2003 Pontiac Vibe air bags problems
66 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Pontiac Vibe — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe was manufactured by Toyota and is for all intent and purposes is a 2003 Toyota Matrix. The 2003-04 Pontiac Vibe should be included in the "Do not drive" advisory issued by Toyota 20 Jan 30th 2024. Only the body is different than the Toyota Matrix and everything internal…”
filed Jan 30, 2024
“I have a2003 pontiac vibe which had atakata recall. In january 2020, I took the car to a gm dealer called"quality buick gmc of englewood" located at"406 grand ave englewood nj 07631 us" to do the recall repair. Since the day of the repair the lid on top left side of the dashboard had poppedup and…”
filed Apr 24, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Replacement air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation in high temperature…Campaign 20V039000 · Jan 23, 2020
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 18V883000 · Dec 12, 2018
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V285000 · May 13, 2015
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V286000 · May 13, 2015
- Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the…Campaign 15V043000 · Jan 28, 2015
- Supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shortingCampaign 13V029000 · Jan 30, 2013
Air Bags problems in other Vibe years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Vibe | 31 | 53% |
| 2009 Vibe | 352 | 67% |
| 2008 Vibe | 48 | 76% |
| 2007 Vibe | 113 | 66% |
| 2006 Vibe | 119 | 67% |
| 2005 Vibe | 174 | 58% |
| 2004 Vibe | 104 | 39% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Pontiac Vibe
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.