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2004 Toyota Matrix vehicle speed control problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2004 Toyota Matrix11% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
11%
share of all complaints
34,300 mi
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota matrix. While driving 3 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and caused a crash. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. It was unknown…

    filed Jun 16, 2017

  • I was backing down my driveway when my car suddenly accelerated-the brakes and steering also went out-I crashed into a bank on one side of the road, then the car swung around and I ended up suspended over a ditch. I was finally able to switch gears and turn the car off

    filed Aug 6, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Matrix years

YearReportsShare
2010 Matrix49%
2009 Matrix4523%
2008 Matrix1129%
2007 Matrix1213%
2006 Matrix2012%
2005 Matrix178%
2003 Matrix218%
Matrix vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.