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2006 TOYOTA MATRIX — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 781089 · 2010-04-13

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
MATRIX
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SON BOUGHT THE 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX IN 2006 . IN 2007 MY SON WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF HIM. HE NEVER HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NO TICKETS. HIS CAR WAS DAMAGE, A TOTAL OF $6,429.41 WAS FIX AT RON'S AUTOBODY & PAINT INC. 1314 N. CLOSNER, EDINBURG,TX 78539 BECAUSE HE FOUND OUT HE DIDN'T HAVE FULL COVERAGE,HE ONLY HAD LIABILITY AND KNEW THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE MORE . WE NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO FIND OUT IF THE CAR HAD ACCELERATION OR BRAKES PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION& BRAKE PROBLEMS BECAUSE MY SON SAID THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPONSE & CAR KEPT ON GOING,AND HE SAYS THE BRAKES STILL DON'T RESPONSE QUICKLY AND I MYSELF DROVE THE CAR LAST YEAR AND I PRESS THE BRAKES AND CAR JUST KEPT ON GOING AND I WAS GOING SLOW TO STOP ON A YELLOW LIGHT AND RECEIVED A TICKET BY MAIL ,I HAD A CLEAN RECORD. I DID CALL FRANK SMITH TOYOTA AND I WAS TOLD WE WOULD BE CHARGE TO LOOK AT IT AND AFRAID THEY WILL CHARGE US TOO MUCH MONEY. OUR SON IS STILL DRIVING THE CAR. HE DOES DRIVE VERY SLOW TO GO TO WORK. HE HAS 3 CHILDRENS THAT HE HAS AS PASSENGERS. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10325490
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