general problems of the 2007 Toyota Matrix

Vehicle keeps stalling while driving if stopped at a light or stop sign or if mrps drop to low engine shuts off lights flicker and no check engine light has come on.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Matrix. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated while the brakes were applied. The contact was unable to control the vehicle and crashed into a building. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 31,000.

March 2,2010 while stopped at a light at the intersection of joppa road and loch raven blvd. My 2007 Toyota Matrix accelerated, while my foot was on the brake into the truck in front of me. . . Also stopped at the red light. You could smell brakes burning, police were called but only did a collision report since my front end was damaged and the truck was ok. No personal injuries. This was the first time I had anything like this happen with my car. I was terrified at the time. My car was towed to the Toyota collision center. Called Toyota customer service, told it would take 30 days before an inspector would look at the car and the damage could not be repaired until after seen by the inspector. On March 31st the inspector looked at my car ( after it had been driven without my knowledge to a Toyota dealer) I was told it would take another 30 days for his results. I am waiting for Toyotas decision.

I was in a giant food store parking lot going 5 to 10 mph. I was pulling up in the pickup lane to get my groceries. Upon completing a sharp left turn and getting ready to stop my engine revved up at a very high rate without pushing the accelerator down hard. I put my foot on the brake and put the car in neutral. The engine continued a high acceleration rate. I turn the engine off. The floor mat was not near the accelerator. I had only been going 5 to 10 mph. This happened Feb 14, 2010. The only thing unusual lately was that my vehicle computer chip part # 89661-02k21 was replaced on October 15, 2009. 2007 Toyota Matrix.

I was driving out of a parking garage when the forward progress of the vehicle completely stopped, although the engine was still running. Depressing the gas pedal was difficult and it would not propel the car forward. The car was towed to bill kidd's Toyota in cockeysville, MD. I was told that there was nothing wrong with the engine and that it was a computer chip that had been installed in many of the Matrix models by general motors in California that seemed to be causing this problem. The chip was replaced with a Toyota one. I am submitting this complaint, not because it caused me anything more than aggravation, since I was moving at under 10 mph when the issue arose, but because just before this malfunction, I was on a four-lane highway which could have resulted in an accident since the auto would have essentially dropped from 55 mph to 0 mph very quickly. I have just read that this issue is now one of many of this kind that are being reported, so I wanted to add mine to the number of incidents so that proper attention can be given to what seems should be a recall item.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Matrix. While driving between 25 mph and 78 mph the power steering would fail. Also the accelerator pedal remains applied, even after application. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technician was unable to remedy the failure. The regional master tech sent by the manufacturer could not locate the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted again, but no assistance was provided. The current mileage was 26,000. The failure mileage was 2,000. The consumer stated whiled driving, she could no longer feel the tension in the steering that dictates the movement of the wheels. Updated evoq 05/27/10.

Gas pedal has, approximately seven (7) times, become caught on the floor mat due to the floor mat not being secured, in any fashion, to prevent it from sliding up and underneath the gas pedal. While my car is not part of the Toyota "voluntary" recall, I feel this is worthy of a complaint form.