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2009 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 786513 · 2010-05-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
MATRIX
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
300

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SHE MADE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER THAT SHE WANTED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10329773
Machine
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