NHTSA Complaint #10295865 — 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10295865
Vehicle	2003 TOYOTA MATRIX
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	December 14, 2009
Date Filed	December 15, 2009
Mileage	138,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I HEARD A SCRAPING AND GRATING NOISE AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY THAT I THOUGHT WAS SOME TRAPPED DEBRIS UNDER THE FRONT END OR IN THE WHEEL WELL. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO INVESTIGATE, FINDING A LOOSE PLASTIC PLATE ( A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC SCREWS AND FASTENERS USED) I RIGGED SOMETHING TO HOLD IT UP AND GET HOME. AFTER A FEW MORE BLOCKS THE SOUND INTENSIFIED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE AND I HEARD A POP. I PULLED OVER, GOT TOWED HOME, AND THE NEXT MORNING HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT, AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT LIKE SOME CRAZED MANIAC. AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM HAS RECORDED LOTS OF MATRIX OWNERS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES...I AM GOING TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A NEW CLUTCH. *TR

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