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TrojanGT

It's 2016, and I'm not happy with GM's response, via my local Cadillac dealership. They stated the sticker is simply "Actual Mileage Unknown," and they will NEED TO CHARGE ME FOR IT. This, after I contacted GM and they referred me to the dealership. They won't "reset" the odomete...

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Hey there! I was driving (slowly, in walking traffic) and filming my odometer rolling slowly, and then after 3 miles realizing it wasn't going to hit 300,000 miles. Found this thread today, it's been a long time since I wandered into GenVibe. Happy to see everyone still here! My issue is that I driv...

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I'm an original owner of an 03 GT. Lived through several transmissions so far, and still going back for more. We just crossed into the 200,000 mile territory a few months ago. So I have some (LOL) experience with these issues. Call it a damper door, call it anything, but it is annoying. The simplest...

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Haha. No offense taken.We may be more spirited than a set of parents-of-a-college-age-child should be, and we do conduct a good deal of our driving in Los Angeles commuter traffic.That said, I ate fewer clutches in my '83 CRX in 265,000 miles than we have in this Vibe GT. We may have some blame in t...

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OK, I'm baaaack. And we're waiting to hear what we know we will have to do - install clutch NUMBER 5. Yeah, it's me, the original poster on this thrad.In summary:Clutch #1 - Original bad lot of OEM clutch. Died early... replaced by the dealer under protest but comp'ed.Cluch #2 - Dealer-provided clut...

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OK, just printed this stuff off - my new remote just arrived from Midwest Keyless, and I'll have to try this tonight at home. No, not because I'm afraid of looking OCD in my parking lot here at work (they know me already;-)) but because the key copy I had made doesn't work the door locks, only the i...

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Amazing... the last time the clutch was replaced, the dealer had our Vibe for about a week, maybe a little more. This time, we dropped it off to our mechanic with the new Exedy clutch kit around 8 am, and by 6 pm, he called to say it was ready. Wow!Of course, my first act was to stall :-) but do I l...

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Hey, thanks!No, it doesn't seem to be the Stage 1, but even a little grippier (and a lot less fried) will do for me - I think it is Exedy's OEM replacement.Thanks for the recommendation. I'm trying to be loyal to a nice guy who had primarily been the one working on my cars under my old mechanic (bef...

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Looking for more opinions: Last night a friend and I spent some time online looking and decided to go wtih Gripforce and the Exedy clutch - this was the one they had on eBayEXEDY 03-05 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS / VIBE GT 2ZZ-GE CLUTCH 1.8L 6 spd, GENUINE EXEDY Clutch Kit - Made in Japan !!Item number: 15001...

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Hi: Well, this time it's for real. I'm up for the second clutch, and the sooner the better. I've been talking to my independent mechanic (HATE dealers!) and he wants me to find and buy whatever it is we want, since it isn't stock. He's trying to research too, but as English isn't his primary languag...

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Oh my! 120k? I bow to the mileage god!I was thinking our monotone black 2003 GT was a bit up there at 66k and change - and we didn't even take it out on vacation this year, and we've been driving a hand-down Lexus on the weekends a lot the last few months, so our mileage has slowed down a bit.Receiv...

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Hi all!I'm so glad you folks are posting so much great-looking, specific info on non-OEM clutches. It has been a while since I checked in here, and was I surprised to see this discussion still going, but then again, I was checking because it seems like my clutch is probably going to have to be uh, f...

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Nope. We're not talking 60 thousand miles. We're talking the first clutch was replaced at about 32,000 miles or so (sorry, it's been a long weekend and I've been stressing about immediate issues with our 311,000 mile Previa but that's another story).I would have been happy with 60k miles! Well, OK, ...

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Manual (GT!) - and what mileage? I think of it this way. I love the car (even though I don't always get to drive this one). We figure we get to keep it longer than an automatic, since the really dumb thieves won't know how to drive stick!

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Hmm... what I find bizarre about the "extended warranty" they tried to sell me was just how specifically it claims to include "normal wear items" including (and I threw the stuff away months ago, so don't hold me to this) the transmission. Last time I checked, I thought the clutc...

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Hey all:Sorry, haven't logged on for a while. We took our Vibe to our private Toyota mechanic (gave up, just couldn't get it the hour out to Sierra) for the oil change and to investigate the intermittent "clunk."Go figure. Somewhere along the line an engine bolt (nut?) fell off, and the en...

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Couldn't resist after reading Ragingfish's comment :-)Actually, a new question, clutch related: Now we're hearing (and feeling) a pretty definite "clunk" when the engine engages (complete release of clutch). I hadn't driven with my husband in a bit, and over the weekend, we noticed the sou...

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Don't be too impressed. The Continentals should have been replaced at least 15,000 miles ago, IMHO :-) They are just about as smooth as can be on the centers, and not much more grip on the edges... too far gone.We just went to our local Costco and ordered the Michelin Pilot XGT's, sticking with the ...

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From http://www.washingtonpost.com/....html , Prince Georges County MD (suburbs of DC) Crime report:MANDAN RD., 7800 block, 8:45 p.m. March 21. A food delivery person was robbed of his wallet and car keys by three males, one armed with a sawed-off shotgun. The robbers attempted to steal the person's...

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Happy New Year, dear wise car folks!We're at 45000 miles and need desperately (have for sometime!) to replace the original Conti's on our GT (2003 Moon 'n Tunes w/16") Costco has their Bridgestone/Michelin promotion going on, and we've just gotta get new tires, so...What do you folks recommend?...

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Hi folks:Thanks for the info, Highrev! My husband and I have been DISCUSSING (ha!) how I should be shifting. Suspect your wife and I have much in common on the "feel" of how to shift. Reading your numbers has been enlightening - I shift much earlier than you do, for certain, and being girl...

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Hi guys:Looking at some serious smoke, and I'm in LA proper. This brush fire situation out here is just unbelievable...Hey, I just got a "last chance" letter from Pontiac about extending the warranty another 54K miles (or something like that). INTERESTINGLY enough, it states essentially th...

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Incompetent, eh?You know, you folks have made for some increased harmony in married life! So it isn't just the way my husband drives!!!! Here I've been picking at him for not being able to accelerate smoothly, etc., etc., etc.... It makes it even harder since we're babying the heck out of the clutc...

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Thanks for this one! Why? My dealer service rep tried to convince me that a "certain amount of roll" was normal. He declined to do any "adjustments" under warranty, since on flatland all seemed well. My husband was no help on this one, thinking I was just not pulling up enough. N...

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Great that someone with some technical knowledge (ie- can speak in "cartalk," not like me!) can speak to the Pontiac folks on this issue. Go for it, buddy!I'm getting a little concerned again, this time about the new clutch. My husband drives the car most of the time. I've had the chance t...

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Jim:Family has a long, albeit interrupted, set of roots in da Beeg Island. Wood Valley folks from Ka'u. I'm pure katonk (mainlander) and would have trouble residing for long on a rock in the middle of the Pacific!However, we recently firmly re-established our mainland branch o'folks with the rest of...

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I'll be interested in what the reality is - we really tested the clutch on this trip. Not intentionally, but travelling up and around Tahoe and then staying in San Francisco... well, you get the picture. My husband did most of the driving (his choice), but between what little driving I got to do, an...

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Well... the car runs great, but I think I'm learning to recognize the smell of a burning clutch OK, I know mountain driving isn't a total piece of cake for manuals, but oh! I don't ever remember such smells coming our of our (albeit automatic) Previa! Oh well...More as we learn it,Dawn

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Hope you all escaped the Windows glories which occupied much of my week here at work...!I guess we'll get a real feel for how the new clutch is this week - we're driving up to Tahoe in the Vibe. Open road and mountain roads, can't ask for much more driving fun than that. The car was virtually brand ...

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Actually, the dealership chose to refund us what they charged to replace the clutch, which has been finished for about two weeks. This was done from the "goodwill" account, and not as a warranty issue - so I'm still pursuing things. But at least we're not paying for this clutch.I will cert...

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Actually, we bought ours through Sierra Auto in Monrovia. We really needed to get the car we really wanted, and a thorough search turned up (in April of 2002) the only monotone black (excuse me, Abyss), Moon'n Tunes Vibe GT available in the Southern California area. Sierra had the car, and nobody el...

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In case Jeff Strausser is reading the thread (or if Nick or someone cares to pass along the word), our dead clutch/parts was(were?) delivered to Peninsula Pontiac on Friday afternoon, August 8th and should be on its way to wherever you specified.(Jeff, give me a call for more details if you need the...

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Yes, thank you for putting it up. I'd likely be looking closely at selling this car if it weren't for Jeff's dialogue. The dealership just doesn't see enough of these 6-speeds to understand that there is a common issue here. Overall, I sense there are so few out there (Matrix or Vibe) that it will t...

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Happy Thursday!Jeff tracked me down today while I was watching the kids at swim lessons (what a background racket! It was funny)The short version is that arrangements have been made (with a dealership very close to my home) to have the dead clutch forwarded per Jeff to be examined/autopsied, which s...

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Better be assertive on following up with this. We had an issue with the motorized sunroof on our Toyota Previa (well, it is a heavily Toyota car). We used to open it a lot, back in the early days. Something got out of alignment, and the belt (?) that linked the motor and the moving glass snapped. En...

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Good and not good news. The good news had been that Jack at Sierra Pontiac had told us we can expect a refund of the money we paid for the repair of the clutch. I had thought this meant they would process it as a warranty issue, so I sent our rental car receipt (just over $100 dollars for three days...

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We had a one-time weird issue with the left rear passenger window (yes, power). For some reason, one hot day when my husband decided to roll all of the windows down while waiting for my daughter and I to finish an errand, it just wouldn't move. He tried pushing the lock button, unlocking the lock bu...

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Happy Friday, y'all!Well, we got our Vibe back from Sierra on Wednesday night, and boy, is it nice to have that old getup and go back! I'd almost forgotten how quick this car can engage! Jeff Strausser did give me a call back. It was a pleasure talking to him, his concern about Vibe owner satisfacti...

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Since Sierra had to pull apart the transmission/clutch to determine the problem, I felt I had no choice but to tell them to fix it, and that we'll fight out the warranty issue after-the-fact. The clutch had gone so far, pulling out into traffic was a frightening experience, akin to a slo-mo replay. ...

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What do you think, guys - Sierra Auto has declined to cover a new hydraulic clutch (or the appropriate repairs) under warranty. Jack has tried, and "discounted" the repair/resurfacing of the flywheel and all of the rest of the stuff "from $1100 to $950." I'm supposed to be gratef...

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Oops. I picked up the number and called immediately last week. Apologies to all, and I won't do it again.To update on the puppy that started this thread - Jack at Sierra tells me something like "my transmission tech is sending the flywheel out, it's really worn... scored real bad." Which s...

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Wow! You folks are a wealth of information, thanks so much! Came in to work here in L.A. and was surprised at the number of posts. I've already left a message on Jeff's line - please note that he's on vacation until the 29th. BTW: No word yet from the dealer on the clutch...somehow I'm not holding m...

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(sorry - I think I posted in the wrong category, and need HELP!!!)How long do you all expect a GT's hydraulic clutch to last under "normal wear?" Anyone else experiencing prematurely deceased clutches?We just took our 03 Vibe GT in for dealer (what we hope is warranty) repair for what can ...

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How long do you all expect a GT's hydraulic clutch to last under "normal wear?" Anyone else experiencing prematurely deceased clutches?We just took our 03 Vibe GT in for dealer (what we hope is warranty) repair for what can best be described as a "slipping clutch" by our regular ...

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