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2007 TOYOTA MATRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

crash · 771127 · 2010-03-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
MATRIX
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

INITIALLY THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN. EVEN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN COMPLETELY THE CAR ONLY WENT 5 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE WHOLE "PANEL BOARD" WAS REPLACED. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WAS PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. THEN ON 2/2/08 THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE. AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. ADDITIONALLY THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. THE SERVICEMAN AT THE TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA PAID FOR THE REPAIR OF THE AIRBAG. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED MY INSURANCE RATE TO INCREASE. ALSO THE ACCIDENT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS MY SON'S DRIVING RECORD AS HE WAS THE DRIVER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10317419
Machine
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