There are 1 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2005 Toyota Matrix in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)2005 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS(6 SPEED MANUAL)...HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON RIGHT AWAY AT NIGHT...THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO THE LIGHT(S) AROUND FAN SWITCHES...DASHBOARD IS LIT UP AND HEADLIGHTS ARE ON...A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD AS THE LIGHTS COME ON....SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT INITIAL START UP AND DRIVE..THE LONGEST IT HAS TAKEN TO COME ON IS AFTER ABOUT A CITY BLOCK OF DRIVING...SO FAR THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. *NM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.