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2005 Toyota MATRIX Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	764431
Internal NHTSA #	10308378
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2005
File date	20/08/09
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	1) i took my 05 toyota matrix into the dealership for a 60,000 mile check up. I had purchased the 100,000 mile warranty when the vehicle was bought. I was billed $700. 00, and took the vehicle home. 2) i took the vehicle on the interstat to work and noticed a very bad 'shimmy', and the vehicle drifted to the left. A definite alignment problem. I was very upset at spending $700, to have the vehicle returned is worse condition than when i took it in. For the check up. I took the vehicle back to the dealership. They told me they "adjusted" the alignment, and returned the car to me. I took the vehicle on the interstate and found i had the same problems. I took the vehicle back the next day to the dealership. The delership told me that 'centering rings' were not put on the rims installed on the vehicle. I had centering rings put on the vehicle, and took it back to the dealership for the problems to be fixed. They returned the vehicle the next day. I took the vehicle on the intersate and found i had the same problems. I returned the vehicle the next day. I informed the dealership that i went on-line and found others who have had the same problems. It was suggested that a 'shim kit'could help. The delalership told me i had the 'wrong' tires on the vehicle, although they were virtually new. They said i needed "directional" tires. I purchased and installed new directional tires. I took the vehicle back to the dealership. The dealership installed a shim kit, which helped but did not solve the problems. They told me that they did all they could do. They did not list the shim kit on their repair paperwork for the vehicle. I had no problem with the vehicle before taking it in for the checkup. This is evidently a manufacturing defect, which a 'quick fix' was done at the timeof manufacture. It did not eliminate the problem. It only "hid" the problem. My vehicle still has a shimmy and alignment problems.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	INDIANAPOLIS, IN
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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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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 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota MATRIX Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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