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2003 Pontiac Vibe wipers, windshield & visibility problems

81 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2003 Pontiac Vibe, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
81 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Pontiac Vibe Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 19 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 65 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles19
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 65 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

While in the driveway, the vehicle was parked and without, the warning the rear glass shattered. When the rear gate was touched to open the window, it exploded. Pontiac replaced the window and said that they weren't sure why the problem occurred. The consumer and another person were slightly injured.

Reported at 22,065 miles, April 2004 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac vibe. The contact stated, while the vehicle idle and in park, the front drivers side window abnormally shattered without warning. The dealer advised he was unable to provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previously serviced under with NHTSA campaign id number: 08v162000 (visibility: glass, side/rear). The failure and current mileages were 140,000.

Reported at 140,000 miles, June 2010

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