There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2003 Pontiac Vibe in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DATE BELOW IS JUST WINTER. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2009-2010 TOYOTA MATRIX BRAKE FREEZE UP PROBLEM I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE 1.8L ENGINE AND FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS IN REALLY COLD WEATHER MY BRAKES TAKE EXTREME PRESSURE TO APPLY THE PEDAL TO STOP FOR THE FIRST FEW TIMES AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE WHEN I LEAVE WORK. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT THE REST OF THE TIME AND I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE DEALER, NO INFO OR SOLUTION COULD BE FOUND. I DID CALL TOYOTA THIS PAST WEEK TO SEE IF THE RECALL FIX WOULD HELP IN MY CASE BUT WAS TOLD NO TECHNICAL HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH THEM BUT TO CALL THE DEALER WHICH HASN'T HELPED IN THE PAST. MY FEELING IS THIS PROBLEM GOES BACK FURTHER THAN 2009 MY AND BACK TO AT LEAST 2003. IF IT WASN'T FOR HEAVY FOOT PRESSURE AND NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME I'M POSITIVE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS BRAKE PROBLEM IS ON FILE FOR THE EARLIER VIBE / MATRIX FREEZE UP PROBLEM PRIOR TO 2009 MY. I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS. REGARDS, GREG KIRCHNER *TR
I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6 AND AM ON MY 5TH SET OF LIFETIME WARRENTY BREAKS AND MY 2ND SET OF ROTORS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE GAS HAND MALFUNCTIONING AND THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING.
I WAS DRIVINING ON THE HIGHWAY , I HIT MY BRAKES BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD CUT ME OFF. UPON DOING SO MY BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, IN WHICH IT SENT ME INTO A SPIN. I THEN HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WALL ON BOTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD I PAID $1000. EXTRA FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I BROKE MY WRIST AND BURNED MY ARM FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG..I WAS BLOCKING MY FACE WITH MY ARM.*AK
FAST ACCELERATION OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL . *MR *CB *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.