2009 Toyota Matrix Speed Control & Cruise Problems

MY MATRIX 2009 HAS HAD INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I MENTION IT AT MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UPS, BUT RECEIVE NON-COMMITTAL REPLIES. I FIGURE I MUST BE LOSING IT. OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS OR SO, IT GOT EXTREME: THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AT DIFFERENT TIMES: WHEN I START UP THE CAR, IDLING AT A LIGHT, OR SLOWING TO A STOP. TODAY, SUNDAY MORNING, AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WALMART, I BEGAN TO BRAKE SLOWLY WHEN THE TRANS ROARED AND LURCHED FORWARD. IT JUMPED THE CURB AND PLOWED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR FACING ME. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HIT THE GAS - BUT NO. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE - ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS CAR. I RUINED THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 AND A TEACHER. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS. I DO NOT INTEND TO REPAIR THIS CAR. IT IS NOT SAFE. THANK GOD THE OTHER CAR WAS EMPTY. THIS CAR COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. AND, NO: NO TICKETS/ACCIDENTS/AGEISM. JUST A REGULAR MIDDLE-AGE LADY WHO BOUGHT A USED CAR 4.5 YEARS AGO, TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT, AND AM NOW SERIOUSLY STUCK AND STRESSED. SO, THANK YOU TOYOTA. I SAW ON OTHER BLOGS TODAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT A RECURRING PROBLEM. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS, AND HAVE DONE NOTHING. YOUR COMPANY WILL CAUSE INNOCENT PEOPLE TO KILL SOMEONE OR THEMSELVES.

2009 TOYOTA MATRIX FIRST PROBLEM STARTED STALLING SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC LAST YEAR, BUT NOW VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS EVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO WARNINGS. WHEN STALLED ALL LIGHTS COMES ON IN DASH, INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. COMPLETELY TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THAT TIME. AFTER RESTARTING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ALL SORTS OF WEATHER, BUT MORE FREQUENTLY IN HOT SUMMER DAYS. YESTERDAY STALLED 4 TIMES WITHIN 90 MINUTES DRIVE. RESTART CLEARED ENGINE COMPUTER DEALERSHIP HAD DIFFICULT TIME REPLICATING FAILURE. BUT, ADVISED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. SINCE THIS YEAR MODEL NOT RECALLED BY TOYOTA YET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR WHERE TO COMPLAIN SO THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FIX THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 80 AND 100 KPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I WAS TRAVELING ALONG IN TOP GEAR AT AN RPM OF 2000-2500 - WHEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE TRAFFIC WAS HALTED. I HAD JUST BEGUN TO TRAVEL UP A HILL TOWARD THE HALTED TRAFFIC. AS THE CAR STARTED UP THE HILL, I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS HAD DROPPED AND CAUSED THE GEARS TO SHIFT DOWN INTO A LOWER GEAR WITH HIGHER RPM TO PULL THE CAR UP THE HILL. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY OF THE CAR SHIFTING GEARS, I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD TO BEGIN STOPPING. I WAS ALARMED AS I FELT THE CAR STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE HARD AGAINST MY BRAKING. THE BRAKING HAD NOT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER. THEN, THINKING THE CAR MIGHT BE CONFUSED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES BEFORE PRESSING THE BRAKES HARD AGAIN. I STILL FELT THE CAR STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE HARD AGAINST THE HARD BRAKING. I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND THE TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL STICK. IMMEDIATELY, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE BRAKING WAS EFFECTIVE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER AGAIN EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM OF CRUISE CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING UPON BRAKING. I SUSPECTED THAT THE SEQUENCE OF BRAKING BEGINNING ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY TO THE GEARS SHIFTING MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CONFUSION IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT COULD MAKE THE ISSUE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN CRUISE CONTROL AS OPPOSED TO A MECHANICAL BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SNOWY NIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO A FULL STOP AT THAT TIME. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES WORKED FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME, BUT WERE SPONGY AND SHE NEEDED TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO STOP. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB-0205-09 ON 7/6/2009 ABOUT THIS - C0215. WE SPENT 671.10 TO REPAIR THE REAR LEFT AND THE MECHANIC SAID WE WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO DO THE REAR RIGHT IN THE FUTURE. I CALLED TOYOTA REIMBURSEMENT DEPT. ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING SINCE IT'S OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 36K. THEY SAID IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. MY POINT TO THEM WAS HOW CAN YOU ISSUE A TSB IN 2009 ON A 2009 MODEL AND NOT BACK THIS PROBLEM UP FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR? THEY KNOW THE SENSOR IS GOING TO GO BAD MOST LIKELY, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BUSINESS PRACTICE! WE ALREADY HAD 2 RECALLS (FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR) ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T NEED TO BEAR THE COST! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER THREE CURBS, A YIELD SIGN, AND A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,465. UPDATED 01/21/16*LJ *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, SHE CAME UPON A LARGE ROAD GRADER. SHE BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN SHE COULD SAFELY PASS, SHE ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO GET AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER SHE PASSED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE VERY FAST, AFTER SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. SHE RESPONDED BY CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD AND SHE ALSO PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS FIGHTING THE BRAKES, SHE MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE MAT AND IT WAS NOT IN ANY POSITION TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 11/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT RESISTANCE TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO BE NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A TEST DRIVE AND CALL BACK TO SCHEDULE THE DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS FOOT HAD SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE RECALL 10V023000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9000.

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON AN INTERSTATE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 TO 55 AS I APPROACHED A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THIS WAS DONE TO ALLOW A CAR IN THE PASSING LANE TO PASS ME. WHEN THAT CAR HAD PASSED, I RELEASED THE BREAK TO PASS THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME AFTER HAVING HAD THE BREAK APPLIED FOR 5 OR 6 SECONDS (FAR LONGER THAN NECESSARY FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO HAVE SHUT OFF.). WHEN I RELEASED THE BREAK, THE CRUISE CONTROL RE-INITIATED ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT MY TOUCHING ANY FURTHER PEDALS. MY FEET WERE ON THE FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS NEAR THE PEDALS. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALONE WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH OR GREATER. THE CRUISE .CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE INCREASED SPEED RATE. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DRIVER ERROR AND THAT THE BLACK BOX WOULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SITTING IDLE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT FIRMLY DEPRESSED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES YET THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STRUCK A REFLECTOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER AND REMAINED AT THE FACILITY FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TWO AND A HALF MONTHS UNDER AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO PERFORM FURTHER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR ANY DAMAGES UNTIL THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS ADVISEMENT TO RELEASE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE TO HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 11/29/10 *BF UPDATED 12/08/10*JB

I WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AND HAD BEGUN TO ACCELERATE BUT THEN DECIDED TO NOT TURN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND GET ANY RESULTS OR NOT BECAUSE I WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BY THE INCIDENT, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MY INTENT TO DRIVE FORWARD AND YET IT DID SO. I WAS ASSUMING THAT SINCE I HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ISSUES LAST MONTH, THE CAR WAS SAFE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL BEING NON RESPONSIVE WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. IT HAD HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I HAD USED IT AND ONCE WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD USED IT, BUT WE HAD NO INCIDENTS FROM IT AND DISCONTINUED USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CHEROKEE COUNTY (GA) TOYOTA COLLISION CENTER WHERE I TOLD THEM OF THE NON INTENDED ACCELERATION. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT, BUT ONLY AFTER REPAIRING THE BODY. AFTER THEY HAD DONE SO, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO GENERATE A CASE AND GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO TOYOTA. I DID SO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM THE CASE MANAGER, BUT AM CONCERNED AND FRIGHTENED OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. I HAVE A HEAD INJURY; A CONCUSSION AND A WRIST INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE RECALL SERVICE WORK WAS DONE AT CHEROKEE COUNTY TOYOTA IN GEORGIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND SEEK REPAYMENT FROM TOYOTA IF THEY ARE LIABLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND COLLISION CENTER GUY WHO IS HANDLING MY VEHICLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT I WOULD BE "HIT BY LIGHTENING AND MAULED BY A BEAR ON THE SAME DAY" THAN IT IS THAT MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEMATIC OR UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION THAT IS A RESULT OF AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT A COMPUTERIZED "TEST" WAS DONE AND THAT MY CAR IS OK, BUT THEN TOLD ME TO INITIATE A CASE WITH TOYOTA. *TR

IT IS REPORTED REGARDING THE TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL THAT FOR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (INSTALL METAL REINFORCEMENT BARS IN THE ACCELERATOR) AND THE ATTEMPT DID NOT WORK TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY AT THE VEHICLE OWNER'S REQUEST. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HAD THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT COMPLETED AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WILL NOW REFUSE TO PERFORM THIS SECOND ATTEMPT UNTIL NEXT MONTH WHEN ANOTHER DIFFERENT TYPE OF "FIX" WILL BE SCHEDULED (SHAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL). MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE FLOOR MATS AND I FIND THIS EXCUSE UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NHTSA RECALL # 10V023000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURB CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT INJURED HER ARM. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2009 THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 7,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I DROVE UP A HILL TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I BRAKED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT HAVE SOME HOW HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS, SO I DID NOT THINK IT WAS A SERIOUS CONCERN. HOWEVER, I HAD TWO MORE SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. BOTH PULLING UP TO STOP SIGNS. BOTH TIMES I HEARD THE ENGINE START TO ACCELERATE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE TOYOTA RECALL I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND HAD MY CAR SERVICED. THE TOYOTA DEALER DID RECALL WORK ON MY BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 2010. ON FEBRUARY 26TH, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH IN A PARKING AREA WITH MY SON. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I FELT THE CAR PUSH FORWARD. I PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS WELL. MY SON SAID "ITS DOING IT AGAIN MOM!" I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND WE BOTH HEARD THE ENGINE WIND OUT LIKE I HAD PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THIS OBVIOUSLY MEANS THE RECALL "FIX" ISN'T WORKING! I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND AM GETTING A LOANER CAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT THIS MEANS IN TERMS OF FUTURE SAFETY AND MY MONETARY INVESTMENT IN THIS CAR. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR GAS PEDALS THAT MAY STICK OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT CAUSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO RICE TOYOTA IN GREENSBORO NC WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR ON FEB. 13, 2010. ON FEB. 22, I STARTED MY CAR AND IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN ITS PROPER POSITION. I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY TO "UNSTICK" IT. THIS DID NOT WORK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PRIOR TO THE "FIX" AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY SINCE THE FEB. 22 INCIDENT. NOW WHAT DO I DO?? I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT IT BUT HAVE SAID THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY KNOW THAT IS CAUSING THIS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA. I WILL DO THAT TODAY IF I CAN GET THROUGH. *TR

HAD THE RECALL ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL FIXED - HOWEVER WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN TRAFFIC THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR GOES! IT IS ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF A DELAY, HOWEVER DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED THE CAR TO GO. ON GOING ISSUE - DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME SO IT REALLY CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD. *TR