2005 Toyota Matrix

TODAY, THE ROADS ARE SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY, BUT WHILE EVERYONE AROUND US STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT PROBLEM, MY WIFE AND I WERE UNABLE TO STOP, CAREENING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS. THE PROBLEM IS, WE DISCOVERED, OUR TIRES. OUR TOYOTA MATRIX XR 2WD 2005, AND OUR OEM CONTINENTAL TIRES, HAS 29,078 MILES. YET OUR MEASUREMENTS INDICATE THAT ALL FOUR OEM TIRES HAVE A TREAD OF 2/16" (OUTER) AND 3/16" (INNER). THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. OUR DEALERSHIPS SERVICE CENTER HAS SAID THAT THEY HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM, YET THEY OFFER US NO HELP OR SOLUTION. *TR

THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER-SIDE AND DRIVER-SIDE RESTRAINTS ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND AS SUCH, THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ANY LATERAL SECURITY NEAR THE DOORS FOR SMALL PASSENGERS. MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF AVERAGE SIZE USUALLY FALLS BELOW THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT WHEN SHE FALLS ASLEEP. WHEN SHE AWAKES AND LIFTS HER TORSO, THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT OFTEN ENDS UP BEHIND HER TORSO! THIS RENDERS THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING INJURY TO THE UPPER TORSO OR HEAD IN ANY SIGNIFICANT COLLISION. HER HEAD ENDS UP RESTING ON THE DOOR AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY IN A SIDE-IMPACT CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TIRES, SIZE P205/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES LOOK AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES OR PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT SET. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE ALL 24,000.

TOYOTA MATRIX 2005. NOTICE THAT AUTO NOISY ON THE ROAD. OTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AS I AM USED TO IT. AT LAST OIL CHANGE SERVICE STAFF SAY I NEED NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AS WEARING. I AM PUZZLED AND CHECK INTERNET AND COME ON SIGHTS THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING. I AM VERY CONCERNED - A FRIEND WAS IN A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT 12 OR SO YEARS AGO THAT INVOLVED A SMALL PICK UP TRUCK AND LATER FIND TIRE PROBLEMS INVOLVED FOR OTHER OWNERS ALSO. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER! *TR

PREMATURE WEAR/CUPPING OF TIRES ON MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 MATRIX. PER TIRE MANUFACTURER, IT'S A MECHANICAL DEFECT, NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. SO, FAR TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE ON THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES. I WILL BE TAKING CAR IN AGAIN NOW TO HAVE THEM CHECK PROPER ALIGNMENT. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM EVALUATION AT THIS POINT. *TR

STEERING COMPONENT PROBLEMS HAVE LED TO EXCESSIVE CUPPING/TIRE WEAR ON 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX (29,000 MILES). HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE (ORIGINAL OWNER) AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS - SOMETIMES - BUT CANNOT FIND ISSUE AND RESOLVE. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLUTCH OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM LATER PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.