2009 TOYOTA MATRIX Problems & Recalls
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GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VE...
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, VENZA AND MATRIX PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO IT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND METAL FRAGMENTS PASSED THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL. AS A RESULT, THE METAL FRAGMENTS ENTERED THE CONTACTS EYE...
Mileage: 48,000
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEUTCH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING TOYOTA VEHICLE AIRBAGS: THIS WAS THE THIRD RECALL. *LD *JS
"TAKATA RECALL" WE RECEIVED OUR RECALL NOTICE LETTER AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED OUR LOCAL AUTHORISED TOYOTA IN RHINELANDER WI AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO ARRIVE. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THEM IN THAT TIME WE PHONED AGAIN, AND AFTER ONCE AGAIN GIVING OUR VIN AND...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. HERITAGE TOYOTA OWINGS MILL (9801 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, 844-202-9429) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS W...
"TAKATA RECALL" I AM WONDERING WHEN THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MY AREA.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE C...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN DE...
Mileage: 170,000
TAKATA RECALL THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF THIS RECALL BUT MAY NOT APPRECIATE THE FULL IMPACT ON THE OWNER OF THE CAR. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT DUE TO THIS RECALL BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY. I CAN'T GET IT FIXED. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED WHEN REMEDY IS AVAILABLE NO ONE KNOWS. SO I SAID FINE L...
TAKATA RECALL. SAFETY RECALL NOT REMEDIED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...
TAKATA RECALL--I RECEIVED A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR NOTICE BACK IN AUGUST 2016 AND CALLED IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. BEAMAN PONTIAC SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART WAS IN. I CALLED BACK IN JANUARY OF 2017 AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS STILL NOT IN. TODAY 8/16/17 THE PART IS STILL NOT...
TAKATA RECALL TOO LONG TO GO WITH SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN A CAR. MY 21 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS CAR. PLEASE HAVE A FIX SOON OR AT LEAST BE ABLE TO TAKE IT IN AND TURN THAT AIRBAG OFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 LOCAL...
TAKATA RECALL. TOYOTA HAS REPEATEDLY ASSURED US THAT THE NEW AIRBAG PARTS WILL BE READY IN "ONE MONTH". TOYOTA HAS BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS LEAVING US WITH A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WE ARE UNABLE TO SELL. TOYOTA'S BEST ADVICE WAS TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND COME IN FOR A RENTAL WH...
Mileage: 30,000
TOYOTA CONTACTED ME IN JULY 1016 OF THE AIR BAG RECALL, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT STATES NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT IT IS DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. I WANT MY CAR REPLCED WITH A SAFE ONE.
TAKATA RECALL ,I GOT THE NOTICE OF RECALL IN FEB 2017 TILL NOW NO ACTION FROM TOYOTA SIDE TO FIX THAT,
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE WHILE PREGNANT, TOYOTA DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. TOLD ME I STILL HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAG COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR, AND STILL NO RESOLUTION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 DEA...
"TAKATA RECALL" I AM STILL WAINTING FOR A FIX. TOYOTA RECOMMENDS THAT I DO NOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NOW GOING ON 8 MONTHS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 DEA...
VEHICLE STALLED SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND ALSO STALLED MAKING LEFT HAND TURN AT INTERSECTION. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ON SMALL HIGHWAY AT THE STOP LIGHT AND CITY STREET THE 2ND INCIDENT. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN APRIL OF 2017
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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. TOYOTA TOWN OF STOCKTO...
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MONTHS AGO (ALTHOUGH LETTER WAS NOT DATED MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CUSTOMER TO TRACK LACK OF PROGRESS- HENCE DATE BELOW IS A GUESSTIMATE. THE LETTER (ATTACHED) NOTIFIED ME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. THE LETTER SAID ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 DEA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2017. THE DEALER (FAULKNER TOYOTA TREVOSE 2425 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, TREV...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT SPO...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 LOCAL...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEAL...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 LOCAL...
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED AT 78,000 MILES, JUST NOT EXCESSIVE ENOUGH TO MEET TSB GUIDELINES. HAD ONE OIL CONSUMPTION PERFORMED SO FAR
Mileage: 78,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE PASSENGER FRONTAL INFLATOR. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FO...
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE STATUS IS STILL LISTED AS INCOMPLETE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH UNSAFE AIRBAGS FOR A YEAR AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REMEDIED.
I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA 2-24-17 RE: RECALL. ON 4-28-17, I WAS GIVEN AS APPT'T TO HAVE FIXED ON 5-2-17. I WAS AT TOYOTA FOR 1 HR., SAW MY CAR BE DRIVEN OUT TO PARKING AREA. AFTER 5 MIN., I INQUIRED WHY THEY WERE NOT WORKING ON IT, AND WAS TOLD PARTS NOT IN.!!!OVER TWO MONTHS, AND STILL NO WORD ...
TAKATA RECALL - THIS DEFECT IS NOT BEING REMEDIED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE D...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PAR...
TAKATA RECALL -MY LOCAL DEALER IS TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA CA IS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM MY WORK AND THE SERVICE MANAGER KURT INVITED ME TO USE THE OXNARD STORE ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY BECAUSE ON A PREVIOUS SERVICE VISIT I LEFT A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF MY SERVICE EXPERIENCE. I WANT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REPAIRED R...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS...
TAKATA RECALL, LAST JUNE 2016 TOYOTA LET US KNOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS A TAKATA AIR BAG BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CALLED TOYOTA OF ORANGE 4 TIME SEANCE WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE THE LAST TIME WE WHERE TOLD TO GET AN ATTORNEY BY THE RECEPTIONIST. IF SERIOUS DEATH OR INJURY CAN...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MAN...
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OVER A YEAR AGO FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE RECALL. I JUST CALLED TODAY AND THEY SAID THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND I COULD TRY CALLING AGAIN IN "A COUPLE OF MONTHS." WHAT IS A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED?
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT STATES "...WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT...". I USE MY VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY AND TOYO IS RECOMMENDING THAT I NOT USE IT. DOES TOYOTA PLAN TO PROVIDE LOANER VEHICLES OR REN...
Mileage: 159,000
MY MATRIX 2009 HAS HAD INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I MENTION IT AT MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UPS, BUT RECEIVE NON-COMMITTAL REPLIES. I FIGURE I MUST BE LOSING IT. OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS OR SO, IT GOT EXTREME: THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AT DIFFERENT TIMES: WHEN I START UP THE CAR, I...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. P...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MAN...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 MANU...
TAKATA RECALL - 16V-340 &17V-006 TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR (ZONE B) THIS IS ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE. MY WORKING VEHICLE, I READ THE DETAILS ON THE RECALL NOTICE. METAL DEBRI CAN FLY IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD THAT RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT AND AM AFR...
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIR, BUT THEY ARE INFORMING THAT IT IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE, UNTIL THE ANOTHER NOTICE COMES OUT AND THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE AND A DISADVANTAGE ON THE BEHALF OF TOYOTA. THE ONLY SOLUTION T...
TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS BEEN MONTHS AND TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT FOUND A "REMEDY" TO THE RECALL.
TAKATA RECALL. CURRENTLY 8.5 MONTHS PREGNANT. DUE TO THE FACT THAT TOYOTA CANNOT GUARANTEE NOT ONLY A TIMELINE TILL WHEN A SOLUTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO RESOLVE THE RECALL, BUT THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH NO ONE IN IT, MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE RISKS GREATLY OUTWEIGH ANY...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PAR...
TAKATA RECALL - SINCE RECEIVING JUNE 9, 2016 SAFETY RECALL (INTERIM NOTICE), I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFO FROM MANUFACTURER FOR WHEN TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (ZONE A) WILL BE REPLACED. WHEN WILL THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG INFLATOR OR THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FINALLY BECOME AVAILAB...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UP THE MOUNTAIN AND MAKING A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE MOUNTAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIR...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MA...
TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY, 2016, AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A REMEDY. THAT IS 7 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY REMEDY. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, AND IT LIMITS THIS ABILITY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE STATIONARY, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, UPPER BACK, AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). 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...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MAN...
I STARTED MY CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED TO TUN THE WHEEL, AND NOTED THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I GOT THE CAR HOME, AND CALLED FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT". RESEARCHED THE WEB, AND NOTED THIS ISSUE WAS A WIDE SPREAD COMPL...
Mileage: 75,000
TAKATA RECALL, WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE FIXED????? I HAVE A FAMILY AND ITS A PAIN IN THE [XXX] TO ONLY FIT THREE PEOPLE,NO ONE SITS IN FRONT CAUSE OF RISK OF DEATH!! REALLY? INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE (16V-340) ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVE SIDE WINDOW. *JB
TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE (16V-340) ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVE SIDE WINDOW. *JB
MY FIANCE' AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR A SAFETY RECALL TO REMEDY THE SPRIAL CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE RECALL NOTICE TOLD US TO TAKE THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR FOR REPAIR THEY SAID IT HAD ALR...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAI...
I JUST NARROWLY MISSED AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRAIN. MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF RIGHT OVER THE TRAIN TRACK TODAY. MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIRST PROBLEM STARTED STALLING SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC LAST YEAR, BUT NOW VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS EVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO WARNINGS. WHEN STALLED ALL LIGHTS COMES ON ...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STALLS. EVERYTHING TURNS OFF AND I'M DEAD ON THE STREET, TURNPIKE OR HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE, BUT TOYOTA HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR A WHILE, AND THEN IT WILL START STALLING AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AGAIN AFTER STALLING ...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STALLS. EVERYTHING TURNS OFF AND I'M DEAD ON THE STREET, TURNPIKE OR HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE, BUT TOYOTA HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR A WHILE, AND THEN IT WILL START STALLING AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AGAIN AFTER STALLING ...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CAR HAS AN UNACCEPTABLE BLIND SPOT THE SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT COMPENSATE FOR THIS. IT RESULTED IN ME WHILE BACKING UP NOT SEEING AN ELDERLY LADY WALKING PAST MY CAR, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHILE BACKING OUT OF SPACES WITH CARS BEHIND ME JUST IN THE BLINDSPOT OR PEDESTRIANS. I AM ALMOST ...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER THREE CURBS, A YIELD SIGN, AND A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ...
Mileage: 62,465
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FA...
Mileage: 70,000
MY PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ( MY WINDOW IS HALF WAY OPEN) WHILE DRIVING IN 108 DEGREES WEATHER ( I LIVE IN YUMA AZ... THE HOTTEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES). THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER IN YUMA AZ AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY DIDNT HAVE A TECHNICIAN AVAILA...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT...
Mileage: 125,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I HAD STOPPED TO GET A HAIR CUT. I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT A HALF BLOCK TO A NAPA DEALER SO I COULD REPLACE THE BATTERY AND I WAS ...
Mileage: 51,033
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIRST PROBLEM STARTED STALLING SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC LAST YEAR, BUT NOW VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS EVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO WARNINGS. WHEN STALLED ALL LIGHTS COMES ON IN DASH, INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. COMPLETELY TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX T...
Mileage: 70,000
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIRST PROBLEM STARTED STALLING SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC LAST YEAR, BUT NOW VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS EVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO WARNINGS. WHEN STALLED ALL LIGHTS COMES ON IN DASH, INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. COMPLETELY TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX T...
Mileage: 70,000
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIRST PROBLEM STARTED STALLING SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC LAST YEAR, BUT NOW VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS EVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO WARNINGS. WHEN STALLED ALL LIGHTS COMES ON IN DASH, INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. COMPLETELY TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX T...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OVER A ROAD RETAINER, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 74,000
MATRIX REAR ENDED A MERCURY MOUNTAINEER AT ABOUT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE MATRIX WENT UNDER THE MOUNTAINEER'S BUMPER. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MATRIX WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WERE PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BUMPER WAS ALMOST DETAC...
Mileage: 38,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD RECURRINGLY FLASH UNTIL IT PERMANENTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). T...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND AN INJURY WAS REPORTED WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TORQUE CO...
Mileage: 76,660
CONSTANTLY STATING IT IS NEED OF OIL FOR THE ENGINE. HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED OIL, FILTERS AND SENSORS WITH NO SUCCESS. ALSO NO KNOWN LEAKS ANYWHERE. *TR
Mileage: 5
I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 80 AND 100 KPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I WAS TRAVELING ALONG IN TOP GEAR AT AN RPM OF 2000-2500 - WHEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE TRAFFIC WAS HALTED. I HAD JUST BEGUN TO TRAVEL UP A HILL TOWARD THE HALTED TRAFFI...
I TOOK MY 2009 TOYOTA INTO MY LOCAL TIRE DEALER TO HAVE IT ALIGNED. MENTIONED THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAYSPEEDS AND KIND OF BOBBLING WHEN I STARTED UP. SERVICE MAN SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES, NOT THE ALIGNMENT. IT WAS. THE THREE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR, THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT NOT ...
Mileage: 34,000
CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION AND WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT FOR THE POWER STEERING, ABS AND BRAKES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING LOCKING U...
Mileage: 70,000
CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION AND WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT FOR THE POWER STEERING, ABS AND BRAKES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING LOCKING U...
Mileage: 70,000
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND WARNING LIGHT (ON THE DASHBOARD) WAS ON. STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON THE PARKING LOT, AND NOT ON MY WAY BACK HOME (TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY) WHICH FOR SURE WOULD RESULTED IN CAR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE CONTAC...
Mileage: 44,500
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND WARNING LIGHT (ON THE DASHBOARD) WAS ON. STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON THE PARKING LOT, AND NOT ON MY WAY BACK HOME (TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY) WHICH FOR SURE WOULD RESULTED IN CAR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE CONTAC...
Mileage: 44,500
WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES ON MY 2009 MATRIX I NOTICED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING (SPLITTING) AROUND THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF SIDEWALL DAMAGE FROM A HIT OR ACCIDENT, THE SIDEWALL IS JUST FAILING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM GLAD I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE...
Mileage: 76,000
WARNING LIGHT FOR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CAME ON, AND I LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER SAYS CAR TOO HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE AND I NEED A NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH COST OF INSTALLATION IN EXCESS OF $800 - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, OUTRAGEOUS ON A FOUR YEAR OLD,WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE. NOW W...
Mileage: 81,900
I NOTICED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE FRONT VIEW OF WHERE YOU ARE TURNING IS BLOCK...WORSE WHEN MAKING U TURN....BECAUSE THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR BLOCKS THE ENTIRE VIEW... I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT MY NEPHEW ADVISE ME TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE PEDESTRIANS AS I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SAW THE ...
Mileage: 95,000
WHEN GOING UP A HILL IN 4TH GEAR CAR SHIFTS DOWN TO 3RD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED & THERE IS A LOUD NOISE THAT SHAKES THE CAR (AS IF THE ENGINE'S GOING TO FALL OUT). HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES SO FAR. TOYOTA DEALER MECHANICS GOT CAR TO REPEAT THIS 3 TIMES (ONCE HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER). THE MECHANICS & TH...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAIL...
Mileage: 500
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS TO RETURN VEHICLE FOR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE LEF...
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS TO RETURN VEHICLE FOR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE LEF...
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS TO RETURN VEHICLE FOR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE LEF...
A NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. AS DROVE, NOISE GOT LOUDER, CAR MAKE A BREAKING NOISE, THEN COOLANT BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE WATER PUMP AREA. *TR
Mileage: 83,200
ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SNOWY NIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO A FULL STOP AT THAT TIME. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES WORKED FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME, BUT WERE SPONGY AND SHE NEEDED TO GIVE ADDITIONA...
Mileage: 63,085
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SNOWY NIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO A FULL STOP AT THAT TIME. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES WORKED FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME, BUT WERE SPONGY AND SHE NEEDED TO GIVE ADDITIONA...
Mileage: 63,085
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BREAK IN O...
Mileage: 25,000
2009 MATRIX XRS CERTIFIED VEHICLE PURCHASED WITH 33,000 MILES AROUND 2010, CURRENTLY 48,000 MILES AND HAS 5 YR, 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WANDERS INTO THE LEFT OR RIGHT LANES AND DRIVER MUST FIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGH...
INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF REPORT#-426903 GIVEN 2/12 OF UNINTENDED ACCELER: WAS INVESTIGATED BY SPX CORP. INVESTIGATOR HIRED FROM TOYOTA. AT MY APT. SETTING, IN MY RESERVED PARKING SPOT BECAUSE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. I WAS GIVEN A MEMORY STICK WITH EDR DOWNLOAD INFO.,...
INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF REPORT#-426903 GIVEN 2/12 OF UNINTENDED ACCELER: WAS INVESTIGATED BY SPX CORP. INVESTIGATOR HIRED FROM TOYOTA. AT MY APT. SETTING, IN MY RESERVED PARKING SPOT BECAUSE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. I WAS GIVEN A MEMORY STICK WITH EDR DOWNLOAD INFO.,...
INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF REPORT#-426903 GIVEN 2/12 OF UNINTENDED ACCELER: WAS INVESTIGATED BY SPX CORP. INVESTIGATOR HIRED FROM TOYOTA. AT MY APT. SETTING, IN MY RESERVED PARKING SPOT BECAUSE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. I WAS GIVEN A MEMORY STICK WITH EDR DOWNLOAD INFO.,...
ON APRIL L9, 2008 WITH 2788 MILES ON MY NEW CAR THE FRONT TIRE WENT SOFT AND WHEN TAKEN TO DUNN TIRE THEY TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS NATURALLY UPSET WITH SO FEW MILES BUT PUT A NEW ONE ON WHICH COST ME $L61. A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE MECHANIC AT MONRO MUFF...
Mileage: 2,788
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD AND UNEXPECTEDLY FELL ASLEEP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A RAVINE AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES AND BOULDERS. THE CONTACT FRACTURED HIS STERNUM AND SUSTAINED BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE R...
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE, SIMILAR TO THAT OF A DIESEL TRUCK. ONCE THE NOISE CEASED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 31,000
WE ARE A FIRST TIME CUSTOMER OF TOYOTA VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX S AWD (VIN: [XXX]) WITH 22K MILES FROM CALDWELL TOYOTA IN JULY 2010. THE CAR NOW HAS 26K MILES AND ALL BRAKES ARE BROKEN. THE CAR IS USED ON A DAILY BASIS BUT FOR VERY CLOSE DISTANCE. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERT...
Mileage: 26,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON AN INTERSTATE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 TO 55 AS I APPROACHED A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THIS WAS DONE TO ALLOW A CAR IN THE PASSING LANE TO PASS ME. WHEN THAT CAR HAD PASSED, I RELEASED THE BREAK TO PASS ...
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DE...
Mileage: 18,040
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, SHE CAME UPON A LARGE ROAD GRADER. SHE BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN SHE COULD SAFELY PASS, SHE ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO GET AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTE...
Mileage: 19,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT RESISTANCE TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTRO...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS NEVER SENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS A FEW. WHEN I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER THEY ACT AS IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. MY TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN STOPPING EVE...
Mileage: 20,000
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE THROTTLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE WAS OVERLY SENSITIVE UPON THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, SHE TURN...
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX S STALLED WHILE STILL DRIVING, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN SUDDENLY STALLS AND IS UNABLE TO RESTART. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T RECREATE OR FIND PROBLEM. MAY BE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005-2008 MATRIX. *TR
Mileage: 35,037
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO FREELY MOVE; IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL THE MODELS HAD ...
Mileage: 400
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING A STEERING ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSED MY FAMILY THEIR LIFE, NOW I AM BEING TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AT 19,800 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT ADJUSTING AT ALL WHICH MAY BE CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUES. CAR IS HAVING INTERMENT ISSUES GOING INTO...
Mileage: 19,400
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING A STEERING ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSED MY FAMILY THEIR LIFE, NOW I AM BEING TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AT 19,800 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT ADJUSTING AT ALL WHICH MAY BE CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUES. CAR IS HAVING INTERMENT ISSUES GOING INTO...
Mileage: 19,400
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING A STEERING ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSED MY FAMILY THEIR LIFE, NOW I AM BEING TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AT 19,800 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT ADJUSTING AT ALL WHICH MAY BE CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUES. CAR IS HAVING INTERMENT ISSUES GOING INTO...
Mileage: 19,400
STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT/LEFT. PURCHASED CAR USED FROM TOYOTA DEALER NOTICED THE STEERING PULL DURING TEST DRIVE. DEALER ALIGNED CAR, BUT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT & LEFT. *TR
Mileage: 26,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS FOOT HAD SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE RECALL 10V023000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: A...
Mileage: 9,000
MY CAR IS A TOYOTA MATRIX S 2009, THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE THE EIGHT MONTHS IT WAS PURCHASED WITH A MILEAGE OF 8000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF, 4WD AND WARNING SLIP WAS SEIZED WITHOUT REASON, AND THE ENGINE MADE ME A VERY LOUD NOISE, LIKE A BIG...
Mileage: 23,000
MY CAR IS A TOYOTA MATRIX S 2009, THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE THE EIGHT MONTHS IT WAS PURCHASED WITH A MILEAGE OF 8000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF, 4WD AND WARNING SLIP WAS SEIZED WITHOUT REASON, AND THE ENGINE MADE ME A VERY LOUD NOISE, LIKE A BIG...
Mileage: 23,000
ONGOING STEERING PROBLEMS ON 2009 MATRIX CAUSE IT TO OVER STEER WHEN CAR HITS BUMPS OR WHEN THERE IS A WIND OF ANY KIND. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE CAR BADLY OVER STEERS AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL ROLL IN WINDY CONDITIONS. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ENTERING A CIRCLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ENTERING A CIRCLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SITTING IDLE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT FIRMLY DEPRESSED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE V...
Mileage: 30
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STRUCK A REFLECTOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES. TH...
Mileage: 22,000
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLAINED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY, AND HE FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELE...
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX STALLS RANDOMLY 3 TO 7 TIMES A DAY. STALLS OCCURRING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING SOME ON HIGHWAYS AND SOME IN INTERSECTIONS. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AN PUT INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START CAR BACK UP. *TR
Mileage: 49,845
FEBRUARY 09 I WAS DRIVING IN BACK OF A TRUCK AND STAYING FAR IN ADVANCE NOT CLOSE TO THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT TO PUT HIS BRAKES ON AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I WENT TO PUT MY BRAKES ON AND THE CAR HIT THE TRUCK FROM THE BACK. *TR
Mileage: 13,000
FEBRUARY 09 I WAS DRIVING IN BACK OF A TRUCK AND STAYING FAR IN ADVANCE NOT CLOSE TO THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT TO PUT HIS BRAKES ON AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I WENT TO PUT MY BRAKES ON AND THE CAR HIT THE TRUCK FROM THE BACK. *TR
Mileage: 13,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING AND SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 5 MPH FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE...
Mileage: 27,000
WE HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THAT WOULD NOT STOP AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN OUR LONG DRIVEWAY. HE WENT OVER A CURB, HIT SOME BUSHES, WENT DOWN THRU A FIELD AND ALMOST INTO OUR POND--THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE HE FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING A LARGE BOULDER. WE WANT THE SCRATCHES FIXED.
Mileage: 4,000
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON INTERSTATE 495 OF THE WASHINGTON BELTWAY SITTING IN A 3 MILE BACKUP WHERE 5 LANES WERE MERGING INTO ONE. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE LEAVING PLENTY OF ROOM FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS INCHING FORWARD AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ST...
Mileage: 22,700
DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX - I WAS DRIVING IN BACK OF A TRUCK AND HE SLAMMED HIS BRAKES ON. I HAD TO BE DRIVING ONE CAR AWAY FROM HIM THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES - I HAD TO BE GOING 25 MILE PER HOUR. MY CAR ACCELERATE UP AND BY THE TIME I PUT MY BRAKES ON I HAD SLAMMED INTO HI...
Mileage: 25,000
DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX - I WAS DRIVING IN BACK OF A TRUCK AND HE SLAMMED HIS BRAKES ON. I HAD TO BE DRIVING ONE CAR AWAY FROM HIM THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES - I HAD TO BE GOING 25 MILE PER HOUR. MY CAR ACCELERATE UP AND BY THE TIME I PUT MY BRAKES ON I HAD SLAMMED INTO HI...
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH OR GREATER. THE CRUISE .CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE INCREASED SPEED RATE. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO TH...
Mileage: 13,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SHE MADE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED T...
Mileage: 300
OVER HEATING BRAKE PADS. 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. FRONT DISC BRAKES PRODUCING A GRINDING SOUND CONSISTENT WITH A BRAKE PAD THAT'S WORN DOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE 40 % LIFE LEFT ACCORDING TO WORLD TOYOTA OF CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA. DEALER SAYS BRAKE PADS ARE OVER HEATING DEALER SAYS P...
Mileage: 34,695
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT WOULD MOVE UP INVOLUNTARILY AND NO LONGER SUPPORTED HER NECK AND HEAD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PUT THE PERMANENT INDENTATIONS ON THE METAL FOR THE RESTRAINT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE...
Mileage: 9,000
ON MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX THE ENGINE OVER SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING WITH MY RIGHT SHOE ( SIZE 10 ROCKPORT - FIVE INCHES WIDE) OVERLAPPING THE THROTTLE PEDAL WHICH JUST 2 AND 7/8 TH INCHES FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. TRY THIS IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. IT'S REAL EXCITING. *TR
Mileage: 3,174
I WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AND HAD BEGUN TO ACCELERATE BUT THEN DECIDED TO NOT TURN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND GET ANY RESULTS OR NOT BECAUSE I WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BY THE...
Mileage: 37,000
I WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AND HAD BEGUN TO ACCELERATE BUT THEN DECIDED TO NOT TURN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND GET ANY RESULTS OR NOT BECAUSE I WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BY THE...
Mileage: 37,000
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR VEERS SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. IT'S NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE BUT FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE STEERING. I MUST HAVE MY HANDS FIRMLY ON THE WHEEL TO CORRECT IT. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE WEEKLY. ACCORDING TO MY TOYOTA DEALER THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 28,101
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH; THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED ...
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AFTER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE CONTACT AND DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED N...
Mileage: 289
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AFTER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE CONTACT AND DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED N...
Mileage: 289
I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. HIS LANE WAS ENDING AND THERE WASN'T AN OPENING FOR HIM TO MERGE. HE WASN'T ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHICH FELL ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOTALED. HE SAID THAT ...
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 5000 MILES ON IT. IT WILL BE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD FINE AND START MOVING TO THE LEFT INTO THE NEST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON TRYING TO CORRECT IT WILL GLIDE TO THE OTHER LANE ON THE RIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL STRUGGLE TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. I HAVE HAD T...
Mileage: 1,900
IT IS REPORTED REGARDING THE TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL THAT FOR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (INSTALL METAL REINFORCEMENT BARS IN THE ACCELERATOR) AND THE ATTEMPT DID NOT WORK TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY AT THE VEHICLE OWNER'S REQUEST....
Mileage: 49,675
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...
Mileage: 6,200
LTR FWD FM (NE) RE UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1/13/2010, REPLY TO OMAHA, NE OFC. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER ST...
LTR FWD FM (NE) RE UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1/13/2010, REPLY TO OMAHA, NE OFC. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER ST...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURB CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED A...
2009 MATRIX CONSUMER HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL.. *CW SO FAR THE CONSUMER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. FROM WHAT SHE HAS READ, IT APPEARED THAT THE GAS PEDAL MA...
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR TOYOTA ABOUT THE TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX MY CAR, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT WHY DID I NEED TO FIX IT FOR, HE ACTED LIKE HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT T...
Mileage: 4,000
BOUGHT 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX S NEW. I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK ON FREEWAY, NORMALLY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF ACCELERATION "SURGE"(RELATIVELY MINOR INCREASES IN ACCELERATION WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR). MY WIFE ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED AC...
Mileage: 20,000
BOUGHT 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX S NEW. I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK ON FREEWAY, NORMALLY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF ACCELERATION "SURGE"(RELATIVELY MINOR INCREASES IN ACCELERATION WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR). MY WIFE ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED AC...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY NEVER HAD AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AND DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THEN SETTLED DOWN. THE RPM JUMPED UP AND THEN WENT BACK DOWN. T...
Mileage: 28,213
I HAD MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIXED FOR THE RECALL AND JUST LAST WEEKEND EXPERIENCED A BRAKING INCIDENT THAT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKES BUT MY CAR SPED UP AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY I MOVED TO THE NEXT LANE. *TR
Mileage: 1
MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR GAS PEDALS THAT MAY STICK OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT CAUSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO RICE TOYOTA IN GREENSBORO NC WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR ON FEB. 13, 2010. ON FEB. 22, I STARTED MY CAR AND IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE ...
Mileage: 18,914
HAD THE RECALL ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL FIXED - HOWEVER WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN TRAFFIC THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR GOES! IT IS ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF A DELAY, HOWEVER DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED THE CAR TO GO. ON GOING ISSUE - DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME SO IT REALLY CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD. ...
Mileage: 13,100
BRAKE FAILURE--ROLLED INTO PARKING SPOT, STEPPED ON BRAKE AND CAR DIDN'T STOP. PRE-RECALL FIX ON TOYOTA MATRIX. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
ON FEBRUARY 11, I TOOK MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX TO MOTORCARS TOYOTA OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED IN THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. WHILE THERE, I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER RECALL ON THE CAR, ON ITS BRAKES. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WERE ADDRESS AND I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FEBRUARY 13TH. ON FE...
Mileage: 13,787
ON FEBRUARY 11, I TOOK MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX TO MOTORCARS TOYOTA OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED IN THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. WHILE THERE, I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER RECALL ON THE CAR, ON ITS BRAKES. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WERE ADDRESS AND I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FEBRUARY 13TH. ON FE...
Mileage: 13,787
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX SINCE PURCHASE HAS HAD A THROTTLE/BRAKE/TRANSMISSION ANOMALY THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHEN GOING DOWN A BIG HILL OR WHENEVER I BRAKE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE - SO FAR - HAS STOPPED THE CAR..BUT I EXPECT A VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I...
Mileage: 43
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2009 THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 7,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I DROVE UP A HILL TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I BRAKED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CA...
Mileage: 11,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT A WARNING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT END DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO...
Mileage: 42,000
AT 12:30 P.M. I WAS HEADING NORTH ON OH-25 IN BOWLING GREEN, OHIO. MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING, BUT I WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED AS WE OFTEN HAVE WINDY DAYS. I TURNED RIGHT ONTO OH-582 AND BECAME SLIGHTLY MORE CONCERNED WHEN THE SHAKING IN THE CABIN DID NOT CEASE. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DID NOT SHAKE BELOW A...
Mileage: 29,000
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. HERRIN-GEAR TOYOTA, JACKSON MS SAYS THIS IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE FROM THE STICKING GAS PEDAL, THIS WAS APPROX ONE MONTH AGO. THEY HAVE FINISHED RECALL WORK FOR STICKING...
Mileage: 18,900
WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 40 MPH. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VEER AND I HAVE TO COMPENSATE BY STEERING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO BRING IT BACK ONTO THE ROAD....
Mileage: 11,721
ON SEPT 9 2009, I WAS ON MY WAY TO LAS VEGAS NEVADA IN MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX SPORT AND NOTICED WHEN I EXCEEDED ALITTLE OVER THE SPEED OF 65 MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE NEARLY LOOKING LIKE I'M ABOUT TO SIDE SWIPE THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE OVER..AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED A...
Mileage: 15,230
EXHAUST FUMES IN 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. LEAKAGE IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT AFTER WIDE-OPEN-THROTTLE (WOT) ACCELERATION. THE NOX EMISSIONS FORMED DURING WOT CAN BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. UNDER OTHER OPERATING MODS, THE FUMES ARE LESS NOTICEABLE OR NOT NOTICEABLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM; SO "INCIDENT DA...
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT THEN WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT THE STEERING OVER CORRECTS THUS JERKING THE CAR IN WHICH EVER DIRECTION YOU ARE TRYING TO CORRECT. THIS ACTION OCCURS EVERY DAY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMEN...
Mileage: 10,873
BOUGHT 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX IN SEPT. 2009... HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH GAS PEDAL ISSUES AND STEERING ISSUES. GAS PEDAL ISSUE HAS BEEN "FIXED". IN REGARDS TO THE STEERING ISSUE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 35MPH IT DOES PULL TO THE RIGHT AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING PUSHED BY ...
Mileage: 7,000
IN PARKING GARAGE AT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT - AS I BEGAN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT HIT THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL BODY DAMAGE ...
Mileage: 4,700
ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO (AND AGAIN, THIS MORNING, TWICE!), I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN BRAKING: THE PEDAL WOULD GO MORE THEN USUAL, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT THE SAME TIME AS IT WAS PRODUCING TERRIBLE GRINDING/SCRATCHING NOISES AS IF PARTS WERE COMING OFF. IT IS NOT DOING THIS CONSISTENTLY, BUT S...
Mileage: 8,300
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK THREE TIMES WHICH CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HE KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE FIRST TIME AND IT RELEASED. HE ALSO ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 6,000
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON IT GOING ONTO THE ON-RAMP, ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ON TUESDAY, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS YET, THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME, AND THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE PAR...
Mileage: 22,320
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE DECREASED SPEED AND PLACED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND CAME TO...
Mileage: 30,000
I WOULD LIKE TO REPRT SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) AND BRAKE PROBLEMS (DON'T STOP WELL) OF MY TOYOTA MATRIX MODEL 2009. *TR
Mileage: 8,250
I WOULD LIKE TO REPRT SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) AND BRAKE PROBLEMS (DON'T STOP WELL) OF MY TOYOTA MATRIX MODEL 2009. *TR
Mileage: 8,250
2009 LOW MILEAGE TOYOTA MATRIX STALLS SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC, COMPLETE STALL, MUST RESTART. OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ALL SORTS OF WEATHER, BUT MOSTLY IN HUMID CONDITIONS. RESTART CLEARED ENGINE COMPUTER DEALERSHIP HAD DIFFICULT TIME REPLICATING FAILURE. FINALLY REMEDIED WITH REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRO...
Mileage: 100
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I NOTICE MY ACCELERAR /GAS PEDAL STICKING. ALSO AT TIMES HARD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALSO.AT 1 TIMES I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NUETRAL AND STOP,ALMOST GETTING HIT DOING IT.I DIDN'T REALISE WHAT IT UNTIL I READ ABOUT THIS RECALL AND WAS NEVE...
Mileage: 11,000
I PURCHASED A 09 TOYOTA MATRIX 5DR, 2WD, CUV ON 1/24/09. DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON A 45 MPH CITY STREET GOING A LITTLE LESS THAN THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPED UP. I GAVE THE GAS PEDAL A TAP THINKING IT HAD JUST STUCK, BUT THE MOTOR KEPT RACING AS I PIC...
Mileage: 40
IN VERY COLD WEATHER, WHICH WE HAVE HAD PLENTY OF RECENTLY, AND I MAKE A GRADUAL STOP FROM A SPEED OF 45+ MPH, THERE IS A SPLIT-SECOND SURGE FORWARD FOLLOWED BY A HARD STOP "BUMP" WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A FINAL STOP THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, THE ROAD SURFACE IS NOT SLICK, NOR AM I MAKING A...
Mileage: 6,128
THE CONTACT THAT THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX STALLS EVERY TIME THE CONTACT STOPS AT AN ENTER SECTION. AND WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE CAR BACK THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE CALLER HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE CONTACT TRIES TO PULL OFF FROM THE INTERSECTION. ...
Mileage: 3,000
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 1.8 L ENGINE STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. DEALER VERY RESISTANT TO ADMITTING TO THE PROBLEM, BUT ALLEGEDLY "RESET" CONTROL MODULE, RESULTING IN LESS FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN STALL WILL OCCUR AND MORE LIKELY IN...
Mileage: 10,000
TOYOTA ACCIDENT I DRIVE A LEASED 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. AT 8:24 AM ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009. PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE BUILDING BOCA RATON. THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR REVVED UP TO THE MAXIMUM, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A PALM TREE. I IMMEDI...
Mileage: 5,600
TOYOTA ACCIDENT I DRIVE A LEASED 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. AT 8:24 AM ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009. PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE BUILDING BOCA RATON. THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR REVVED UP TO THE MAXIMUM, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A PALM TREE. I IMMEDI...
Mileage: 5,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN STATED...
Mileage: 72,483
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN STATED...
Mileage: 72,483
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCLERATION. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH IF THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAK...
Mileage: 400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BLOCK THE CONTACT'S VIEW WHENEVER A TURN IS BEING MADE. SHE STATED THAT THE MIRRORS PREVENTED HER FROM PROPERLY SEEING THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MIRRORS WERE PLACED IN THE PROPER POSITI...
Mileage: 20
I WAS TRAVELING AT EASTBOUND AT 25 MPH AND ENTERED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION IN MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN. A MOTORCYCLIST TRAVELING NORTHBOUND APPROACHING SPEEDS OF 60 MPH RAN A YIELD SIGN AND T-BONED MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX S 5 SPD MANUAL IN THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR AND BACK QUARTER PANEL. THE FORCE OF TH...
Mileage: 5,000
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX XR. IT STALL INTERMITTENTLY , MORE FREQUENTLY IN HUMID WEATHER. CAN NOT "RECREATE" SITUATION, BUT HAPPENS AT LEAST 5 TIMES PER WEEK NOW THAT WE ARE IN A MORE RAINY SEASON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER BUT IT CLEARED UP DURING THE COLD MONTHS AND NOW IS BACK...
Mileage: 200
THE SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR IS LARGE AND CREATES A LARGE BLINDSPOT SO THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OBJECTS WHEN TURNING LEFT. I WAS TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION AND ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING FOR ME TO COMPLETE MY TURN BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS A RED B...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A STEEL PLATE ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WHICH IS A NEW DESIGN ON THE 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX MODELS (ACTIVE HEADREST). AS A RESULT, THE C...
Mileage: 6,535
I SIGNED UP A LEASE WITH HUDSON TOYOTA FOR A MATRIX 2009 PRESUMABLY A BRAND NEW ONE. I SIGNED THE PAPERS AND BROUGHT IT HOME ON SEPT.3,2008. I DRIVE IT TO NYC ON SEPT.4,5,6 THEN IT WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY THE WHOLE DAY ON SEPT.7. ON SEPT.9,IT WAS DEAD. I CALLED SERVICE AND DESCRIBED THEM THE PROB...
THE 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. I BOUGHT MY MATRIX (NEW) FROM DOWNEAST TOYOTA IN BREWER, MAINE, ON OCTOBER 6, 2008. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR DURING A TEST DRIVE IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 60 DAYS PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, THERE CAME A TIME WHEN I HAD DO MAKE A LEFT...
Mileage: 39
AS A OWNER OF A BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX, I WAS RECENTLY HIT BY A BICYCLE RIDER RIDING HIS BIKE IN A OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON A SIDE WALK. HE HIT MY FRONT BUMPER AND THE BUMPER WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE BIKE RIDER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE ISSUED THE RIDER A CITATION FOR RIDING HIS BIKE IN THE...
Mileage: 2,500