Fortunately I've found that Ralph's Muffler in Avon, IN is able to custom repair my exhaust pipes.' It's the pipes that seem to have the issue. I've NOT needed to replace the muffler or catalytic converter. About every 2 years or so I need to have a piece of the exhaust pipe replaced. I once heard that Toyotas eat through exhaust systems. 'The Pontiac Vibe is a rebranded Toyota Matrix. I had to have half of the exhaust system replaced. 'Because of the age of the car, the exhaust pipes developed holes.

'Had to replace exhaust system under car due to rusting.' 'Flex pipe between segments developed leak. 'All original pipes had to be replaced but not the muffler' Drilled new holes and installed stainless screws' 'Screws holding shield in place rusted thru. The heat shield was loose because of a corroded bolt. 'While on the highway had the rattling noise. 'Heat shield fell down causing minor muffler damage which was repaired. 'Gasket between the catalytic converter and the header was leaking' An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. To learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. Based on this data and further analysis, we predict reliability for the latest year. Extra weight is given to the more serious areas such as major engine or transmission problems. The results are presented relative to the average model that year. Consumer Reports subscribers reported on any serious problems they had with their vehicles during the past 12 months that they considered serious because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime, in any of the trouble spots included in the table below. The reliability charts are based on responses on hundreds of thousands of vehicles from our latest Annual Auto Survey.

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