2003 TOYOTA MATRIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED CHEST AND SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED CHEST AND SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. ...

I HAVE GOTTEN THE "TAKATA RECALL" LETTER AND TOOK MY CAR ON MARCH 18, 2018, WITH MIKE BRISENO FROM TOYOTA HERE NEAR MY PLACE 1901 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007. THEY OFFERED ME AN UBER RIDE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND AND SAID IT WILL TAKE 2-3 HOURS. GOT THE CALL FROM MIKE BRISE...

I HAVE GOTTEN THE "TAKATA RECALL" LETTER AND TOOK MY CAR ON MARCH 18, 2018, WITH MIKE BRISENO FROM TOYOTA HERE NEAR MY PLACE 1901 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007. THEY OFFERED ME AN UBER RIDE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND AND SAID IT WILL TAKE 2-3 HOURS. GOT THE CALL FROM MIKE BRISE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND FORCEFULLY SECURED THE DRIVER INTO THE SEAT. DURING THE INCIDENT, NO CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND FORCEFULLY SECURED THE DRIVER INTO THE SEAT. DURING THE INCIDENT, NO CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND FORCEFULLY SECURED THE DRIVER INTO THE SEAT. DURING THE INCIDENT, NO CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND FORCEFULLY SECURED THE DRIVER INTO THE SEAT. DURING THE INCIDENT, NO CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA, ...

TAKATA RECALL MY WIFE AND I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE FREEWAY ON OUR WAY HOME MORE THAN 7 YEARS AGO. WE WERE TRAVELLING AT AROUND 50-55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR IN FRONT OF US STOPPED. RESULTED IN HITTING THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE CAR SUSTAINED JUST MINOR SCRATCHED BUT OUR CAR WA...

TAKATA RECALL MY WIFE AND I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE FREEWAY ON OUR WAY HOME MORE THAN 7 YEARS AGO. WE WERE TRAVELLING AT AROUND 50-55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR IN FRONT OF US STOPPED. RESULTED IN HITTING THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE CAR SUSTAINED JUST MINOR SCRATCHED BUT OUR CAR WA...

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON MY CAR LIT UP. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW SPIRAL CLOCK SPRING CABLE, WHICH IS PART NUMBER 84306-02110. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART, OVER $300. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT 1) MANY OTHER TOYOTA ...

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON MY CAR LIT UP. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW SPIRAL CLOCK SPRING CABLE, WHICH IS PART NUMBER 84306-02110. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART, OVER $300. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT 1) MANY OTHER TOYOTA ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME F...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS WERE NOT GETTING ANY OIL AND TEARING THE BEARING AND TRANSMISSION APART. THE VEHICLE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS WERE NOT GETTING ANY OIL AND TEARING THE BEARING AND TRANSMISSION APART. THE VEHICLE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS S...

TAKATA RECALL: MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS WE HAVE CALLED TOYOTA OF TERRE HAUTE ABOUT PERFORMING THIS RECALL. EACH TIME WE GET AN EXCUSE; THE LAST TIME THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ONE OF THE PARTS NECESSARY BUT NOT THE OTHER. THEY PROMISED TO CALL US BACK WITH AND UPDATE AND SOLUTION. THA...

TAKATA RECALL: MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS WE HAVE CALLED TOYOTA OF TERRE HAUTE ABOUT PERFORMING THIS RECALL. EACH TIME WE GET AN EXCUSE; THE LAST TIME THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ONE OF THE PARTS NECESSARY BUT NOT THE OTHER. THEY PROMISED TO CALL US BACK WITH AND UPDATE AND SOLUTION. THA...

TAKATA RECALL: MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS WE HAVE CALLED TOYOTA OF TERRE HAUTE ABOUT PERFORMING THIS RECALL. EACH TIME WE GET AN EXCUSE; THE LAST TIME THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ONE OF THE PARTS NECESSARY BUT NOT THE OTHER. THEY PROMISED TO CALL US BACK WITH AND UPDATE AND SOLUTION. THA...

TAKATA RECALL: MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS WE HAVE CALLED TOYOTA OF TERRE HAUTE ABOUT PERFORMING THIS RECALL. EACH TIME WE GET AN EXCUSE; THE LAST TIME THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ONE OF THE PARTS NECESSARY BUT NOT THE OTHER. THEY PROMISED TO CALL US BACK WITH AND UPDATE AND SOLUTION. THA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INSTALLATION OF AIRBAG PART ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAD THE PART, THE COULDN'T INSTALL IT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT GO ANY FURTHER IN DETAIL. *JB

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INSTALLATION OF AIRBAG PART ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAD THE PART, THE COULDN'T INSTALL IT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT GO ANY FURTHER IN DETAIL. *JB

TAKATA RECALL IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG TO COMPLETE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR, AND MY TOYOTA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL. SOMETHING IS WRONG. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG. I THINK THEY ARE STALLING AND HOPING THAT EVERYONE WITH A 2003 MODEL YEAR CAR, SE...

TAKATA RECALL IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG TO COMPLETE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR, AND MY TOYOTA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL. SOMETHING IS WRONG. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG. I THINK THEY ARE STALLING AND HOPING THAT EVERYONE WITH A 2003 MODEL YEAR CAR, SE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V209000 (AIR BAGS), 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASON...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V209000 (AIR BAGS), 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASON...

SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHILE MOVING.

SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHILE MOVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A TIRE DETACHED FROM A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, STRUCK THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A TIRE DETACHED FROM A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, STRUCK THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CONTACT'S REGION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CONTACT'S REGION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE (IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE), GRADUALLY BRAKING AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN ITS USUAL POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RACING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. IT STRUCK SOME SHELVES I HAD AGAINST THE WALL OF THE GARAGE,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A VERY LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A VERY LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V013000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V013000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V013000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V013000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 AND 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE ...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2015. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO APPOINTMENT COULD BE SCHEDULE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2015. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO APPOINTMENT COULD BE SCHEDULE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, AN UNUSUAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE RO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, AN UNUSUAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE RO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS TO NO AVAIL. THIS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR 1/31/15 REPORT RE: THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR THE ABOVE NAMED CAR. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THEIRS. BUT BASED ON YOUR LATEST RE...

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS TO NO AVAIL. THIS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR 1/31/15 REPORT RE: THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR THE ABOVE NAMED CAR. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THEIRS. BUT BASED ON YOUR LATEST RE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) O...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) O...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ ...

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE GROSSINGER TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN CHICAGO TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHANGED AS PER THE NHTSA NATIONWIDE RECALL: HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/ABOUT+NHTSA/PRESS+RELEASES/DOT-CALLS-FOR-NATIONAL-RECALL-OF-TAKATA-DRIVER-AIR-BAGS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS IN AN "INTERIM" STAGE AND COULDN'T DO AN...

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE GROSSINGER TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN CHICAGO TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHANGED AS PER THE NHTSA NATIONWIDE RECALL: HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/ABOUT+NHTSA/PRESS+RELEASES/DOT-CALLS-FOR-NATIONAL-RECALL-OF-TAKATA-DRIVER-AIR-BAGS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS IN AN "INTERIM" STAGE AND COULDN'T DO AN...

I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THIS EMAIL BELOW I JUST SENT TO TOYOTA WITH A SAFETY COMPLAINANT. "HELLO CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING THE AIR SYSTEM ON MY MATRIX AND I HAD MANY RECALLS/ REPAIRS DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS FIRST REPLACING THE AIR HARNESS IN MARCH OF 2013. THEN REPLAC...

I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THIS EMAIL BELOW I JUST SENT TO TOYOTA WITH A SAFETY COMPLAINANT. "HELLO CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING THE AIR SYSTEM ON MY MATRIX AND I HAD MANY RECALLS/ REPAIRS DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS FIRST REPLACING THE AIR HARNESS IN MARCH OF 2013. THEN REPLAC...

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. TOYOTA SAYS THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS THE PROBLEM AND WILL BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE AIR BAG PROBLEMS ARE COMMON IN THE TOYOTA MATRIX. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. TOYOTA SAYS THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS THE PROBLEM AND WILL BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE AIR BAG PROBLEMS ARE COMMON IN THE TOYOTA MATRIX. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE; THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE BRAKE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WAS VERY STIFF. SINCE I WAS GOING SLOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BUT THE ENGINE W...

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE; THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE BRAKE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WAS VERY STIFF. SINCE I WAS GOING SLOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BUT THE ENGINE W...

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE; THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE BRAKE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WAS VERY STIFF. SINCE I WAS GOING SLOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BUT THE ENGINE W...

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE; THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE BRAKE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WAS VERY STIFF. SINCE I WAS GOING SLOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BUT THE ENGINE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A YELLOW LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A YELLOW LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED...

RECALL RELAPSE: DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OFF TRACK. NEEDS DRIVER GLASS BOLTS 2ND TIME. TOYOTA RECALL #: 80A GM RECALL #: 07273. *TR

RECALL RELAPSE: DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OFF TRACK. NEEDS DRIVER GLASS BOLTS 2ND TIME. TOYOTA RECALL #: 80A GM RECALL #: 07273. *TR

IT SEEMS TO BE NEARLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE MATRIX< COROLLA< VIBE AND A FEW OTHER MODELS AS THE LAY SHAFT BEARINGS FAIL AFTER SO MANY MILES! IS THERE A RECALL OR RECOURSE TO GET FACTORY ASSISTANCE FOR THIS ISSUE! SI THERE ANY FINANCAIL HELP FOR THIS...

IT SEEMS TO BE NEARLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE MATRIX< COROLLA< VIBE AND A FEW OTHER MODELS AS THE LAY SHAFT BEARINGS FAIL AFTER SO MANY MILES! IS THERE A RECALL OR RECOURSE TO GET FACTORY ASSISTANCE FOR THIS ISSUE! SI THERE ANY FINANCAIL HELP FOR THIS...

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, RECEIVED (AIRBAG) RECALL NOTICE AS WELL FROM TOYOTA AND MADE APPOINTMENT FOR AIRBAG RECALL FIX. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED RECALL, BUT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER RECALL FIX. TOOK TO DEALER SECOND TIME, DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT TO DRIVE...

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, RECEIVED (AIRBAG) RECALL NOTICE AS WELL FROM TOYOTA AND MADE APPOINTMENT FOR AIRBAG RECALL FIX. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED RECALL, BUT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER RECALL FIX. TOOK TO DEALER SECOND TIME, DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT TO DRIVE...

I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. IT IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING AT ALL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PAID THE VEHICLE OFF, THINGS LIKE DOOR HANDLES AND INTERIOR FIXTURES BEGAN BREAKING ...

I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. IT IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING AT ALL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PAID THE VEHICLE OFF, THINGS LIKE DOOR HANDLES AND INTERIOR FIXTURES BEGAN BREAKING ...

I WAS EXITING ON A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE COMING OFF THE RAMP ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE WEEKS. ...

I WAS EXITING ON A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE COMING OFF THE RAMP ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE WEEKS. ...

I WAS EXITING ON A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE COMING OFF THE RAMP ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE WEEKS. ...

I WAS EXITING ON A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE COMING OFF THE RAMP ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE WEEKS. ...

MY SON WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING METAL SOUND; HE TOOK THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, COASTED OUT OF HARMS WAY AND THEN GOT THE CAR TOWED. MY SON SAID THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. WE HAD JUST HAD OUR MECHANIC CHANGE THE OIL AND TEST DRIVE THE CAR LAST WEEK AFTER...

MY SON WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING METAL SOUND; HE TOOK THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, COASTED OUT OF HARMS WAY AND THEN GOT THE CAR TOWED. MY SON SAID THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. WE HAD JUST HAD OUR MECHANIC CHANGE THE OIL AND TEST DRIVE THE CAR LAST WEEK AFTER...

THE DATES AND VEHICLE MILEAGE STATED ABOVE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES. ABOUT 5-6 YEARS AGO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS STOPPED WORKING. I CHECKED WITH 2 DEALERS THAT TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $500 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. I WROTE TOYOTA IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPON...

THE DATES AND VEHICLE MILEAGE STATED ABOVE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES. ABOUT 5-6 YEARS AGO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS STOPPED WORKING. I CHECKED WITH 2 DEALERS THAT TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $500 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. I WROTE TOYOTA IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPON...

I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECK AND FOUND OUT THE I NEED TO REPLACE MY CATALYST CONVERTER AND ECU REPLACE. DEALER SAYS THAT I NEED TO PAY $3000 PLUS TAX. THE REASON WHY I NEED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A N...

I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECK AND FOUND OUT THE I NEED TO REPLACE MY CATALYST CONVERTER AND ECU REPLACE. DEALER SAYS THAT I NEED TO PAY $3000 PLUS TAX. THE REASON WHY I NEED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A N...

I WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO THE LEFT, AND BEFORE I COULD SPOTTED A CAR THAT HAD BEEN IN MY BLIND SPOT. I VEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT TO STAY IN MY LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED BACK TO THE LEFT, THE BACK TO THE RIGHT, AND LEFT AG...

I WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO THE LEFT, AND BEFORE I COULD SPOTTED A CAR THAT HAD BEEN IN MY BLIND SPOT. I VEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT TO STAY IN MY LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED BACK TO THE LEFT, THE BACK TO THE RIGHT, AND LEFT AG...

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, HARD TO PRESS. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, HARD TO PRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE. THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE. THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE ...

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD VEHICLE ON SLOPE. MECHANIC HAS FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKE WILL START SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD VEHICLE ON SLOPE. MECHANIC HAS FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKE WILL START SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD VEHICLE ON SLOPE. MECHANIC HAS FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKE WILL START SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD VEHICLE ON SLOPE. MECHANIC HAS FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKE WILL START SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RACING OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE CAR JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF MY STREET AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION DIE...

MY TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RACING OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE CAR JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF MY STREET AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION DIE...

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT. I PUT MY KEYS AND POWERED ON. THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. THERE WAS NOT ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEFORE OR DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT. I PUT MY KEYS AND POWERED ON. THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. THERE WAS NOT ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEFORE OR DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

PRIOR TO INCIDENT, VEHICLE RAN AND SHIFTED FINE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED FOR TOWING OR OTHER EXTREME USE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AT THESE MILEAGES: 31,669; 61,023; 92,012; AND 105,330. VEHICLE WAS OTHERWISE WELL-MAINTAINED, AND DRIVEN WITH CARE BY EXPERIENCED USERS OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION...

PRIOR TO INCIDENT, VEHICLE RAN AND SHIFTED FINE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED FOR TOWING OR OTHER EXTREME USE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AT THESE MILEAGES: 31,669; 61,023; 92,012; AND 105,330. VEHICLE WAS OTHERWISE WELL-MAINTAINED, AND DRIVEN WITH CARE BY EXPERIENCED USERS OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION...

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEIZED UP AND LOCKED - DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY WE HAD TAKEN SIDE STREETS AND NOT THE FREEWAY, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN REAR ENDED. MY 8-YEAR-OLD WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. MECHANIC IS SAYING A GEAR BLEW OUT AND TORE THROUGH, MELTING PART OF THE TRANSMISSION CO...

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEIZED UP AND LOCKED - DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY WE HAD TAKEN SIDE STREETS AND NOT THE FREEWAY, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN REAR ENDED. MY 8-YEAR-OLD WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. MECHANIC IS SAYING A GEAR BLEW OUT AND TORE THROUGH, MELTING PART OF THE TRANSMISSION CO...

EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION NOISE IN TRANNY AND NOISE STOP WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSH IN. *TR

EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION NOISE IN TRANNY AND NOISE STOP WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSH IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE...

AT THIS MILEAGE, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT TURNS OUT THE MAIN BEARING IS SHOT. THIS DESPITE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE BEING METICULOUSLY PERFORMED, FULL TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE CLUTCH STILL BEING FINE. THERE IS NO WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE FAILED ...

AT THIS MILEAGE, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT TURNS OUT THE MAIN BEARING IS SHOT. THIS DESPITE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE BEING METICULOUSLY PERFORMED, FULL TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE CLUTCH STILL BEING FINE. THERE IS NO WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE FAILED ...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE RECALL ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COST BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000 ...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE RECALL ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COST BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000 ...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAD A FAILURE IN THE REAR MAIN BEARING OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS $1800 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW BEARINGS. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN, AT 133,000 MILES, DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSION OIL DOES NOT PROPERLY REACH THE REAR MAIN BEARING, WHICH...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAD A FAILURE IN THE REAR MAIN BEARING OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS $1800 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW BEARINGS. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN, AT 133,000 MILES, DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSION OIL DOES NOT PROPERLY REACH THE REAR MAIN BEARING, WHICH...

THE THROWOUT BARING IN MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. TOYOTA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE LOVE LEXUS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ST. ALBANS, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH ZERO MILES. THIS SEC...

THE THROWOUT BARING IN MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. TOYOTA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE LOVE LEXUS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ST. ALBANS, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH ZERO MILES. THIS SEC...

5-SPEED MANUAL: FOR THE LAST 10K MILES, ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS BEEN MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN GAS IS APPLIED OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. AT 120K MILES, PROBLEM BECAME MUCH WORSE AND WHEN APPLYING GAS, SOMETIMES A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE, LIKE A SPINNING SAWBLADE, COMES AND GOES. MECHANIC DRAINED TRANSMISSI...

CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING AT 35000 MILES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. CLUTCH CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. ON SUBSEQUENT TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY REPEATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE CLUTCH WAS NORMAL. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TOLD ME OTHER...

5-SPEED MANUAL: FOR THE LAST 10K MILES, ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS BEEN MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN GAS IS APPLIED OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. AT 120K MILES, PROBLEM BECAME MUCH WORSE AND WHEN APPLYING GAS, SOMETIMES A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE, LIKE A SPINNING SAWBLADE, COMES AND GOES. MECHANIC DRAINED TRANSMISSI...

CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING AT 35000 MILES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. CLUTCH CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. ON SUBSEQUENT TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY REPEATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE CLUTCH WAS NORMAL. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TOLD ME OTHER...

TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 I CHANGED LANES FROM THE RIGHT HAND LANE INTO THE RIGHT HAND MERGE/EXIT LANE TO FRIAR RD EXIT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ABOVE MISSION VALLEY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS CHANGING LANES THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY NO LONGER CONT...

TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 I CHANGED LANES FROM THE RIGHT HAND LANE INTO THE RIGHT HAND MERGE/EXIT LANE TO FRIAR RD EXIT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ABOVE MISSION VALLEY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS CHANGING LANES THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY NO LONGER CONT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN DROVE HOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN DROVE HOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN DROVE HOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN DROVE HOME...

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATIX, ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ON-RAMP WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. THERE WAS NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT OR SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST SYSTEM. HE REDUCED SPEED, PULLED OVER AND EXITED AT THE NEXT EXI...

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATIX, ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ON-RAMP WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. THERE WAS NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT OR SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST SYSTEM. HE REDUCED SPEED, PULLED OVER AND EXITED AT THE NEXT EXI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR DOOR GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE RECALL NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) ONLY PERTAINED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR DOOR GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE RECALL NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR) ONLY PERTAINED...

OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX-1ST OWNER OF THIS CAR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 9 MILES IN IT. WHEN IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED WITHIN 2 DAYS THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THE TECHNICIANS SAID THERE WAS NO NOISE. ...

OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX-1ST OWNER OF THIS CAR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 9 MILES IN IT. WHEN IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED WITHIN 2 DAYS THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THE TECHNICIANS SAID THERE WAS NO NOISE. ...

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED ON OPENING, DOOR WAS UNLOCKED, THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE ON THIS CAR TO SHATTER, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE SAME WAY ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. DOORS ARE UNABLE TO OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BESIDES NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS NORMALLY, THIS OCCURRENCE C...

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED ON OPENING, DOOR WAS UNLOCKED, THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE ON THIS CAR TO SHATTER, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE SAME WAY ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. DOORS ARE UNABLE TO OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BESIDES NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS NORMALLY, THIS OCCURRENCE C...

2003 MATRIX ENGINE QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE ENGINE HAS CEASED UP. PUZZLED BECAUSE CLEAN OIL, TAKEN EXTREME CARE OF, REGULAR OIL CHANGES. FRUSTRATING. *TR

2003 MATRIX ENGINE QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE ENGINE HAS CEASED UP. PUZZLED BECAUSE CLEAN OIL, TAKEN EXTREME CARE OF, REGULAR OIL CHANGES. FRUSTRATING. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, MAINTAINED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. NOTICED A NOISE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER, THERE WAS A HIGH PITCHED WHINE OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. UPON STOPPING AND RESTARTING, PRET...

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, MAINTAINED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. NOTICED A NOISE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER, THERE WAS A HIGH PITCHED WHINE OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. UPON STOPPING AND RESTARTING, PRET...

I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX TWICE ALREADY AND IT'S BAD AGAIN. THE BRAKES SLIP WHEN I TRY TO STOP SHORT AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX TWICE ALREADY AND IT'S BAD AGAIN. THE BRAKES SLIP WHEN I TRY TO STOP SHORT AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

GETTING READY TO EXIT A SIDE STREET AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I HEARD A THUMP, CRACKING NOISE AND THEY IT FELT AS IF THE WHEEL WELL HAD SOMETHING STUCK INSIDE. TURNED OUT THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS THE CULPRIT. *TR

GETTING READY TO EXIT A SIDE STREET AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I HEARD A THUMP, CRACKING NOISE AND THEY IT FELT AS IF THE WHEEL WELL HAD SOMETHING STUCK INSIDE. TURNED OUT THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS THE CULPRIT. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER STATES BURNED OUT CATALYTIC CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO LET HER KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THERE WAS ALSO A SULFUR SMELL AT TIMES. *JB UPDATED 10/08/10

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER STATES BURNED OUT CATALYTIC CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO LET HER KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THERE WAS ALSO A SULFUR SMELL AT TIMES. *JB UPDATED 10/08/10

I RECENTLY NOTICED A STRANGE EXTRA NOISE IN MY TRANSMISSION, NOISE IS A LOW PURRING SOUND AND AT LOWER SPEEDS IN LOWER GEARS. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED A STRANGE EXTRA NOISE IN MY TRANSMISSION, NOISE IS A LOW PURRING SOUND AND AT LOWER SPEEDS IN LOWER GEARS. *TR

I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON 8/23/2010 AT 4 45 PPM APPROXIMATELY IN PLEASOANTON CALIFORNIA. THERE WAS A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO CARS AND THERE WAS HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRONT OF MY CAR. I OWNED A MATRIX TOYOTA 2003 MODEL. CAR LICENSE PLATE..[XXX] VIN NUMBER--[XXX] THE AIR BAG DINT OPEN OR RELEASE. MY CAR...

I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON 8/23/2010 AT 4 45 PPM APPROXIMATELY IN PLEASOANTON CALIFORNIA. THERE WAS A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO CARS AND THERE WAS HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRONT OF MY CAR. I OWNED A MATRIX TOYOTA 2003 MODEL. CAR LICENSE PLATE..[XXX] VIN NUMBER--[XXX] THE AIR BAG DINT OPEN OR RELEASE. MY CAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS AT A RED LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS RESTARTED AND THEN DRIVEN ABOUT EIGHT MILES AND IT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS AT A RED LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS RESTARTED AND THEN DRIVEN ABOUT EIGHT MILES AND IT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELW...

WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT MCDONALD'S THE TELLER WAS REACHING ME MY ORDER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND SHE SAID WHAT WAS THAT, I SAID I DON'T KNOW SHE SAID IT CAME FROM YOUR CAR SHE SAID MADAM IT CAME FROM INSIDE YOUR CAR, YOUR CAR IS SMOKING SO I TURNE...

WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT MCDONALD'S THE TELLER WAS REACHING ME MY ORDER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND SHE SAID WHAT WAS THAT, I SAID I DON'T KNOW SHE SAID IT CAME FROM YOUR CAR SHE SAID MADAM IT CAME FROM INSIDE YOUR CAR, YOUR CAR IS SMOKING SO I TURNE...

WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT MCDONALD'S THE TELLER WAS REACHING ME MY ORDER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND SHE SAID WHAT WAS THAT, I SAID I DON'T KNOW SHE SAID IT CAME FROM YOUR CAR SHE SAID MADAM IT CAME FROM INSIDE YOUR CAR, YOUR CAR IS SMOKING SO I TURNE...

WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT MCDONALD'S THE TELLER WAS REACHING ME MY ORDER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND SHE SAID WHAT WAS THAT, I SAID I DON'T KNOW SHE SAID IT CAME FROM YOUR CAR SHE SAID MADAM IT CAME FROM INSIDE YOUR CAR, YOUR CAR IS SMOKING SO I TURNE...

MORNING OF JUNE 22ND, WHEN I DROVE BACK FROM CHARLOTTE, NC AIRPORT TO UNIVERSITY AREA, ON HIGHWAY I-85, MY TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 STOP ACCELERATION-QUICKLY DROP THE SPEED FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH AND STILL DROPPING. DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL, IT WON'T ACCELERATE. I STOPPED THE CAR IN AN O...

MORNING OF JUNE 22ND, WHEN I DROVE BACK FROM CHARLOTTE, NC AIRPORT TO UNIVERSITY AREA, ON HIGHWAY I-85, MY TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 STOP ACCELERATION-QUICKLY DROP THE SPEED FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH AND STILL DROPPING. DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL, IT WON'T ACCELERATE. I STOPPED THE CAR IN AN O...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR MANUAL TRANSMISSION - 70,000. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. SUBTLE ENGINE KNOCKING, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN LIFT FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. SUDDEN ONSET WHILE EXITING FREEWAY- RPMS HOVERED WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, DIFFICULT TO PUT IN 1ST ON START, THEN HORRIBLE NO...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR MANUAL TRANSMISSION - 70,000. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. SUBTLE ENGINE KNOCKING, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN LIFT FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. SUDDEN ONSET WHILE EXITING FREEWAY- RPMS HOVERED WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, DIFFICULT TO PUT IN 1ST ON START, THEN HORRIBLE NO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BY T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BY T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BY T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BY T...

CONSUMER BELIEVES HE HAS THE SOLUTION TO THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AND SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM DASHBOARD LIGHT ACTIVITY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS REVIEWED THE WIRING DIAGRAMS AND HER DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE CONTROLLED ...

CONSUMER BELIEVES HE HAS THE SOLUTION TO THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AND SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM DASHBOARD LIGHT ACTIVITY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS REVIEWED THE WIRING DIAGRAMS AND HER DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE CONTROLLED ...

I HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 1/2 A BLOCK. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND IT...

I HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 1/2 A BLOCK. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND IT...

I HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 1/2 A BLOCK. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND IT...

I HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 1/2 A BLOCK. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND IT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BOLT DETACHED FROM THE ANCHOR INSIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT WAS ATTACHED WITH A WIRE AND COULD BE EASILY REMOVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMEN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BOLT DETACHED FROM THE ANCHOR INSIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT WAS ATTACHED WITH A WIRE AND COULD BE EASILY REMOVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMEN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WOULD MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IDLE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WOULD MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IDLE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE CONTACT HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP MOVING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND ...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING GEARS OR CLUTCH WHILE UNDER LOAD, RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OWNING THE CAR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DOES NOT GET UP TO OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLE...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING GEARS OR CLUTCH WHILE UNDER LOAD, RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OWNING THE CAR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DOES NOT GET UP TO OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE CONTACT HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP MOVING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND ...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING GEARS OR CLUTCH WHILE UNDER LOAD, RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OWNING THE CAR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DOES NOT GET UP TO OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLE...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING GEARS OR CLUTCH WHILE UNDER LOAD, RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OWNING THE CAR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DOES NOT GET UP TO OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLE...

I HAVE HAD FOUR INSTANCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS OVER A PERIOD OF 8 YEARS. IN EACH INSTANCE, I WAS PULLING INTO A CARPORT AT A SLOW SPEED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL. IN A...

I HAVE HAD FOUR INSTANCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS OVER A PERIOD OF 8 YEARS. IN EACH INSTANCE, I WAS PULLING INTO A CARPORT AT A SLOW SPEED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL. IN A...

WHEN I START MY CAR IT REVS UP VERY HIGH MAKING IT SOUND LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004, AND I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THOSE KIND OF CARS DO THAT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX SOMETIMES DISENGAGES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. DECELERATION IS BETTER THAN ACCELERATION, BUT IT IS STILL UNNERVING WHEN FOLLOWED BY OTHER CARS. FREQUENCY IS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, OCCURS ON ONE TRIP AND HAPPENS THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENG...

WHEN I START MY CAR IT REVS UP VERY HIGH MAKING IT SOUND LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004, AND I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THOSE KIND OF CARS DO THAT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX SOMETIMES DISENGAGES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. DECELERATION IS BETTER THAN ACCELERATION, BUT IT IS STILL UNNERVING WHEN FOLLOWED BY OTHER CARS. FREQUENCY IS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, OCCURS ON ONE TRIP AND HAPPENS THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENG...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. USUALLY WHEN I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR'S THROTTLE STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL...

WHILST DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GRIND AND THEN LOCKED UP. AT 66,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. READING ON EDMUNDS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0D9B0E I HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN AT A COST OF $2,00...

WHILST DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GRIND AND THEN LOCKED UP. AT 66,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. READING ON EDMUNDS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0D9B0E I HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN AT A COST OF $2,00...

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT AN APT. COMPLEX; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO AS NOT TO HIT THE CURB; THE CAR BECAME AIRBORNE, JUMPED THE CURB AND LANDED ONTO A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND STOPPING JUST SHORT OF HITTING A TREE. I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOW PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I ASKED MY...

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT AN APT. COMPLEX; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO AS NOT TO HIT THE CURB; THE CAR BECAME AIRBORNE, JUMPED THE CURB AND LANDED ONTO A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND STOPPING JUST SHORT OF HITTING A TREE. I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOW PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I ASKED MY...

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HAVING PERIODIC ACCELELRATION PROBLEMS SINCE 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CONTACT IS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN., WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS FAILURE HAD BEEN HAPPENING...

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HAVING PERIODIC ACCELELRATION PROBLEMS SINCE 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CONTACT IS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN., WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS FAILURE HAD BEEN HAPPENING...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. A BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL (NOISE) AT 80,000 MILES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS COMMON FOR BOTH THE MATRIX AND THE PONTIAC VIBE (IDENTICAL CAR). LUCKILY I HAD IT CHANGED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NEITHER TOYOTA NOR GM ARE PROVIDING ...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. A BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL (NOISE) AT 80,000 MILES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS COMMON FOR BOTH THE MATRIX AND THE PONTIAC VIBE (IDENTICAL CAR). LUCKILY I HAD IT CHANGED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NEITHER TOYOTA NOR GM ARE PROVIDING ...

NOTICED AND INCREASING GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED ALSO HAVING THE MECHANIC LOOK FOR METAL SHAVING WITH NONE FOUND. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO CONFIRMED THE "DIFFERENTIAL" WAS GOING TO FAIL SOON AND ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL REP...

NOTICED AND INCREASING GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED ALSO HAVING THE MECHANIC LOOK FOR METAL SHAVING WITH NONE FOUND. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO CONFIRMED THE "DIFFERENTIAL" WAS GOING TO FAIL SOON AND ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL REP...

A RATTLING NOISE STARTED UNDER THE CAR. IT WOULD DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN. OVER A 2 DAY PERIOD, THE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD AND BECAME MORE LIKE A CLACKING NOISE, BUT NOT CONSTANT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND WE'VE ORDERED A NE...

A RATTLING NOISE STARTED UNDER THE CAR. IT WOULD DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN. OVER A 2 DAY PERIOD, THE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD AND BECAME MORE LIKE A CLACKING NOISE, BUT NOT CONSTANT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND WE'VE ORDERED A NE...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR (03 TOYOTA MATRIX, MANUAL TRANS), (NORTH BOUND I-45 CONROE, TEXAS) THE CAR ABRUPTLY STARTED A THUMPING SLAPPING SOUND. FROM THE FROUNT END. ASAP! PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ME ...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR (03 TOYOTA MATRIX, MANUAL TRANS), (NORTH BOUND I-45 CONROE, TEXAS) THE CAR ABRUPTLY STARTED A THUMPING SLAPPING SOUND. FROM THE FROUNT END. ASAP! PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ME ...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR (03 TOYOTA MATRIX, MANUAL TRANS), (NORTH BOUND I-45 CONROE, TEXAS) THE CAR ABRUPTLY STARTED A THUMPING SLAPPING SOUND. FROM THE FROUNT END. ASAP! PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ME ...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR (03 TOYOTA MATRIX, MANUAL TRANS), (NORTH BOUND I-45 CONROE, TEXAS) THE CAR ABRUPTLY STARTED A THUMPING SLAPPING SOUND. FROM THE FROUNT END. ASAP! PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ME ...

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX DIED AFTER 100,000 MILES AND IT'S A MANUAL. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND IT HAD ABOUT 70K MILES ON IT. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH AT ABOUT 80K. THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN I COULDN'T SHIFT IT INTO GEAR AND THEN IT COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD ...

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX DIED AFTER 100,000 MILES AND IT'S A MANUAL. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND IT HAD ABOUT 70K MILES ON IT. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH AT ABOUT 80K. THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN I COULDN'T SHIFT IT INTO GEAR AND THEN IT COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD ...

GRINDING NOISE BEGAN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I'VE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE CAR NOW SITS AS I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

GRINDING NOISE BEGAN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I'VE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE CAR NOW SITS AS I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

GRINDING NOISE BEGAN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I'VE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE CAR NOW SITS AS I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

GRINDING NOISE BEGAN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I'VE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE CAR NOW SITS AS I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE EVENING, AN ODD CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX (MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 88,000 MILES). THE SOUND WAS LOUDER WITH ACCELERATION. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE SOUND WAS NOTED TO BE LOUDER IN HIGHER GEARS, AND ABSENT WHEN T...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE EVENING, AN ODD CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX (MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 88,000 MILES). THE SOUND WAS LOUDER WITH ACCELERATION. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE SOUND WAS NOTED TO BE LOUDER IN HIGHER GEARS, AND ABSENT WHEN T...

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD BEFORE 100,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD BEFORE 100,000 MILES. *TR

AFTER NORMAL DRIVING AND WEAR AND TEAR (103,000 MILES), MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS GONE BAD, RESULTING IN A NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AND CLUTCH PLATE. *TR

AFTER NORMAL DRIVING AND WEAR AND TEAR (103,000 MILES), MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS GONE BAD, RESULTING IN A NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AND CLUTCH PLATE. *TR

I HEARD A SCRAPING AND GRATING NOISE AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY THAT I THOUGHT WAS SOME TRAPPED DEBRIS UNDER THE FRONT END OR IN THE WHEEL WELL. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO INVESTIGATE, FINDING A LOOSE PLASTIC PLATE ( A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC SCREWS AND FASTENERS USED) I RIGGED SO...

I HEARD A SCRAPING AND GRATING NOISE AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY THAT I THOUGHT WAS SOME TRAPPED DEBRIS UNDER THE FRONT END OR IN THE WHEEL WELL. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO INVESTIGATE, FINDING A LOOSE PLASTIC PLATE ( A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC SCREWS AND FASTENERS USED) I RIGGED SO...

ACCELERATOR IN 2003 MATRIX TOYOTA STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. *TR

ACCELERATOR IN 2003 MATRIX TOYOTA STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH TWO OF OUR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT WHAT SHE DESCRIBES AS THE CAR JUMPING OFF THE GROUND. SHE SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO A CRAWL, EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND LIMPED IT HOME. PRESENTLY IT SITS ...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH TWO OF OUR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT WHAT SHE DESCRIBES AS THE CAR JUMPING OFF THE GROUND. SHE SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO A CRAWL, EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND LIMPED IT HOME. PRESENTLY IT SITS ...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES AND THE TRANNY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BAD BEARING. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHERS. I SPOKE TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT DOES REBUILDS AND HE INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA HAD GOTTEN ...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES AND THE TRANNY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BAD BEARING. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHERS. I SPOKE TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT DOES REBUILDS AND HE INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA HAD GOTTEN ...

I HAVE A2003 MATRIX SINCE NEW, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS REMAINED ON FOR YEARS, BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDS CAN NOT GO TO DEALERSHIP AND PAY $$$$ FOR SERVICE FEE, DIAGNOSTIC FEE, AND PARTS AND LABOR FOR SOMEONE TO "WORK" THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL VISITS. I NOW HOWEVER A...

I HAVE A2003 MATRIX SINCE NEW, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS REMAINED ON FOR YEARS, BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDS CAN NOT GO TO DEALERSHIP AND PAY $$$$ FOR SERVICE FEE, DIAGNOSTIC FEE, AND PARTS AND LABOR FOR SOMEONE TO "WORK" THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL VISITS. I NOW HOWEVER A...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AT 94,542 MILES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AT 94,542 MILES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

AFTER 200 MILE ROUND TRIP, NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK MATRIX TO DEALER, WHO TOLD US THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BAD, AND NEEDED REPLACED. 2003 MATRIX, 115,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY, WE HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO WORK) BEARINGS REPLACED AND CLUTCH WORK DONE FOR $2063. ...

AFTER 200 MILE ROUND TRIP, NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK MATRIX TO DEALER, WHO TOLD US THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BAD, AND NEEDED REPLACED. 2003 MATRIX, 115,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY, WE HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO WORK) BEARINGS REPLACED AND CLUTCH WORK DONE FOR $2063. ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THE NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THE NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE HEARD AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER FOUND FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND VERIFIED THAT THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE HEARD AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER FOUND FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND VERIFIED THAT THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HANDLES WERE BEING DRIED OUT BY THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $111. THE FAILU...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HANDLES WERE BEING DRIED OUT BY THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $111. THE FAILU...

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER / PISTON LOCKED UP UNDER PRESSURE. WITH 5MILES AND UNDER HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT CREATED INTENSE AND IMMEDIATE VIBRATION AND SMOKE. SUDDEN FAILURE. *TR

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER / PISTON LOCKED UP UNDER PRESSURE. WITH 5MILES AND UNDER HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT CREATED INTENSE AND IMMEDIATE VIBRATION AND SMOKE. SUDDEN FAILURE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY COME APART DUE TO BEING BUILT WITH BAD THROW OUT BEARINGS. LOUD RATTLING NOISE BEGAN 6 MONTHS AGO EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FLAWLESSLY. TWO WEEKS AGO, ON MARCH 9, 2009 MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVI...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY COME APART DUE TO BEING BUILT WITH BAD THROW OUT BEARINGS. LOUD RATTLING NOISE BEGAN 6 MONTHS AGO EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FLAWLESSLY. TWO WEEKS AGO, ON MARCH 9, 2009 MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVI...

OWN A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XR HAVE BEEN HEARING ODD SOUNDS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. HAD MECHANIC DO A CHECK AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NEVER STOPPED TO THINK IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. A WEEK LATER, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, HEA...

OWN A TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XR HAVE BEEN HEARING ODD SOUNDS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. HAD MECHANIC DO A CHECK AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NEVER STOPPED TO THINK IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. A WEEK LATER, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, HEA...

DRIVING CAR AND IT HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, 2 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SECOND TIME BRAKES WERE HIT AND CAR QUITE ACCELERATING. *TR

DRIVING CAR AND IT HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, 2 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SECOND TIME BRAKES WERE HIT AND CAR QUITE ACCELERATING. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME ABOUT $50 TO TELL ME MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $1,000 FOR MY 2003 MATRIX WITH ABOUT 92,000 MILES. SEEMED UNLIKELY, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NON-TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP, HIS COMPUTER ALSO SHOWED CAT...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME ABOUT $50 TO TELL ME MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $1,000 FOR MY 2003 MATRIX WITH ABOUT 92,000 MILES. SEEMED UNLIKELY, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NON-TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP, HIS COMPUTER ALSO SHOWED CAT...

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME MORE INJURY TO MY NECK. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME MORE INJURY TO MY NECK. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME MORE INJURY TO MY NECK. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME MORE INJURY TO MY NECK. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX, IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX, IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR

RE: ? TOYOTA USA CASE #?S 20812220115, 200812310223, ETC.. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008 I BOUGHT A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 44,598 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS OVER A QUART LOW ON OIL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHICH TOYOTA HAS A LETTER FROM ME. AFTER THIS, I DROVE THE CAR 50 MILES AND...

RE: ? TOYOTA USA CASE #?S 20812220115, 200812310223, ETC.. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008 I BOUGHT A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 44,598 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS OVER A QUART LOW ON OIL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHICH TOYOTA HAS A LETTER FROM ME. AFTER THIS, I DROVE THE CAR 50 MILES AND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WERE ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING AND RATTLING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WERE ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING AND RATTLING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY...

TOYOTA DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AT 100K. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE PROBLEMS MUST HAVE BEEN EXISTENT FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR

TOYOTA DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AT 100K. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE PROBLEMS MUST HAVE BEEN EXISTENT FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE TIME; THEREFORE, HE WAS ACCELERAT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE TIME; THEREFORE, HE WAS ACCELERAT...

I HAD MY '03 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS SERVICED ON 08/08/08 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BERKELEY, CA. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THE NEXT DAY (TODAY, AS I WRITE) I WAS DRIVING ON I-80 EASTBOUND PAST RENO, NV AND MY SPEED DROPPED 20MPH FOR NO REASON. MY ...

I HAD MY '03 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS SERVICED ON 08/08/08 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BERKELEY, CA. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THE NEXT DAY (TODAY, AS I WRITE) I WAS DRIVING ON I-80 EASTBOUND PAST RENO, NV AND MY SPEED DROPPED 20MPH FOR NO REASON. MY ...

OUR SON'S 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAD IT'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAIL 2 NIGHTS AGO. HE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ( 100,000 MILES). UNBELIEVABLY HE WAS 1600 MILES OVER HIS WARRANTY. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2003 AND 2004 MATRIX TRANSMISSIONS. OUR SON IS A ...

OUR SON'S 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX HAD IT'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAIL 2 NIGHTS AGO. HE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ( 100,000 MILES). UNBELIEVABLY HE WAS 1600 MILES OVER HIS WARRANTY. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2003 AND 2004 MATRIX TRANSMISSIONS. OUR SON IS A ...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-565 IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS IN FIFTH GEAR AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT ABOUT 70 MPH. AFTER BEING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED DECELER...

MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-565 IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS IN FIFTH GEAR AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT ABOUT 70 MPH. AFTER BEING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED DECELER...

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AUTO TRANSMISSION, THAT HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. A MONTH AGO THE 1ST AND REVERSE GEARS STARTED TO SLIP AND WAS HARD TO GET INTO GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I LEFT THE DEALER AND IT STARTED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER I WA...

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AUTO TRANSMISSION, THAT HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. A MONTH AGO THE 1ST AND REVERSE GEARS STARTED TO SLIP AND WAS HARD TO GET INTO GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I LEFT THE DEALER AND IT STARTED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER I WA...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 57,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH A USED REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS OF THE 2003/2004 MODELS. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 57,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH A USED REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS OF THE 2003/2004 MODELS. *TR

THE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD TOGETHER IS A BLIND SPOT. WHEN PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE STREET YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. I ALMOST HIT SOME ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDOW IS MADE. THE SUN VISOR IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE SUN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THEY TO MAKE BETTER VI...

THE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD TOGETHER IS A BLIND SPOT. WHEN PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE STREET YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. I ALMOST HIT SOME ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDOW IS MADE. THE SUN VISOR IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE SUN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THEY TO MAKE BETTER VI...

THE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD TOGETHER IS A BLIND SPOT. WHEN PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE STREET YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. I ALMOST HIT SOME ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDOW IS MADE. THE SUN VISOR IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE SUN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THEY TO MAKE BETTER VI...

THE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD TOGETHER IS A BLIND SPOT. WHEN PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE STREET YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. I ALMOST HIT SOME ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDOW IS MADE. THE SUN VISOR IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE SUN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THEY TO MAKE BETTER VI...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THE VEHICLE ODOMETER CURRENTLY SHOWS 57,108 MILES. ON JANUARY 24TH, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED ($45) TO OUR MECHANIC AT POLLY'S SHELL IN NASHVILLE AND WE PAID THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED: CLUTCH SET: ...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THE VEHICLE ODOMETER CURRENTLY SHOWS 57,108 MILES. ON JANUARY 24TH, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED ($45) TO OUR MECHANIC AT POLLY'S SHELL IN NASHVILLE AND WE PAID THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED: CLUTCH SET: ...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT ON JULY 30, 2007, HAD A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY A CLINKIING SOUND WAS NOTICED BY DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. ON JULY 30, 2007, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CL...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT ON JULY 30, 2007, HAD A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY A CLINKIING SOUND WAS NOTICED BY DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. ON JULY 30, 2007, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CL...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT ON JULY 30, 2007, HAD A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY A CLINKIING SOUND WAS NOTICED BY DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. ON JULY 30, 2007, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CL...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT ON JULY 30, 2007, HAD A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY A CLINKIING SOUND WAS NOTICED BY DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. ON JULY 30, 2007, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CL...

ORIGINAL '03 TOY. MATRIX XRS MFG. CLUTCH BURNT OUT @ 37K MI OF NORMAL (NOT RACING) DRIVING. CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO BURNING SMELL - JUST HIGHER REVVING, NO POWER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICKS FOR 18+ YRS (MOSTLY TOYOTAS - THIS IS NOT NORMAL)! *TR

ORIGINAL '03 TOY. MATRIX XRS MFG. CLUTCH BURNT OUT @ 37K MI OF NORMAL (NOT RACING) DRIVING. CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO BURNING SMELL - JUST HIGHER REVVING, NO POWER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICKS FOR 18+ YRS (MOSTLY TOYOTAS - THIS IS NOT NORMAL)! *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX, 64000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, BOUGHT IT USED 10/2007 CERTIFIED TOYOTA AND THANK GOODNESS WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. JUST TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DIRTY AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN PAN ALSO HYDRAULIC WENT OUT AND HAD A FAU...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX, 64000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, BOUGHT IT USED 10/2007 CERTIFIED TOYOTA AND THANK GOODNESS WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. JUST TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DIRTY AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN PAN ALSO HYDRAULIC WENT OUT AND HAD A FAU...

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY RUINED AT 72,000 MILES 5 SPEED MANUAL TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY RUINED AT 72,000 MILES 5 SPEED MANUAL TOYOTA MATRIX 2003. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 MATRIX IN MAY OF 2007. IN NOVEMBER (90K MILES), I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH ($1200). I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN STICK SHIFTS FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW & HAVE N...

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IN MAY OF 2007. BECAUSE IT HAD THE TOYOTA NAME ON IT, I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE A QUALITY CAR - WRONG! NOW IT IS MARCH 2008, LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH (AN ITEM I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLA...

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 MATRIX IN MAY OF 2007. IN NOVEMBER (90K MILES), I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH ($1200). I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN STICK SHIFTS FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW & HAVE N...

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IN MAY OF 2007. BECAUSE IT HAD THE TOYOTA NAME ON IT, I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE A QUALITY CAR - WRONG! NOW IT IS MARCH 2008, LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH (AN ITEM I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLA...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX SIDE-FRONT POWER WINDOWS GETTING STUCK AND MAKING POPPING NOISES. *TR

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX SIDE-FRONT POWER WINDOWS GETTING STUCK AND MAKING POPPING NOISES. *TR

I NOTICE AN OCCASIONAL POPPING NOISE WHEN ROLLING UP AND DOWN THE WINDOWS ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THIS CONCERNS ME, AS I BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS COULD ULTIMATELY SHATTER IF THIS PERSISTS OR GETS ANY WORSE. *TR

I NOTICE AN OCCASIONAL POPPING NOISE WHEN ROLLING UP AND DOWN THE WINDOWS ON MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THIS CONCERNS ME, AS I BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS COULD ULTIMATELY SHATTER IF THIS PERSISTS OR GETS ANY WORSE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULD BECOME STUCK AND PROMPTLY MAKE A LOUD POP AS IT BECAME UNSTUCK WHILE RETRACTING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FINAL FAILURE CAME WHEN IT MADE VERY LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULD BECOME STUCK AND PROMPTLY MAKE A LOUD POP AS IT BECAME UNSTUCK WHILE RETRACTING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FINAL FAILURE CAME WHEN IT MADE VERY LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 61,200 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. TOYOTA WOULD MAKE NO ADJUSTMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002/03 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 70K MILES. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS 130K MILES NOW AND I AM BEING TOLD THE BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 61,200 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. TOYOTA WOULD MAKE NO ADJUSTMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002/03 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 70K MILES. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS 130K MILES NOW AND I AM BEING TOLD THE BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. *TR

WAS TRAVELING FROM ILLINOIS TO COLORADO, TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING, GRINDING. MADE IT TO COLORADO, HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AROUND ($4300, OUT OF WARRANTY). NO HELP FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES? C'MON, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? *TR

WAS TRAVELING FROM ILLINOIS TO COLORADO, TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING, GRINDING. MADE IT TO COLORADO, HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AROUND ($4300, OUT OF WARRANTY). NO HELP FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES? C'MON, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? *TR

FACTORY DEFECT ON ENGINE PART. HAD TO SPEND OVER $4,000 FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT & REPAIRS. *TR

FACTORY DEFECT ON ENGINE PART. HAD TO SPEND OVER $4,000 FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT & REPAIRS. *TR

MAIN BEARING IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH. TOYOTA CANADA AND MY DEALER COVERED 60% OF COST 5MTH PAST WARRANTY. *TR

MAIN BEARING IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH. TOYOTA CANADA AND MY DEALER COVERED 60% OF COST 5MTH PAST WARRANTY. *TR

ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2007,MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2003 MATRIX, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR STARTED TO MAKE AN EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE ENGINE, SHE PULLED OVER A CALLED ME, I MET HER WHERE SHE WAS AND VERIFIED THE NOISE SOUNDED TERMINAL, CALLED FOR A WRECKER, HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, 2 DAYS LATER, I W...

ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2007,MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2003 MATRIX, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR STARTED TO MAKE AN EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE ENGINE, SHE PULLED OVER A CALLED ME, I MET HER WHERE SHE WAS AND VERIFIED THE NOISE SOUNDED TERMINAL, CALLED FOR A WRECKER, HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, 2 DAYS LATER, I W...

MY HUSBAND, WILLIAM PALMER-TAYLOR, BOUGHT OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IN THE BOSTON, MA AREA BEFORE JOINING ME IN CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE OF A PROGRAMMING FAILURE, THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX (IZZ-FE ENGINE) CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNS OUT EARLY EMITTING A NOXIOUS SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR. THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY MORE O...

MY HUSBAND, WILLIAM PALMER-TAYLOR, BOUGHT OUR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IN THE BOSTON, MA AREA BEFORE JOINING ME IN CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE OF A PROGRAMMING FAILURE, THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX (IZZ-FE ENGINE) CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNS OUT EARLY EMITTING A NOXIOUS SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR. THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY MORE O...

CLUTCH FAILED WITHIN THE 36 THOUSAND WARRANTY PERIOD. DEALER AND TOYOTA SAY THAT IT IS A WEAR ITEM AND NOT COVERED. MANY OF THE SAME REPORTS OF OWNERS WITH SAME VEHICLE AND SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX 5-SPEED WITH 75K MILES ON IT. SERVICED EVERY 5K MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 60K, AND HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ALL MANUFACTURE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. PURCHASED NEW BY ME FROM TOYOTA & SCION OF LAKE CITY IN SEATTLE. ON 6/17/2007, I WAS DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE 520 ...

CLUTCH FAILED WITHIN THE 36 THOUSAND WARRANTY PERIOD. DEALER AND TOYOTA SAY THAT IT IS A WEAR ITEM AND NOT COVERED. MANY OF THE SAME REPORTS OF OWNERS WITH SAME VEHICLE AND SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX 5-SPEED WITH 75K MILES ON IT. SERVICED EVERY 5K MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 60K, AND HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ALL MANUFACTURE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. PURCHASED NEW BY ME FROM TOYOTA & SCION OF LAKE CITY IN SEATTLE. ON 6/17/2007, I WAS DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE 520 ...

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT AS I REALIZED THAT MORE THAN LIKELY THE PROBLEM WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR OR SOMETHING EMISSIONS RELATED. 5 MORE MINUTES WENT BY AND THE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, ACCOMPANIED BY A PINGING SOUND ...

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT AS I REALIZED THAT MORE THAN LIKELY THE PROBLEM WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR OR SOMETHING EMISSIONS RELATED. 5 MORE MINUTES WENT BY AND THE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, ACCOMPANIED BY A PINGING SOUND ...

CLUTCH ON THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS SMOKES AND SLIPS AND HAS SINCE 3500 MILES. *AK

CLUTCH ON THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS SMOKES AND SLIPS AND HAS SINCE 3500 MILES. *AK

IN 9/02 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON WET A ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND DID NOT STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS ADEQUATE STOPPING DISTANCE & I KNOW THAT OUR SATURN WAGON WOULD HAVE STOPPED ON TIME. ON 11/30/06, MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED...

IN 9/02 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON WET A ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND DID NOT STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS ADEQUATE STOPPING DISTANCE & I KNOW THAT OUR SATURN WAGON WOULD HAVE STOPPED ON TIME. ON 11/30/06, MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED...

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MT TOYOTA XR AND BROUGHT THE CAR FOR THE EXCELLENT REPUTATION TOYOTA HAS AS I KNEW I WOULD BE DRIVING IT A LOT AS A REGULAR COMMUTER. I HAVE HAD THE OIL REPLACED FREQUENTLY AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS SERVICES IN THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD MEAN IT WOULD L...

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MT TOYOTA XR AND BROUGHT THE CAR FOR THE EXCELLENT REPUTATION TOYOTA HAS AS I KNEW I WOULD BE DRIVING IT A LOT AS A REGULAR COMMUTER. I HAVE HAD THE OIL REPLACED FREQUENTLY AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS SERVICES IN THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD MEAN IT WOULD L...

PURCHASED USED 2003 MATRIX IN OCT 2005, PAID FOR QUALITY GUARD PLUS DELUXE THROUGH NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO COVER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. BY APRIL 2006 IT WAS MISSING GEARS AND CAR JUST DIED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER CALLING NISSAN BECAUSE I WAS POINTED THERE. TOYOTA HAD...

PURCHASED USED 2003 MATRIX IN OCT 2005, PAID FOR QUALITY GUARD PLUS DELUXE THROUGH NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO COVER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. BY APRIL 2006 IT WAS MISSING GEARS AND CAR JUST DIED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER CALLING NISSAN BECAUSE I WAS POINTED THERE. TOYOTA HAD...

THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR OPENING LEVER HAS SPLIT. THIS HAS CAUSED DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAUSED ME TO CUT MY FINGER WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *NM

THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR OPENING LEVER HAS SPLIT. THIS HAS CAUSED DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAUSED ME TO CUT MY FINGER WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *NM

THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR OPENING LEVER HAS SPLIT. THIS HAS CAUSED DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAUSED ME TO CUT MY FINGER WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *NM

THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR OPENING LEVER HAS SPLIT. THIS HAS CAUSED DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAUSED ME TO CUT MY FINGER WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *NM

WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY, VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES QUITE NOTICEABLY. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY WHEN ACCELERATING OR BRAKING OVER 30 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. *JB

WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY, VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES QUITE NOTICEABLY. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY WHEN ACCELERATING OR BRAKING OVER 30 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. *JB

FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED & BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING (HUB)ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH ONLY 103,000 KILOMETERS ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. IS MY CASE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR IS THIS A THING TO LOOK FOR , FOR MATRIX OWNERS? IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR OVER 1200 CDN. *NM

FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED & BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING (HUB)ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH ONLY 103,000 KILOMETERS ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. IS MY CASE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR IS THIS A THING TO LOOK FOR , FOR MATRIX OWNERS? IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR OVER 1200 CDN. *NM

FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED & BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING (HUB)ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH ONLY 103,000 KILOMETERS ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. IS MY CASE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR IS THIS A THING TO LOOK FOR , FOR MATRIX OWNERS? IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR OVER 1200 CDN. *NM

FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED & BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING (HUB)ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH ONLY 103,000 KILOMETERS ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. IS MY CASE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR IS THIS A THING TO LOOK FOR , FOR MATRIX OWNERS? IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR OVER 1200 CDN. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THERE IS A THIN METAL COVERING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. THE METAL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC BASE. IT IS LIKE A RAZOR BLADE, SO WHEN YOU GO TO OPEN THE DOOR YOUR FINGERS GET SLICED. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THERE IS A THIN METAL COVERING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. THE METAL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC BASE. IT IS LIKE A RAZOR BLADE, SO WHEN YOU GO TO OPEN THE DOOR YOUR FINGERS GET SLICED. *JB

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH - ON HILLS, YOU CAN SMELL IT BURNING. THE BREAKING POINT HAS GRADUALLY BEEN GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE ON A CLUTCH AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING ONE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 30K MILES. *JB

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH - ON HILLS, YOU CAN SMELL IT BURNING. THE BREAKING POINT HAS GRADUALLY BEEN GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE ON A CLUTCH AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING ONE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 30K MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT DRIP UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN DRIPPING ON THE POWER STEERING SUPPORT CAUSING RUST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT DRIP UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN DRIPPING ON THE POWER STEERING SUPPORT CAUSING RUST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

YOUR CRASH TESTING GAVE THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR AWD FIVE STARS FOR SIDE IMPACT REGARDING HEAD INJURY POTENTIAL FOR DRIVER. WE USED YOUR RATINGS WHEN SELECTING A USED CAR IN AUGUST 2005. ON APRIL 1, 2006 MY 29 YEAR OLD SON HIT A TREE ON DRIVER DOOR. HE SUFFERED FRACTURED SKULL, BROKEN NECK AND OTHE...

YOUR CRASH TESTING GAVE THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XR AWD FIVE STARS FOR SIDE IMPACT REGARDING HEAD INJURY POTENTIAL FOR DRIVER. WE USED YOUR RATINGS WHEN SELECTING A USED CAR IN AUGUST 2005. ON APRIL 1, 2006 MY 29 YEAR OLD SON HIT A TREE ON DRIVER DOOR. HE SUFFERED FRACTURED SKULL, BROKEN NECK AND OTHE...

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX - CLUTCH BURNS TOO EASILY. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE ON A STD, HAVE DRIVEN THEM FOR 15 YEAR AND NEVER HAD THIS BURNING PROBLEM. THIS IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. *NM

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX - CLUTCH BURNS TOO EASILY. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE ON A STD, HAVE DRIVEN THEM FOR 15 YEAR AND NEVER HAD THIS BURNING PROBLEM. THIS IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. *NM

THIS MORNING I DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SPANNING 3/4 OF THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD, ACROSS THE BOTTOM ABOVE THE WIPERS, IN AN INVERTED U-SHAPE. THE CRACK DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GLASS. IT WAS NOT PRESENT LAST NIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. THERE IS NO O...

THIS MORNING I DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SPANNING 3/4 OF THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD, ACROSS THE BOTTOM ABOVE THE WIPERS, IN AN INVERTED U-SHAPE. THE CRACK DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GLASS. IT WAS NOT PRESENT LAST NIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. THERE IS NO O...

PURCHASED AFFINITY LH 30 TIRES FOR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. TIRES WEARING EVEN BUT ALL ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR EDGE OF TREAD. TIRES ONLY HAVE 25000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD DEPTH AVERAGE IS 8/32. *NM

PURCHASED AFFINITY LH 30 TIRES FOR 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. TIRES WEARING EVEN BUT ALL ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR EDGE OF TREAD. TIRES ONLY HAVE 25000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD DEPTH AVERAGE IS 8/32. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CONSTANTLY. THIS STARTED 3-4 MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER HAS HAD TO RESET THE CODES SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHT WILL STAYED OFF FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHE SAID THE CAR DIED O 4 TIMES, AND SHE HAS HAD TO REBOOT IT....

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CONSTANTLY. THIS STARTED 3-4 MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER HAS HAD TO RESET THE CODES SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHT WILL STAYED OFF FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHE SAID THE CAR DIED O 4 TIMES, AND SHE HAS HAD TO REBOOT IT....

DT: 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO INTERNAL FLAPPER BREAKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, IT WILL COST $688. WHEN PUMPING GAS IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME, AND THE MILEAGE WAS REAL BAD. WHEN THEY LOOKED THEY FOUND GAS WAS LEAKING....

DT: 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO INTERNAL FLAPPER BREAKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, IT WILL COST $688. WHEN PUMPING GAS IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME, AND THE MILEAGE WAS REAL BAD. WHEN THEY LOOKED THEY FOUND GAS WAS LEAKING....

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK MY MATRIX TO DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY(AM).DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CHARCOAL FUEL CANISTER. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $430.00 AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED WHEN THE GAS TANK IS "TOPPED-OFF" WHEN BEING FILLED COMPLETELY.SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE ...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK MY MATRIX TO DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY(AM).DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CHARCOAL FUEL CANISTER. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $430.00 AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED WHEN THE GAS TANK IS "TOPPED-OFF" WHEN BEING FILLED COMPLETELY.SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE ...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL START TO MISS OUT AND THEN STALL. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE THEN REPLACED THE IGNITORS. ONCE TH...

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING COMING FROM THE CLUTCH WHICH IS NORMAL AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING WHE IT STARTED TO TURN OUT TO MONTHS IT BECAME SKEPTICAL....THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP A LOT TAKES LONG TO CATCH ON..NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM FOR NOW UNTIL CLUTCH ...

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING COMING FROM THE CLUTCH WHICH IS NORMAL AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING WHE IT STARTED TO TURN OUT TO MONTHS IT BECAME SKEPTICAL....THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP A LOT TAKES LONG TO CATCH ON..NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM FOR NOW UNTIL CLUTCH ...

I HAVE AN 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND YOU CAN SMELL IT MOST OF THE TIME. HAS 53,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY STANDARDS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE LAST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE WAS ON A 1991 SUZUKI SWIFT THAT HAD OVER 22...

I HAVE AN 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND YOU CAN SMELL IT MOST OF THE TIME. HAS 53,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY STANDARDS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE LAST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE WAS ON A 1991 SUZUKI SWIFT THAT HAD OVER 22...

I HAVE AN 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND YOU CAN SMELL IT MOST OF THE TIME. HAS 53,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY STANDARDS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE LAST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE WAS ON A 1991 SUZUKI SWIFT THAT HAD OVER 22...

I HAVE AN 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND YOU CAN SMELL IT MOST OF THE TIME. HAS 53,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY STANDARDS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE LAST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE WAS ON A 1991 SUZUKI SWIFT THAT HAD OVER 22...

I OWN A 2003 MATRIX XR000 WITH 53000 MILES. I HAD THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MILES BY TOYOTA. LAST MONTH I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. *AK I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA MECHANIC THAT BOTH MY DRUMS NEEDED REPLACEMEN...

I OWN A 2003 MATRIX XR000 WITH 53000 MILES. I HAD THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MILES BY TOYOTA. LAST MONTH I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. *AK I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA MECHANIC THAT BOTH MY DRUMS NEEDED REPLACEMEN...

I OWN A 2003 MATRIX XR000 WITH 53000 MILES. I HAD THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MILES BY TOYOTA. LAST MONTH I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. *AK I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA MECHANIC THAT BOTH MY DRUMS NEEDED REPLACEMEN...

I OWN A 2003 MATRIX XR000 WITH 53000 MILES. I HAD THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MILES BY TOYOTA. LAST MONTH I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. *AK I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA MECHANIC THAT BOTH MY DRUMS NEEDED REPLACEMEN...

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD BECOME UNREADABLE DUE TO GLARE FROM THE SUN AT ANY TIME. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD BECOME UNREADABLE DUE TO GLARE FROM THE SUN AT ANY TIME. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*AK

PREMATURELY THE VEHICLE WILL GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PREMATURELY THE VEHICLE WILL GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2003 MATRIX FAILED AT 32,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST 65,000 TO 85,000 MILES WERE PUT ON THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH BLAMING ME FOR IMPROPER DRIVING TECHNIQUE AND OR ABUSE. IT'S NIC...

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2003 MATRIX FAILED AT 32,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST 65,000 TO 85,000 MILES WERE PUT ON THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH BLAMING ME FOR IMPROPER DRIVING TECHNIQUE AND OR ABUSE. IT'S NIC...

TAIL PIPE ASSEMBLY (CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSIDE OF MUFFLER) IS BAD . *AKI

TAIL PIPE ASSEMBLY (CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSIDE OF MUFFLER) IS BAD . *AKI

I WISH TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF SEAT BELT DESIGN, AS MY SON HAS NOW--3 TIMES--GOTTEN SO TANGLED IN HIS REAR-SEAT BELT THAT IT HAD TO BE CUT TO GET HIM LOOSE. WE HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC TO THAT MODEL CAR. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN A RENTAL CAR WHOSE MAKE I...

I WISH TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF SEAT BELT DESIGN, AS MY SON HAS NOW--3 TIMES--GOTTEN SO TANGLED IN HIS REAR-SEAT BELT THAT IT HAD TO BE CUT TO GET HIM LOOSE. WE HAVE A TOYOTA MATRIX, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC TO THAT MODEL CAR. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN A RENTAL CAR WHOSE MAKE I...

WHILE DRIVING. CLUTCH FAILED AT 38,000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING. CLUTCH FAILED AT 38,000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AND MY ENGINE HAS THE FAMOUS SLUDGE ISSUE RELATED TO PAST TOYOTA AUTOS OF RECENT YEARS. I DON'T HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS (I REALLY ALMOST NEVER SAVE THEM) FOR MAINTENANCE BUT I HAVE A FEW... WELL, TOYOTA IS REFUSING THE WARRANTY AND I'M STARTING TO SEE MORE COMPLAI...

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX AND MY ENGINE HAS THE FAMOUS SLUDGE ISSUE RELATED TO PAST TOYOTA AUTOS OF RECENT YEARS. I DON'T HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS (I REALLY ALMOST NEVER SAVE THEM) FOR MAINTENANCE BUT I HAVE A FEW... WELL, TOYOTA IS REFUSING THE WARRANTY AND I'M STARTING TO SEE MORE COMPLAI...

REAR SPOILER CRACKED. DEALER STATED THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK

REAR SPOILER CRACKED. DEALER STATED THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, STRIKING A TREE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA ,AND IT WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOU...

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, STRIKING A TREE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA ,AND IT WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOU...

LTR ON BEHALF OF MRS. LOLA BETANCOURT (VA)RE A ELECTRICAL FIRE IN HER 2003 TOYOTA MATRIC( VIN: 2R1K32E13CO48258) ORIGINATING AT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEAR THE POWER WINDOW AND LOCKS AREA, REPLY TO THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OFC, DOT/I#2004-5249. *NM

LTR ON BEHALF OF MRS. LOLA BETANCOURT (VA)RE A ELECTRICAL FIRE IN HER 2003 TOYOTA MATRIC( VIN: 2R1K32E13CO48258) ORIGINATING AT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEAR THE POWER WINDOW AND LOCKS AREA, REPLY TO THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OFC, DOT/I#2004-5249. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 6 OR MORE HOURS WHEN IT BEGAN A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE CAR HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE BLOCK, AS WELL AS BLEW THE S...

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 6 OR MORE HOURS WHEN IT BEGAN A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE CAR HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE BLOCK, AS WELL AS BLEW THE S...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN AUG 2002. IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR AT TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT MAKE IT HAPPEN SO THEY CANT FIX IT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD DEVELOPED A SQUEAK THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO CORRECT. T...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN AUG 2002. IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR AT TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT MAKE IT HAPPEN SO THEY CANT FIX IT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD DEVELOPED A SQUEAK THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO CORRECT. T...

I TOOK THE MATRIX IN TWICE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES FELT "LOOSE" AND DID NOT "CATCH" AS THEY SHOULD. I WAS ADVISED BOTH TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL...

I TOOK THE MATRIX IN TWICE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES FELT "LOOSE" AND DID NOT "CATCH" AS THEY SHOULD. I WAS ADVISED BOTH TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL...

I TOOK THE MATRIX IN TWICE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES FELT "LOOSE" AND DID NOT "CATCH" AS THEY SHOULD. I WAS ADVISED BOTH TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL...

I TOOK THE MATRIX IN TWICE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES FELT "LOOSE" AND DID NOT "CATCH" AS THEY SHOULD. I WAS ADVISED BOTH TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL...

NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE START THE VEHICLE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN FAR ENOUGH. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE MY SHOES TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN FAR ENOUGH FOR THE SWITCH TO ACTIVATE AND START THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND THE 'SELF-ADJUSTING' CL...

NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE START THE VEHICLE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN FAR ENOUGH. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE MY SHOES TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN FAR ENOUGH FOR THE SWITCH TO ACTIVATE AND START THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND THE 'SELF-ADJUSTING' CL...

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS PRIOR TO PROBLEM. VEHICLE STARTING MAKING A TAPPING NOISE AS IF THE VALVES WERE KNOCKING. OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE, AND THEN THE ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND LOWER OIL PAN DESTROYING THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP ...

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS PRIOR TO PROBLEM. VEHICLE STARTING MAKING A TAPPING NOISE AS IF THE VALVES WERE KNOCKING. OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE, AND THEN THE ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND LOWER OIL PAN DESTROYING THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP ...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO DODGE A VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A CORN FIELD. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO DODGE A VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A CORN FIELD. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING YOU CAN NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE GUAGES. HE DRIVER IS DRIVING BLIND WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTS OR GUAGES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN ALL TYPES OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.*AK

WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING YOU CAN NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE GUAGES. HE DRIVER IS DRIVING BLIND WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTS OR GUAGES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN ALL TYPES OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.*AK

CLUTCH SWITCH WHICH COMPLETES CIRCUIT FOR IGNITION SWITCH IS HARD TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE WHEN WEARING SHOES WITH HEELS. IF CAR IS INADVERTANTLY KILLED WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP ON A HILL, IT MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION SINCE IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PRESS ON THE CLUTCH SO AS TO...

CLUTCH SWITCH WHICH COMPLETES CIRCUIT FOR IGNITION SWITCH IS HARD TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE WHEN WEARING SHOES WITH HEELS. IF CAR IS INADVERTANTLY KILLED WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP ON A HILL, IT MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION SINCE IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PRESS ON THE CLUTCH SO AS TO...

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MY CAR HAS 30,000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH HAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. THEY WANT $1084. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

MY CAR HAS 30,000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH HAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. THEY WANT $1084. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE, THE CLUTCH START SLIPPING AROUND 15000 MILES, THE DEALER SAID WILL NOT REPLACE CLUTCH DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE ANOTHER 92 COROLLA FOR 6 YEARS WITH CLUTCH NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT MATRIX XRS CLUTCH TOO, NOT JUST ONLY ME. FEELS LIKE TOYOTA BETR...

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE, THE CLUTCH START SLIPPING AROUND 15000 MILES, THE DEALER SAID WILL NOT REPLACE CLUTCH DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE ANOTHER 92 COROLLA FOR 6 YEARS WITH CLUTCH NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT MATRIX XRS CLUTCH TOO, NOT JUST ONLY ME. FEELS LIKE TOYOTA BETR...

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IS VERY POOR, OBSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER'S ABILITY TO SEE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE. *AK *LA

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IS VERY POOR, OBSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER'S ABILITY TO SEE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE. *AK *LA

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE ENGINE WILL RACE AND VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY IDLE UP TO ABOUT 2,000 RPM REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE. CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED. PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO PE04021. *LA

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE ENGINE WILL RACE AND VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY IDLE UP TO ABOUT 2,000 RPM REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE. CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED. PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO PE04021. *LA

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGNAL AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES WHEN SURGING OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *MR

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGNAL AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES WHEN SURGING OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *MR

AT 34,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING. TOYOTA STATED THAT IT WAS FROM MISUSE, THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT IMPROPERLY. MY WIFE, AGE 57, HAS BEEN DRIVING CLUTCH CARS ALL HER LIFE AND AVERAGES 100,000 MILES PER CLUTCH. THE TIRES ARE STILL GOOD AND WORN EVENLY, WHICH SHOWS LACK OF ABUSE. TOYOTA ...

AT 34,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING. TOYOTA STATED THAT IT WAS FROM MISUSE, THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT IMPROPERLY. MY WIFE, AGE 57, HAS BEEN DRIVING CLUTCH CARS ALL HER LIFE AND AVERAGES 100,000 MILES PER CLUTCH. THE TIRES ARE STILL GOOD AND WORN EVENLY, WHICH SHOWS LACK OF ABUSE. TOYOTA ...

WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN IT ONLY CAME DOWN HALF WAY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS CHROME TRIM SO WHEN BRIGHT LIGHT HITS THE CHROME IT BLINDS THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER FEELS ITS A POOR DESIGN. *NM

WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN IT ONLY CAME DOWN HALF WAY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS CHROME TRIM SO WHEN BRIGHT LIGHT HITS THE CHROME IT BLINDS THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER FEELS ITS A POOR DESIGN. *NM

WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN IT ONLY CAME DOWN HALF WAY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS CHROME TRIM SO WHEN BRIGHT LIGHT HITS THE CHROME IT BLINDS THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER FEELS ITS A POOR DESIGN. *NM

WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN IT ONLY CAME DOWN HALF WAY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS CHROME TRIM SO WHEN BRIGHT LIGHT HITS THE CHROME IT BLINDS THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER FEELS ITS A POOR DESIGN. *NM

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE WOULD START UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION,...

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE WOULD START UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION,...

THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IS IN RED. IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, IT CAN BE IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE GAUGES. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS MAKES OF SUNGLASSES AND SOME SEEM TO HELP SOMEWHAT. BUT IT IS STILL A HAZARD.

THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX IS IN RED. IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, IT CAN BE IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE GAUGES. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS MAKES OF SUNGLASSES AND SOME SEEM TO HELP SOMEWHAT. BUT IT IS STILL A HAZARD.

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 29K MILES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE BEEN DRVING A STND FOR YEARS NOW AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH ON THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS IS A DESIGN ERROR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR IT TO BE DRVING HABITS. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CA...

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 29K MILES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE BEEN DRVING A STND FOR YEARS NOW AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH ON THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS IS A DESIGN ERROR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR IT TO BE DRVING HABITS. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CA...

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 (ALSO APPLIES TO PONTIAC VIBE 2003) AS INSTRUMENTS ARE THE SAME. USE OF ALL "RED" COLORED INSTRUMENTS, (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) MAKES THEM DIFFICULT TO READ, READING TRIP METER REQUIRES REMOVING SUNGLASSES TO READ. CAN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT SUN. B...

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 (ALSO APPLIES TO PONTIAC VIBE 2003) AS INSTRUMENTS ARE THE SAME. USE OF ALL "RED" COLORED INSTRUMENTS, (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) MAKES THEM DIFFICULT TO READ, READING TRIP METER REQUIRES REMOVING SUNGLASSES TO READ. CAN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT SUN. B...

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 (ALSO APPLIES TO PONTIAC VIBE 2003) AS INSTRUMENTS ARE THE SAME. USE OF ALL "RED" COLORED INSTRUMENTS, (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) MAKES THEM DIFFICULT TO READ, READING TRIP METER REQUIRES REMOVING SUNGLASSES TO READ. CAN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT SUN. B...

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 (ALSO APPLIES TO PONTIAC VIBE 2003) AS INSTRUMENTS ARE THE SAME. USE OF ALL "RED" COLORED INSTRUMENTS, (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) MAKES THEM DIFFICULT TO READ, READING TRIP METER REQUIRES REMOVING SUNGLASSES TO READ. CAN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT SUN. B...

AFTER PURCHASE, COMPLAINED OF &#34;STEERING WANDER.&#34; NOT ONLY DID THE DEALER CARMAX TOYOTA NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK ADMITTING PROBLEMS WITH SOME UNITS. UPON BE...

THE ENGINE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR WHEN PARKED IN GEAR EVEN ON LOW INCLINES. IT WILL SLOWLY ROLL AWAY ON LOW INCLINES AND ROLLS FASTER THE STEEPER IT IS. TOYOTA SAY THIS IS NORMAL AND THE MANUEL SAYS TO USE THE E-BRAKE. I DO OF COURSE USE THE E-BRAKE IF IT IS STEEPLY PARKED. ...

AFTER PURCHASE, COMPLAINED OF &#34;STEERING WANDER.&#34; NOT ONLY DID THE DEALER CARMAX TOYOTA NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK ADMITTING PROBLEMS WITH SOME UNITS. UPON BE...

THE ENGINE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR WHEN PARKED IN GEAR EVEN ON LOW INCLINES. IT WILL SLOWLY ROLL AWAY ON LOW INCLINES AND ROLLS FASTER THE STEEPER IT IS. TOYOTA SAY THIS IS NORMAL AND THE MANUEL SAYS TO USE THE E-BRAKE. I DO OF COURSE USE THE E-BRAKE IF IT IS STEEPLY PARKED. ...

ANNOYING SQUEAK WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. THIS AS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE DATE. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, LUBED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES, CLUTCH SET REPLACED. STILL SQUEAKING! *LA

ANNOYING SQUEAK WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. THIS AS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE DATE. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, LUBED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES, CLUTCH SET REPLACED. STILL SQUEAKING! *LA

LEFT FRONT TIRE IS DELAMINATED. THE TIRE SIZE IS 215/50 -ZR -17. THE D.O.T. NUMBER IS D.O.T. 34815EXBM25055-1. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

LEFT FRONT TIRE IS DELAMINATED. THE TIRE SIZE IS 215/50 -ZR -17. THE D.O.T. NUMBER IS D.O.T. 34815EXBM25055-1. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND CHANGED IT BUT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE TIRE THE BRAKE DRUM CAME OFF WITH THE RIM. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING TO DISCOUNT TIRES IN LYNNWOOD ON THE FREEWAY I HAD NO BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MAGIC TOYOTA IN EDMONDS AND THEY SAID...

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND CHANGED IT BUT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE TIRE THE BRAKE DRUM CAME OFF WITH THE RIM. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING TO DISCOUNT TIRES IN LYNNWOOD ON THE FREEWAY I HAD NO BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MAGIC TOYOTA IN EDMONDS AND THEY SAID...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS AND THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHEN I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS WHEN I AM GOING SLOW. TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST NOVEMBER. I HAVE BEEN ...

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS AND THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHEN I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS WHEN I AM GOING SLOW. TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST NOVEMBER. I HAVE BEEN ...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A RED BACK LIGHT AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE VEHICLES SPEED WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY LIGHT. THE DRIVER HAS NO PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND S...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A RED BACK LIGHT AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE VEHICLES SPEED WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY LIGHT. THE DRIVER HAS NO PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND S...

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IS INADEQUATE. MOST OF THE TIME I SIMPLY CANNOT READY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. WHILE I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR TICKETS, I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. *LA

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IS INADEQUATE. MOST OF THE TIME I SIMPLY CANNOT READY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. WHILE I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR TICKETS, I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. *LA

FRONT BRAKES JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN APPLIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN APPLIED. *AK

THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX I WAS DRIVING HIT THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE MATRIX WENT PARTIALLY UNDER THE TRUCK, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE MATRIX. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX DEPLOYED. THANKS TO THE FACT...

THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX I WAS DRIVING HIT THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE MATRIX WENT PARTIALLY UNDER THE TRUCK, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE MATRIX. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX DEPLOYED. THANKS TO THE FACT...

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS SEEING THE FUNCTIONS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO THE LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE INSTRUMENT AND RADIO LIGHT FADED OUT WHEN DRIVING IN SUN LIGHT. IN SHADE OR AT NIGHT, THIS HAPPENED A LOT. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS SEEING THE FUNCTIONS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO THE LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE INSTRUMENT AND RADIO LIGHT FADED OUT WHEN DRIVING IN SUN LIGHT. IN SHADE OR AT NIGHT, THIS HAPPENED A LOT. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD JUST POPPED UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD JUST POPPED UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SCC *JB

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XRS ON 2ND TRANSMISION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. CLUTCH IS ALSO NASTY. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME CAR HAVING SIMMILAR PROBLEMS. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS A FORUM WITH AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WITH PROBELMS ALONE.*AK

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XRS ON 2ND TRANSMISION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. CLUTCH IS ALSO NASTY. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME CAR HAVING SIMMILAR PROBLEMS. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS A FORUM WITH AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WITH PROBELMS ALONE.*AK

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XRS ON 2ND TRANSMISION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. CLUTCH IS ALSO NASTY. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME CAR HAVING SIMMILAR PROBLEMS. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS A FORUM WITH AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WITH PROBELMS ALONE.*AK

TOYOTA MATRIX 2003 XRS ON 2ND TRANSMISION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. CLUTCH IS ALSO NASTY. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME CAR HAVING SIMMILAR PROBLEMS. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS A FORUM WITH AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WITH PROBELMS ALONE.*AK

PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR CAUSED BY HEAVIER VEHICLE.ORIGINAL CLUTCH WAS INTENDED FOR THE TOYOTA CELICA GTS 2 DOOR. THE SAME CLUTCH IS NOW BEING USED FOR THE MATRIX XRS 4 DOOR WAGON WICH IS APPROX. 200+ POUNDS HEAVIER THAN THE CELICA. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS SEVERAL POSTS FROM OWNERS ALL OVER THE US AND...

PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR CAUSED BY HEAVIER VEHICLE.ORIGINAL CLUTCH WAS INTENDED FOR THE TOYOTA CELICA GTS 2 DOOR. THE SAME CLUTCH IS NOW BEING USED FOR THE MATRIX XRS 4 DOOR WAGON WICH IS APPROX. 200+ POUNDS HEAVIER THAN THE CELICA. WWW.MATRIXOWNERS.COM HAS SEVERAL POSTS FROM OWNERS ALL OVER THE US AND...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN THE SUN WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN THE SUN WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN THE SUN WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN THE SUN WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *TS *JB

WENT TO DEALER TWICE;COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES PULLING RIGHT; TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES WERE JUST "ADJUSTING"; TODAY, FAILURE IN STEERING AND BRAKE PULL ALMOST CAUSED WRECK.*AK

WENT TO DEALER TWICE;COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES PULLING RIGHT; TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES WERE JUST "ADJUSTING"; TODAY, FAILURE IN STEERING AND BRAKE PULL ALMOST CAUSED WRECK.*AK

AFTER WASHING AND WAXING THE VEHICAL I NOTICED PAINT THE TO BE BLISTERING IN CERTAIN SPOTS OF THE CAR. THE BLISTERING WAS CAUSED BY BIRD DROPPINGS. THIS IS KIND OF STRANGE THAT THIS POOR QUALITY PAINT WOULD BE DAMAGED ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. I WOULD EXPECT TOYOTA TO HAVE PROTECTED IT'S VEHICLES WI...

AFTER WASHING AND WAXING THE VEHICAL I NOTICED PAINT THE TO BE BLISTERING IN CERTAIN SPOTS OF THE CAR. THE BLISTERING WAS CAUSED BY BIRD DROPPINGS. THIS IS KIND OF STRANGE THAT THIS POOR QUALITY PAINT WOULD BE DAMAGED ON 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX. I WOULD EXPECT TOYOTA TO HAVE PROTECTED IT'S VEHICLES WI...

WHEN THE SUN LIGHT REFLECTED ONTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT MADE THE DIGITAL CONSOLE UNREADABLE. THE CONSUMER SPENT $180 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS TINTED IN ORDER TO HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF THE PANEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT REFUSE TO FIX. *AK *CB *NLM

WHEN THE SUN LIGHT REFLECTED ONTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT MADE THE DIGITAL CONSOLE UNREADABLE. THE CONSUMER SPENT $180 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS TINTED IN ORDER TO HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF THE PANEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT REFUSE TO FIX. *AK *CB *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. DRIVER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR MILES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WITHOUT A NOTICEABLE DRAG. *MR PH

PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. DRIVER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR MILES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WITHOUT A NOTICEABLE DRAG. *MR PH

THERE WAS NO DRAG WHEN DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THE PARKING WILL NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY. MR SCC *JB

THERE WAS NO DRAG WHEN DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THE PARKING WILL NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY. MR SCC *JB

MANUAL CLUTCH FAILED AT 6500 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK-SHIFTS FOR 10 YEARS, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER WORN DOWN A CLUTCH IN 150K MILES OF DRIVING THEM. COST ME $1277, WHICH WAS A *DISCOUNTED* PRICE!! *NLM

MANUAL CLUTCH FAILED AT 6500 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK-SHIFTS FOR 10 YEARS, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER WORN DOWN A CLUTCH IN 150K MILES OF DRIVING THEM. COST ME $1277, WHICH WAS A *DISCOUNTED* PRICE!! *NLM

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WAS DIM, WHICH CAUSED IMPAIRED VISION. *JB

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WAS DIM, WHICH CAUSED IMPAIRED VISION. *JB

I HAD A VIBRATION IN MY DASHBOARD FOR A MONTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH ... UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS A STRUCTURE DEFECT IN THE FRAME THAT NEEDS TO BE WELDED. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR 8 DAYS AND IT IS STILL TOTALLY APART AT A BODY SHOP. I AM DISCUSSED. *NLM

I HAD A VIBRATION IN MY DASHBOARD FOR A MONTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH ... UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS A STRUCTURE DEFECT IN THE FRAME THAT NEEDS TO BE WELDED. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR 8 DAYS AND IT IS STILL TOTALLY APART AT A BODY SHOP. I AM DISCUSSED. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. *AK *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. *AK *JB

A STRONG CHEMICAL FUME ENTERED THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

A STRONG CHEMICAL FUME ENTERED THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAD NO TRACTION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE IN THE SNOW. CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP REIMBURSE FOR PURCHASE OF SNOW TIRES. *TT *JB

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAD NO TRACTION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE IN THE SNOW. CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP REIMBURSE FOR PURCHASE OF SNOW TIRES. *TT *JB

THE TIRES WERE INCOMPATIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE.*AK *JB

THE TIRES WERE INCOMPATIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE.*AK *JB

THE CAR SEATS HAVE A WHITE LINT AND BALLING FRONT AND BACK. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. THE MATERIAL LOOKS LIKE IT IS WEARING OUT.

THE CAR SEATS HAVE A WHITE LINT AND BALLING FRONT AND BACK. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. THE MATERIAL LOOKS LIKE IT IS WEARING OUT.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN ON MYSTERIOUSLY AT NIGHT WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED A DEAD BATTERY AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS, AND THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS TURNING OFF WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

PURCHASED A 2003 MATRIX RS WITH OPTION PK THAT INCLUDED 17" WHEELS, ABS, ALL WEATHER GUARD PACKAGE, AND SPORTS TRIM. FIRST SNOW I FOUND OUT THE PACKAGE WITH A INCLUDES SUMMER ONLY TIRES. MY MISTAKE FOR NOT CHECKING THE TIRES, BUT THE ABS BRAKES AND ALL WEATHER GUARD PACKAGE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE ...

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN ON MYSTERIOUSLY AT NIGHT WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED A DEAD BATTERY AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS, AND THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS TURNING OFF WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

PURCHASED A 2003 MATRIX RS WITH OPTION PK THAT INCLUDED 17" WHEELS, ABS, ALL WEATHER GUARD PACKAGE, AND SPORTS TRIM. FIRST SNOW I FOUND OUT THE PACKAGE WITH A INCLUDES SUMMER ONLY TIRES. MY MISTAKE FOR NOT CHECKING THE TIRES, BUT THE ABS BRAKES AND ALL WEATHER GUARD PACKAGE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE ...

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AND UPGRADE, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AND UPGRADE, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE AUTO HEADLIGHT SYSTEM THAT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, MORE OFTEN ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SHADOWS. THIS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO READ GUAGES, SPEEDOMETER ETC.

THE AUTO HEADLIGHT SYSTEM THAT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, MORE OFTEN ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SHADOWS. THIS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO READ GUAGES, SPEEDOMETER ETC.

AFTER PURCHASE, COMPLAINED OF HAVING STEERING WANDER. AND NOT ONLY DID THE DEALER NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK ADMITTING PROBLEMS WITH SOME UNITS. UPON BEING INFORMED ...

AFTER PURCHASE, COMPLAINED OF HAVING STEERING WANDER. AND NOT ONLY DID THE DEALER NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK ADMITTING PROBLEMS WITH SOME UNITS. UPON BEING INFORMED ...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT KEY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED. TS

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. TS THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND KEYWAY. DOME L...

CONSUMER VISUALLY NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT KEY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED. TS

ON A SUNNY TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO SAN FRANCISCO AND ANOTHER SUNNY TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO PHOENIX THE DASH BOARD DIALS WERE UNREADABLE. I FOUND THAT WHEN I COULD READ THEM I WAS GOING 90 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS NOT MY USUAL HIGHWAY SPEED. AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS TO LIGHT UP THE GEAR SHIFT DO NOT LIGHT U...

ON A SUNNY TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO SAN FRANCISCO AND ANOTHER SUNNY TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO PHOENIX THE DASH BOARD DIALS WERE UNREADABLE. I FOUND THAT WHEN I COULD READ THEM I WAS GOING 90 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS NOT MY USUAL HIGHWAY SPEED. AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS TO LIGHT UP THE GEAR SHIFT DO NOT LIGHT U...

RETURNED THE NEW 2003 VEHICLE TO CARMAX TOYOTA COMPLAINING OF STEERING WANDER. NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING AND NOW REQUIRING TWICE THE EFFORT. POWER ASSIST IS MINIMAL FROM STOP TO ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING ASSIST IS IN...

RETURNED THE NEW 2003 VEHICLE TO CARMAX TOYOTA COMPLAINING OF STEERING WANDER. NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING AND NOW REQUIRING TWICE THE EFFORT. POWER ASSIST IS MINIMAL FROM STOP TO ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING ASSIST IS IN...

THIS MODEL IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS THAT DIM THE DASH LIGHTS WHEN THEY COME ON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DESIGN OF THE LIGHT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, IN THAT IT IS LOCATED SO CLOSE TO THE A PILLAR THAT THE LIGHTS FLICK ON AND OFF ALL DAY LONG. THIS CAR HAS GAUGES, MEANING THAT THEY MUST BE BACK L...

CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT IS BLANK. *JG

THIS MODEL IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS THAT DIM THE DASH LIGHTS WHEN THEY COME ON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DESIGN OF THE LIGHT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, IN THAT IT IS LOCATED SO CLOSE TO THE A PILLAR THAT THE LIGHTS FLICK ON AND OFF ALL DAY LONG. THIS CAR HAS GAUGES, MEANING THAT THEY MUST BE BACK L...

CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT IS BLANK. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE SUN LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSES SEVERE VISIBILITY TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES. PROBLEMS AFFECTS CONSUMERS VISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*TS *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE SUN LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSES SEVERE VISIBILITY TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES. PROBLEMS AFFECTS CONSUMERS VISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS "RED LIGHTS" AND CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE SUNLIGHT. THE CONSUMER CANNOT VIEW THE ODOMETER AND OTHER SETTINGS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE PANEL IS RECESSED, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THEY HA...

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS "RED LIGHTS" AND CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE SUNLIGHT. THE CONSUMER CANNOT VIEW THE ODOMETER AND OTHER SETTINGS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE PANEL IS RECESSED, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THEY HA...

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS "RED LIGHTS" AND CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE SUNLIGHT. THE CONSUMER CANNOT VIEW THE ODOMETER AND OTHER SETTINGS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE PANEL IS RECESSED, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THEY HA...

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS "RED LIGHTS" AND CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE SUNLIGHT. THE CONSUMER CANNOT VIEW THE ODOMETER AND OTHER SETTINGS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE PANEL IS RECESSED, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THEY HA...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT, OWNER THEN PULLED OVER, AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED TO PAY PARTIAL AMOUNT. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT, OWNER THEN PULLED OVER, AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED TO PAY PARTIAL AMOUNT. *AK *JB

WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. DUE TO AN INCREASE IN RPMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. DUE TO AN INCREASE IN RPMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DESIGNED TO APPEAR "BLACKED OUT" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED TRHOUGH THE USE A DARK PLASTIC COVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE INSTRUMENTS BECOME VISABLE VIA BACK LIGHTING. ON A SUNNY DAY THE LIGHTING IS JUST ADEQUATE TO READ THE INSTRUMENTS. A M...

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DESIGNED TO APPEAR "BLACKED OUT" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED TRHOUGH THE USE A DARK PLASTIC COVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE INSTRUMENTS BECOME VISABLE VIA BACK LIGHTING. ON A SUNNY DAY THE LIGHTING IS JUST ADEQUATE TO READ THE INSTRUMENTS. A M...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...

THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A STONE THAT GOT INTO THE RADIATOR AND PROVOKED A LEAKING. NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HOW CAN A STONE GET THERE AND HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH FRAGILE CARS? I...