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Pontiac Vibe Electrical System Battery Safety Report | Jan 29, 2004
Reported on Jan 29, 2004
| THE OEM BATTERY IN MY 2004 PONTIAC VIBE IS OF INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY FOR WINTER STARTUPS. PONTIAC INSTALLED A 310 CCA BATTERY, WHICH IS HAVING DIFFICULTY CRANKING THE ENGINE WHEN ATTEMTPTING TO START IT AT LOW TEMPERATURES (BELOW 15 DEGREES F). I HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING MY CAR AT -5DEGREES F THIS WEEK (IT TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS; I HAD ALL ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF, I.E. RADIO, FAN, LIGHTS. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD). THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SUCH NEAR FAILURES OF THE 310 CCA BATTERY ON THE 2003/2004 PONTIAC VIBE MODELS, ALONG WITH REPORTS OF COMPLETE BATTERY FAILURE IN COLD WEATHER ON WWW.GENVIBE.COM. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO GET A BATTERY ABOVE 500 CCA FOR COLD CLIMATES FOR A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE LIKE THE VIBE'S 1.8L. THE UNDERPOWERED BATTERY INSTALLED BY PONTIAC ON MY CAR COULD RESULT IN GETTING STRANDED IN COLD WINTER CONDITIONS AND COULD POSE A LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Vibe |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | OSWEGO IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5Y2SL62844Z |
| Mileage: | 1100 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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