# 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `762724` · 2010-02-15 · 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:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CRASH OCCURRED.  NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. A TOYOTA FIELD ENGINEER INSPECTED THE BRAKES STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BRAKES. THE CRASH OCCURRED 20 DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000.  UPDATED EVOQ  08/10/10*JB  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. UPDATED EVOQ 09/07/10*JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*