Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL | |||
| 06/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| The smoked glass covering the instrument panel makes it very difficult to read the vital information such as speed, etc., on bright sunny days. this poses a severe safety problem for the driver as he tries to read the vital information while driving in any traffic condition. this is an ongoing problem since i bought the car new in 2003. both general motors in detroit and my local dealer say there is nothing they can do about correcting this fault. the incident date i listed below is when i first notice this design fault after buying the car new from the dealer. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2006 | 65000 | 5 | 03/30/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. the contact stated that the check engine light illuminated five times. the vehicle was repaired. the contact only paid for one repair because the rest were under warranty. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 70,000 and failure mileage was 65,000. | |||
| 02/08/2007 | 1 | 06/01/2003 | |
| The 2003 pontiac vibe has the worst dashboard lighting of any car i have ever owned. on a sunny day it is difficult, if not impossible to read the speedometer, and odometer due to the faulty lighting. it is a dangerous situation as the driver has to take extra time to try and read the poorly lighted instruments. as to the incident date below, it happens every time i drive when bright sunshine washes out the dashboard information. i personally have not had any accidents, but the design certainly increases the chance for a driving mishap. i spoke to pontiac officials at my local dealership. they just shrug their shoulders and say that's the way the car was designed. i have spoken to other vibe owners, who voice the same complaint, as well as owners of the toyota matrix, which has the same unsatisfactory dash lighting. *nm | |||
| 07/17/2006 | 37000 | 1 | 06/21/2003 |
| My 2003 pontiac vibe engine was ruined because it ran low on oil. the oil level warning light never came on (and no other warning light came on either). since i was 3 weeks past the end of the warranty i had no recourse with gm. *nm | |||