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Given the "SLP-Vibe" license plate, I wonder what other secrets the car has considering the sellers line, "just too much information to list in this ad." it's SPL-VIBE, which I assume is special vibe, and it certainly is that Interesting how things have changed since it was buil...

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I'm inclined to not suspect the switch, I think if yours is bad it might be the first bad one reported here in 21 years of genvibe That being said, here is a pic showing an excerpt from that wiring diagram and a portion of an ebay pic of the back of the HVAC controls with what I think are the corres...

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welcome to genvibe! Couldn't check out the video , requires a login, and I don't want to know your login ;) There are a lot of threads here about ticking sounds around the airbox, there's a vacuum switching valve that ticks, which is normal. I'd be inclined to ignore it myself. you could try to take...

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Welcome to genvibe! I attached a copy of the 2004 Matrix heater wiring diagram, which should be the same for your 05 Vibe The blower motor gets 12V from the HEATER fuse which then goes through the HEATER relay. That relay is activated by the GAUGE fuse. If the GAUGE fuse was blown, you'd have more p...

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Well, you've certainly learned a lot about how the dash goes together.

Do you think you needed to take the dash apart, or was it something you can do from just under the hood?

I sure hope that after all that trouble, you can get your AC working again. Keep us posted

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curious if the heavy factory tint on these windows is in the glass itself or a film applique on the inside surface. I'm inclined to assume its a film instead of darker glass, but don't know a good way to tell without scratching the glass somewhere you can't normally see. Maybe take the car to a pla...

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I used the sylvania polishing kit on a relatives 03 Matrix this weekend, results were good

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Been too long since I messed with one to remember how it clips in, I think I only ever disconnected the other end. If you can't get it figured out, remember that the only purpose it serves is to trip from recirculate to fresh air whenever the air direction is set to the windshield. I never use recir...

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I attached a wiring diagram for a 2003 Matrix headlight circuit, its the same as a Vibe except the matrix seems to have separate left and right headlight fuses Assuming your high beams work, then that means that headlight relay and fuses are probably ok. I assume that the low beams don't work when y...

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Welcome to genvibe I've had a number of headlight bulbs lose the low beam filament while the high beam filament still worked, some looked fine visually. Are you sure the bulbs are good? If they are, then when you manually turn the headlights on, does the green headlight indicator light up in the ins...

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Seems unlikely you'd find a new one these days. You might find one in a junkyard Vibe, but that might be a lot of leg work for little gain. Some folks here have used grafxwerks overlays for their faded red pontiac arrowhead badges, so you might consider https://www.grafxwerks.com/pontiac/vibe-2009-2...

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I saw that listing in Du Quoin, the pictures of that paint job made it look sketchy, so good you passed on it.

I've had vibes with and without power windows/locks/ I am fan of them

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could be possible I suppose. Factory intake manifold gaskets have been an issue for a number of folks here. Don't know how to test it without just replacing it though, maybe some sort of smoke or ether thing. As hard as it is for you since the car isn't there much, even harder for us on this end of ...

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could it be a leaky intake manifold gasket?

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That single black wire with white stripe is the wire that turns on the AC compressor clutch. I can't see a way that having that wire damaged would cause the P030X misfire codes. Thread title says belt breaks, but post says belt came off. Did the belt actually break or just come off the pulley? If it...

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I looked up a 2007 Matrix engine cover at https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/TOYOTA_2007_MATRIX/Cover--Cylinder-Head-Engine-Cover/3915238/112120D041.html and it offered this pic, with part numbers enginecover.jpg There are some things I don't understand about the diagram, like why there are two diff...

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My Vibe is a base model GT without all the powered options. I'm actually glad, less things to worry about when my daughter gets the car. I was scratching my head when I looked for the Integration Relay only to find out mine doesn't have one. Maybe it's an issue for you? 🤷‍♂️ I'd bet your car has on...

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In the post reporting page, the first field is a selection list for the reason for reporting the post. The default reason is "The message contains links to illegal or pirated software", and the second option in the drop down is , "The reported message has the only purpose to advertise...

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The POWERPOINT relay is in a hidden relay block above the glove compartment. There are some pictures and discussion in https://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=5078 However, the only thing the POWERPOINT relay powers is the 12V outlet at the bottom of the console between the seats. The powe...

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Been a while since I messed with DRL disable, but I remember there were two primary methods, both involved finding the DRL module up under the dash, I think just to the right of the steering column, (there's a pic in https://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=492515 )and cutting a wire. Metho...

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How are DRLs not working right? Do you want to disable all automatic headlights, or disable DRL half bright mode so auto headlights come on full bright? The attached PDF is of the fog light wiring diagram for an 03 matrix. Without having one to try on, it looks to me like if you somehow connected th...

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Nice mod, and unfortunate that you had to do this for your daughter ;) I wonder if new cars are smart enough to not have that problem Was this in the 03 you did the engine rebuild on? The pin lock on those connectors got me. My son's car was tagged in the back, didn't do much but the hatch couldn't ...

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I don't know about Waves, but the internet seems to think the Wave is more similar to the Chevy Aveo, not a Vibe/Matrix. Not sure if anyone here has much experience with Waves/Aveos. Many check engine light codes have similar causes across many vehicles, so if you post the actual codes, we might be ...

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seems like the only thing left is a bad compressor clutch

I've only replaced one of those, was able to do it without disconnecting the compressor refrigerant lines, but I can't remember how

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good eye

that Maui wildfire is a nightmare

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Do wipers work (or does the wiper fuse get power) ? wipers, washer, gauge and one of the ECU fuses get power from the ignition relay, which gets that power from the AM1 fuse via the ignition switch

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_U_transmission says for 2009-2014 1.8L Matrix base, its U341E

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looks like the switch is available lots of places, the part numbers look like

19204262 - GM
8482002240 - Toyota

I wouldn't buy a used one. New ones that claim to be equivalent to the toyota part are under $40 on amazon, so if you can't get a free replacement, at least $40 is not bankruptcy

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Oh wow. Thank you. I’ll call my Toyota dealer tomorrow. Toyota will not do recall work on a Pontiac Vibe GM is still responsible for that, even though the Pontiac brand is dead. Look up your VIN at https://experience.gm.com/ownercenter/recalls THe recall says its for 2009 VIbes. I do not see anywhe...

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Is the 1.8L engine on the 09-10 base model different from the 1.8L corolla engine? And if so, is it less reliable? For the 1.8L option, looks like 09-10 corolla and vibe both use 2ZR-FE engines. I haven't paid much attention to the reliability of those, so can't say. I seem to remember seeing a num...

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None of the docs I have specify bolt sizes, all I could find is the recommended torque is 9 ft-lbs.

If you can get the snapped off parts out of the tranny, you can take them to a hardware store to match the bolt size/thread. They will be metric

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nice find and weird failure

I must have gone european, read you say it was on the left side, somehow I thought passenger side

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steveassault wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:42 amWhoever the engineer was who decided to put that fuse box under the dash is a sadist who wanted to inflict suffering on others.

Anyone with a Vibe or Matrix who had to replace one of those fuses has that same sentiment.

Great news you got it fixed!

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First off, welcome to genvibe secondly, what kind of idiot wraps wire around fuses? There was another thread here today with similar symptoms. With all those things not working, it could be the 100A ALT fuse in the under hood fuse block. Its bolted in, don't know what level of disassembly is needed ...

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P0505 seems to be related to the engine idle control circuit, don't see how that could be related to either the power window or mist/smell issues. I don't know what would cause a burst (burnt?) almonds. At some point when the engine is cold and not running, pop the hood, take the cap off the radiato...

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With all those systems not working, it sounds like you may have blown the 100 Amp ALT fuse in the under hood fuse block. Not saying you did, but some people have blown that when jump starting the car but with crossed jumper cables. That fuse is bolted in, I never had to replace one so don't know wha...

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They say it'll fit. Looks like you can get it from Amazon for a few bucks more but if you have prime you'd get it faster than from ebay I spent a lot of time trying to find a toyota part number for the thing, and failed. I expect if you went to a toyota dealership's parts department they could find ...

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In the other thread ( https://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=46682 ) I had posted that the factory service manual said to only add whatever oil came out. The internet seems to say that too much oil will reduce the ability of the system to exchange heat, reducing the cooling power/efficien...

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I don't know what effect overfilling refrigerant would have. I have limited experience, have only ever used cans that came with a gauge, then filled it until the gauge read high in the green range (highly precise technical terms

) Never had to vacuum out from an opened system.

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sweet

This youtube is for a corolla, but shows putting a shifter cable bushing into a corolla, should be very similar to your car
https://youtu.be/Duoze5T9zo4?t=133 (have to skip ad)

don't know which shifter cable bushing you need to get but you can buy that by itself

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The transmission shift lever did not move. That is good news, as it points firmly to a problem with the shift cable. Much much better than some internal transmission failure Looks like you can buy the cable from a number of sources If you see the cable firmly attached at the transmission, might be ...

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Welcome to genvibe

Vibe maintenance is pretty straightforward, but feel free to ask ANY question about it

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just curious, did you used to be Timf1981 ?

Exact same question asked 4 years ago in viewtopic.php?p=525067 with answer from genvibe guru zbyers

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When you say it moves freely, do you still feel the stops at each setting, or does it flop back and forth like its not connected to anything? The first thing I'd check would be the transmission fluid level. See page 5-24 of the 2004 owners manual (if you don't have one, you can download a PDF versio...

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I found a picture of the backside of a Vibe radio bezel on ebay, and cropped out this pic bezelclip.jpg looks like this ebay listing has them and says they are toyota part # 90467-10203 https://www.ebay.com/itm/275043642217 I wouldn't buy from that listing. If the clips you need are really toyota pa...

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welcome to genvibe I have never been in an 09, but I found some threads that talk about taking the trim panel off an 09 front door https://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=31366 https://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=36446 unfortunately, the pictures that used to be in that threa...

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never messed with a unichip so can't say first hand, but a search here for topic titles that contain the word unichip turned up a number of threads, and one common theme among them was people emailing unichip to get the info they needed. The other thing I noticed in those threads was that I don't th...

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I haven't been looking at available cars for a bit now, but one thing I saw doing a quick check was that the Trax is supposedly rated at 32 mpg highway (7.35 l/100km) where the Corolla hatchback is rated at 41 mpg highway (5.74 l/100km) I don't know if an EV fits your circumstances, but that seems t...

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I hope its that easy on a Vibe, the procedure for an 03 Matrix involves what looks like a complete dash disassembly The procedure PDF is 750K, and although this site's attachment section says file size limit is 1 MB, it still says the attachment is too large to upload ( https://forums.genvibe.com/ph...

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