It's a Toyotiac Vibrax. I mean a Toyota Matrix - wait, a Pontiac Vibe. That's it! It's kinda a Corolla, but it's badged with Excitement. It's an enigma, wrapped in a riddle!
Seriously though - today we're going to do an overview of a car we have in the shop for a bit - a 2005 Pontiac Vibe. If you aren't sure what these are, or saw them and assumed they were just early 2000's Pontiac small cars, there is more to it than that.
These are, past the badging, bumpers, and body cladding, a Toyota Matrix. In fact, from running gear, chassis, suspenion, and most of the interio, it's a Toyota. And the Matrix is based on a Corolla chassis.
So this is basically a hatchback Corolla wearing a Pontiac badge.
This one has a few issues - a leaky sunroof, failed blend door actuator, and a vibration while driving. But with only 90,000 miles on the clock, and in overall decent condition, it's worthy of a full inspection and some fixes.
We'll do an overview here - and follow up with some videos as we repair some of these simple issues on this car.
On this video at least we will find the source of that vibration when it's on the list - a bit of a surprise, but honestly one of the FIRST things you should look at!
Tools:
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Here's the Battery Tester tool we used in this video:
FOXWELL BT705 12V 24V Car Battery Tester Automotive 100-2000 CCA
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(At date of posting, it's got a $35 off coupon so it's under $100)
