Sounds similar to a problem I had with the blower motor on my 05 base Vibe. Apparently one or both of the blower motor brushes was hanging-up, producing intermittent motor operation. I sprayed the brushes with WD-40 three years ago, and have had no failures since! See thread: http://forums.genvibe....

So this one's weird. My '03 just crossed 222,222 miles (had it for over 13 years now). Just after I started bragging about it, I noticed the blower motor for the HVAC wasn't working. Figured it was no biggie, simple fix. But then it started working again. Seems that now, it works at all speed settin...

Well, I'm finally getting around to updating this thread again. Got a couple of new bulbs (GM Part Number 88970578) for about $20 each. What a ridiculous price! Anyway, like I said earlier, these bulbs install from the rear and lock in place via a quarter turn. After fumbling around for quite some t...

Just resurrecting this old thread. My lights have been intermittently working for a while now. Today I decided to remove the bulbs, clean the contacts, and reinstall them. Found out that even though they are installed from the rear, they are very easy to remove from the front (you can push the locki...

Well, thanks to you guys I just fixed mine. Didn't want to wait around for the new servo motor to arrive, so I just spun the main gear 180 deg. Works great. Hopefully I'll get another 7 years before the teeth break off again.

I just finished an install of a new HU (Pioneer DEH-p9800BT) and iPod adapter on my '03 with Moon&Tunes. VERY straightforward to do (especially if you've ever done a head unit install before). I bought the appropriate wiring harness and install bracket from Crutchfield. Got a line level converte...

Oh well, it is probably the ugliest car in GM's current US lineup. They're nice enough cars (rented one several times), but I prefer the Impala, as far as looks and usability.

Sorry about that...'03 Base, 5 speed, 16" factory aluminum alloy wheels. ~28000 miles on BFG Traction T/A tires.I'll double check the torque this weekend (assuming I can find my torque wrench--I'm in the middle of a move and everything's in storage).

So I've been dealing with a weird vibration that peaks at about 75mph. It's been bugging me for quite a while now, but finally reached the point where I had to do something about it. I've had the tires balanced and rotated on a regular basis. Just had it done again (primarily to get them balanced).A...

OK, got all my goodies and started looking everything over. Like I said, I may have more questions...Just want to double check the connections here. I've got the Metra 70-2003 wiring harness. Connecting the Remote On cable from the new head unit to the blue/white amplifier turn on wire on the harnes...

OK, I've got some more questions...Did some more reading, and I'm getting some mixed results. Seems there are a couple of alternatives out there. Clearly I need to send line level outputs to the M&T amp. I read one thread (ragingfish, I think you responded in it) discussing this very issue. Some...

Quote »You'll likely encounter crappy sound. The head unit is probably gonna send out such a high level signal that it will be clipped by the amp. You'll also likely hear things your normally wouldn't, such as the sound of the cd spinning, the laser moving, etc.Hmm, as a short term fix, maybe I sho...

OK, tried the usual searches and read through a couple dozen pages in the Audio forum. I think I'm ready to roll, just need some confirmation...I've got a new Pioneer DEH-P9800BT on order, along with their iPod adapter and their XM tuner. Also ordered the GM wire harness, antenna adapter, and mounti...

Yeah, that's kind of what I figured. Just wanted confirmation from one of our members.

It's spendy, but the company claims their iPod integration kit that allows factory HU to control the iPod is available for the 2004 Vibe (wonder if it would work with my 2003?)....Dension

Yeah, I had a fair amount of road grime too. Luckily, it's only seen 4 weeks of salty roads in its life (2 christmas trips "home" to Minnesota). Several of the bolts were a little tough to get started, but after that I was home free.How heavy is the camper you're planning to tow? I'd think...

Well, last weekend I finally got around to installing the Hidden Hitch I ordered. What an awesome product! Fit up without any problems at all.OK, maybe one problem. The bolts it came with were something like 18 mm heads. I didn't have the right sized socket, but my 3/4" fit them loosely. Even m...

Yeah, I just rotated my tires too. I'm really surprised I didn't end up with at least one broken stud. My last tire rotation was done at the dealer, and they obviously used a mondo impact wrench to tighten the lug nuts. I had a 1 and a half foot cheater bar on my ratchet, and even bouncing my 180 po...

Thanks everyone. I did a search for trailer hitch but it only came back with threads about the draw tite one.I think I'll be ordering the hidden hitch shortly.

etrailer.com is showing two different hitches available for the vibe now. Take a look.Looks to me like the Hidden Hitch may not hang as low as the Draw Tite one, but I haven't found any good pictures yet. Hoping one of you guys have already tried it out...

Well, I decided to tackle it myself. I noticed the same torx bolts. Unhooked the battery and proceded to pull the bolts. Those dang things are in there tight. All I have for running torx bolts is a cheapo ratcheting driver with interchangeable bits. The hex connection between the driver and the bit ...

All right, don't ask how it happened, but a quarter got wedged between the horn button and one of the spokes of my steering wheel. In my efforts to dislodge it, it got pushed all the way inside the wheel houseing. Now it's just rattling around in there.Anybody know of a good tutorial for taking the ...

So is the rear windshield washer supposed to spray out to cover as much as the window as possible, or just leak out in a solid stream? I'm wondering because mine just leaks out and runs straight down the back window.thanks

So I took a bit of a road trip in my vibe over the holidays. Of course, the first thing I did when I got back was to give her a bath. Found some really nasty road grime on some of the cladding (kicked up from the tires...no mudflaps yet). I couldn't get it washed off even with a tire brush, so I'm j...

Well, the stealer tracked down a base vibe with a 5-speed for me. I've had it about 3 weeks now and I'm just short of 4,000 miles on it already (cross country holiday travel will do that). I'm happy with it, but I would prefer just a tad more low end torque. Looks like I'll be signing up for the sup...

2002 Honda Shadow Sabre

Just got back from the dealer. Out with the old, in with the new! I think I am going to miss the low end torque of my truck though.....at least until I strap in the supercharger! You can see the S-10 I got rid of in the background.

cohocarl--Hey, just out of curiosity, what kind of trailer hitch do you have?

Well, last Tuesday I went to my local pontiac dealer to test drive a new GT. After a pretty thorough test, I realized that the GT wasn't really going to suit my needs. I don't like having to drive like a street racer all the time just to get the power. So my new plan was to track down a base vibe wi...

Cool, thanks. Don't know how I managed to miss that little blurb every time I've read through the specs. Some sort of a brain fart I guess.

All right, really simple question. Every Vibe I've seen so far has cruise, but I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in the options or standard equipment. So is cruise control part of the Option 1SA package? What else is in the 1SA Option package?

Thanks for the replies guys. I test drove a GT last night, but didn't really care for having to wind the engine up to 6000 RPM to feel the power. I almost bought it anyway, just so I could get my hands on a Vibe with a manual tranny. They just refused to make me the deal I really wanted, so I walked...

Well, I'm looking at picking up a new Vibe in the next week or two. There's a couple of GTs available locally, but no base vibes with the 5 speed. But I'm kind of curious....not really sure I want to deal with the peaky power delivery of the GT engine (winding it up past 6000 RPM all the time), so I...