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UPDATE: GM recalls certain Pontiac Vibes, following Toyota’s recall

Published on August 26, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

2008 Pontiac Vibe

Following the recall announced earlier today by Toyota, GM followed suit with a recall of its own for 199,163 Pontiac Vibe cars built during model years 2005-2008.  GM and Toyota created the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix as sister cars, so they share a lot of materials; namely the chassis, suspension and engines.  As part of this, the Electronic Control Module is shared between the two cars, prompting the recall.  Click here to read the original recall by Toyota for the details.

by John Suit

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Toyota Corolla and Matrix stalling issue solved, recall announced

Published on August 26, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

2007 Corolla LE

Toyota just can’t get itself out of the recall quagmire it’s in.  Today, the automaker announced a recall of 1.13-million Corollas and Matrixes (Matrices?) from the 2005-2008 model years.  Only the two-wheel drive models are affected, which means your AWD Matrix is immune to this one.  The press release states that a crack can develop in the Electronic Control Module (ECM), which can lead to “harsh shifting” of the transmission or the engine stalling.  Only one minor injury has been attributed to this fault, out of three “unconfirmed accidents alleged to be related to this condition.”

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Stalling Cars Stumps Toyota

Published on March 19, 2010 in Manufacturer Update. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

2007 Corolla LE

This latest report, from Reuters, suggests that Toyota is having problems with its 2005-2007 Corollas and Matrixes (Matrices?), a total of about 1.2 million vehicles.  In a move much different than the way it’s handled its recent recalls, Toyota announced Thursday that it informed U.S. regulators of a potential problem with stalling cars, and that it’s working on a fix for it.

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Good Vibes for GM: Tests prove the Vibe’s brakes work

Published on February 2, 2010 in Manufacturer Update and Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .
2010 Pontiac Vibe GT

2010 Pontiac Vibe GT

GM took out two Pontiac Vibes this past weekend to test for braking when experiencing unintended acceleration, since the Vibe is a clone of the Toyota Matrix, which is involved in Toyota’s PedalGate.  They found that the Vibe’s braking system stopped the car, and within their “internal requirement for brake performance.”  They tested two Vibes, one for each recall (floot mats and sticky gas pedal).  Read on for more details.

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Updates: More Toyota recall information

Published on January 28, 2010 in Manufacturer Update and Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

2010 Toyota Matrix XRS

So, overnight a lot happened with concern to Toyota.  While there are several things going on, I’m going to boil it down to a manageable amount of information for you to digest.  If you’d like, skip to the end of the post to read my synopsis of what’s currently going with Toyota, but in short, not much of it is good, and some of it is very bad.  We haven’t seen this much bad PR for a car maker since the Ford/Firestone fiasco ten years ago, and that recall affected far fewer vehicles.

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