Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Toyota Matrix

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact attempted to apply the brakes but the brakes would not respond. The contact then depressed the accelerator pedal and the pedal fell to the floorboard abnormally. The contact then struck the curb and crashed into a concrete barrier as the vehicle went airborne and crashed into a second barrier causing the wheels to fracture from the vehicle before coming to a stop. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained severe headaches as a result. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where she was advised that the vehicle could be repaired. The contact stated after the crash she received a recall notice under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix. While driving at approximately 10 mph and attempting to slow down, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle although the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that there was not enough time to shift into neutral gear; once the vehicle crashed, it spun around in a 180 degree turn and then the engine stopped. There were two people injured and both went to the hospital. There was a police report filed. The vehicle was totaled. The contact had not called the manufacturer or the dealer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

My car is a Toyota 2006 Matrix awd; I was pulling into my driveway to park in front of my garage, and took my feet of the accelerator pedal, but before I had any chance to react the car just continued to accelerate up my drive way and crashed through my garage door, causing damage to my car, the garage door, and some dents to my other car parked inside; I have always parked my car outside on the drive way, since there isn't space to park 2 cars in my garage; I am fairly safe and cautious driver; I took my car to the dealer to have them to take a look, my 2006 Toyota Matrix is not in the recall list, and the servicing guys didn't find anything wrong with my gas pedal; I am still concerned that there may still be a lurking issue with the pedal or the electronic system that caused the unintended acceleration.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix. While traveling at a speed of 20 mph the vehicle had suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the VIN was not related to any recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 40000 and the current mileage was 41000.

On October 3, 2008, while driving my 2006 Toyota Matrix I had to accelerate rapidly to merge onto a busy street. I immediately smelled a odor coming from my vents of burning wiring. My check engine light came on. I pulled over and made some calls to service stations and the Toyota dealership. Was advised to take it to the dealer. Did. After investigating the issue for several days they decided my ecm was bad and replaced it. With the recent Toyota recalls, I finally decided yesterday that I should check into if I am involved. My vehicle is Toyota certified and they do have record of the ecm failure to my vehicle. I also wanted to report it to you folks, just in case it is in fact the computers that are faulty. It is unknown to me whether the replacement computer they put in my car is a 2006, or what year ecm it is. My ecm failed immediately after rapid acceleration and my vehicle is not on the recall list.

I own a 2006 Toyota Matrix. At about 40k I began noticing when I pushed the gas pedal from a stop that it sometimes lagged, other times the pedal seemed very touchy and to take off excessively, causing passengers to notice the sudden acceleration. This occurs spontaneously but at least once every 14 days. It is always from a stop such as at a light or driveway, after the car has been driving even a few feet but it has never occurred on the initial press when the car is first cranked and moved, only after the wheels have moved. As a side note, the computer was replaced at about 77k and this did not correct the issue. I have the oem floor mats with the latch system that holds the mat in place. I have never had the pedal appear to even touch the mat. While I have never had the terrible experience of having the pedal stick and continue to accelerate, I am hoping that this information will help the cause of the issues come to light. There is definitely a problem with the gas pedal and the computer telling the throttle when and how much to open. Please do not let this fall solely on the floor mats. There is more to the story!.