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2009 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash2 injured · 796434 · 2010-06-30

Vehicle

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

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLAINED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY, AND HE FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING DURING CERTAIN MANEUVERS. BUT, THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD HEARD OF NO SUCH PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED OF A RECALL IN FEBURARY 2010 AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, HE STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10341169
Machine
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