2003 Toyota Matrix

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 THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,208.

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 BY THE INTEGRATION RELAY OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT APPEARS THAT THE LACK OF RELAY OVER-VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION ON ANY OF THE RELAYS IN THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INTEGRATION RELAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. *JB

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 FELT LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING INSTEAD. I CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH SEVERAL DAMAGES TO MY CAR, TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WITH BODY INJURIES TO MYSELF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON A TOYOTA MATRIX IN 2006 I HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT PUT ME OUT OF WORK AND WITH PERMANENT DISABILITY PROBLEMS. BOTH INCIDENTS DUE TO SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. I WILL LIKE TO DO FARTHER INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

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 INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SERVICE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

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 LOW. IN 2007, THE SALES DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WOULD LOWER THE IDLE BUT SHE IS NOT SURE IF THAT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. HER CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY LUNGE FORWARD AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT ONCE A WEEK OR MORE. OCCASSIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV EXTREMELY HIGH. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

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 PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT, BUT IT WAS SLIPPING THE WHOLE DRIVE HOME AND SINCE THEN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT BELIEVES THIS, HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR THEM TO TAKE SOME ACTION? *TR

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 A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BODY DAMAGE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ALL INSTANCES, I WAS ABLE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED TWICE. THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER INCIDENTS SINCE THEN. I LIVE IN A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AND HAVE TOLD THE AUTHORITIES HERE THAT IF I EVER DRIVE THE CAR THROUGH THE CARPORT WALL IT WILL BE DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY MATRIX. THE INCIDENTS ARE WIDE-SPREAD -- PERHAPS EVERY TWO YEARS. SO IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO GET TOYOTA TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINT. PLEASE CHECK THE ELECTRONICS -- IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT MECHANICAL. I HAVE GIVEN THE DATE OF THE LAST INCIDENT BELOW. *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 DISENGAGES EVEN WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. MY WIFE AND FRIENDS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN MY CAR, SO IT IS NOT JUST ME. WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE TOYOTA PEOPLE FOR ANALYSIS, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I CANNOT TELL IF THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN OR IN THE ELECTRONICS. *TR