Toyota Matrix owners have reported 2 problems related to radiator (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driver enters a small parking lot in san diego. Driver pulls up slowly to one of five perpendiculars stalls in the lot. As he is pressing brakes, the vehicle takes off, hits the concrete stop and then a frame wall a few feet after the stop. There is some damage to the bumper but none to the engine or radiator. Driver hits the steering wheel. Airbags do not go off. Wall is damaged. Driver puts the vehicle in reverse to pull back. The car takes off and lounges backwards, jumps the curb from the parking lot to the street, and starts moving backwards at high speed, smoking its front tires and doing a "donut" where the front wheels (this is a front wheel drive) are spinning and the vehicle is circling backwards. Finally at high speeds, the vehicle travels and slams backwards into a Toyota pickup truck stopped at the red light and stops. The backend damage is extensive and the rear left wheel is out of alignment. Vehicle is declared a total. This is a case of sudden unintended acceleration.
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The air conditioning started to blow hot air, then the engine started stalling and the engine check sign came on. Toyota said it was a stone that got into the radiator and provoked a leaking. No signs of damage in the front bumper. How can a stone get there and how do they make such fragile cars? I had to pay for the damages although it is a brand new car.
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