2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX Recalls, Complaints & Safety

Brought vehicle in three times, airbag was nothing at time, now the airbag lights all the time

Unlatching & False Latching back seat located in the middle of the seat. Incident was discovered after recent purchased from my little sister who also just got the vehicle as well and decided to sell it to me without being aware of the defective unlatching and false Latching buckle.

Air bag light has been on for awhile and now the horn is not working. When the horn stopped working I took it in for repair again. Toyota repair department says it's a failure of the spiral cable. I found there was a recall to replace the spiral cable in Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles but 2009 - 2010 year models, not my year of 2006. The documentation I found was very clear in stating it was going to do a recall not because of a manufacturing defect but because of a design issue. I think my vehicle should have been included in the recall because it probably has the same or similar design.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla Matrix. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the check engine warning light and the battery warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and pull over on the side of the road safely where the vehicle shut off again and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle had experienced a similar failure as in NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V384000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and advised to take the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 200,025.

TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, HER VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. DESPITE MINIMAL IMPACT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. DUE TO THE SHOCK OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND JERKED THE WHEEL AND HER BACK PASSENGER TIRE HAD HIT A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES TO HER NECK AND RIGHT ARM. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000(AIR BAGS). AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AT POHANKA TOYOTA OF SALISBURY(2010 N SALISBURY BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801) WHERE AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE AIR BAG. AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION WAS SETTLED. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 282,699.

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I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 MATRIX (TOYOTA). IT ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT (OCTOBER, 2020). THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 SEPARATE QUALIFIED MECHANICS. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF THE CAR RUNS PERFECT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE GAS PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FLAT ROAD. I WAS DRIVING 30MPH LEAVING TOWN. THE SPEED LIMIT INCREASED TO 40MPH BEFORE FURTHER INCREASING TO 65MPH HIGHWAY. IT'S A STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OVER 55MPH. WHEN I GOT TO A SMALL HILL THE CAR FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP 45 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DEPRESSED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL WITH THE GAS PEDAL STILL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I USED A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS TO DRIVE 15 MILES. I AM WRITING THIS AS I AM CONCERNED. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE I FOUND THE PROBLEM I AM DESCRIBING WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST OTHER MATRIX OWNERS. I COULD ALSO SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE THE MATRIX ACCELERATED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED. WHY HASN'T THE 2006 BEEN RECALLED? WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE MATRIX ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL ON ME AFTER THE PEDAL IS FLOORED WITH NO ACCELERATION? THE RISK SEEMS PRETTY HIGH CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I AM A MOTHER OF 2. ARE MY KIDS SAFE IN THIS CAR? ARE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD SAFE FROM THIS CAR?

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. NOW WE ARE GETTING ANOTHER LETTER STATING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. COULD I HAVE THE ASSURANCE THAT WHEN I GO OVER THERE I WILL NOT BE WASTING TIME AGAIN, BECAUSE OF PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE? THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB

RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. WHY THE DELAY? I WAS CALLED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BRING IN THE CAR. AFTER DROPPING OFF THE CAR THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG UNIT TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I FEEL IS BEING NEGLECTED .

I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER AND STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A REPAIR NOR ANOTHER LETTER TO LET ME KNOW THEY HAVE A FIX. I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE IN MY CAR AND NOT HAVE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HADDAD TOYOTA LOCATED AT 130 PITSFIELD-LENOX RD, PITSFIELD, MA 01240, WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AUGUST 28, 2019. HOWEVER, THEY STILL HAVE NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY OR TIMELINE FOR A REMEDY, OVER 5 MONTHS LATER. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE UNABLE TO USE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

IN OCTOBER 2019 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ADVISING ME THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH WAS REPLACED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL MAY BE DAMAGED AND COULD CAUSE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO ALLOW PASSENGER TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE AIRBAG IS REPLACED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED "THE REMEDY IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE" AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. AFTER WAITING 3.5 MONTHS THE REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS UNREASONABLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SIMPLY TELL ME THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE YET AND I JUST HAVE TO WAIT. IS THIS LEGAL??? DO AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE TO REPAIR SAFETY RECALLS WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD? IF NOT, WHY NOT?

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND WHO OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND DRIVING AT 5 MPH AT A YIELD, ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH HIS LEGS BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE WIFE WHO WAS THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED RIGHT KNEE, BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDERS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS SEEN AT A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE AN ADJUSTER WAS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN TOYOTA DEALER IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA WHO REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHECKERED FLAG TOYOTA (5301 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462, (757) 490-1111) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB

OPEN RECAL NO SOLUTION,3 MONTHS LATER NO NOTIFICATION OF SOLUTION.

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTICE AND LETTER IN THE MAIL NOTIFYING ME OF THE TAKARA RECALL, THAT TOYOTA HAS THE PARTS BUT DOESN'T YET KNOW HOW TO PROCEED. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON OCT 25, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE PARTS AND WANTED TO SCHEDULE REPAIR. UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ISSUE, SHE THEN CHANGED THE STORY AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT YET AND WOULD CALL ME AGAIN AT AN UNDETERMINED FUTURE DATE. TOYOTA IS FAILING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, AND THEIR ADVICE THAT NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V025000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED PALM BEACH TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 200 SOUTH CONGRESS, WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33406, 561-701-9306) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF NATCHEZ (601-446-5588, LOCATED AT 335 U S 61 BUSINESS, NATCHEZ, MS 39120) WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN 2017 AND AGAIN IN 2018 AND NOW 2019 TOYOTA SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BUT NO AIR BAG EXISTS. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ALSO AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER BACK AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000. *JB

I EXPERIENCED A NEAR DEATH EPISODE LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING AT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN MARIN COUNTY IN THE INNER MOST LANE IN THE EARLY MORNING. SUDDENLY, MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND DID NOT FUNCTION. IT WOULD NOT STAY IN MY LANE AND KEPT ERRATICALLY MOVED AND SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN BACK AND FORTH BEFORE MAKING MULTIPLE 360 SPINS BEFORE HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR BRAKES WASN'T RESPONDING WHEN I BRAKED DURING THIS HORRENDOUS TRAUMA. THANK GOD NOBODY HIT ME DURING THIS CRAZY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. RECENTLY, I DECIDED TO GOOGLE TO SEE IF OTHER 2006 MATRIX HAD THE SAME SITUATION AND WAS STUNNED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE DRIVERS WITH THE SAME CAR MODELS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING ! I WAS EVEN MORE STUNNED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE 2010 MATRIX THAT WERE IN CLASS ACTION SUITS. I AM INFURIATED AND DISGUSTED AT THE MANUFACTURER FOR NOT RECALLIGN THE VEHICLES!! THEY ONLY RECALLED THE 2010 AND BEYOND. WHAT ABOUT THE OLDER MODELS>??? I ALMOST DIED IN THAT ACCIDENT. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSLVES

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I EXPERIENCED A NEAR DEATH EPISODE LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING AT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN MARIN COUNTY IN THE INNER MOST LANE IN THE EARLY MORNING. SUDDENLY, MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND DID NOT FUNCTION. IT WOULD NOT STAY IN MY LANE AND KEPT ERRATICALLY MOVED AND SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN BACK AND FORTH BEFORE MAKING MULTIPLE 360 SPINS BEFORE HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR BRAKES WASN'T RESPONDING WHEN I BRAKED DURING THIS HORRENDOUS TRAUMA. THANK GOD NOBODY HIT ME DURING THIS CRAZY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. RECENTLY, I DECIDED TO GOOGLE TO SEE IF OTHER 2006 MATRIX HAD THE SAME SITUATION AND WAS STUNNED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE DRIVERS WITH THE SAME CAR MODELS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING ! I WAS EVEN MORE STUNNED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE 2010 MATRIX THAT WERE IN CLASS ACTION SUITS. I AM INFURIATED AND DISGUSTED AT THE MANUFACTURER FOR NOT RECALLIGN THE VEHICLES!! THEY ONLY RECALLED THE 2010 AND BEYOND. WHAT ABOUT THE OLDER MODELS>??? I ALMOST DIED IN THAT ACCIDENT. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSLVES

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TAKATA RECALL I HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALLED AND REPAIRED. NOW I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUING TO STAY LIT. IF THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RECALLED SHOULDN'T THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO BE RECALLED. THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME BRAND AIRBAG. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NOW THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON I AM VERY CONCERNED. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH WILL COST ME $135.00. IF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS PART OF A RECALL THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF, WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC?

TAKATA INFLATES: EVER SINCE MY RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT. HAS BEEN ON AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND DISABLED. CAN U PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM OR TELL ME WHAT TO DO.. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT ON. NO CRASH OR DEPLOYMENT OF BAG. MY QUESTION: WHY SHOULD I PAY TO REPLACE AS MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT? IS NOT ON RECALL "IM TOLD". I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS BAG. IM TOLD THIS IS DANGEROUS AS COULD DEPLOY. ...UPDATED 04/11/17 *BF *AS

TOW ON RIGHT REAREND IS OFF (-0.01). ONLY GET 20000 OUT OF ANY SET OF TIRES INSTALLED AND GARAGE TELLS ME IT IS DUE TO TOW BEING OFF.

MY TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX 2006 HAS A ECM UNDER RECALL. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM PREVIOUS OWNER , I DID NOT KNOW THAT CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL AND ECM WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2011. IN OCTOBER OF 2013, CAR HAS 54K MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (P2716) IS ON. THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND IT SHOWS THAT CAR HAS MALFUNCTIONING ECM. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BUT NOT BY TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS REPLACED ECM AND DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY OTHER ECM REPLACEMENT. NOW THE CAR HAS 106K AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM P2716 AND ECM IS MALFUNCTIONING. *JS

TAKATA RECALL I LIVE AND WORK IN MEXICO, TOYOTA DEALER THERE REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. DEALER IN JUAREZ MEXICO IS TOYOTA "INNOVA".

1. HAD TO CHANGE ALL AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AT LEAST TWICE AT $400 A POP. 2. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 COILS TO ENGINE AT A COST OF $810.53 3. HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT DO IT FAILING WHILE OF I295 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. AT A COST OF 3631.49 4. AFTER TRANSMISSION WORK HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSFER CASE INTERNAL SEALED AT A COST OF $711.55 WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AT TOYOTA IN DECEMBER 2005, WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR WAS BUILT LONGEVITY OR FOR THE LONG HAUL WITH ONLY HAVING TO DO ROUTINE MAINTANCE WHICH I HAVE KEPT UP ON EVERY 5000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TRANSMISSION COST. FIRESTONE STATED THAT TOYOTA RECOMMENDS A TRANSMISSION SERVICE EVERY 50,000 MILES BUT MY MAINTANCE BOOK SAYS ONLY DO THAT IF YOU EITHER TOW, OFF ROADING, OR DIRT ROADS FOR LONG PERIOD OF THE TIME. I DID NEITHER, SO TOYOTA SAYS NO NEED TO DO SERVICE. I DID CONTACT TOYOTA ADVOCATE AFTER I HAD MY TRASMISSION DONE AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME CAUSE I WENT TO AN OUTSIDE VENDOR. MY CAR HAD ONLY 148,745 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR TRANSMISSION UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL. FOR MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE IS DOCUMENTATION THAT TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING BUT DID NOT WANT TO DO A RECALL BUT WOULD ONLY COMPENSATE IF THERE IS A RECALL. I JUST WANT TO BE HEARD AND POSSIBLY COMPENSATED FOR SOME OF MY REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED TO KEEP IT A LONG TIME AND NOW IT IS COSTING ME MORE THAN IT IS WORK.

I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS AIR BAG ISSUE. THE FIRST WAS AT LEAST A YEAR AGO, THEN JUST LAST WEEK. THE NOTICES CAME WITH WARNINGS NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. REALLY? IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE FIRST NOTICE. PERHAPS TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE SUGGESTED THE CAR NOT BE DRIVEN AT ALL, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAFEST OPTION IN THEIR LIABLE EYES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE SEAT IS EMPTY. IS THIS RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE TAKATA INFLATOR RECALL? THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE FOR THE TAKATA RECALL AND THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING.

THE ENGINE IS STALLING. I NOTICED THIS AT LEAST A MONTH AGO. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AT SCHOOL. I DROVE MAYBE 5 OR 6 FEET LESS THAN 10 MPH THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IT DID RESTART, BUT IT JERKED ONCE OR TWICE AND KEPT GOING. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO START CAR AND DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER, MAYBE A MILE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WHEN I ENTERED AN ENTRANCE RAMP ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATION. I HAD TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK,THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES. THEN, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT ON A RAMP WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. I EXITED FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO COMPOSE MYSELF BECAUSE THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE HONKING AND DRIVERS UPSET THAT VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE DID CUT OFF AT A HIGHER SPEED AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT TURNED OFF, BUT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. I WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR.

TAKATA RECALL HELLO. ON MY 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX XR, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. RECENTLY I BROUGHT IT INTO JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA IN BETHESDA, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ASSEMBLY, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS TRIGGERING THE CODE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, FROM WHAT I AM READING ONLINE INCLUDING NHTSA, THE CLOCK SPRING IS PART OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AIRBAG AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS OVER $1000, AND NOT FIXING IT PREVENTS ME FROM SELLING THE CAR. THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA OF BETHESDA, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY, PER THE RECALL, BUT JUST THE AIRBAG, WHICH I DID NOT THINK WAS UNDER RECALL.

RECALL JULY 2015. TOYOTA DID NOTHING SAID THEY'D BE IN TOUCH, SAID "DON'T LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT" THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. A MAN DRIVING A TOYOTA WAS JUST KILLED WHEN HIS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. I WANT TOYOTA TO REMOVE THE AIRBAG UNTIL THEY HAVE A FIX.

TAKATA RECALL I LIVE IN A VERY HIGH HUMIDITY, VERY HIGH SALT CONTENT ENVIRONMENT. DRIVING MS. DAISY IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR MONTHS ON END. IS THERE A BUYBACK PROGRAM YET?

TAMARA RECALL CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE 12/8/15 TO INQUIRE WHY MY LOCAL DEALER IS UNABLE TO GET PARTS AND LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP KEEPS CALLING ME TO BRING IN A CAR I NO LONGER OWN AND EMPHASIZED THE URGENCY OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS SINCE JULY. TOYOTA CORP TOLD ME I COULD HAVE A LOANER THEN TOLD ME I COULD NOT. CASE # 1512080106. CORPORATE OFFICE SUGGESTED I DISENGAGE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL. DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME LAST PRINTOUT THEY RECEIVED STATING PARTS SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED OCTOBER 2015 (JUST A PROJECTION) I AM VERY NERVOUS DRIVING THIS CAR REPORTS STATE SCRAP METAL CAN BE PROJECTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF CAR. I DON'T FEEL TOYOTA CORP IS RESPONDING TO THIS DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE HONDA HAS BEEN HANDLING THE ISSUE IN MY AREA FOR MONTHS, AND TOYOTA WON'T GIVE ANY INDICATION AS TO WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED.

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED AN UNDATED LETTER FROM TOYOTA EXPLAINING THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER 2015. AS OF TODAY, 11/23/15, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING WHEN IT WILL BE REPAIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA AT THE NUMBER ON THE LETTER. THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THE REPAIR WILL HAPPEN. THE CAR IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE LETTER ADVISES THAT THE SHORT TERM SOLUTION IS TO NOT LET ANYONE SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR.

A RECALL THAT COULD TAKE A YEAR OR MORE TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS. TO HAVE TO NOT ALLOW A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE FOR SUCH A LENGTH OF TIME IS UNREASONABLE. WHAT ABOUT THOSE SITTING IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT? COULD SHARDS OF METAL PASS THREW IT INTO BACKSEAT PASSENGERS IN IT IF IT DEPLOYS? LIMITED MATERIALS IN NOT AN EXCUSE WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY. INCREASE PRODUCTION OR START PAYING FOR RENTAL CARS OR REPLACEMENTS IF IT WILL TAKE SUCH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME.

TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE BECAME PART OF THE RECALL IN MID-JUNE 2015. IT HAS NOW BEEN FIVE MONTHS AND I AM STILL UNABLE TO PUT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF MY CAR. I WENT TO TOYOTA'S WEBSITE AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT YET EVEN ON THE SCHEDULE. CAN I EXPECT SOME COMPENSATION FROM TOYOTA AND/OR TAKATA FOR THIS CONTINUING INCONVENIENCE? I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD, AND IT WAS RESOLVED IN LESS THAN A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA 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 02/05/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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 OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. 01/13/16 MA *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA 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 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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.

RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA IN HOLLYWOOD, CA THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA AND ITS DEALER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.

MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES AFTER I RETURNED HOME FROM FROM MY JOB, WHICH IS 12 MILES FROM MY HOME. IT WAS DARK, AND THE ONLY UNUSUAL THING I NOTICED WAS ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT AND THE OTHER SEEMED DIM. I MENTIONED IT TO MY HUSBAND AND HE SAID HE'D REPLACE THE BULBS. WITHIN MINUTES I HEARD SIRENS, BUT I WASN'T IN A ROOM THAT FACED THE DRIVEWAY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALREADY ON SCENE WHEN I REALIZED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED. THE FIRE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES TO FULLY EXTINGUISH AND THE HEAT DAMAGED AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND MY HOME WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE CAUSE AS MECHANICAL AND THEIR REPORT IS PENDING. A POLICE OFFICER RESPONDED BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT AFTER RULING OUT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAUSED THE FIRE BUT THE ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE DAMAGE, INCLUDING TO THE ADJACENT CAR.

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