2004 TOYOTA MATRIX Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, 19001 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA ON A VEHICLE RECALL FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX REGARDING A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ... COULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING... IF INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING OCCURS, THE FRONT AIRBAG(S) AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. ANY AIRBAG THAT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS CAN, UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH." ON JANUARY 4, 2014, I CALLED PHILLIPS TOYOTA LOCATED AT 8629 U.S. HIGHWAY 441, LEESBURG, FL 34788, AT TEL. 352-728-2030 TO SCHEDULE THE INSTALLATION OF "... A SUB-WIRE HARNESS (FILTER) TO MINIMIZE ELECTRICAL NOISE FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AT NO CHARGE TO ME." I TALKED TO A PERSON BY THE NAME OF "[XXX]." HE...

AS I WAS LEAVING THE HIGHWAY VIA THE EXIT, I STOPPED AT THE END OF RAMP LEADING TO SECONDARY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BARELY KEEP IT FROM PROPELLING. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, AND THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER. UPDATED 07/15/13

2004 TOYOTA MATRIX XR - FAILURE OF ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). 2005 - 2009 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAILURE OF THIS PART. TOYOTA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE NEED TO COVER FAILURE IN THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR