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2003 Toyota Matrix service brakes, hydraulic problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2003 Toyota Matrix5% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota matrix. The contact was driving 40 mph when the brakes were applied and the vehicle spun around four times. The contact stated that the ground was dry and there were no road hazards. The contact merged onto the shoulder for about twenty minutes and then drove…

    filed Sep 9, 2011

  • I have replaced the master cylinder on my 2003 toyota matrix twice already and it's bad again. The brakes slip when I try to stop short and it's very dangerous. This car only has 60,000 miles on it. *tr

    filed Oct 26, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Matrix years

YearReportsShare
2010 Matrix24%
2009 Matrix95%
2008 Matrix38%
2007 Matrix22%
2006 Matrix64%
2005 Matrix42%
2004 Matrix32%
Matrix service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.