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| After getting home with my new XRS I heard a strange ticking sound coming from under the hood. I checked and it sounded like a fast sucking/clicking from the top right corner. I buzzed back to the dealer and there tech had no idea what it was. When i got back home the noise was gone. Since then i have heard this noise a few times, but each time i take it to the dealer it isnt clicking. anyone out there have any ideas? | |
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Celica GT-S or Matrix XRS owners may know about this... when rpm's are up around 6500, just after VVTL-i kicks in, I hear a strange noise. the noise is comming from the center console just under the shifter. Almost sounds like someone sucking on a straw. In other words it sounds like liquid being pushed through a hose or something. Ideas? |
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The sucking sound under your console is likely gas coming out of the tank at those revs  ....I know I know, 100,000 comedians out of work and I am trying to be funny.
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Would it be possible the ticking noise is your header plate cooling...have you heard this noise before on other vehicles? It is after you shut the engine off right? On a warm day when you run a car hard you will hear a lot of ticking...almost like a clock when you shut off the engine. When I am driving home and I am pushing the car a bit harder than normal, I will notice this ticking noise quite loud as I am turning of the lights to my garage...very normal, just metals cooling and nothing at all to worry about. With your car so new too I suspect it will have like a waxy odour as well...this is again a symptom of new metals cooling rapidly...just a thought.
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I hear this noise only when the car is running. I have heard what you are talking about, but that's not it. I appreciate your input though. Thanks. |
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| I've seen discussions about the '03 corolla's idling high (2,000 rpm) at startup, and I understand that it's to heat up the cat quicker for better emissions. My question regards idling after startup. While waiting at a stop, for example, tranny in drive, the engine seems to jump from about 600 to 1,000, then back down to 600. Anyone else notice this quirk? I'm thinking it's worth a trip to the dealer to check the idle control. | |
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| This isn't happening in my Matrix. Sounds worth having checked. | |
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We just picked up our 03 black Corolla CE yesterday. Test drive was smooth and no rattle/noise etc. Unfortunately we noticed few minor clearcoat scatches on each fender (probably wouldn't have been noticeable if it wasn't for the black colour). The sales rep. drove us to the detailer that prep'd the car to fix the scratches. After over half an hour of buffing and waxing they removed the scratches completely and both fenders appeared perfect. My concern is if all that buffing had compromised the durability of the factory clearcoat treatment. Should I be worried? I would really appreciate it if anyone can offer any suggestion/advice. |
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But more with the dealerships. How is it that I know more about this car than the guys selling it? That shouldn't happen. So far I've been told a couple of pretty blatent lies from other dealers but I put those down to simple scams to get more money. The first was a salesslime that told me that the car they had was 180hp. It wasn't, it was 130hp. That might have worked if I hadn't researched the car and didn't look closely at the sticker. Then another dealership tried to change the MSRP on the Nav system option. When I challenged them on it the slime said he'd throw in power windows. Power windows are standard on the model I'm getting. By the way in case I haven't mentioned it the car is a Matrix XRS. Well, today I go to a dealer that has an XRS with the Nav system just to see how it works. The dealer is about a 1.5 hours away. Saleslime comes out and opens the car up. I sit in the passenger seat while he starts it up and punches random buttons complaining that the service guys had "locked" the system. It didn't look like it was asking for a password or code to me. Finally he magically gets it "unlocked" and tries to bring up the map functions. Problem is that he doesn't have the map DVD in the drive so the Nav system just says something like "please insert map disc". He says that it hasn't been "programmed" yet. No, the disc isn't in there moron. So he plays around with the radio some. Then he says that "these 6 speeds are hard to get". I was just going to let the guy go until that. The 6 speed is STANDARD on the XRS. It might be ok to say that an XRS is hard to get but not the manual. So I decided to embaress the guy. I asked him where you put the CDs for the CD changer. It's a trick question if you don't know about the Nav system. On most Toyotas the CD changer is in the dash. But with the Nav system there's no room so the changer is under the passenger seat. This jerk pointed to the slot on the dash where the nav DVD disc goes. So I told him he was wrong and why he was wrong, but I didn't tell him where it was. He gets out of the car, goes to the back and opens the hatch and starts looking around. Then I say "Oh, here it is under the passenger seat". So then I remind him of what he said about the manual being hard to get. I ask him what it comes in standard. He says "Um, uh, automatic". BZZZZZ, oh, I'm sorry that's the wrong answer. Now here's what I can't get. It's this guy's JOB to sell Toyota's, why doesn't he know about this Toyota. Particularly when the company is running as many ADs as they are. Do they think no one's going to be interested? Or do they think people are only going to care about the color? My job is writing code. I KNOW how to program a computer. Why has NO dealer, INCLUDING the one I've order from, known as much or more than I do about this car?
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| After spending time researching to death the MAtrix on the internet, I knew more than the sales people...but then they probably know more about the 17 other models that they sell. Probably the best thing to do is have a broshure or printout of standard features with you. The sales people are in it to make money...many have no interest in a vehicle other than as a means to make money. I think in some places there is a high turnover on salepeople as they burn out. Try being enthusiastic to 30 customers who are only interested in test driving the newest product and are just going to waste your time. Some basic knowledge or interest should be present though and certainly helps. But then not everyone would know that a 6 speed isn't standard on the XRS. | |
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