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2006 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	789694
Internal NHTSA #	10330043
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2006
File date	11/05/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At 10:30 am on a sunny day, i exited the i-880 northbound 23rd ave exit. Coming up to a line of cars stopped at the e11th st signal light, i began pressing down on the service brake to slow down. As i was coming up to the bmw ahead of me, i pressed more on the service brake to stop my car. Things went wrong when i felt and heard the accelerator revving up, causing me to instinctively press even harder on the service brake. As the acceleration increased, my toyota matrix's brakes began slipping causing my car to inch closer to the bmw. Realizing that the service brake was not holding, i pulled up on the emergency brake and shifted the car into neutral, all the while still pressing down on the service brake. Since the engine was still accelerating faster, i managed to turn the ignition key off, successfully shutting down the engine and stopping the acceleration. After a brief 15 seconds, i restarted the car with the engine in park, and the emergency and service brakes on. The engine immediately revved up as before and i once again turned off the ignition key to shut down the engine. Realizing i had a major problem, i kept the engine off and put the car in neutral so i could push the car to a safer part on the side of the road. Upon inspection, i found that my floor mat was securely locked into place, and that the accelerator pedal was in the up position, a few inches off the floor. I am the original owner with 75000 accident and incident free miles on the car, and this is the first thing that has ever gone wrong with the vehicle. I had aaa tow the car to one toyota in oakland, and they are doing diagnostics with the vehicle. They gave me a rental car free of charge until they determine what went wrong. The service dealer told me that it is the 2007 and later matrix's that have the acceleration problem, and that for my 2006 matrix to have this problem is uncommon. Hopefully toyota will find and correct the problem to prevent this from happening to others.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	73452
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LATHROP, CA
VIN pattern	2T1KR30EX6CXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	5
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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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2006 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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