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by Monstarz
Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Mechanic is charging for transfer case flush on a FWD Vibe!?
Replies: 4
Views: 1409

Re: Mechanic is charging for transfer case flush on a FWD Vibe!?

That sounds high! More info would help us with helping you. Mileage, number of drivers, location & terrain (seeing how you have a manual tranny), etc. Looks like you've owned this for close to nine years so YOU should have a strong history of what's been done to it recently. Ironically, that's ...
by Monstarz
Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Mechanic is charging for transfer case flush on a FWD Vibe!?
Replies: 4
Views: 1409

Mechanic is charging for transfer case flush on a FWD Vibe!?

Hey there! I know common knowledge says a fwd does not have a transfer case. 2009 Base 5spd FWD Is there any other component my mechanic might be referencing before I tell them I'm not going to pay? estimate clip.png Long story short, wife says the car went suddenly undriveable and the mechanic is r...
by Monstarz
Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Short banging noise from engine on startup
Replies: 7
Views: 2578

Short banging noise from engine on startup

Proud owner of a new-to-me 2009 Vibe. http://i.imgur.com/biuT0mp.jpg When it sits for four hours or so it will make the most terrible noise when I go to start it. I swear it sounds like a piston smacking into a valve or something. Today it did it so bad the engine almost stalled. It seems to be the ...