# 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1001415` · 2013-08-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** MATRIX
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 101,769
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
DURING DAYLIGHT ON THE ABOVE DATE, AS I MADE A TURN FROM SMALL PARKING LOT INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO CONCRETE BUILDING. AS IT WAS ACCELERATING, THAT SPLIT SECOND, I CHECKED MY FOOT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND NOT GAS. I PRESSED HARD ON IT, TO NO AVAIL. IT DID NOT RESPOND. IT WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY.     I HAD MINOR INJURIES: BRUISED LEFT CHEST AND SHOULDER. FOLLOWING DAY, A MILD STIFF NECK. ALL OF PHYSICAL AILMENTS GONE, EXCEPT MILD SORE NECK, IN 3 DAYS.     NOTE; I PUT SPEED AT APPROXIMATE SPEED IN PARKING LOT BEFORE ACCELERATION OCCURRED.  *TR
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