2007 Toyota Matrix vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2007 Toyota Matrix — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota matrix. While the vehicle was exiting a parking garage and waiting at a toll booth, it suddenly accelerated out of control and crashed into another vehicle and a retaining wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were minor injuries…”
filed Jan 13, 2017
“On the morning of 12/16/2016, while in the parking garage where my wife works, she stopped to back into a parking spot and the car suddenly accelerated forward and would not respond to vigorous braking nor the emergency brake. The car hit a concrete wall, the air bag deployed, and she was injured…”
filed Jan 9, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Matrix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Matrix | 4 | 9% |
| 2009 Matrix | 45 | 23% |
| 2008 Matrix | 11 | 29% |
| 2006 Matrix | 20 | 12% |
| 2005 Matrix | 17 | 8% |
| 2004 Matrix | 15 | 11% |
| 2003 Matrix | 21 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2007 Toyota Matrix
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.