the rest of the carsthe Trans A...

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Hey KITTno Aersospace isnt a technically a derivative of ME, but some Universities offer a minor in Aeroand I wouldnt call it glorious, hahaThanks.

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Has anybody had any experience with this company?I was thinking to buy it because it covers the car for the length of the auto loan (3 years/36K miles)and it covers quite a bit of stuffhere is the brochurehttp://www.partnersffcu.org/up...e.pdfSince the car has ~110K on the odo, Im figuring now might...

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I will get some this afternoon.its in pretty good shape, some places the trim has worn through (window switches, right below the radio volume control)but overall nice

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ah, haha well yea thats pretty far

captainofiron

Thanks guyswell its a 2004, its listed as a Sport, not a GT, it has the 16" 5 spoke wheels. its automatic with the 1.8 VVT-i, seems like a base model with some options.it has 110K on the clock, but the owners have great maintenance records.brother eh? small world, haha

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Hello everyoneYesterday my wife and I purchased a 04 Pontiac Vibe.So I figured there was a lot of "insider" info out there and I started looking for a forum.Anyways my name is Javier, Im a Mechanical Engineer in the Aerospace industry, I love cars, I have a 1968 Pontiac Firebird, a 1997 Po...

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