2008 TOYOTA MATRIX Seats Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Seats Issues in the 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX
1 seats complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Seats Complaints
ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 26, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO OTHER PEOPLE IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE REAR SEATS ARE A 60/40 SPLIT; THE 60 SIDE HELD A CHILD'S BOOSTER SEAT AND THE 40 SIDE HELD A CHILD'S CARSEAT. BOTH SIDES WERE LOCKED INTO PLACE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE 60 SIDE FLEW FORWARD, SMASHING THE BOOSTER SEAT IN BETWEEN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE, NOW FLAT, REAR SEAT. THE 40 SIDE REMAINED IN PLACE, DUE TO THE CARSEAT BEING LOCKED INTO PLACE, HOWEVER WHEN THE CARSEAT WAS REMOVED, I DETERMINED THAT THE 40 SIDE OF THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE,...
Other 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX Problem Areas
Vehicle Speed Control
11 complaints
Electrical System
8 complaints
Air Bags
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
3 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
3 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
2 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
2 complaints
Service Brakes Electric
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Unknown Or Other
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Train
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilityglass Siderear
1 complaint