Illustration2007 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE ROADMASTER TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED IN A SPAN OF 2 MONTHS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 FLAT TIRES. *JS
2007 Toyota Matrix
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Toyota Matrix do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 70.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
130–25K
1925–50K
1150–75K
675–100K
8100–150K
2150K+
59 reports with mileage · 37 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports
Tires complaints
6 reportsI OWN 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX. 28,161 CURRENT MILEAGE. FOUR (4) GOOD YEAR TIRES - EAGLE P205/55R/16 COME WITH MATRIX. DEFECTIVE TIRES. OTHER 3 TIRES STILL LOOKS GOOD CONDITION BUT ONE OF THE SIDEWALL DRIED PREMATURELY AND THE TIRE APART INTO 2 PIECES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SENT THE EMAIL TO CONTACT GOODYEAR LAST SAT 8/27/…
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I OWN 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX. 28,161 CURRENT MILEAGE. FOUR (4) GOOD YEAR TIRES - EAGLE P205/55R/16 COME WITH MATRIX. DEFECTIVE TIRES. OTHER 3 TIRES STILL LOOKS GOOD CONDITION BUT ONE OF THE SIDEWALL DRIED PREMATURELY AND THE TIRE APART INTO 2 PIECES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SENT THE EMAIL TO CONTACT GOODYEAR LAST SAT 8/27/2011. FOR SAFETY REASON, I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE DIFFERENT MODEL TIRES. BUT GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLY AT ALL. I TAKE SOME PICTURES ALSO. *TR
1. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING HARDER AND HARDER. 2. THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED ON BOTH SIDES, AS IF IT WERE DEFECTIVE. 3. THE TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AS OF LAST MONTH. *TR
PREMATURE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON REAR OF 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX AT 40,000 MILES. ADVISED BY LOCAL NTB TIRE STORE THAT REAR TIRE/WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS OUT OF SPECS WHILE FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS PERFECT. *TR
HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX--WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND HAD APPROX 17000 MILES. NOTICE THE TIRE LOOKED LOW ON AIR ONE DAY--REMOVED THE TIRE TO CHECK FOR NAILS OR DAMAGE AND FOUND NO--SO TOOK THE TIRE TO A GARAGE AND THEY PUT THE TIRE IN A WATER BATH AND FOUND A LEAK ON THE SIDE WALL--I TOOL THE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE TO A GOOD Y…
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HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX--WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND HAD APPROX 17000 MILES. NOTICE THE TIRE LOOKED LOW ON AIR ONE DAY--REMOVED THE TIRE TO CHECK FOR NAILS OR DAMAGE AND FOUND NO--SO TOOK THE TIRE TO A GARAGE AND THEY PUT THE TIRE IN A WATER BATH AND FOUND A LEAK ON THE SIDE WALL--I TOOL THE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER--AS THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON THE CAR--THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE--SO DECIDED TO BUY A NEW SET OF MICHELINS. WHEN THE GOODYEAR TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIM THE MECHANIC SHOWED IT TO ME AND THE BEAD ON THE SIDE WALL--ABOUT THAT IS IN THE VICINITY WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD ARE JOINED WAS SEVERELY CRACKED--HE SAID IT WAS A BLOW OUT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND DEFINITE DEFECTIVE TIRE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND ONLY 17,000 MILES. *TR
POTENTIAL FAILURE - EXECESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I HAD THE TOYOTA MATRIX TIRES ROTATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 5,000 MILES WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I HAD, WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN VERY NOTICABLE WEAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AGAIN AT 21,000 , AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE TIRES HAD VERY EXECISIVE WEAR FROM A THE FRONT END …
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POTENTIAL FAILURE - EXECESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I HAD THE TOYOTA MATRIX TIRES ROTATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 5,000 MILES WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I HAD, WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN VERY NOTICABLE WEAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AGAIN AT 21,000 , AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE TIRES HAD VERY EXECISIVE WEAR FROM A THE FRONT END BEING OUT OF ALINEMENT. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND A CAREFUL DRIVER. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WAS OUT OF ALINEMENT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE ALERTED ME OF MY 5,000 CHECK UP.*AK
Official recalls
210V384000 · Engine And Engine Cooling
Aug 26, 2010
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUBJECT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE 1ZZ-FE ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP AT CERTAIN SOLDER POINTS OR ON VARISTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WARNINGS AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP COULD BE ILLUMINATED, HARSH SHIFTING COULD RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY NOT START, OR THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. AN ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PRODUCTION NUMBER OF THE ECM AND REPLACE THE ECM IF NECESSARY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. TOYOTA WILL MAIL AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER 2010 TO ADVISE OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT AND RECALL. THIS INTERIM NOTIFICATION WILL INFORM OWNERS THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A FUTURE NOTIFICATION WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO HAVE THE FREE REMEDY PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
10V035000 · Equipment:other:labels
Feb 3, 2010
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 VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.