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#140 of 363 Re: Need advise on how to deal with my '03 XRS [marjo] by jmelynn316 Apr 08, 2008 (9:47 am)
Replying to: marjo (Apr 04, 2008 10:39 am) An update on my XRS...I took it into the dealership and they told me they think it's the throwout bearing, and that nothing is wrong with the transmission, but they don't know for sure until they put the news parts in. They told me they were helping me out on parts and labor, but it was still going to cost me $700. That was just the bearing. So, I was going to have a friend who is a toyota tech do the work. He plans on putting a new clutch, plate, bearing and all seals in there since the tranny will be dropped. The problem is? The plate's on NATIONAL back order until at least the 17th. Unbelievable. How can Toyota claim they have no record of these problems when the entire nation is having problems getting these parts??
#141 of 363 Frustration galore! by lseydak Apr 15, 2008 (5:19 pm)
When I had to have the electronic passenger window repaired after only 2 1/2 months I thought, OK, it's minor. When the catalytic converter cracked at 70K miles I thought WHEW it's still under warranty. After being told by the dealership that it was a fairly common problem with the Matrix, I resigned myself to paying the $232.00 cost of replacing the heat sheilds on the converter and the exhaust and made an appointment for this morning to have the work done. A half mile from the dealership the car "snagged" hard while I was exiting the interstate, I was able to down shift to 4th, 3rd, then slowed enough to go into 1st as I waited for a traffic signal to change. Once it turned green I went nowhere. Couldn't get into neutral, TOTAL lockup! End result.......the dealership called a few hours after my mighty Matrix was towed in and told me there had been, in the service mgrs own words, "a catastrophic occurance". The transmission was in peices. Estimate to repair the catastrophic occurance? $3,149.00!!!!! This is the 6th Toyota I've purchased for either myself or my kids.....one Corolla, one Celica, three Camrys, and now my mighty M. All were purchased because of the long standing reputation for safety and dependability. What happened? My Matrix is just NOT the caliber of Toyota I've come to know and expect. Has anyone else encountered so many problems with their Matrixes? Has anyone gained any financial assistance from Toyota? And, yes, the windows are going to have to be repaired again......thank heaven for the recall!
#143 of 363 Re: Transmission trashed at 108,000 [augurer] by aprilchristine Apr 17, 2008 (9:22 pm)
Replying to: augurer (Jul 13, 2007 6:39 am) my 2003 matrix was making horrible noise, and went out I have less than 90,000 miles. I just got an estimate of 3700
#144 of 363 Re: Need advise on how to deal with my '03 XRS [marjo] by canonlaw Apr 19, 2008 (8:58 am)
Replying to: marjo (Apr 04, 2008 10:39 am) I think you misunderstood my question. As I understand it, the problem with the transmission was the bearings, and Toyota has since come out with an updated bearing kit. So, if we got our transmissions fixed, and they put the new bearings in, then it shouldn't fail again.   I was wondering if your transmission has actually failed twice. Replies to this message: azureskyes (May 15, 2008 7:11 am)
#146 of 363 Matrix 4WD XR Rotor Removal by davidostrander May 04, 2008 (4:31 pm)
How do these come off? Do I need a special tool? When I ordered the EBC replacement rotors they do not appear to be the same are the 4WD rotors different than the 2WD version?
#147 of 363 Transmission replacement help by zagy1 May 12, 2008 (10:26 am)
My 03 Matrix XR has a blown manual transmission at 63k miles (after only 6 months and 11 thousand miles after purchasing the car). Toyota didn't offer any help (even though it failed at only 3k beyond the power train warranty).   Now I must decide how to repair. How can I find the best deal on a used or rebuilt transmission? Is there a website that has good transmission deals? I am concerned about finding a good price but also one that comes with a good warranty as well. Any ideas?   thanks Replies to this message: nippononly (May 12, 2008 12:10 pm) badvibes (May 13, 2008 7:33 am)
#148 of 363 Re: Transmission replacement help [zagy1] by nippononly May 12, 2008 (12:10 pm)
Replying to: zagy1 (May 12, 2008 10:26 am) You could try a recycler like this one:   http://www.taprecycling.com/inv-toyota/matrix.htm   If you can find a recent model car that was crashed, chances are very good that the transmission will be fine, and it's your cheapest price for sure. Of course, it's also not warrantied like a rebuild would be.
#149 of 363 Re: Transmission replacement help [zagy1] by badvibes May 13, 2008 (7:33 am)
Replying to: zagy1 (May 12, 2008 10:26 am) a used transmission is likely to have the same faulty bearing that has caused this ever growing thread. our used vibe's tranny main bearing failed at 85k taking 5th gear set with it...we came out just under 2 grand for a rebuild with only 6 mos warranty with new tranny parts. find my original post for all the gory details.

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