![]() Turned out to be the tires making most of the noise from getting to wear bars and at least three plugs from punctures. There was still pad left, but gave national brake chain benefit of doubt. Light grooves in rotors, some life left on pads. Intermittent grinding/rumbling noise coming to stop. Pontiac Vibe in Iowa, United States May 2011 - Jun 2022 2009 Liquid Platinum Metallic Vibe GT - 5-Speed Auto Garage. Both just turned over 72,000 miles and have had Penzoil conventional 5W-20 every 5000 miles since new. Turned out to be a bad driver's side front wheel bearing. The oil consumption issue seems to be mostly in early to mid 2008 built 09 Vibes. The car had a "wooshing" noise from driver's side front area. Pontiac Vibe in Texas, United States Feb 2012 - Jul 2022 Pontiac Vibe in Georgia, United States Oct 2013 - Nov 2014įew seconds loud engine rattle on start up after setting an hour or so more so after cold engine. Pontiac Vibe in Maryland, United States - Mar 2010Īdjusted driver's window to fix rattle when fully rolled up. 4 Complaints: 2010 Pontiac Vibe Engine Problems Is it time to move on Support NPR & the programs you love. My overall average MPG is 28.126 and my moms is 27.187. ZERO oil consumption (oil changed every 5000 miles with Penzoil conventional 5W-20 and Toyota OEM oil filter). Just under 54,000 miles on both our 2009 Vibe GTs (both 5-speed autos). Decide to change both rear wheel bearings and hub assemblies. 30.5 mpg overall calculated by using a spreadsheet. Wheel bearing on the rear drivers side noisy. I supplied most of the brake parts, total cost was $1200. ![]() Replaced backing plates and hub bearings as well, couldn't separate hubs from backing plates as they were rusted. Live in QC, salt used here by the ton during winter. During that run there are really only two model years to avoid: That makes a lot of sense when you look at. Rear brake backing plates rusted completely. The Pontiac Vibe was in production from 2003 to 2010. Replaced calipers, rotors, pads all 4 wheels, fronts still OK though, and replaced/bled brake fluid. Updated starter motor cranks much faster and problem has been solved. Replaced the starter with an updated new (not rebuild) starter from Denso, Toyota part number 28100-0T051 or GM part number 19205422 purchased from Amazon and installed by mechanic. Original starter release gear would stick causing a grinding noise in very cold winter starts. Replaced just brake pads and cleaned re-lubed all slide pins. Was told it's a common problem on these cars, rear brakes do not do much work in daily driving. Brake pad stuck in rear calpier, not moving freely. Pontiac Vibe in Quebec, Canada Feb 2012 - Jun 2022 A/C vent was clogged - dealer unclogged it and dried out the mat. if it works put the rest in and celebrate.hope this helped you.Pontiac Vibe in Michigan, United States May 2011 - Jun 2021 put some of the fluid into the reservoir and test it out. install the pump into the reservoir making sure it is sealed. then do the same for the blue wire from the car and the black on the new one. insert the blue with white stripes wire from the car into one end of the connector. try to cut as close to the plug as possible to keep the wire as long as possible. cut the old plug off one wire at a time, only 2. if there are any grommets or removable parts pull them off the old one and position them onto the same spot on the old one, or if they new one already has them, double check to see that they look about the same.if your new one doesn't have the same plug as the old one some slight electrical work needs to be done. i don't recall how much effort is required, but it wasn't too much. pull it out, there might be some more fluid that will splash out so have the bucket nearby. remove the plug if it is still plugged into the relay. first thing you want to do is remove the hose on the bad pump. firstly grab a knife, pliers, and a big bucket. i believe that the pump closer to the bumper controls the back is easy to replace the bad one. if you are going to replace it later mark it in some way or just remember. verify if you wish by unplugging the 1st one and plugging in the 2nd. if you don't see fluid, that is the bad one and the other is good. if you see fluid that is the good one and the other is the bad. maybe about 20? because you want to make sure you have the right pump marked as the bad one, unplug one of them. i went to my local auto parts store and picked up a new one. if you twist the switch (normally for the back, now set to front) and don't hear anything or see any water you know the pump is bad. if when you pull the handle (normally set to the front, but now back) and hear wirring and water comes out the back, you know that the wiring and switch are fine. it is easy to remove the wiring, just press the tab and pull. to test too see if it is bad unplug each of the pumps and switch the wires between them. you should see the washer fluid reservoir and the 2 pumps. sorry.first thing you will need to do is partially take off the wheel well cover. I would post full pictures, but i don't wanna take off the cover on the car.
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