2006 Toyota Matrix acceleration problems

Filed Feb 4, 2014 · Acceleration · VA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* 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. Updated 11/20/14*lj updated 4/30/2015

Filed Mar 10, 2011 · Acceleration, Airbags · 68,000 miles · OR · crash · 1 injury

Tl* 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 the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2010 · Acceleration · 37,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota matrix. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the brakes were applied but the brake pedal and accelerator pedal were too close and the contact accidentally depressed the accelerator pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the brake pedal was adjusted to be even with the accelerator pedal. The contact believed that the brake pedal needed to be adjusted again. The dealer stated that there was no remedy for the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,000 miles · CA

2006 toyota matrix: engine stalled and check engine plus oil light came on while approaching highway onramp. Pulled off. Checked for loose wires. Tried to start engine, engine started and was able to drive 100 miles home without a problem except that the check engine light stayed on. Next morning, engine started but accelerator would not respond. Engine simply idled. Turned it off, called tow. Tow truck driver was able to start engine and reverse out driveway. Engine stalled again but luckily in the street. Towed to mechanic. Dtc code po607. Mechanic said failed ECM and only toyota can fix due to reprogramming parameters. Towed to dealer. Dealer confirmed failed ECM. Over $900 to fix.

Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · FL · crash

2006 toyota matrix. Consumer states brake failure *tgw the consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brake, the vehicle failed to slow down. The consumer veered to the right, but consequently he rear ended another vehicle. The vehicle continued its course, even though the consumer was applying the brake. Finally, the vehicle came to a stop after continuing on for a half block.

Filed May 12, 2010 · Acceleration · 73,452 miles · CA

At 10:30 am on a sunny day, I exited the I-880 northbound 23rd ave exit. Coming up to a line of cars stopped at the e11th st signal light, I began pressing down on the service brake to slow down. As I was coming up to the bmw ahead of me, I pressed more on the service brake to stop my car. Things went wrong when I felt and heard the accelerator revving up, causing me to instinctively press even harder on the service brake. As the acceleration increased, my toyota matrix's brakes began slipping causing my car to inch closer to the bmw. Realizing that the service brake was not holding, I pulled up on the emergency brake and shifted the car into neutral, all the while still pressing down on the service brake. Since the engine was still accelerating faster, I managed to turn the ignition key off, successfully shutting down the engine and stopping the acceleration. After a brief 15 seconds, I restarted the car with the engine in park, and the emergency and service brakes on. The engine immediately revved up as before and I once again turned off the ignition key to shut down the engine. Realizing I had a major problem, I kept the engine off and put the car in neutral so I could push the car to a safer part on the side of the road. Upon inspection, I found that my floor mat was securely locked into place, and that the accelerator pedal was in the up position, a few inches off the floor. I am the original owner with 75000 accident and incident free miles on the car, and this is the first thing that has ever gone wrong with the vehicle. I had aaa tow the car to one toyota in oakland, and they are doing diagnostics with the vehicle. They gave me a rental car free of charge until they determine what went wrong. The service dealer told me that it is the 2007 and later matrix's that have the acceleration problem, and that for my 2006 matrix to have this problem is uncommon. Hopefully toyota will find and correct the problem to prevent this from happening to others.

Filed Apr 29, 2010 · Acceleration · 49,000 miles · CA

I own a toyota matrix, 2006, with 49k miles. The car suddenly decelerates and does not respond to the gas pedal to pick up speed again. So far, I've been able to pull off the road. I stop and then restart the car, and it drives fine. Also, the cruise control suddenly goes into deceleration, which is very dangerous while cruising on the freeway. Both these problems have occurred several times so far. The dealer says my vehicle is not on a recall list, and also claims to know nothing about this problem with the matrix. I know that toyota finally succumbed to pressure recalled about 50,000 sequoia sport utility vehicles for a deceleration problem. Is the same problem with the matrix also being covered up? What should I do?

Filed Apr 13, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 14,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Mar 29, 2010 · Acceleration · 10,000 miles · CO · crash · 2 injuries

Tl*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.

Filed Mar 13, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 1,722 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

My complaint was first filed on 3/25/2006 (odi # 10153679). This is the 2nd complaint about the defective toyota matrix that I drove in 2006. I was driving a 2006 toyota matrix and lost total control over the vehicle. I was driving on rt 2 west bound out of boston during evening rush hour. I was trying to change lane to my right and found there was a car approaching and honked at me. I had not left my lane yet and tried to pull my car straight back. The car reacted by shifting too much to the left and I tried only to adjust it, keeping in mind that was a power-steered system, to keep it straight. There was a 1-2 seconds afterwards the car seemed to be on track and I was driving fine. After that 2 seconds, the car accelerated all of a sudden, gas pedal was down to the floor, the car veered toward the left on it's own. I tried to maintain it straight but in vain and completely lost control over it. The wheel was so solid and it was impossible to steer the car even just a little bit. It spun counterclockwise over 3 lanes toward my left and hit the central guardrail and stopped. The vehicle was totaled. The police issued me a ticket on the spot. Other than complaint odi # 10153679 filed at this website after the incident, I also filed a complaint at toyota's website on the same day (3/25/2006). The matrix model was stopped in 2007 and continued in 2008 with an advertisement that it was a complete new design. I later checked the internet and found a very similar accident happened in new york state on 10/9/2005. A woman named [xxx] , 55 of west harverstraw was driving a matrix. Her car spun off route 287 in harding and she was hospitalized afterwards. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).