Toyota Corolla Matrix Complaints (2005)

89 consumer complaints on file.

#10556579December 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS GOING ON AND OFF, SO IS THE CLOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND I FIND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLOCK AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEING TIED TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553772November 25, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH FIRST AND FOUND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. SOME HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICES INCLUDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND CLOCK (WHICH HAPPENS TO HAVE FAULTY CIRCUIT THAT CAN RESULT IN THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.) SOME HAVE PAID OVER $1K IN SERVICE FEES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT. THEY ARE NOT LOOKING TO OWN UP TO THIS QUALITY DEFECT. IT'S NOT A WEAR AND TEAR (VEHICLE AGE) ISSUE. THE CULPRIT APPEARS TO BE A COMPONENT THAT CRACKS OFF THE PCB ON THE CLOCK. SOMEONE HAS REPORTED HAVING RE-SOLDERED THIS COMPONENT TO ELIMINATE THE INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE. WHEN WILL TOYOTA RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522580July 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR DRIVER SIDE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ON FOR OVER A YEAR. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING; OTHER TIMES IT GOES OUT LIKE NORMAL A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON LATER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE IT'S ON, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS NO HELP AT ALL - COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SAID THAT I'D NEED TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ACTUALLY ON. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INCONSISTENT, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. I'M VERY AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY MAY BE INJURED SHOULD WE GET IN A COLLISION, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487278December 4, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEARCHING TOYOTA/MATRIX FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THE 2003-2008 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IT IS COMMON FOR THE CLOCK TO STOP WORKING, WHICH CASES THE AIR BAGS TO STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003-2008 COROLLA. I DON'T MIND THAT MY CLOCK DOESN'T WORK; HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467828July 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430286October 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO BOCH TOYOTA NORWOOD MA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON THEY RESET FEW DAYS LATER CAME BACK ON BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK OCTOBER 5, 2011 RESET AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK ON OCTOBER 13,2011 THAT TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER, WIRING OR THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CORRECTING THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427252September 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIRS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CURRENT COMPUTER INDICATED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371187December 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2005, WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON 11/2004. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 23,280 MILES AND HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED AT WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SINCE ITS PURCHASE. BEFORE BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO WESTCHESTER TOYOTA ON 11/11/10, THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAD NEVER COME ON AND MY CAR WAS NOT GENERATING THE CURRENT VIBRATING NOISE. I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER WT COULD HAVE INTENTIONALLY OR INADVERTENTLY CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THEM. BASED ON WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER , MR. WILLIAM VESEY, INDICATED DURING MY MEETINGS WITH HIM, THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED /MALFUNCTIONING ALL ALONG WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DAMAGE/MALFUNCTION WAS NEVER DETECTED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ECM ON THE CAR MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETECT THE DAMAGE SINCE THE ECM WAS FAULTY ITSELF. FOR THIS REASON, WHEN THE ECM WAS REPLACED ON 11/11/10 DUE TO THE RECALL, THE NEW ECM WAS ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GENERATED THE TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE. SINCE THE ECM WAS RECALLED AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND ITS MALFUNCTIONING MOST LIKELY PREVENTED THE DETECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION ERROR, I BELIEF TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION , THE TRANSMISSION ALSO APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY PART WHICH MAY BE RECALLED IN THE FUTURE BASED ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDED TO ME BY MR. VESEY. WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, FREE OF CHARGE INCLUDING ANY LABOR AND PARTS CHARGES. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA SHOULD AUTHORIZE AND COVER THE CHARGES FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE EARLIER RECALL OF MY CAR'S ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE DETECTION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351615August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLED ON TOYOTA MATRIX 2005. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND CHARGED ME A BUNCH TO FIX . THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BUT TALKED ME INTO DOING A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF THEY SAID WOULD FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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