general problems of the 2004 Toyota Matrix

This safety problem pertains to all vehicles sold in the u. S. , not only my make and model. I was horrified to learn that the crash ratings are inaccurate for most women and all short people, because they were developed only for average sized men. It should be no surprise that when collisions occur, more women than men are seriously injured. More women than men are injured when air bags deploy. More women than men are injured by their shoulder belts. I am afraid to purchase a new car, because the crash ratings that I have relied on in the past are unreliable for me as a short woman. I am very disappointed that my own government, to which I pay taxes, has been so misleading to the public on important safety issues. Please develop and implement collision ratings for various height groups. In the meantime, please include notices with crash ratings that explain which height ranges the ratings are most accurate for.

I have been unable to have my dealer repair the recalls on this car despite repeated times calling up Toyota and dealing with larry h miller Toyota dealership. They refuse to give me a replacement car while they fix it and won't say how long it will take. I also discovered that there are no child seat anchors in the back. I was told this is unlawful given the date of this car's manufacture. I hope NHTSA will help force Toyota to fix these recalls and install car seat anchors and give em a replacement vehicle to drive to work and for children while they fix it.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Matrix. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v285000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. In addition, the contact stated that the rear seat belts failed to retract and were loose when latched. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Toyota istaking to long to send parts for repair to south dakota Toyota dealers for know and reported faults that could lead to injury and/or death.