Issue ID | 794694 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10335201 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | MATRIX |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 07/06/10 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota matrix. The contact stated while braking and slowing the vehicle to 5 mph for a traffic stop, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the rear of a truck. The air bags did not deploy upon impact and the contact sustained minor unknown injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility. The contact stated the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa recall campaign id number: (10v023000 ) for possible unintended acceleration failures in february 2010. The contact had complained about incidents of sudden abnormal acceleration following repairs and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer stated there were no failure if the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 27,000. 2009 toyota matrix. The consumer was involved in an accident due to vehicle speed control. The consumer stated he complained in the summer of 2009, the vehicle was not stopping properly, and he felt as though the vehicle was accelerating during certain maneuvers. But, the dealer claimed they had heard of no such problem. The consumer then learned of a recall in feburary 2010 and went to the dealer for the repair. However, the consumer stated after the recall was done, he still experienced problems with the vehicle accelerating. Updated evoq 07/08/10 *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | YOUNGSTOWN, OH |
VIN pattern | 2T1KU40E69CXXXXXX |
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 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 24/04/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 5 |
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