Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Toyota Matrix - part 2

Had the recall issue with the gas pedal fixed - however when trying to make a turn in traffic there is a hesitation before the car goes! it is only a few seconds of a delay, however dangerous when you need the car to go. On going issue - does not do it every time so it really catches you off guard.

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The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Matrix. He stated that while driving 25 mph the vehicle accelerated without a warning when he applied the brakes and hit a telephone pole. The vehicle has front end damage and there were no injuries. There is no police report available. The vehicle was then towed to an auto body shop where they are investigating the cause of the acceleration. There have been no repairs. The failure and current mileages were 42000.

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.

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I was driving my 2006 Toyota Matrix I purchased one month ago. I was driving on a very wet road less than 20-25 mph. Approximately 9:00a. M. Coming home from local gym. I slowed to stop for construction work on slick two lane road. Brakes did not grab as I tried to slow down. I pushed brakes down harder, and as they started to work, the accelerator began to accelerate on its own, car began to feel like it was revving up. I put car immediately in park, and tires burned rubber (enough to smell) and car stopped completely. It all happened incredibly fast, and scared me to death. I have not had this problem previously (I have owned vehicle for 1 month) and car is not on recall list (clearly should be). I have called Toyota customer service center, and will call dealer where I purchased car next.

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The first thing I noticed was that the accelerator pedal would not accelerate when I stepped on it going onto the on-ramp, about a month ago. On Tuesday, I went to the dealer and they said they didn't have the parts yet, that they would call me, and that they didn't even know what to do with the parts when they got here. They said they had one of those courses two weeks ago, but what they learned there does not really apply to the problems that are coming on now. So even when they got the parts, they would have to figure out what to do with them. I tried to ask for a replacement or something of the sort, and they said that they didn't even have any cars to provide me because all the models on the lot were included in the recall. The next day (yesterday), I tried to stop at a stop sign and it diminished the speed but it did not stop completely. It didn't stop until the middle of the intersection and I got a ticket.

2009 Toyota Matrix. Vehicle surges forward when shifting from park to drive, also when shifting into reverse. It happens sporadically. Herrin-gear Toyota, jackson ms says this is a different issue from the sticking gas pedal, this was approx one month ago. They have finished recall work for sticking pedal but have not addressed the surging problem.

Two problems, 1) accelerator is hard to modulate when starting from a stop, will go at higher speed than wanted. 2) once in a while when coming to a stop, the brakes feel like they pulse, or the vehicle just hit a small patch of ice when there was no ice. A weird feeling. I don't know if the car actually goes a few feet further than I wanted it to or if there is just a pulse that makes you feel that way.

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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 2009 Matrix. While driving 35 mph, she decreased speed and placed her foot on the brakes; however, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle continued to accelerate even after the crash occurred until the contact shifted into neutral gear and came to a stop. There were no injuries. A police report is available if needed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be inspected by a technician. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000.

We have a 2009 Toyota Matrix that would not stop as my husband was driving down our long driveway. He went over a curb, hit some bushes, went down thru a field and almost into our pond--this happened twice before he finally got it stopped before hitting a large boulder. We want the scratches fixed.

Driving my 2009 Toyota Matrix - I was driving in back of a truck and he slammed his brakes on. I had to be driving one car away from him then all of a sudden he slammed on his brakes - I had to be going 25 mile per hour. My car accelerate up and by the time I put my brakes on I had slammed into his car gently. It was because of how slow I was going that saved me.

I own a 2005 Toyota Matrix. On 10/29/09 they had to replace the whole computer system. Mechanic said that they had trouble with alot of the Matrixs and corollas. Cost me about $1000. 00 to replace. My clock has been coming on every so often,but mostly stays off. The doors are not suppose to lock if key is in ignition or running. Three times it has locked me out. The dash board lights are medded up only half light up,this has been this way for well over a year. When I took it to the dealer when I had the work done they never fixed it. I think that someone should look into this matter because if they had to replace the computer on so many cars they should have a recall. Also, my pedal got stuck and caused me to run into a snow bank and mess up my front fender.

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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.

On three separate occasions our 2006 Toyota Matrix has accelerated on its own without warning. On all three occasions we have been able to slip the transmission out of drive into neutral or slam the brakes on to stop the acceleration. The most recent time this occurred was last weekend. The most previous was three months ago.

2005 Toyota Matrix inexplicably accelerated resulting in driver and car crashing into grocery store and hitting a gas utility line. Car was completely totaled with no deaths.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Matrix. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph with an unexpected increase of acceleration. The vehicle continued to travel with difficulty in slowing down, and crashed into a vehicle. The driver sustained injury to the arm; the front seat passenger sustained back injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer with front end damages. The vehicle was repaired for the body damages. The technician was unable to locate a problem and stated that the vehicle operated normally. The acceleration failure recurred on a separate occasion. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 52,000.

I recently bought a 2010 Toyota camry and was never contacted by the dealership or Toyota about the two recalls on my car. When I called the dealership to make an appointment to fix my car, I was told by the service person that why did I need to fix it for, he acted like he didn't even know about the recalls. They made me wait two weeks for the appointment and then had to keep my car for a whole day. Before the 2010 camry I had bought a 2009 Matrix through another dealership and I finally this past week received a safety recall on that vehicle, well unfortunately I don't have the car anymore since I had a car accident in March of 2009, where I almost lost my life. Had I known the vehicle had issues I would have immediately returned the car. I went through months of physical agony and medical appointments and today I am still not better a year later. I feel that I was betrayed by Toyota not once but twice. I would never buy another vehicle from Toyota. I feel that the way they handled this whole recall situation is unethical. I could have lost my life and never known about the car problems. Then I watch the news and see that there has been many deaths because of this and I could have been another statistic.

I purchased a 09 Toyota Matrix 5dr, 2wd, cuv on 1/24/09. During the first week in March 2009 I was driving on a 45 mph city street going a little less than the speed limit when all of a sudden my car sped up. I gave the gas pedal a tap thinking it had just stuck, but the motor kept racing as I picked up speed. I took my foot off the gas pedal and put my foot on the brake pedal, but the car would not slow down. I never looked to see how fast I was going, I was too busy, trying to slow down and find a place to pull over before I caught up to the car ahead of me and rammed into it. Luckily the traffic was light and the car in front of me a ways off, and I was in an outer lane and found a place to pull in, continuing to press down on the brake pedal as hard as I could. I immediately turned off the key and put the car in park. I tried to start it up again after a few minutes, but the motor continued to race in park. I tuned the ignition off, and I then discovered that a floor mat had slipped under the gas pedal, so I pulled it out and started the car again. I started normally. My heart was racing and it took me more than an hour to get my emotions under control because I knew what could have happened had I been driving on nearby rt. 95 where traffic moves at a fast clip and there is really nowhere to pull over. A few months later I saw on tv about other people having the same problem, but with heart wrenching results. I called Toyota headquarters and had the incident documented. It has only been a few days that I saw the recall in the newspaper, so I am waiting to hear from Toyota.

When I start my car it revs up very high making it sound like it is going to take off by itself. It has been doing it since I bought the car in 2004, and I mentioned it to the dealer and he said those kind of cars do that.

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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix hatch back. He stated that while approaching a stop light at speeds of less than 20 mph, he depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop or slow down. The contact shifted the vehicle into a lower gear and then to neutral. He then shut off the ignition and braked to a stop. The dealer was contacted and performed a safety test on the vehicle. The failure could not be duplicated. No repairs were made to the vehicle to date. The failure and current mileages were under 20,000. Uddated 03/09/10. The consumer stated when he applied the brake pedal, the vehicle continued to accelerate. He shifted to a lower gear then to neutral while continuing to apply the brake. The vehicle continued to accelerate until he pumped the brakes to stop. Updated 06/11/10.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Matrix. The contact stated that while driving at approximate speeds of 35 mph in rainy weather, a vehicle ahead of him applied the brakes. The contact attempted to depress the brakes; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle proceeded to crash into the preceding vehicle and also a third vehicle. One of the vehicle occupants was injured. The police were called to the scene. The contact was not given a copy of the police report. The vehicle was driven to a local repair shop for an assessment of the damages. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 10,000.

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February 09 I was driving in back of a truck and staying far in advance not close to the truck. The truck went to put his brakes on and my car accelerated and I went to put my brakes on and the car hit the truck from the back.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix. The contact stated the car independently accelerated causing the contact to be dragged over a cliff. The contact stated she the vehicle was repaired at her expense. The vehicle was replaced after it was repaired. A year later the contact found out the car was included in a recall for which she is expecting to be reimbursed for regarding the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.

I was parking our Toyota Matrix, 2006 and it "jumped" ahead and I hit the car in front of me. My accident report indicated a jump in the car. When I read about the Toyota accelerator problems, I am convinced our car suffers the same flaw and I hope that 2006 will be included in the recall. I have never had any other accident and I am over 50 years old.

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.

Vehicle completely stopped in a line of traffic. While waiting to move on, with my foot on the brake,the engine all of a sudden roared and the vehicle shot forward and hit the vehicle (approximately 5 to 7 feet) in front of my vehicle. The air bags did not open and the hit to the other vehicle was more like a punch. I tried to stop my forward thrust but the brakes would not hold the vehicle. Upon striking the other vehicle the engine roar stopped and everything seemingly returned to normal. Minor damage was done to both vehicles and no one was reportedly injured. The police were called to the scene and an accident report was filed. My Toyota dealer was called for assistance and advised me that they never had such an experience reported but suggested I bring the vehicle in for service.

2005 Toyota Matrix. Our son was driving at a high speed, he ran a red light and swerved to avoid a car and crashed without slowing at all. He was killed. He was a cautious driver and was fearful of high speeds. Updated 05/10/10 updated 10/14/10.

My wife experience an acceleration of our 2005 Toyota Matrix about 3 years ago. We did not think much of it at the time, but with the current recalls we thought it would be included. It was not, Toyota will not look at it or replace it. They said it must be done at our own expense. I filed a complaint with Toyota, the case number is 1003113923. I feel that Toyota is not looking further in more problems, and is still not addressing the issues at hand. The dealer or customer service did not really care.

My son bought the 2006 Toyota Matrix in 2006 . In 2007 my son was driving very slow and hit the car infront of him. He never has had an accident and no tickets. His car was damage, a total of $6,429. 41 was fix at ron's autobody & paint inc. 1314 n. Closner, edinburg,TX 78539 because he found out he didn't have full coverage,he only had liability and knew the dealership would charge more . We never took the time to find out if the car had acceleration or brakes problems. The car has acceleration& brake problems because my son said the brakes didn't response & car kept on going,and he says the brakes still don't response quickly and I myself drove the car last year and I press the brakes and car just kept on going and I was going slow to stop on a yellow light and received a ticket by mail ,I had a clean record. I did call frank smith Toyota and I was told we would be charge to look at it and afraid they will charge us too much money. Our son is still driving the car. He does drive very slow to go to work. He has 3 childrens that he has as passengers. Don't know what to do. Hope it doesn't happen again. I think the dealership should look at it without charging.

- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Matrix. While driving on 12/21/06 in heavy traffic at 5 mph heard a knocking sound. The contact stopped the vehicle and observed that the tire failed and that the sidewall was damaged. The contact was certain that he didn't hit anything to cause the tire to fail. The contact placed a spare tire on the vehicle and drove it to the dealer. The dealer advised him to call the tire manufacturer and file a complaint. Sears informed the contact that the tire failure was due to road hazards. The contact stated that the road conditions were good.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Matrix. The contact stated that whenever she came to a complete stop the vehicle acted as if it wanted to accelerate although her foot was on the brake pedal. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. They test drove the vehicle and were unable to duplicate the failure since it occurred intermittently and stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The Toyota manufacturer was called several times but no claim was file. The failure mileage was 19,000.

When on the highway especially, vehicle lurches forward and accelerates quite noticeably. It does this at least once daily when accelerating or braking over 30 mph. Please provide information on this issue.

2004 Toyota Matrix - windows, door handles and surging electric windows rattle, grind and pop. Dealer could not address problem. Eventually the window fell out. Engine surges while stopped at light or in traffic. Dealer could not address problem. The door handles have a "metallic" finish that peels away. Occupants have cut their fingers on the edge of metal/plastic that was coming away. Eventually got worse to where you could see the white plastic handle underneath so I peeled away the remaining sharp edges and caution occupants. Dealer offered to repair at my expense. Contacted the Toyota customer service experience center and was referred back to a dealer.

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The car was operated by mother who was in a parking lot about to finalize a full parking of it. All of a sudden, her words were "it shot off like a bullet" and she did not know what was happening. It felt like it was going 100 mph and she did everything under her control not to hit another vehicle or 3 pedestrians. The pedestrians saw what was happening and ran, one was hit, not seriously. Police and rescue were called. The johnston, rhode island police department impounded the car. The car will be inspected probably on June 26 by the ri department of motor vehicles enforcement division. They will determine whether the car is "fit" to drive or "unfit" to drive. It was a scary situation. The car is brand new. I am the owner of it, I bought it in December 2005, it had not yet been delivered to the dealers lot. I picked it up a week after initiating my purchase. It's a 2006 Toyota Matrix, all wheel drive.

: the contact stated while attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle lurched forward. The dealership determined it was the lack of lubrication to the accelerator pedal that caused the problem. The manufacturer was not alerted. Updated 7/13/2006 -.