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2005 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1192949
Internal NHTSA #	10726295
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2005
File date	03/06/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Toyota matrix rx 2005. Started car, driver air bag light failed to extinguish. Shut off ignition. Restarted engine, light went out. Since 6/3/2013 the driver air bag light has been intermittent, staying on about half the time i start the car. Often it takes 3 to 4 restarts to finally get the light to stay off. Occasionally the driver air bag light will come on while driving. I pull over when i can and go through the restart procedure. Otherwise while light is on the driver air bag is disabled. That could certainly be a deadly proposition. Several times i have visited toyota service departments to be told, "something is loose", or "can't find a problem." today, 6/17/2015, i drove to my local toyota service department for the passenger air bag recall service. When i started the car the driver air bag light came on. I drove to the toyota service dept, about 10 miles, left engine running until the service writer could verify that the light was on. I asked that they check the driver air bag system because the light came on intermittently. Approximately 15 min later the asst service mgr called me stated there was no problem with the driver air bag. I told him the writer verified the light was on and requested they do a diagnostic on the driver air bag system. $98. 55 later the problem was stated to be in the digital clock in the dash. Toyota quoted $506. 59 to replace the digital clock in my car to make the driver air bag function, so i wouldn't die in a crash!!! This just doesn't sound right that a life saving system should depend on a "cheap" digital clock to function correctly at any moment without peripheral equipment getting in the way. This should be a safety recall item.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHESAPEAKE, VA
VIN pattern	2T1KR32E45CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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