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Pontiac Vibe Electrical/Lighting Issues

72 messages,  Last post on Aug 23, 2009 at 6:47 PM

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Re: Dead Battery [mjb56] by herzogtum71
Jun 04, 2006 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: mjb56 (May 31, 2006 5:14 pm)

'03 Matrix with the original battery. Have waited for kids at various events many times with engine off and radio on with no ill effects. Have they changed your battery, or just charged up the same one 3 times now?
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Re: Dead Battery [herzogtum71] by ronald711
Jun 06, 2006 (9:20 pm)
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Replying to: herzogtum71 (Jun 04, 2006 10:23 am)

It sounds like you have some dead cells, and your Battery is not holding a charge very well. If you goto Sears they can test your battery by putting loads on the battery and checking the voltage drop.
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Dead Battery replaced by mjb56
Jun 12, 2006 (3:48 pm)
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They finally decided to replace our battery, though the analysis showed it was fine. No problems since then. We'll be closely monitoring but I suspect the old one had some bad cells. The dealership is saying that the modern alternators do not charge unless there is a draw detected and then you must drive quite some time to re-charge fully. I still think it was a bad battery. Otherwise the car is great. Good mpg, fun to drive, versatile. Hope this ends this episode.
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Light bulb replacment by thorsham
Sep 17, 2006 (1:40 pm)
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Anyone ever replace the light bulb for the gear shift selector for a automatic vibe? Before I start trying to remove the plastic cover I'd to see if anyone has an easy way.
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Re: Light bulb replacment [thorsham] by chuck1ch
Sep 28, 2006 (12:11 pm)
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Replying to: thorsham (Sep 17, 2006 1:40 pm)

Thorsham,
 
I heard a crunching noise in the shifter about a year ago which lasted about a week or so. Then I noticed no light in the gear shift letters. Posted are request for help then. No one has come up with a simple repair.
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how to? by vmkcasteel
Nov 12, 2006 (5:39 pm)
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any body know how to change the fusible link for the alternator on my '03 vibe?
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Electric door lock problem by spwhitehurst
Jan 07, 2007 (3:09 pm)
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We have a 2000 Pontiac Vibe. Recently, three of four electric door locks quit working. The only one that works is the driver's door. We tried replacing the battery in the keys, but it didn't help. From inside the car, when we push the button on the door to lock the doors, again, only the driver's door works.
 
Any ideas?
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Replace Tag/License Light Vibe 2003 by ghdrt
Jan 12, 2007 (12:48 pm)
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I need to replace the tag or license light on vibe. I see an access panel on the hatch but I am not sure how to remove the panel without distroying it. Does anyone have any suggestions
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Re: Replace Tag/License Light Vibe 2003 [ghdrt] by n2ho
Jan 22, 2007 (6:32 pm)
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Replying to: ghdrt (Jan 12, 2007 12:48 pm)

I saw the description with photos of how to replace license lights on http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=21999.
Check it out.
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Anyone replaced the 3rd stop light bulb? by Luzer
Jan 29, 2007 (11:57 am)
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Anyone try replacing this bulb yet?
I have the 2003 Vibe with 74k miles....
 
Here's what I did.
Looked at owners manual.
 
Take off the black cover - you press the smaller middle part on the fasteners and the outer part come out, I learned this on my old COrolla years back, and the Vibe manual do not tell you.
 
I remove the two screws.
 
NOW, I try to take off the light asembly as shown in the manual, and I can't pry this off!!
 
- I used a butter knive around some of the edges, but the plastic looks like it will crack.
 
- I pull on both sides with equal pressure - and still think I wil crack it.
 
I cannot see anymore clips etc.
 
Please help me replace the 3rd stop light bulb aka stop light buld aka high mount on the hatch stop light bulb.
 
Bulb info -
Center High Mounted Stop Light Part number = 921

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