2007 Toyota Matrix: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jan 13, 2017 · Acceleration, Airbags · 145,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota matrix. While the vehicle was exiting a parking garage and waiting at a toll booth, it suddenly accelerated out of control and crashed into another vehicle and a retaining wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were minor injuries, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000. Updated 04/19/17 *lj

Filed Jan 9, 2017 · Acceleration · 105,000 miles · KY · crash · 1 injury

On the morning of 12/16/2016, while in the parking garage where my wife works, she stopped to back into a parking spot and the car suddenly accelerated forward and would not respond to vigorous braking nor the emergency brake. The car hit a concrete wall, the air bag deployed, and she was injured (numerous fractures to date). We have seen the words 'brake override' and 'sudden unintended acceleration' in cases against toyota. There were no floor mats in the car. We bought this car in the first week of oct 2016, so it was only approx 75 days in our possession. The dealership could never get us in contact with the previous owner (about unrelated questions) and never mentioned any possible issue with the car. They gave me a carfax, but there was no mention of the sua issue. We feel toyota or someone should be responsible for this happening. Not only is there physical damage to the person, but also mental damage about driving any car. We believe the electronics are to blame for this happening. What are our options? We cannot find anyone to take the case. Please advise, thanks.

Filed Feb 9, 2011 · Brakes, Engine · 16,000 miles · MD

There have been two instances of this problem. The first time, I was completely stopped just back of an intersection, after coming out of my employer's parking lot, preparing to make a right turn on a two lane urban thoroughfare, when all of a sudden I felt the engine rev and my car surge forward, although my foot was on the brake. I pressed hard on the brake to no avail; I thought I was going to be propelled into the intersection into traffic. At the last moment, I managed to stop, I'm not sure now, if I applied the emergency brake or what, because although I relayed this incident to several people, including my brother-in-law, my aunt, and some coworkers, I later dismissed the incident as, other than what it was, possibly due to road conditions (a large building was being built alongside the road at the time). Today, however, while completely stopped waiting for the light to change in front of the exit from the lower parking lot this time, the same exact thing happened again: the engine suddlenly revved, and the car surged forward. I instinctively pressed on the brakes as hard as I could, but the car wouldn't stop until grabbed the gear shifter and put it in neutral.

Filed Sep 27, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 55,000 miles · FL · crash

I am requesting that dot the federal safety agency investigate the electronic acceleration system and/or the ECM causing sudden unintended acceleration of my 2007 toyota matrix. On 9/18/2010 my son was driving my 2007 toyota matrix. He was pulling into a parking space in front of a store & was almost completely stopped when, even though he had his foot off the accelerator & on the brake, the car began to accelerate on it's own. He then pushed harder on the brake & turned the wheel & the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle ended up crashing into the glass window of the store, to the right of the parking spot, coming to a stop with the front end inside the store. There was approximately 4 feet of sidewalk between the front of the parking space and the building and about a 2 inch raise in surface height. My wife later informed me that she had an unintended acceleration problem that same day while driving the same vehicle. She turned onto a street & was traveling at approximately 25 MPH & approaching a slower moving vehicle in front of her. She then took her foot off the accelerator to coast. The vehicle continued to accelerate with her foot off the accelerator and without the accelerator pedal moving. It accelerated to about 50 MPH when she then had to apply the brake & tap the accelerator several times to get the vehicle slowed to avoid hitting the vehicle ahead of her. I have contacted toyota & they are sending an engineering analysis company to inspect the vehicle. I was contacted by the company on 9/27/2010 to find out where the vehicle is & set up the investigation. The matrix is currently at the progressive collision center in clearwater fl. No work has been done to the vehicle, awaiting toyota inspection. Could you please investigate this incident.

Filed Mar 22, 2010 · Transmission · 37,000 miles · MI

2007 toyota matrix had sudden acceleration failure. The computer was replaced.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Acceleration · 34,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota matrix. While the contact was at a stop sign when the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the failure could not be reproduced. Three weeks after the first incident, at a traffic light the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The approximate current and failure mileages were 34,000.

Filed Mar 9, 2010 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · AZ

Manipulating cruise control, i17 downhill unintended acceleration, no brake response, moved to rocky left shoulder, throwing rocks noisy but may have helped slow me but brakes would not depress, in some order? Shifted to neutral, turned off key, emergency brake, brakes now working. Only time it happened, a few weeks later toyota says remove floor mat, did that also quit using cruise control as often I think I use it a lot more than most people. Concerned now that both locally and nationally toyota won't talk to me because my year (2007) matrix is not on the recall list.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · CA · crash

Initially the car would fail to accelerate when the gas pedal was pressed down. Even when the gas pedal was pressed down completely the car only went 5 miles per hour. This happened on several occassions. When the car was taken to the dealer the whole "panel board" was replaced. The car was still under warranty and the repair was paid for by toyota. Then on 2/2/08 the car accelerated on its own, only stopping when it hit a chain link fence. An insurance claim and police report were filed. Additionally the horn was not working and the air bag did not deploy in the accident. The serviceman at the toyota dealer advised the air bag was defective and toyota paid for the repair of the airbag. This accident caused my insurance rate to increase. Also the accident negatively impacts my son's driving record as he was the driver.