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2005 Toyota Matrix engine and engine cooling problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Toyota Matrix8% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
8%
share of all complaints
80,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota matrix. The contact started the ignition and the engine failed to start. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated to the contact that the malfunction was related to the ecm, which would need to be replaced…

    filed Feb 27, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota matrix. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact was unable to have the vehicle repaired under the recall due to a lack or available parts. The contact stated that he had been attempting to…

    filed Apr 26, 2011

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

Related recalls

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Matrix years

YearReportsShare
2010 Matrix12%
2009 Matrix95%
2008 Matrix25%
2007 Matrix1213%
2006 Matrix2213%
2004 Matrix64%
2003 Matrix259%
Matrix engine and engine cooling 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.