CarComplaints.com Notes: The Toyota Matrix is the mechanical twin of the Pontiac Vibe.
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.
Paint on this car started to fail very early on. Constant paint chips on the front bumper the hood nearby. Escalated to clear coat failure on nearly all horizontal surfaces.
See the attached pics. It's a very extensive failure, but it much more reminiscent of the problem with 2010 Corollas (a VERY common problem among them). I have seen a few other Matrixes with the problem, though, so it's not isolated.
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Paint on this car started to fail very early on. Constant paint chips on the front bumper the hood nearby. Escalated to clear coat failure on nearly all horizontal surfaces.
See the attached pics. It's a very extensive failure, but it much more reminiscent of the problem with 2010 Corollas (a VERY common problem among them). I have seen a few other Matrixes with the problem, though, so it's not isolated.
- Robert H., Oklahoma City, US