CarComplaints.com Notes: The Pontiac Vibe is the mechanical twin of the Toyota Matrix.
Both models were a joint GM-Toyota venture, manufactured together at a NUMMI production facility in Fremont, CA. Only the heating & A/C systems are different.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 120,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- new engine block (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I WILL NEVER BUY A GM OR TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN!! (or Ford for that matter). I maintained this vehicle and hoped to drive it another 100,000. I never have had such a poorly manufactured engine in any previously-owned car. The engine block has corroded from the inside out! The block has cracked and is ready to blow! I find hard to believe that I am to blame for this. So much for using Dex Cool. I might as well have used Coca-Cola. I have a stereo from the 1970's that still works. My ninety year old uncle has a fridge from the 1950's that still works. I have a Television from the 80's that still works. Yet GM manufactures cars that can't last a decade. Face it, Aluminum blocks suck. Bad idea.
- jfabmo4, Orland Park, IL, US