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Court Case
by gmore
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Jul 10, 2008 (8:04 am)
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How did the court case go???
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- #207 of 358
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Re: Just when you thought you did your homework.... [cruperjes8]
by cruperjes8
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Jul 12, 2008 (7:08 pm)
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Replying to: cruperjes8 (Jun 23, 2008 6:52 pm)
Okay, so I scheduled my appointment for the dealership to take a look at my bearing issue, and so they did. Results: Right rear bearing along with Hub needs to be replaced, everything else looks fine. It took them 5 hours to do the job of replacing the parts. Total cost $410.29, only paid $50 for out of pocket based on my extended "CERTIFIED" warranty. No more "LOUD SOUND" car is running smooth. The dealer was great dealing with the situation, they also provided me with a loaner during repairs. I hope this is the end of my problems! I'm very happy with the outcome. 
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Re: Just when you thought you did your homework.... [cruperjes8]
by canonlaw
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Jul 13, 2008 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: cruperjes8 (Jul 12, 2008 7:08 pm)
Wow, they must have worked on them a bunch before. I have never heard of it being so cheap. Most of the time, they have to tear into the whole transmission.
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Re: Just when you thought you did your homework.... [canonlaw]
by gmore
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Jul 13, 2008 (8:40 pm)
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Replying to: canonlaw (Jul 13, 2008 2:28 pm)
Ummm.....
The reason that it was so cheap was because they fixed your WHEEL bearing, not the main bearing INSIDE the TRANMISSION. Book time to remove the transmission is 6 hour, plus another book time of 6 hours to put it back on, plus a book time of 18 hours to rebuild.
Lots of bearings on car, fortunately, your problem was the wheel hub not your transmission.
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Re: Asian mentality [pannobaji]
by hatethematrix
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Jul 14, 2008 (6:00 am)
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Replying to: pannobaji (Jul 06, 2008 6:12 pm)
Add me to the list of failed transmission. My 5 speed 03 went out at 72,000miles. Had the same noise issue as every one else. Took it into the dealer and told me not to worry. Had the transmittion fluid flushed 2 weeks prior. Waht can we do to hold toyota responsible?
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Re: toyota matrix transmission failure court hearing [pannobaji]
by marjo
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Jul 14, 2008 (6:27 am)
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Replying to: pannobaji (Jun 30, 2008 2:51 pm)
Still heard nothing more on this so called court hearing. Any chance at all of me ever getting my $2000 back?!! Does anyone else get angry every time they see the new commercials for the '09 Matrix at the movie theatres?! I used to love the old ads because I was so proud of my Matrix. Hate the piece of crap bloody things now. Still pissed that I'm paying $350 a month for a new car when I already had one that should have lasted 15y+. So few people actually have '03-04 5spds compared to the total number of cars that Toyota sells that it doesn't matter what we do. No one cares.
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Re: 03 Matrix 140,000km [matrixreloaded]
by hatethematrix
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Jul 14, 2008 (4:00 pm)
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Replying to: matrixreloaded (Jun 17, 2008 9:52 pm)
My 03 5 speed just went out at 72000 miles. I can not give you the vin number as the car is stranded 5 hours away at some small town garage awaiting it's used new transmission. What can we do?
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Re: 03 Matrix 140,000km [hatethematrix]
by panamaface
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Jul 15, 2008 (5:42 pm)
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Replying to: hatethematrix (Jul 14, 2008 4:00 pm)
my 03 5 speed  80k is garbage.....toyota is just a name that is way upthere for what it really is......people lets do something about this and let "toy"ota to make real cars not toys.
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Re: 03 Matrix 140,000km
by circuitsmith
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Jul 16, 2008 (9:46 am)
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Replying to: panamaface (Jul 15, 2008 5:42 pm)
I've almost always bought cars in the last year or two of a generational run, when the bugs are worked out. My '81, '85 and '88 Accords were all fine, trouble free machines. The '88 still functions as my second car at 217K miles. I bought an '06 Matrix 5-speed in April '07. It didn't have the wheel alignment problem and I'll keep my fingers crossed for the tranny.
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Re: 03 Matrix 140,000km [circuitsmith]
by marjo
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Jul 16, 2008 (10:38 am)
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Replying to: circuitsmith (Jul 16, 2008 9:46 am)
Fine and dandy plan... but were you shopping for a small station wagon or hatch in 2002 in Canada? I'm thinking not because the options were Protege, Focus, Impreza, Golf or new Matrix/Vibe. The choice was obvious at the time since I couldn't afford a Subaru. The Matrix was supposed to be a Corolla wagon. Corolla's have been around forever without problems, so I assumed Matrix had the same stuff under the hood. My new Honda Fit is small, but at least it works and is not the first year model! Mom and brother had 16y old Hondas with zero problems. I will never buy another Toyota.
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