126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
35960 mi | Clutch started squeaking to a point where it became annoying. Common with Matrixes. Brought it to the shop and they greased the bearing with synthetic grease w/ teflon (very expensive). The squeaking came back a week later. |
42780 mi | The squeaking clutch issue has been going on and off ever since the first "repair". I brought it to another shop and the mechanic/owner lubed up the push rod which was squeaking on the release fork. |
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
130820 mi C $500 |
Noise from right front wheel when taking my foot off the gas and coasting. Axel passenger side |
180000 mi US $60 |
Engine light turned on at 180K. Diagnosed with code P0741. Faulty Torque converter circuit. Since the trans wasn't slipping, mechanic advised not too worry about it. |
141000 mi | Diagnosed with code P0741 which was a faulty TCC solenoid. |
149000 mi | Transmission would stop switching out of first gear after about 15-20 minutes of drive time. |