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Cara

I thought the seat removal would be more difficult so I discouraged that and, while I was typing my question, he laid a couple of milk crates outside the driver's door with plywood so he could lay flat with his head under the dash, and was able to get at it. But we'll remember the tip about the seat...

Cara

FrankenVibe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:32 am Nice of you to offer, where are you located?

Sorry - didn't get a notice about this in my email and I visit infrequently. The reservoir has been sitting outside for some months, now, so I'm no longer sure of its condition - but we're in North Georgia.

Cara

My husband is "older," with arthritis, and is looking for tips on how to contort himself without hurting himself to get a the cig lighter fuse in the under-dash fuse box. Are there any tips for the best way to get in there, and then how to remove the fuse? There's lots of videos on where t...

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My husband thought the wiper fluid reservoir from his 2007 was damaged, so he went to a junkyard and got a replacement. During replacement, he figured out that his old one does have a leak - but it's at the TOP of the reservoir and his real problem was a bad pump. He put in the new reservoir, but th...

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Thanks, folks. It’s a done deal, and I spent less than half that. Besides safety, we had space issues. The car was usually enough for me The dogs, but when my husband came along, it got crowded.

I thought about keeping it along with the new car, but we don’t have room for that.

Cara

If you're in North Georgia (or willing to get here), I will be sadly rehoming my 2003 base Vibe with approx. 189K miles on it soon. It's been a great, high-mpg (30, average) car since I bought it with about 140K on it about 7-8 years ago. I need something I can drive at night and in the rain in and ...

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Please be aware that I know NOTHING about what I'm asking, but the hub's Tacoma got crunched in the front end so he's adding a trailer hitch to his 2007 Vibe so he can work out of our lightweight Thule trailer, for a while. Bought the hitch - probably overpaid, but whatever - and then tried to figur...

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Thanks for the ideas, and you gave me a giggle when you said, "it would be easier to modify behavior." Nope! Not for me!

Cara

Aging sucks. I did it again. Pulled the car into the garage, shut the car, turned the ignition back on to roll the windows down (to air out the dog smells), got quickly out of the car to let my whining dogs out ... and left the key on. All night. Fortunately, I'm now a pro at jumping the dead batter...

Cara

Thanks. Now I know how to start. Appreciate it!

Cara

This problem has come back. Anyone have sunroof troubleshooting tips? I think I'm having motor issues, but I don't really know. I suspect that I should've been doing some kind of maintenance on the sunroof, but I don't know what. I'm afraid to test this, as testing means opening and, if I can't then...

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I misspoke, unfortunately - another symptom of absent-mindedness. I'm leaving the ignition in the "ON" position. That's the only position (besides running) where I can roll my windows down for ventilation or up to prevent rain coming in, which is what I do immediately after getting out of ...

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I am an absent minded dolt. I have repeatedly left my key in my car for over an hour, in the accessory position. I am either distracted by my dogs being hyper that they're at the park, or have my hands full and putting my windows down for ventilation right after I park at work... No excuses, I'm fri...

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... or recommendations for good aftermarket sunroof brands?

Cara

Sunroof or moonroof sporadically audibly "bogs" down when opening, and won't move. It has, to date, corrected itself after a wait -- but I'm concerned that the motor is dying. Anyone have tips, or has anyone replaced their own sunroof and want to give a summary of the difficulty of that pr...

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Thanks for the reply -- but, unfortunately, hubby did insufficient troubleshooting and it's NOT the regulator/motor. He never bothered to test the window on THAT door -- just tried the switch on the driver's door. Turns out the window's fine - must be the switch.

Anyone ever replaced THAT?

Cara

I'll have to update our "garage:" Husband totaled his '05 avoiding a herd of deer, but got an '07 from Florida within weeks with fewer miles on it. Rear passenger window doesn't work, though, so we've ordered/received a regulator/motor. I did a search, and came up with a Youtube video on r...

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Vibrologist - thanks. I'll look into all those (I think the cabin filter has been deemed clean, by my mechanic). SideShowAlan - unfortunately, because my Vibe also suffers from the broken recirc gear (others have posted about it) - I pretty much HAVE to be OFF fresh air and ON recirc, all the time.....

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My '03 doesn't defog nearly enough. I'm constantly having to wipe down side windows with my sleeve to be able to see. I've followed much of the advice here about using the 2 different defog/defrost settings, and the A/C, and the recirc setting -- but, even with just me in the car, I fog up quickly w...

Cara

Don't worry -- I know about cars and heat, and don't go above about 72 or so degrees, and leave them a wide-open sunroof, park in the shade, bowls of water, short trips, etc. But does anyone have any ideas for how, on these spring days when the dogs are waiting in the car while I run errands, I can ...

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Thanks, folks. Turns out (my husband remembered, though I didn't) that my mechanic actually DID point that out to me, when I took the car to him after first buying it. Interesting that even he didn't make the connection between the missing clips and the sound I reported, but I'm sure that's what it ...

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I noticed this shortly after I bought my '03 Vibe in October 2012. Our first road trip was in December -- returning from North Carolina on the freeway (first real freeway mileage) I noticed a weird "rubbing/hissing/swoosh!" sound whenever we hit a bump or I hit my brakes. My husband said h...

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Hey, all -- sorry I haven't visited again until now. Husband found a replacement door via junkyard searches, but got the wrong wiring harness so he's waiting to replace that. Kostby: we did report to NHTSA. I kind of expected some follow-up -- have heard nothing! Jake75, tpollauf, chuckasaurus : we ...

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Anyone else experience this? Any recalls that will cover us, for this? My husband's car was parked, but running. He'd started it up, but then got out to retrieve something. The guys he was with turned and looked and the car was on fire. Appears that the power window motor (2005 Vibe base) lit up, an...

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Thanks. As I (we both) suspected but, under pressure, my husband almost caved. He did insist on the Coopers. Guy continued to give him attitude.

Tire Kingdom corporate will be receiving the details.

Cara

Trying to save $$, my husband bought some used tires for his 2005 Vibe. They looked good - we didn't know what to worry about, buying used. Driving to Florida last night, two of those tires blew out on him. He got towed to a Tire Kingdom, left the car, came back the next a.m. - armed with the name o...

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Autozone says a P0171 code -- trying to talk me into replacing the O2 sensor but, after doing some searches here, for a bit, I'm thinking of starting with a clean-up of the MAF sensor.

Does that sound like a reasonable first step?

Thanks, all...

Cara

I fear I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway: with my 2005 Toyota Sienna van, using either a Haynes or Chilton book, I found a "sequence" of things that you could do, in the car (involving the ignition, gear, RPM, etc.) that would blink dash lights in a result that allowed you to ...

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We had our first REALLY cold day here in the south, yesterday, and my husband and I took our 2 dogs a short drive (few miles, tops) for a walk in the park. I keep the car in a semi-heated garage. Once we got out and started driving, the windows steamed up REALLY bad. We had the defroster on full, wi...

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Is the
â€¢Passenger Door Mirror (03-08 model) Note: Blemish on glass $25.00
a power mirror?

Thanks
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My problem's a little different (handle didn't detach from the front -- just flops around from the rear) -- but I'm sure that video will help.

Thanks!

Cara

Went to get in my car after grocery shopping tonight, and the handle popped a little, a heard a "ding," and it wouldn't open the door. Nothing on the ground so, if anything broke/fell, it fell inside. I can open the door just fine from the inside -- but if I use the handle from the outside...

Cara

A belated thank you for the info. And, if I remember correctly how to do this, a belated photo of the 2 vibes:

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(and the dog)

Cara

Tim,

I didn't check in, until now -- sorry. I think I'll pass on the mats, anyway, if you didn't already offer them to someone else!

Thanks
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Thanks, folks!

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Do you still have any cargo mats available? If so -- what would be the price for JUST the cargo mat (shipped to zip 30115); and what would be the price for a set + a cargo mat?

Thanks!

Cara

About 2 months after buying an '03 Base for himself but deciding it was too small and pawning it off on me (I'm now glad) -- my husband decided it WAS the car for him, and overpaid (willingly, as a means to unloading our minivan that was not selling) on a 2005 Base with leather and sunroof - so we'r...

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I've read a few not great things about the in-channel window vent visors - we DO plan on putting vent visors on, but have always used AVS, in the past. Are the in-channel ones BIGGER? We're talking about giving my dog air, here -- I'm used to leaving the windows down a good 6", which I will def...

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Seems weird that molding right under the gas cap would be so ... sensitive to gasoline. But we'll try the Meguiars - thanks!

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I know there's an official "post your mpg" thread, but I only have one reading, with my "new" Vibe, so far, so it's not really official -- but I am psyched: 32 mpg in mostly suburban (not really city, not interstate) driving. Very happy, as that's really the primary reason I boug...

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Stinks, but something I will get used to. Thanks for the reply!

Cara

One thing I just realized that I hate about my new/used Vibe is the location of the door handles/manual locks on the rear doors. I bought this car for my dog. When I take my dog on errands, and leave him in the car (don't worry, not in summer, not in any kind of heat, not without water), I roll all ...

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Not sure how this forum handles attachments/photos, but I'm attempting to show off my "new" Vibe...

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I've been looking at Vibes for years, and missed a REALLY NICE '05 with < 60K miles on it for $9K something a little while ago, in a nearby town. I currently drive a (gasp!) minivan (I have a dog, and I am the dog chauffeur). My husband has a Silverado but it sucks gas. He just bought himself a used...

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I just joined the forum, after (finally!) finding and buying a Vibe. I'll give my "how I bought my Vibe" story a little later, but wanted to say THANKS for the thorough pricing and 'things to know' list about 03's.

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