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2007 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 779791 · 2010-04-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
MATRIX
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
27,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MARCH 2,2010 WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF JOPPA ROAD AND LOCH RAVEN BLVD. MY 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX ACCELERATED, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME...ALSO STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. YOU COULD SMELL BRAKES BURNING, POLICE WERE CALLED BUT ONLY DID A COLLISION REPORT SINCE MY FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND THE TRUCK WAS OK. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WITH MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED AT THE TIME. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA COLLISION CENTER. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 30 DAYS BEFORE AN INSPECTOR WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE DAMAGE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL AFTER SEEN BY THE INSPECTOR. ON MARCH 31ST THE INSPECTOR LOOKED AT MY CAR ( AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE TO A TOYOTA DEALER) I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 30 DAYS FOR HIS RESULTS. I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTAS DECISION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10324489
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