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2009 Toyota Matrix vehicle speed control problems

45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2009 Toyota Matrix23% of all complaints for this model year.

45
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
23%
share of all complaints
19,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
22 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My matrix 2009 has had intermittent sudden acceleration problems. I mention it at my regular maintenance check ups, but receive non-committal replies. I figure I must be losing it. Over the last 8 months or so, it got extreme: the car will lurch forward at different times: when I start up the car…

    filed Mar 26, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2009 toyota matrix. While driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. Each time the brake pedal was applied, the vehicle accelerated. The contact drove over three curbs, a yield sign, and a stop sign. The contact sustained back pain and received medical…

    filed Nov 18, 2015

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

Related recalls

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Matrix years

YearReportsShare
2010 Matrix49%
2008 Matrix1129%
2007 Matrix1213%
2006 Matrix2012%
2005 Matrix178%
2004 Matrix1511%
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.