Quote, originally posted by coratz »just what are some of the larger crazy things have you guys hauled??its really a car with truck capabilities.. the biggest things we have hauled include:- a fully assembled armoire (approx. 68"x35"x25"); we had to stick a wee bit out of the hatch t...

Looks like there is an 03' Matrix manual here...http://pdftown.com/PDF-Toyota-....html

Quote, originally posted by Raven »If you can drive with no resistance either the brake was not fully set, it needs to be adjusted or the pads need replacing. 15 miles with the ebrake on at highway speeds is not a good thing at all. If the brake will still hold then you didn't burn up too much of t...

Quote, originally posted by Raven »If you can drive with no resistance either the brake was not fully set, it needs to be adjusted or the pads need replacing. 15 miles with the ebrake on at highway speeds is not a good thing at all. If the brake will still hold then you didn't burn up too much of t...

Thanks ColonelPanic... Yes.. the e-brake was all the way up.. I simply forgot to dis-engage them when I started the car.. and yes it is the automatic (and not the GT).

Hi,After driving for 15 miles on the highway today, I realized that my emergency brake was on. This surprised me because I had always assumed that it wouldnt let me drive in the first place with emergency brake engaged. Later, I tested in the parking lot and it seems that there is noticeable resista...

Thanks for the welcome and the answers.. I am excited to be part of this group... now moreso because I have reason to be.. am a Vibe owner myself now :D... the elantra thing did not work out.. and in the past few hours we sealed the deal for a certified used frosty white 2004 Vibe FWD with 25k miles...

Thanks ragingfish.. I figured so.. I was able to download those owner manuals.. and the 03 & 04 had no reference to Traction Control.. whereas 2005 did. Just to let you know, the deal has been sealed in the past few hours.. we got a certified 2004 frosty with 25k miles on it.. Thanks.

A question to further this discussion: Now we know that StabiliTrak comes with Traction Control. And as I understand, it was introduced in model years 2005 or 2006. Now for model years 2003 and 2004, was there traction control available? The reason I am asking this is to see if there is a possibilit...

wow.. precisely the answer i had been looking for so many days.. and spent lots of time searching up if i could find some answers, technical drawings of the interior or anything like it.. finally it seems i got my keywords correct :-).. and with your answers it makes the vibe the ultimate car in my ...