2005 Toyota Matrix

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/30/2005· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WHEN IN USE. THE INDIVIDUAL SITTING AT EITHER SEAT USING THE BELT IS UNABLE TO MOVE DUE TO A LOCKED BELT. YOU CAN NOT LEAN OR MOVE FORWARD OR IN ANY DIRECTION. YOU MUST RELEASE THE BELT LATCH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE OR LEAN FORWARD. *JB

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/29/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING AND WHINING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE. I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND GOT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY BUT SAW NOTHING. I THEN GOT BACK IN AND PUT IT IN GEAR TO GO AND NOTHING I WOULD LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE STREET AND WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE CLUTCH IT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR IT WOULDN'T STAY IN REVERSE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVIDENTLY TOYOTA MADE A BAD DESIGN WITH THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND ONE OF THE BEARINGS DOSE NOT GET LUBRICATED AND BURNS OUT FALLING APART AND RUINING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND WILL NOT FIX THIS. *TR

• 12/28/2014· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT I NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO ME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. I CALLED SOON AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PART TO COME IN AND THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AT LEAST 3-WEEKS. THIS IS A PROBLEM CONSIDERING TOYOTA SAID THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT JUST FILLED IN THE DATE ABOVE SINCE I HAD TO IN ORDER TO SUBMIT THIS. *TR

• 12/27/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 12/25/2008· VISIBILITY

  DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH) IN WET CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 5 JUST NORTH OF SEATTLE. SUDDENLY, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD. NO IMPACT WAS NOTED. WE HAVE A ROOFTOP BOX WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE SUNROOF FURTHER REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN IMPACT DIRECTLY ON THE SUNROOF GLASS. *TR

• 12/22/2007· TIRES

  TODAY, THE ROADS ARE SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY, BUT WHILE EVERYONE AROUND US STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT PROBLEM, MY WIFE AND I WERE UNABLE TO STOP, CAREENING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS. THE PROBLEM IS, WE DISCOVERED, OUR TIRES. OUR TOYOTA MATRIX XR 2WD 2005, AND OUR OEM CONTINENTAL TIRES, HAS 29,078 MILES. YET OUR MEASUREMENTS INDICATE THAT ALL FOUR OEM TIRES HAVE A TREAD OF 2/16" (OUTER) AND 3/16" (INNER). THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. OUR DEALERSHIPS SERVICE CENTER HAS SAID THAT THEY HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM, YET THEY OFFER US NO HELP OR SOLUTION. *TR

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIXED SINCE OCTOBER. THE DEALER CANNOT GET THE PART. EACH TIME I CALL THE DEALER THEY SAY THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. CALLED THE TOYOTA SAFETY RESOLUTION TEAM ON 11/23 AND THEY HOOKED ME UP WITH DEALER. SAME STORY, PART IS ON ORDER BUT MAY BE MONTHS BEFORE WE GET THE PART.

• 12/19/2019· AIR BAGS

  2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

• 12/17/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CLOCK, HVAC SWITCHES BLINK ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MOVEMENT. POWER LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE A ELECTRICAL SHORT BUT IT COMES AND GOES. THIS PROBLEM RESEMBLES THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH ALSO RESEMBLES A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I AM SURPRISED AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT OFFERED A REMEDY OR RECALL.

• 12/15/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  COMMON INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. WHEN ENGINE IS WARM IT TAKES LONGER FOR IT TO START, APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. TOYOTA CORP SAID THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NO PLANS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.*AK

• 12/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE TWO KIDS TO TRANSPORT AS WELL AS OTHERS AND I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT NO ONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS REQUESTED. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH MY OWN SAFETY AS THE DRIVER, PLUS MY SON IS STARTING TO DRIVE IN 1 MONTH AS HE GETS HIS LEARNERS PERMIT. I AM IN THE PRIORITY 1 GROUP BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT GETTING THIS CORRECTED.

• 12/09/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BULGE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/08/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLUTCH OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM LATER PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/07/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER (JAY WOLFE TOYOTA, PRAIRIE VIEW RD, KANSAS CITY, MO, 816-788-6877) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/02/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 40,000 MILES, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR WAS NOT EVEN GOING 1 MILE AN HOUR, HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, DID NOT EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, MADE A NOISE, JUMPED THE CURB AND SMASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CAR HAD $3,000 WORTH IN DAMAGES LEAVING A CRACK IN THE BRICK WALL OF THE BUILDING CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOR MAT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS TOYOTA WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT ALL, SAYING THAT THE MATRIX WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. TOYOTA HAS NOT ACCOMMODATED ME AT ALL WITH THIS INCIDENT. I AM TERRIFIED WHEN I DRIVE NOW THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, NOT TO MENTION THE WORTH OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/27/2007· SEAT BELTS

  THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER-SIDE AND DRIVER-SIDE RESTRAINTS ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND AS SUCH, THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ANY LATERAL SECURITY NEAR THE DOORS FOR SMALL PASSENGERS. MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF AVERAGE SIZE USUALLY FALLS BELOW THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT WHEN SHE FALLS ASLEEP. WHEN SHE AWAKES AND LIFTS HER TORSO, THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT OFTEN ENDS UP BEHIND HER TORSO! THIS RENDERS THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING INJURY TO THE UPPER TORSO OR HEAD IN ANY SIGNIFICANT COLLISION. HER HEAD ENDS UP RESTING ON THE DOOR AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY IN A SIDE-IMPACT CRASH. *TR

• 11/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/21/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  I ALREADY TURNED IN AN INCIDENT BUT DID NOT GET AN E-MAIL OR ANY REPLY BACK SO AM DOING IT AGAIN TO MAKE SURE. MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR 1.5 YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IT WOULD COST $180 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER TOLD THAT WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON THAT MY AIR BAG WOULD NOT GO OFF. I RECENTLY FOUND THIS OUT SO HAD IT CHECKED OUT. TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY CLOCK. TOYOTA HAS THE CLOCK AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR AIR BAGS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK BECAUSE OF A CLOCK. IT COST ME $560 TO FIX AS WELL. THERE WAS NEVER ANY ASSISTANCE ON TOYOTA'S PART TO ASSIST ME, LOWER THE COST. MY CLOCK BY THE WAY WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AND IT TOOK THEM 1.5 HOURS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/19/2008· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR IS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX,5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS SERVICED BY A TECH AT SCHEDULED SERVICE TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE REBUILDS AVAILABLE BUT STATED THE TOYOTA REPLACEMENT WAS THE WAY TO GO, I AGREE. TOYOTA SAYS THERE ARE NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK ON LINE ONE WILL SEE A RASH OF 5 SPEED TOYOTA MATRIX TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH A BEARING ALWAYS BEING BLAMED, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS MANY PEOPLE BEAT THERE 5 SPEEDS TO DEATH IN A 4 DOOR STATION WAGON. ALSO NOTED WAS TOYOTA HAD 15 TRANSMISSION WAITING WHEN MINE WAS ORDERED-- PERHAPS THEY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NO ONE WILL SAY IF THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEING IMPROVED OVER THE OLD UNIT,BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN THERE WAS A PROBLEM TO START WITH. THANKS TO TOYOTA I HAVE A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IT STARTED WITH AT A COST OF 3,400.00 MORE. *TR

• 11/18/2008· TIRES

  EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR HAS FORCED US TO BUY MULTIPLE NEW TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. *TR

• 11/18/2007· TIRES

  CONTINENTAL TIRES WERE ALL CUPPED AT 15,000 MILES DEALER REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH DIFFERENT BRAND NEW TIRES CUPPED AGAIN AT 20,000+ MILES DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR. *TR

• 11/12/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOLLOWED BY HARSH SHIFTING AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

• 11/07/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DISABLED, BUT LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 11/06/2014· STEERING,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLS. MAINLY THE ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING. SUDDENLY, AND ONLY OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR DIES WHILE TURNING. ALL LIGHTS ARE LOST AND POWER STEERING GIVES OUT. SINCE THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING GIVE OUT, IT IS A SCARY ISSUE. WE HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (SINCE WE'RE DRIVING) AND RESTART THE ENGINE. BACK IN 2010 WE BROUGHT OUR CAR IN FOR THE 2010 RECALL WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PART, ALTHOUGH WE NEVER HAD A STALLING ISSUE THEN. OUR CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING LOOKED AT BUT WE WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA CORPORATE THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE 2010 STALLING RECALL, SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED EVEN IF THE SAME PART THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALERSHIP IS HAVING TROUBLE IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

• 11/06/2006· EQUIPMENT

  THE MANUFACTURER STEREO WHICH IS A 5 DISC CHANGER CD PLAYER, DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE STEREO WILL NOT ACCEPT CDS. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SERVICEMAN, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CD PLAYER HAD THE LIMIT OF 5 CDS IN IT. THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE IN THERE BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY EITHER. I FOUND A MATCHING STEREO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OWNER TO REPLACE MY NON-WORKING ONE. WHEN THE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLER TESTED IT, WE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND STEREO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA BY PHONE TWICE, BY EMAIL ONCE, TAKEN IT TO A DEALER ONCE, AND CONTACTED THE BBB. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED IT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *NM

• 11/06/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT AFTER I START MY 2005 MATRIX XR UP AT NIGHT AND BEGIN TO DRIVE AWAY THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. I HAVE NOTICED A DELAY IN SOME OF THE DASH LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE TAIL LIGHT SITUATION UNTIL IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME THAT THE CAR IS STARTED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *NM

• 11/05/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,854. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR

• 11/04/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/03/2015· AIR BAGS

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR TO BE REPLACED. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THREE APPOINTMENTS TWO MONTHS APART, AND CONSISTENTLY TOLD BY THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA, CA) THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAIALBLE.

• 11/03/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION MAD E A THUMPING NOISE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. HE SUSPECTED IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS. ALSO, THERE WA S VIBRATION THAT FOLLOWED THE NOISE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB

• 11/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRM PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/31/2011· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  THE DIFFERENTIAL AND BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 99,823, THE AXIAL BOOTS FAILED EARLIER AT 92,55 MILES. TOTAL COST WAS $4,240. CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO REPAIR SHOP MAKING LOUD NOISES. *TR

• 10/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/02/16*LJ *JS

• 10/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS DAMAGED. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. A RECALL FOR 2009-2010 MATRIX IS IN EFFECT (HTTP://WWW.AUTONEWS.COM/ARTICLE/20140409/COPY01/304099971/TOYOTA-RECALLS-MORE-THAN-6-MILLION-VEHICLES) BUT 2005 MATRIX AND OTHER YEARS ARE ACTUALLY ALSO AFFECTED BY THESE DEFECT. A RECALL FOR 2005 MATRIX TO REPLACE AIRBAG MODULE IS ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA BUT NOT FOR DAMAGED SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WHICH SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE AIRBAG MODULE DEFECT AS THE AIRBAG MODULE IS ATTACHED TO THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY

• 10/28/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND WHIPLASH, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS WERE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE FIT TO DRIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED FOR BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,200. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ UPDATED 6/3/2015 *JS

• 10/28/2013· AIR BAGS

  DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON SINCE SEPT. 2012, BUT NOW STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME SINCE AUGUST 2013. THIS LIGHT MEANS THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. WAITING FOR A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA. NO RECALL YET FOR 2005 MODEL AND NEWER. THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MATRIX AND COROLLAS BEFORE 2005. *TR

• 10/27/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/27/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/22/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/22/2013· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE STAYS ON. *TR

• 10/22/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY, 2006, BECAUSE THE A/C WAS BLOWING HOT, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND IT WASN'T ALWAYS STARTING, AND/OR SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, A NEW A/C CONTROL SWITCH, AND A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. REPAIRS OCCURRED OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD WITH ME HAVING TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME THREE COMPLAINTS A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES- A/C BLOWING HOT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND SPUTTERING WHEN DRIVING/HESITATION WHEN STARTING. I ALSO HAVE A FOURTH COMPLAINT OF A POPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH TO DATE HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. I ALSO HAD A 30K MILE SERVICE DONE AT THIS TIME. PROBLEMS BEGAN TO REOCCUR THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2006, AND I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. TOOK THE CAR IN, THEY HAD THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT. I WAS DISSATISFIED BY THE LACK OF SERVICE BOTH ON THE CAR AND CUSTOMER RELATED. PICKED THE CAR UP WITH NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS HAVING BEEN MADE. WITHIN FOUR DAYS, THE CAR BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE RESULTING IN A TOW 35 MILES BACK TO MY HOUSE AND THEN ANOTHER 15 OR SO MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP. DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE "ENGINE SLUDGE" AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT REACHED A FINAL RESOLUTION/DECISION WITH TOYOTA BUT I AM DISGUSTED BEYOND BELIEF ABOUT THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE. *NM

• 10/21/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/20/2004· SEAT BELTS

  RE: TOYOTA SEAT BELT EXTENDER POLICY COMPLAINT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGERS CAN NOT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE SEAT BELT EXTENDERS AND THE PERSON(S) WOULD NEED TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP IN PERSON TO BE MEASURED FOR THE SEAT BELT EXTENDERS. *TC *JB

• 10/19/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 4/23/18*JB *CN

• 10/19/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.