Used 2003 Pontiac Vibe Consumer Reviews
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Ellis GT
Richard Ellis, 06/05/2008
2003 Pontiac Vibe GT Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My wife and both enjoy our Vibe. We took a gamble buying a new 2003 model that had very little written about it at that time. We are very pleased by the performance and reliability of the GT and have only two minor repairs since we purchased it in 2003. My wife uses the Vibe,five days a week to visit shut-ins and seniors, on backroads that are gravel or sand in addition to normal paved highway. She loves her Vibe and enjoys the "spirit" it has for all types of normal driving conditions. She has mentioned buying a new one after this one reaches 150,000 miles.
Good vibes from my Vibe.
kathisma, 12/03/2004
2003 Pontiac Vibe Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've only owned Hondas but this is certainly the BEST car Pontiac ever made. It has youthful looks, a well engineered Toyota engine, handles well, and is made with good quality materials. However, it's not perfect. NUMMI assembly quality doesn't appear to be as good as for the Matrix - Pontiac take note! Our quality related issues include a broken off door handle (from regular use), some fit and finish inconsistencies, passenger door window mechanism problem, barely-there A/C and heating, and low quality, prematurely wearing tires. Dealer servicing is not the greatest and the receipts are confusing. But, overall, the car looks good, is comfortable and mechanically reliable. I'd buy another.
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Everything you could want in a crossover
Dandy Don, 02/07/2009
2003 Pontiac Vibe Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We now have over 117,000 miles on our vibe and the only thing we have had to repair aside from normal maintenance is that the drivers side window came out of its track and I had to pay $40 to have them quickly go in and set it back up. I replaced the plugs at about 110,000 miles and they looked kinda dirty...amazing isn't it!? I use it for weekly hot dog cookouts at my work for 200 people buying 15 cases of pop, 50 packs of Hotdogs, 50 buns, cookies, chips etc. which all fit nicely inside while I average 30 MPG + combined hwy/cty. Good stereo (get the moon and tune pkg. with the sunroof and 6 speakers w/250 watts)and an amazing amount of room inside in something only the length of a Corrola.
Poor gauge visibility
encanto, 09/04/2002
2003 Pontiac Vibe Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I reccomend it but-- The gauges are difficult to see in daylight particularly if you are using sunglasses and driving into the sun. This problem is aggravated if you ordinarily wear bi-focals and are using single vision sunglasses. Accelleration with the 5sp is not good unless you drive at high rpm's. Gas Mileage is 26 mpg in town with a 5sp and a/c on full time. The Clutch ignition lockout feature is annoying. The Clutch pedal has to be jammed onto floor before you can activate ignition. Rear gate must be very firmly closed (almost slammed shut) otherwise it does not lock. Occassionally the AC puts out an unpleasant odor.
Vibe GT testdrive
cor, 06/20/2002
2003 Pontiac Vibe AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I had high expectations going in, but was dissapointed after the testdrive. Maybe there was something wrong with this particular GT, because it was extremely slow, even when I punched it. It seemed solid, nice looking on the outside. I hated the interior, especially the impossible to see red on black guages. Also, The walls are thin. I could hear all kinds of noise from outside. wasn't wind or road noise, just thin walls / no soundproofing.