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#37 of 52 Re: Uneven tire wear [catasail] Update [catasail] by vgene Sep 04, 2008 (12:59 pm)
Replying to: catasail (Feb 04, 2008 3:33 am) We have a 2003 Vibe.  At about 8000 miles I started hearing what I thought was a bad wheel bearing in the rear axle.   The Pontiac dealer was upset with us for not rotating the tires at 6,000 miles.   He rotated them.  This left two noisy front tires and in a short time the back tires were also noisy.  We put up with the noise for a couple of years, bought a set of new tires at 27,000 miles.  The Pontiac dealer and our tire dealer said we had two bent rims.  We spent $180 for new rims for the back tires.   After I got the rims home I checked them and they were ok, but the new rims were worse than the old ones.  The new tires were not working.  The tire dealer then recommended we go to 80,000 mile Michelin tires.  Paid $500 for them at 38,000 miles.   Been rotating them regularly.   Recently noticed the noise from the back tires again.  We took the Vibe to our tire dealer and had the wheels rotated.   The noise then moved to the front tires.   I returned to the tire dealer and had them rotated back.  No sense ruining 4 tires.   The rear tires are getting chewed up. We also have replaced the rear wheel bearing. Replies to this message: catasail (Sep 09, 2008 8:47 am)
#38 of 52 Re: Uneven tire wear [catasail] Update [catasail] [vgene] by catasail Sep 09, 2008 (8:47 am)
Replying to: vgene (Sep 04, 2008 12:59 pm) I think you will find that the alignment is off. It cost about 300 to align this car. Ther is no adjustment other than taking the rear apart and putting shims in it and then checking it again after they put it back together. My dealer had to do it three times. They hate these cars. I talked many times with Pontiac and they said it is not part of the warranty in my case even with only 22,000. After the last conversation with them I told them this would be my last Pontiac. I realize that it really is a Toyota, but Pontiac should have taken care of the problem. I have about 31000 on our Michelins and it does seem fine so far.
#39 of 52 Re: 2004 Vibe Tires Not Balancing - Douglas Performance GT-H [antonio] by skateboard Nov 19, 2008 (12:20 pm)
Replying to: antonio (Dec 29, 2005 8:14 am) wow! my car did the same thing. i have a 2003 vibe and got new tires in 2004. now the steering wheel vibrates at 60 mph! Replies to this message: loosenut (Dec 24, 2008 6:17 am)
#40 of 52 TIRE/SPEEDOMETER READINGS. by loosenut Dec 24, 2008 (6:06 am)
my nephew has a -06 base vibe,auto,windows,locks,..not the cheapest,but not quite the gt.. ..he's wanting to put the 17" gt rims on it,replacing the stock 16" ones,so i'm reading up on what y'all are saying as far as issues. -i see where some are complaining about speedo reading wrong,and can tell you,as a former grease monkey for pontiac-back during the trans am-burt renolds days.. change the gear drive in the transmission..should be almost a do it yourself job with these front wheel drive cars,as i don't think you'd even have to get under the car,as i did with the trans am's.. -go to the service/parts department,-with your tire size,and ask them for the correct toothed gear for your vibe and your tire size..they should have a chart..if not,you'll nhave to experiment..but by changing that gear-witch is done by following the spedometer cable to wherew it hooks into the transmission..the cable threads on-not unlike the coax on your cable tv hookup..there should be a clip holding down the gear..usually only one bolt..don't unthread the cable,as you'll need to pull on that to get the gear out.. -the gear should be about the size of your thumb....the way they index them is by color!..and each color will tell you how many teeth it has.. --if your speedo's reading fast,put in a smaller gear-usually with one less tooth..if it's reading slow,put in a gear with one more tooth!!--it's only a little plastic gear,should only cost a couple of bucks($3.00 in th -80's)so,even at the dealer,youn should get outa there for less than a jackson-for the parts,at least!!   THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! PLEASE ! ! !NO APPLAUSE, JUST THROW MONEY!! SERIOUSLY,..this should fix your speedo's readout problem.. -i learned this lesson the hard way,i pulled the speedo out of the instrument panel(not a easy job),and took it to the parts counter-for either repair or exchange..they got a BIG laugh out of the stupid kid,and THEN told me about the gear thing..i wasted a entire day-doing a job that should have-and only paid,less than a hour,but i never did that again!!
#41 of 52 Re: 2004 Vibe Tires Not Balancing - Douglas Performance GT-H [skateboard] by loosenut Dec 24, 2008 (6:17 am)
Replying to: skateboard (Nov 19, 2008 12:20 pm) a 4 wheel alignment,and-NO CHEAP TIRES!
#42 of 52 Re: 2009 Vibe GT speedometer [tunedup] by duchscher Dec 28, 2008 (9:18 am)
Replying to: tunedup (Jul 28, 2008 9:45 am) I have the same problem. They replaced my instrument cluster twice. Then the dealer received a note from pontiac saying their accuracy rating on their speedometer can be +-4 MPH. I have the bulletin. This is crud.   I'm going to start to call the state and see if I can get a consumer advocate group on them. Maybe they will fix it if they get enough negative publicity Replies to this message: tunedup (Dec 30, 2008 9:35 am)
#43 of 52 Re: 2009 Vibe GT speedometer [duchscher] by tunedup Dec 30, 2008 (9:35 am)
Replying to: duchscher (Dec 28, 2008 9:18 am) I got as far as the state attorney general. I learned the legal standard is 5% variance in speedometer accuracy. I think if I had sent better documentation, such as at 35MPH, my speedo still reads 39, so at that low speed the difference is way over 5%, they would have pursued the complaint. Instead they sent me info on lemon law. I'm guessing GM doesn't care because if they can delay a recall, they are saving money.
#44 of 52 Re: LOW PROFILE TIRES ON '09 VIBE GT [tunedup] by duchscher Dec 31, 2008 (2:59 pm)
Replying to: tunedup (Aug 15, 2008 9:36 am) I filed a product liability issue with Pontiac. They called me back and said their speedometer can be +- 5mph off. They are not going to do anything about it. The dude I finally got to (a Team Supervisor) would not pass me up the chain or give me any number to call in quality.   Dealer has advised me to file a lemon law complaint which I have done. We all need to do this to put pressure on pontiac and to let people know that they can expect to live this type of quality.   http://autopedia.com/html/HotLinks_Lemon.html   Easy to file and after the answer I received, it wasn't even a choice   No wonder GM is heading down the tubes
#45 of 52 Re: 2009 Vibe GT speedometer [tunedup] by duchscher Dec 31, 2008 (3:05 pm)
Replying to: tunedup (Jul 28, 2008 9:45 am) I filed a product liability issue with Pontiac. They called me back and said their speedometer can be +- 5mph off. They are not going to do anything about it. The dude I finally got to (a Team Supervisor) would not pass me up the chain or give me any number to call in quality.   Dealer has advised me to file a lemon law complaint which I have done. We all need to do this to put pressure on pontiac and to let people know that they can expect to live this type of quality.   http://autopedia.com/html/HotLinks_Lemon.html   Easy to file and after the answer I received, it wasn't even a choice Replies to this message: tunedup (Jan 04, 2009 7:42 pm)
#46 of 52 Re: 2009 Vibe GT speedometer [duchscher] by tunedup Jan 04, 2009 (7:42 pm)
Replying to: duchscher (Dec 31, 2008 3:05 pm) This ticks me off enough to complain, but if GM isn't going to replace the speedometer, I don't want to file a lemon law complaint and have to part with my car. I still love driving it. The worst thing is, if I sell it later, it's a liability. I've been using my GPS to gauge my speed.

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