2005 Toyota Matrix

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CRASH OCCURRED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. A TOYOTA FIELD ENGINEER INSPECTED THE BRAKES STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BRAKES. THE CRASH OCCURRED 20 DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000. UPDATED EVOQ 08/10/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. UPDATED EVOQ 09/07/10*JB

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. ON 10/29/09 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM. MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH ALOT OF THE MATRIXS AND COROLLAS. COST ME ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE. MY CLOCK HAS BEEN COMING ON EVERY SO OFTEN,BUT MOSTLY STAYS OFF.THE DOORS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO LOCK IF KEY IS IN IGNITION OR RUNNING. THREE TIMES IT HAS LOCKED ME OUT. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE MEDDED UP ONLY HALF LIGHT UP,THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHEN I HAD THE WORK DONE THEY NEVER FIXED IT. I THINK THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BECAUSE IF THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER ON SO MANY CARS THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. ALSO, MY PEDAL GOT STUCK AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A SNOW BANK AND MESS UP MY FRONT FENDER. *TR

AT SEVERAL PLACES (ALL SLIGHT UPGRADES, CONSTANT SPEED, CONSTANT THROTTLE), ABOUT 5-10% OF THE TIME, THROTTLE STICKS. RELEASES AFTER 3 - 5 SECONDS IF I DO NOT BRAKE, ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER BRAKING IF I DO. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 70,000 MILES, DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A GAS-SAVING FEATURE. I NOW ANTICIPATE IT HAPPENING, SO HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT, BUT A FEW CLOSE CALLS EARLY ON. 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX 4WD, NOW WITH 95,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 40,000 MILES, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR WAS NOT EVEN GOING 1 MILE AN HOUR, HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, DID NOT EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, MADE A NOISE, JUMPED THE CURB AND SMASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CAR HAD $3,000 WORTH IN DAMAGES LEAVING A CRACK IN THE BRICK WALL OF THE BUILDING CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOR MAT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS TOYOTA WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT ALL, SAYING THAT THE MATRIX WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. TOYOTA HAS NOT ACCOMMODATED ME AT ALL WITH THIS INCIDENT. I AM TERRIFIED WHEN I DRIVE NOW THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, NOT TO MENTION THE WORTH OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. *AK UPDATED 12/26/2006 - THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LONG CRANK TIME WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE MOUNT TO ALLEVIATE THE VIBRATION. *NM