# 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `577032` · 2006-03-25 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** MATRIX
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
## Narrative
I DROVE A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX AND LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANE TO MY RIGHT AND FOUND THERE WAS A CAR APPROACHING AND HORNED ME.  I HAD NOT LEFT MY LANE AND TRIED TO PULL MY CAR STRAIGHT.  THE CAR REACTED BY SHIFTING TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT AND I TRIED ONLY TO ADJUST IT, KEEPING IN MIND THAT  IT WAS A POWER-STEERED SYSTEM. TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT.   THERE WAS A 1-2 SECONDS AFTERWARDS THE CAR SEEMED TO BE ON TRACK AND I WAS DRIVING FINE.  AFTER THAT TIME PERIOD, THE CAR VEERED TOWARD THE LEFT ALL OF A SUDDEN.  I TRIED TO MAINTAIN IT STRAIGHT BUT IN VAIN AND COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OVER IT.  IT SPUN COUNTERCLOCKWISE OVER 3 LANES TOWARD MY LEFT AND HIT THE CENTRAL GUARDRAIL AND STOPPED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BUT I WAS NOT INJURED.  *JB
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