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2006 Toyota MATRIX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	776645
Internal NHTSA #	10319427
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2006
File date	25/03/06
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1722
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PITTSBURGH, MA
VIN pattern	2T1LR30E66CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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No. of injured persons	1
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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	40
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Toyota MATRIX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota MATRIX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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