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2003 Pontiac Vibe: Quick Overview
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2003 Pontiac Vibe Specifications
Vehicle Information
| Year | 2003 |
| Make | Pontiac |
| Model | Vibe |
| Trim | - |
| Style | All-Wheel Drive |
| Type | Wagon |
| Category | Mid-Size Station Wagon |
Manufacturing Details
| Made In | United States |
| Manufacturing City | FREMONT |
Dimensions
| Doors | 4-Door |
| Curb Weight | 2980 pounds |
| Gross Vehicle Weight Rating | - |
| Overall Height | - |
| Overall Length | - |
| Overall Width | - |
| Wheelbase Length | - |
| Standard Seating | - |
Engine & Performance
| Engine | 1.8-L |
| Engine Size | 1.8L |
| Engine Cylinders | 4 |
| Transmission | 4-Speed Automatic |
| Transmission Type | Automatic |
| Transmission Speeds | 4-Speed |
| Drivetrain | All-Wheel Drive |
Additional Features
| Anti-Brake System | - |
| Steering Type | - |
Pricing
| Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) | $19,785 |
| Invoice Price | $18,499 |
| Delivery Charges | $560 |
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2003 Pontiac Vibe Prices and Market Value
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2003 Pontiac Vibe Cost of Ownership
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2003 Pontiac Vibe Fuel Efficiency
Fuel Type
Gasoline
Fuel Capacity
25 gallons
City Mileage
25 miles/gallon
Highway Mileage
31 miles/gallon
2003 Pontiac Vibe Safety Rating
NHTSA
IIHS
2003 Pontiac Vibe Recalls & Defects
Power Train:axle Assembly
Recall date
2002-03-11
Recall no.
02v074002
Source
NHTSA
Summary
ON Certain Two-Wheel Drive (2wd) Passenger Vehicles, IT IS Possible FOR THE Bolts That Join THE Rear Brake and HUB Assembly TO THE Rear Axle Carrier TO BE Loose DUE TO Insufficient Tightening During THE Assembly Process.
Consequence
IF THE Vehicle IS Operated IN This Condition, ONE or More OF THE Four Bolts Could Come Loose, Causing AN Abnormal Noise From THE Rear Axle Area. IN THE Event That All Four Bolts Loosen Completely, Separation OF THE Rear Brake and HUB Assembly From THE Rear Axle Carrier Could Occur, Which Could Lead TO A Loss OF Vehicle Control.
Remedy
Dealers Will Properly Tighten THE Bolts. Owner Notification Began March 12, 2002. Owners WHO Take Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed Upon Service Date and DO NOT Receive THE Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Pontiac AT 1-800-762-2737.
Notes
Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-Dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Visibility:glass, Side/Rear
Recall date
2008-04-10
Recall no.
08v162000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota IS Recalling 662,178 MY 2003-2004 Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Pontiac Vibe Vehicles Equipped With Power Windows. THE Driver and Front Passenger Door Glass Bolts MAY Loosen and Come Off, Causing THE Door Glass TO Separate From THE Window Regulator. DUE TO THE Components Becoming Loose and Possibly Rattling, AN Abnormal Noise MAY BE Heard From THE Driver and /OR Front Passenger Door When Operating THE Power Windows.
Consequence
THE Door Glass MAY Separate From THE Window Regulator, Bind and Shatter During Operation OF THE Power Windows, Causing Driver Distraction And/Or Injury.
Remedy
Dealers Will Replace THE Driver and Front Passenger Door Glass Bolts With Newly Designed Bolts Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began ON April 16, 2008 TO Toyota Owners. THE Recall Began ON MAY 21, 2008, FOR Pontiac Owners. Owners MAY Contact Toyota AT 1-888-270-9371 or Pontiac AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
Toyota Recall NO. 80a/Gm Recall NO. 07273.customers MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Http://www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags
Recall date
2013-01-30
Recall no.
13v029000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota IS Recalling Certain Model Year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix Vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe Vehicles. THE Supplemental Restraint System (Srs) Circuits ARE Susceptible TO Internal Shorting. THE Electrical Short MAY Create AN Abnormal Current Flow and Increased Heat Which CAN Damage THE Circuits. This Could Result IN AN Inadvertent Deployment OF THE Front Airbags And/Or Seat Belt Pretensioners.
Consequence
Inadvertent Deployment OF THE Airbags or THE Seat Belt Pretensioners MAY Increase THE Risk OF Injury and THE Possibility OF A Vehicle Crash.
Remedy
Toyota Will Re-Notify Their Owners WHO Have Already HAD Their Vehicles Repaired With A Noise Filter, BUT DID NOT Receive A NEW Airbag Control Module, and General Motors Will Re-Notify Theirs. Dealers Previously Installed A Supplemental Harness Containing AN Electrical Filter Between THE Airbag Control Module and ITS Wire Harness, Free OF Charge. Dealers Will Replace THE Airbag Control Module, Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began ON March 13, 2013. THE Manufacturer HAS NOT YET Provided A Schedule FOR Second Notices. FOR More Information, Toyota Owners MAY Call 1-800-331-4331 and Pontiac Owners MAY Call 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags
Recall date
2015-05-13
Recall no.
15v286000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) Notified THE Agency ON MAY 13, 2015, That They ARE Recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra Vehicles That Were Originally Sold, or Ever Registered, IN Florida, Along THE Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, THE U.s. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. ON June 16, 2015 Toyota Expanded THE Recall TO Cover AN Additional 769,055 Vehicles, Including Certain Model Year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra Vehicles, AS Well THE Vehicles Covered BY THE MAY 13, 2015 Notification IN THE Portions OF Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas That Were NOT Previously Included. THE Inflators IN THE Front Passenger AIR Bags ARE Susceptible TO Rupture IN THE Event OF A Crash Necessitating THE Deployment OF THE Front Passenger AIR Bag.
Consequence
IN THE Event OF A Crash Necessitating Deployment OF THE Passenger's Frontal AIR Bag, THE Inflator Could Rupture With Metal Fragments Striking THE Vehicle Occupants Potentially Resulting IN Serious Injury or Death.
Remedy
2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix Vehicles That ARE Recalled Under Both 15v-043 and 15v-286 ARE Under A DO NOT Drive Advisory. Owners OF These Vehicles ARE Advised NOT TO Drive Their Vehicles Until THE Recall Remedy HAS Been Completed. Toyota Will Notify Their Owners. Pontiac Vibe Owners Will BE Notified BY GM. Dealers Will Replace THE Passenger Side Front AIR Bag, Free OF Charge. Owners MAY Contact Toyota Customer Service AT 1-800-331-4331. Toyota Began THE Recall ON July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe Owners MAY Contact GM AT 1-800-762-2737. GM Began THE Recall ON June 29, 2015. Note: This Recacll Supersedes Recall 14v-655 IN ITS Entirety. FOR Vehicles Located IN THE U.s. States NOT Listed Above, Please SEE Toyota Recall 15v-285 Which Covers All Other U.s. States.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags:frontal
Recall date
2015-01-28
Recall no.
15v043000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) IS Recalling Certain Model Year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Vehicles Manufactured December 28, 2001, TO MAY 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix Vehicles Manufactured January 6, 2002, TO April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon Vehicles Manufactured June 5, 2002, TO December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe Vehicles Manufactured January 18, 2002, TO April 27, 2004. DUE TO Electrical Noise, A Component IN THE AIR BAG Control Module MAY Fail, Causing THE Front AIR Bags, Side AIR Bags, And/Or Seatbelt Pretensioners TO Deploy Inadvertently While THE Vehicle IS Being Operated.
Consequence
Inadvertent Deployment OF THE AIR Bags or THE Seat Belt Pretensioners Increases THE Risk OF AN Injury or Crash.
Remedy
Toyota Will Notify Their Owners. Pontiac Vibe Owners Will BE Notified BY GM. Dealers Will Replace THE AIR BAG Control Module, Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began ON August 24, 2015. Toyota Owners MAY Contact Toyota Customer Service AT 1-800-331-4331. GM Issued AN Interim Notification TO Owners ON March 27, 2015. THE Recall Began ON August 24, 2015. Pontiac Owners MAY Call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This Recall Supersedes Recalls 13v-029 and 14v-147. Vehicles That HAD A Noise Filter Installed AS THE Remedy FOR ONE OF Those Campaigns Need TO Have THE AIR BAG Control Module Replaced Under This Campaign.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags
Recall date
2015-05-13
Recall no.
15v285000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) Notified THE Agency ON MAY 13, 2015 That They ARE Recalling Certain Model Year 2004 Sequoia Vehicles Manufactured August 18, 2003, TO August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra Vehicles Manufactured March 18, 2003, TO August 25, 2004. ON June 16, 2015, Toyota Expanded THE Recall TO Include AN Additional 1,270,468 Vehicles, Including Model Year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC Vehicles. This IS TO Address A Safety Defect IN THE Passenger Side Frontal AIR BAG Inflator Which MAY Produce Excessive Internal Pressure Causing THE Inflator TO Rupture Upon Deployment OF THE AIR Bag. This Recall Addresses Both THE Passenger Side Frontal AIR Bags That Were Originally Installed IN THE Vehicles, AS Well AS Replacement AIR Bags That MAY Have Been Installed AS Replacement Service Parts. A Replacement AIR BAG MAY Have Been Installed, AS ONE Example, IF A Vehicle HAD Been IN A Crash Necessitating THE Replacement OF THE Passenger Side Frontal AIR Bag.
Consequence
IN THE Event OF A Crash Necessitating Deployment OF THE Passenger's Frontal AIR Bag, THE Inflator Could Rupture With Metal Fragments Striking THE Vehicle Occupants Potentially Resulting IN Serious Injury or Death.
Remedy
2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix Vehicles That ARE Recalled Under Both 15v-043 and 15v-285 ARE Under A DO NOT Drive Advisory. Owners OF These Vehicles ARE Advised NOT TO Drive Their Vehicles Until THE Recall Remedy HAS Been Completed. Toyota Will Notify Their Owners. Pontiac Vibe Owners Will BE Notified BY GM. Dealers Will Replace THE Front Passenger AIR Bag. THE Recall Began ON July 13, 2015. Toyota Owners MAY Contact Toyota Customer Service AT 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac Owners MAY Call 1-800-762-2737. Note: This Recall Supersedes Recall 14v-312 IN ITS Entirety.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Recall date
2018-12-12
Recall no.
18v883000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) IS Recalling Certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe Vehicles. These Vehicles ARE Equipped With Certain AIR BAG Inflators Assembled AS Part OF THE Passenger Frontal AIR BAG Modules Used AS Original Equipment or Replacement Equipment. IN THE Event OF A Crash Necessitating Deployment OF THE Passenger Frontal AIR Bag, These Inflators MAY Explode DUE TO Propellant Degradation.
Consequence
AN Inflator Explosion MAY Result IN Sharp Metal Fragments Striking THE Driver or Other Occupants Resulting IN Serious Injury or Death.
Remedy
Toyota Will Notify THE Toyota and Lexus Owners. General Motors Will Notify THE Pontiac Vibe Owners. Depending ON THE Vehicle Model, Dealers Will Replace THE Front Passenger AIR BAG Inflator With AN Alternate Inflator, or Replace THE AIR BAG Assembly That Includes AN Alternate Inflator, Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began January 23, 2019. Owners MAY Contact Toyota Customer Service AT 1-888-270-9371, Lexus Customer Service AT 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac Customer Service AT 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's Numbers FOR These Recalls ARE J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (zone C Toyota), JLI (zone A Lexus), JLJ (zone B Lexus), and JLK (zone C Lexus). Note: This Recall Includes Vehicles That Have HAD Their AIR BAG Previously Replaced Under AN Earlier AIR BAG Campaign.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
AIR Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Recall date
2020-01-23
Recall no.
20v039000
Source
NHTSA
Summary
General Motors LLC (Gm) IS Recalling Certain 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe Vehicles Equipped With A Front Passenger AIR BAG Assembly Replaced Under A Prior Recall. THE Replacement AIR BAG MAY NOT Unfold AS Designed During Inflation IN High Temperature Conditions, Possibly Resulting IN THE AIR BAG NOT Inflating Properly.
Consequence
AN AIR BAG That Does NOT Inflate Properly Increases THE Risk OF Injury IN THE Event OF A Crash.
Remedy
GM Will Notify Owners, and Dealers Will Inspect and Replace THE Passenger AIR BAG Module, AS Necessary, Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began February 19, 2020. Owners MAY Contact Pontiac Customer Service AT 1-800-762-2737. Gm's Number FOR This Recall IS N192278940.
Notes
Owners MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Www.safercar.gov.
2003 Pontiac Vibe Insurance
Insurance for a 2003 Pontiac Vibe is moderately priced, reflecting its status as a Wagon with strong safety ratings and
reasonable repair costs.
reasonable repair costs.
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