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0Report: Toyota says Corolla/Matrix steering issue not a defect, will offer fix to complainers 1279034940
2009-2010 Toyota Matrix – click above for high-res image galleryBack in February, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation of 749,685 2009 and 2010 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles for a potential steering issue. And while we haven't heard much ... -
Consumer Reports may restore Toyota "Recommended" ratings next week 1267475400
Consumer Reports may be ready to offer a vote of confidence in Toyota, depending on the outcome of the Japanese automaker's current Congressional Hearings on Toyota Safety here in the United States, says CR Senior Director David Champion. At the end of January as news was starting to pile up ...
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GM tests Pontiac Vibe brakes against unintended acceleration in wake of Matrix recall 1265133480
2010 Pontiac Vibe - Click above for high-res image galleryDetermined to allay any concerns that the Pontiac Vibe – a clone of the recalled Toyota Matrix – has safety issues with its brakes, General Motors conducted its own vehicle tests over the weekend at its Milford Proving ... -
BREAKING: Toyota adds another 1.1M cars to floor mat recall 1264683660
1/27/10 Toyota pedal entrapment recall vehicles – Click above for high-res image galleryIf you need to announce another recall around the same time a controversial president is making his highly anticipated State of the Union address, you probably won't curse that particular luck. That is ... -
Report: Toyota was legally required to stop selling recalled models 1264613280
Toyota has quite the PR nightmare on its hands. The boiling cauldron of complaints surrounding unintended acceleration issues bubbled over this month with two separate but giant recalls. The latest involves eight Toyota models that contain defective accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick ...
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Don't Forget Me! Pontiac Vibe also included in Toyota recall 1264428060
Pontiac Vibe – Click above for high-res image galleryIt is easy to forget that among the debris swirling in the tornado of claims against Toyota, the Pontiac Vibe is really a Toyota Matrix. Hence, the Vibe is also included in Toyota's recent recall of 2.3 million vehicles to repair ... -
Kicking the Dead: Pontiac recalls 10k 2009-2010 Vibes over cold-weather braking 1255446000
2010 Pontiac Vibe GT - Click above for high-res image galleryGeneral Motors is recalling 10,119 units of the Pontiac Vibe due to cold weather-related brake problems. The vehicles subject to the recall are all fitted with the 1.8-liter four-cylinder powerplant, and were sold or are currently ... -
Dampened: Pontiac Vibe production ends this August 1245677220
It was originally thought that the Vibe would be the terminal Pontiac, but now that we've learned that the Excitement runs out of the NUMMI plant by the end of August we're not so sure. While the curtain will drop on the Vibe, General Motors hasn't totally ruled out future co-production with Toyota ...
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Last Call: Pontiac Vibe final consumer model for dead brand 1244662140
Pontiac Vibe GT - Click above for high-res image galleryPerhaps unsurprisingly, the Last Pontiac Standing will be the nearly new Vibe. The compact hatchback was the predictable pick not just due to its young age, but because it is part of General Motors' longstanding NUMMI joint-venture plant ... -
Pontiac Vibe to be replaced with another shared Toyota model? 1240867680
2009 Pontiac Vibe – Click above for high-res image galleryThere are a lot of questions left unanswered after General Motors announcement this morning that its Pontiac division was not long for this world. One of those is what will happen to GM's joint venture agreement with Toyota to ...

