We have one of the last Pontiac Vibes produced in 2010, and for the most part, it has been an excellent car. Which is what we expected since we also still have a 2006 Vibe.
The only thing that has been a problem with the 2010 is the tire pressure monitor system, and the fact that one of the OEM tires has a very slow leak that the GM people cannot find and correct. I end up having to add air to that one tire about every 3 weeks when the warning light comes on. It takes 35 pounds of pressure to get it to go out. I never have to add air to the other tires, but I check them, since the warning light does not specify which tire is a little low.
The car is a pretty fancy model with the larger engine and alloy wheels, but that was what we could get when we decided to buy a new car, just at the end of Pontiac production.
I wish I understood why the manufacturers want to put the stupid large wheel, very low profile tires on so many cars. Those tires are more expensive to replace than the higher profile tires cars used to use. And with the older style tires, it really didn"t matter much if the air pressure in a tire was a few pounds low, since you had a couple of inches of cushion in the sidewalls. Now, watch out if you hit an unexpected pothole. You might be buying a new wheel as well as a new tire.
It seems to me that on most cars, it would be a whole lot more practical to use higher profile, cheaper tires as the standard. If someone wanted to have the higher performance low profile tires, they should be available as an option.
Maybe the tire pressure monitors are necessary with the low profile tires. But I bet my car cost the manufacturer a couple of hundred dollars more to build with the big wheels, low profile tires and the tire monitoring system. Do I need any of those features on a little station wagon I mostly bought for the good gas mileage? Nope.
Since GM does not seem to be able to get the offending tire/wheel to stop leaking, I have thought of Slimeing the tire. But that would probably mess up the balancing on the tire and might ruin the sensor for the pressure monitor...and I heard those cost about $70 each to replace them. So I just keep adding air every few weeks. GRRRRR
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