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I've finally joined the forum after following it since my 94 VIBE AWD was new. Now the truth is sinking in: GM is no longer supporting it for parts. My rear differential seals are leaking and Pontiac no longer has replacements. My mechanic has ordered Matrix parts; let's hope they fit.So has anyone else yet found GM is no longer supporting VIBE owners?

Quote, originally posted by vibelikenoothercar »I've finally joined the forum after following it since my 94 VIBE AWD was new. Now the truth is sinking in: GM is no longer supporting it for parts. My rear differential seals are leaking and Pontiac no longer has replacements. My mechanic has ordered Matrix parts; let's hope they fit.So has anyone else yet found GM is no longer supporting VIBE owners?I think you mean 2004yes the matrix ones will fit with out issue. It's a toyota drivetrain.Who cares about GM... they only tripled the toyota part prices anyways... skip GM and buy from toyota..

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I think you mean 2004yes the matrix ones will fit with out issue. It's a toyota drivetrain.Who cares about GM... they only tripled the toyota part prices anyways... skip GM and buy from toyota.. LOL! Yes. I have always bought my Vibe parts from Toyota anyway except when repairs were made under warranty thru GM.

OOps - I did mean '04. At my age what's ten years? This is the first major repair ever on this car - at about 80,000 miles. Other than front brake pads, a few light bulbs replaced, and the power window recall it's needed absolutely nothing! Oh yes, a wild Vermont turkey collided with the passenger side mirror. An easy replacement job thanks to instructions on this forum.

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i had some body work done recently at my local stealership. 3 weeks later, i'm still waiting for the taillight assembly to show up. if a dealer can't get basic parts for a '10, who can?

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Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i had some body work done recently at my local stealership. 3 weeks later, i'm still waiting for the taillight assembly to show up. if a dealer can't get basic parts for a '10, who can?That is not comforting news

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i had some body work done recently at my local stealership. 3 weeks later, i'm still waiting for the taillight assembly to show up. if a dealer can't get basic parts for a '10, who can?They most likely only deal with one vendor... my thought would be for you to start searching the internet for the part. They most likely won't do that.This would be the only problem I see in the future. Body parts could be the issue, but mechanical you will/should be ok.

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »...I have always bought my Vibe parts from Toyota anyway except when repairs were made under warranty thru GM.+1 aside from some ngk plugs and a goodyear gatorback belt i bought from BC a few years ago, i've gone to toyota for everything else. body wise, remember, the internet is your friend... welcome to the family

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »Age means nothing on this forum... Welcome That's what all you 30 years olds say. Wait til you're pushing 70!

Quote, originally posted by jake75 »That's what all you 30 years olds say. Wait til you're pushing 70! I don't know what your talking about,(i realize he's 69) my father is 70 and still has me Mod his car... lol>>> dad's ride projectors, hella horns, limo tint, painted vent visors, painted grill, short ram, he was talking about having me lower it too... lol

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I don't know what your talking about,(i realize he's 69) my father is 70 and still has me Mod his car... lol>>> dad's ride projectors, hella horns, limo tint, painted vent visors, painted grill, short ram, he was talking about having me lower it too... lol i've always thought that the matrix was an ugly ducking compared to the Vibe, but that's one really good looking matrix. the right wheels would really complete the look.

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »Who cares about GM... they only tripled the toyota part prices anyways... skip GM and buy from toyota..Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »LOL! Yes. I have always bought my Vibe parts from Toyota anyway except when repairs were made under warranty thru GM.I buy everything through Toyota as well. Although, so far this has only included oil filters and cabin air filters, but yes, GM definitely adds a ridiculous markup to what are clearly genuine Toyota parts. Case in point, I went to my local GM dealer to buy an oil filter when it was time for the first oil change last year. They wanted $13.xx for one filter which was nothing more than a genuine Toyota oil filter in an AC Delco box ! Next time I needed one, I called the Toyota dealer and they said they had them for $4.60 a piece for the same exact thing (minus the AC Delco box of course )! Needless to say, after that I have never returned to the GM dealer for any parts and never will. The guys at the Toyota dealer know me well now and they think it's hysterical that I have a Vibe and am buying parts from them . I prefer the Toyota dealer for many more reasons than just their pricing too. The employees are much friendlier and they don't try to make me feel like I don't know what I'm talking about when clearly I do thanks to GenVibe .Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i had some body work done recently at my local stealership. 3 weeks later, i'm still waiting for the taillight assembly to show up. if a dealer can't get basic parts for a '10, who can?Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »That is not comforting newsQuote, originally posted by keithvibe »They most likely only deal with one vendor... my thought would be for you to start searching the internet for the part. They most likely won't do that.This would be the only problem I see in the future. Body parts could be the issue, but mechanical you will/should be ok.First off, it's a dealer, what do you expect !?! Like keith said, they aren't going to go out of their way to find a part for you, so it's not surprising. I'm not too worried about body parts, as there is the internet, junkyards and if you get too desperate, GM Parts Direct. I don't see it being that big of an issue.Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I don't know what your talking about,(i realize he's 69) my father is 70 and still has me Mod his car... lol>>> dad's rideLOL! That's awesome! My mom will be 50 in January and she couldn't be happier with the stuff I have done to her Vibe for her .