I took the factory rack off my Vibe and mounted a Yakima rack -- for kayaks. I already had the hull stackers and cross bars. Frankly, wasn't thrilled with the way the clips attached and the setup worked. Dented the section above the door from over-tightening (my fault), but only because it came loos...

The NHTSA site lists it:Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): PONTIAC / VIBE 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V018000 Summary: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 PONTIAC VIBE. DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHIC...

I took the rack off my 2009 a few days ago...The end caps of the rack come off quite easily. Push a flat bladed screwdriver under the front edge and work backwards. There's a small clip in there that will disengage. You can then wiggle the cap and the entire piece will come off. This exposes the bol...

I'd like to remove my rack as well. I actually had GM install it when I bought the car, because Yakima was saying the factory rack had to be on the car to attach my kayak rack. Now Yakima has changed their fit and you must puchase towers and clips....and the factory rack will get in the way.The rack...

Quote, originally posted by Wolfman213 »gratned, not the 09, an 06, but I was on a kick for a while that some how some way I was always hitting the O/D button and driving in 3rd instead of O/D. I bet if you polled the genvibers that 95%+ has done that at one time or another.That's kind of funny, be...

Good God...am I an idiot or what? Yes, the RPMS were high.The car has 3-D, 2, L. Is it possible I've been in 3rd this whole time? You bump the lever to the right to get into D instead of 3? I assumed it meant 3=D, and there's nothing in the owner's manual to suggest otherwise. Holy cow.

Hi all,First time poster, long time reader -- love all the Vibe talk here. My new '09 Vibe has about 1500 miles on it. I'm getting great city mileage....27-28 mpg, with the 1.8L auto (base model).On the other hand, a recent highway trip saw mpg of 22 (BP 87), 22 (BP 87), and 24 (Texaco 89) between t...