water pump leaking

hman33 · Post by **hman33** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:23 am

well, i just crawled out from under my vibe to see what was leaking. i thought it might be the tranny since i just recently had the oil changed at the Pontiac dealer. i thought maybe they loosened the wrong bolt. to my suprise i found a drop coming out of the water pump below the pulley. the car is a 2003 gt with 15k miles on it. just woundering if anyone else has had this problem?

Emerica13 · Post by **Emerica13** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:25 am

Wow! 03 gt with only 15k? ive got an 03 gt with about 45k already, anyway, ive never had any problem with my water pump, sorry i cant give any more info, good luck

dog paw · Post by **dog paw** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:10 am

Better check it closely. Maybe they had the radiator cap off and made a mess. I have never seen a water pump failure on a Vibe come through our service dept yetOh 53k on my 04

hman33 · Post by **hman33** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:53 am

yeah, i'm kind of lucky. i get to drive my work truck home and not use my car to drive back and forth. i checked around the engine compartment and didn't see any fluid orther than the drips form the water pump.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:58 am

If you are still under warranty (<3 years) take it back to the dealer.

hman33 · Post by **hman33** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:08 am

most definitely,i think the warranty runs out in june.have to make the best use of that warranty.

Casper60 · Post by **Casper60** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:02 am

I have a 07 Vibe with about 20,000 km. I had a strong smell of antifreeze. Took it to one dealership , then went to a different dealership. They pressure tested the system, put dye in it and I drove it around for a couple thousand more km.. The water pump was leaking and had to be replace. The first dealership had a closed mind. NOTHING goes wrong with a vibe. Guess what. The water pump needed replacing.

skylinedrifter · Post by **skylinedrifter** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:09 am

Lucky you... this might be an opportunity to find and install an electric water pump and save a few HP.

JohnC · Post by **JohnC** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:55 am

This may help...I had the same problem.http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...85769

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