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2009 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	757371
Internal NHTSA #	10302187
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2009
File date	06/03/09
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 09 toyota matrix 5dr, 2wd, cuv on 1/24/09. During the first week in march 2009 i was driving on a 45 mph city street going a little less than the speed limit when all of a sudden my car sped up. I gave the gas pedal a tap thinking it had just stuck, but the motor kept racing as i picked up speed. I took my foot off the gas pedal and put my foot on the brake pedal, but the car would not slow down. I never looked to see how fast i was going, i was too busy, trying to slow down and find a place to pull over before i caught up to the car ahead of me and rammed into it. Luckily the traffic was light and the car in front of me a ways off, and i was in an outer lane and found a place to pull in, continuing to press down on the brake pedal as hard as i could. I immediately turned off the key and put the car in park. I tried to start it up again after a few minutes, but the motor continued to race in park. I tuned the ignition off, and i then discovered that a floor mat had slipped under the gas pedal, so i pulled it out and started the car again. I started normally. My heart was racing and it took me more than an hour to get my emotions under control because i knew what could have happened had i been driving on nearby rt. 95 where traffic moves at a fast clip and there is really nowhere to pull over. A few months later i saw on tv about other people having the same problem, but with heart wrenching results. I called toyota headquarters and had the incident documented. It has only been a few days that i saw the recall in the newspaper, so i am waiting to hear from toyota.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MELBOURNE, FL
VIN pattern	2T1KU40E09CXXXXXX
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	22/04/25
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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2009 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota MATRIX Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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