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2005 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	737338
Internal NHTSA #	10282480
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2005
File date	10/04/09
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The airbag warning light started come on my 2005 toyota matrix about 2 years ago, and the warning light usually went off if i re-started the engine. I brought the car to the toyota dealer to check the airbag system on 2007, but they could not find any problems. My car already had over 36,000 miles on that time, thus the warranty was expired. The warning light still came on and off occasionally thereafter. In march 2008, i had an accident when i lost the control of the car during the snowstorm, and i hit the fire hydrant at a speed of 35 miles (my car had 42000 miles on) the car sustained a severe frontal damage, but the airbag did not deployed at the time of the incident. It cost my insurance over $9000 for the repairs. I immediately suspected that there must been a complete airbag system failure on my car since the warning light has been come on/off , so i contacted toyota customer service if they can fix the faulty airbag system under the power train warranty. I heard "no" and told that i had to pay from my own pocket if there was a problem. The light somehow disappeared somehow since then, so i did not bother to bring the car to the dealer. However, i had another accident in april 2009 when i hit the deer on the garden state parkway in nj. The car sustained another frontal damage, and car was non-drivable. Once again, the airbag did not deployed at all although i was driving around 55 miles. It cost my insurance over $4000 to repair. My airbag warning lights started to come up again recently, and it goes away if i re-started the engine again. I checked many car sites on the internet, and in my surprise, i read so many people have exact same problems on their vehicles (05 matrix). I strongly believe that there is an issue with toyota's airbag system, and i'm not feel safe to drive this car anymore. Someone really need to investigate on toyota vehicles and issue a national recall on their vehicles before someone gets hurt.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	47200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SECAUCUS, NJ
VIN pattern	2T1LR32E55CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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