# 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `786513` · 2010-05-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** MATRIX
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 300
## 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.
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