One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2005 Toyota Matrix. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The car is a 2005 Toyota Matrix,5 speed manual transmission, the car is serviced by a tech at scheduled service times. The transmission locked up and needed to be replaced,the mechanic said there were rebuilds available but stated the Toyota replacement was the way to go, I agree. Toyota says there are no transmission problems however if you look on line one will see a rash of 5 speed Toyota Matrix transmission problems with a bearing always being blamed, I cannot believe this many people beat there 5 speeds to death in a 4 door station wagon. Also noted was Toyota had 15 transmission waiting when mine was ordered-- perhaps they know something about the transmission problem. No one will say if the new transmission has being improved over the old unit,because that would mean there was a problem to start with. Thanks to Toyota I have a car with a transmission that may have the same problem it started with at a cost of 3,400. 00 more.