NHTSA could recall Toyota Corolla, Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe over window fault
Filed under: Autos, Recalls | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: February 22, 2008 | 4 Comments
A number of drivers have been complaining about problems with their Toyota Corolla, Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe. The reason for the complaining is due to problems with their power side-front windows. And now it seems that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) are stepping in to try and investigate the case.
Owners of these vehicles have complained that these windows are getting stuck and making strange popping noises. Alarmingly some people have reported that their windows have actually shattered, which is a safety concern. So far the NHTSA have received 503 complaints, this probe could actually trigger a recall 676,747 Toyota Corolla, Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe, made from 2003 and 2004.
Via Detroit News and Autoblog
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I came out of my office yesterday (Dec 10,2008) to find the rear window on my 2009 Pontiac Vibe busted. No sign of on object that may have hit it. It appear to have ‘exploded’. Checking security video to determine how this may have happened.
Is there possibly a problem, as in earlier vibes, with windows exploding?
I had the same thing happen to my 2009 Vibe 3 days after I picked it up (Jan 5, 2009). Dealer said it must have been vandalism but it clearly wasn’t. GM saying they won’t cover it. What was the outcome of your situation Sandy? Have you found out if this is widespread?
Not much I could do. No one witnessed what happened, no evidence of anything flying through the car on that very windy day.
Back window was replaced after three weeks, covered by insurance. Total cost was about $1100.00 Cdn ($250 deductible).
I haven’t heard of this happening to anyone else, other than you, of course, Lisa.
My power windows are now sticking on chilly days (-2 C and below) which seems rather silly to me. I have to open my car door to swipe in to my parking lot at work or go through the driver-through. Kind of annoying.
I awoke this morning to find the passenger side rear window of my 2003 Toyota Corolla shattered. The car had been locked night before last and not used at all yesterday. We discovered the breakage just after sunrise this morning. Thinking at first it was vandalism, we didn’t take the time to process the scene. When the glass guys got here to fix the window, we realized that the force that blew out the window had come from inside the locked car. The glass had been blown as far as 6-8 feet away from the side of the car. The little bit of glass inside the car had fallen directly below the window in the backseat. The glass guy thought that possibly a serial number etched into the glass during the manufacturing process had compromised its integrity but felt that it would have taken severe temperature changes to create pressure strong enough to do the damage done. We had unusually windy weather yesterday but no drastic temperature changes. All the windows were completely up on the car. I’m just looking for a cause for this and found this Web site when I Googled. I would welcome information from anyone experiencing a similar incident. My search brought up part of Sandra’s post. I have had no trouble with any of the windows of this car, thus far, and we’ve had it a couple of years already.