I noticed that the rear hatch struts are not opening all the way, causing me to hit my head occasionally when I'm not paying attention. I'm going to try squirting some junk down into the cylinder to see if that does anything.
More importantly, I've noticed that my car seems to be getting a tad floaty lately (115,000 miles). I love the Avalon-like ride, but am wondering what other second gen owners have to say about this. Is this an early indication that my front struts are going bad or is my Vibe just lovin' the fact that it will live in warm weather until the day it dies ? The front struts properly holds the car when going over speed bumps and it also passes the push-on-the-hood test. Any of you have to replace your front struts at only 9 years and 115,000 miles? It is very possible that the floaty feel is from the Pirelli P7 Plus tires which are quite soft and make for a perfectly quiet ride. No signs of cupping or unusual wear whatsoever.