2006 Toyota Corolla Matrix complaints

LOUD NOISE FROM MOTOR COMPARTMENT REDUCED SPEED DROVE CAR INTO GARAGE NOW CAR WONT BACK UP AND MECHANIC SAID ITS CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. POSSIBLY COST THE VALUE OF CAR TO REPLACE. *TR

WHEN I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD *CHUNK* SOUND WHERE A SCREW THAT IS TOO LONG IN THE DOOR IS SCRAPING UP AGAINST THE WINDOW AS IT ROLLS DOWN, EVERY TIME. IF YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW WHILE THE DOOR IS IN THE OPEN POSITION, YOU CAN NOT CLOSE YOUR DOOR BECAUSE THE GLASS IS CATCHING ON THE SCREW AND PUTTING HUGE GASHES IN THE WINDOW. I AM AFRAID IT WILL ONE DAY DECIDE TO SHATTER ALL OVER ME OR MY MOTHER WHO SOMETIMES BORROWS MY CAR. *TR

I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 8AM ON SEPT 11, 2014. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MOVED FORWARD SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO LET MY CAR COAST FORWARD. I BRAKED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR ACCELERATED. INSTANTLY THINKING I TOUCHED THE WRONG PEDAL OR THAT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK, I LOOKED DOWN (SCRUNCHING TOWARD MY RIGHT SHOULDER) TO ENSURE I WAS PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I BRAKED AGAIN AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AGAIN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I INJURED MY RIGHT SHOULDER TRYING TO PREVENT THE CRASH, SUFFERED WHIPLASH FROM THE INCIDENT AND AM STILL HURTING TODAY. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT AND REVIEW THE BLACK BOX FOR MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOUSED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND MAY BE TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS MATRIX BRAND NEW IN CASH. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE WHEEL COVERS OVER AND OVER. COSTING ME NEARLY 60.00 A HUBCAP. I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID SORRY THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THEY WERE MADE VERY POORLY AND THEY SHOULD BE FIXED. I WILL BE CONTACTING BBB AS WELL. *TR

I WAS IDLING AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SUFFERED MANY INJURIES TO MY NECK AND SPINE. *TR

CLOCK RANDOMLY WORKS. SEEMS TO BE IN ALL TOYOTA MATRIX IN THE MID 2000S. BUT OF COURSE TOYOTA WANTS A HUGE PRICE FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR THEIR FAULTY SOLDERING JOB. *TR

HEAT SHIELD HANGER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NOW HEAT SHIELD VIBRATES AGAINST EXHAUST PIPE MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS RESEARCHED ON THE NET. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS FREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,100.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. AT 50,000 MILES I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES AND ABOUT REPLACE MY THIRD SET. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OTHERS ON SEVERAL FORUMS LIKE: HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/TOYOTA-MATRIX-2006/SUSPENSION/ AND HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EEECE/145 THAT SUGGEST THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS SYMPTOM. I WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND POSSIBLY A LAWYER SHOULD IT COME TO THAT. I DID, HOWEVER, WANT TO WRITE A REPORT IN THE MEAN TIME DOCUMENTING THE SITUATION FOR THE RECORD. *JB

I WAS RETURNING HOME LAST WEEK ON I-40 IN TN. I WAS GOING UP A GRADE WITH VEHICLES ALL AROUND ME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION BLEW. I INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND WENT FROM 70 TO 50 IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. LUCKILY I WASN'T HIT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TOWING THE CAR HOME I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR OF MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER MATRIX OWNERS. APPARENTLY THERE ARE FAULTY BEARINGS TO BLAME FOR COUNTLESS TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON CARS WITH ALARMINGLY LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECONCILE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FIX BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *JS

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 2007 AND CHANGED THE TIRES IN 2009 AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. AND NOW WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AGAIN IN 2011 AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES DUE TO ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THE TIRES (AT WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES) HAVE TO BE CHANGED AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. THIS MAY BE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC CONFIGURATION OR BUILD OF THE CAR. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY MY 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX XR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING GAS PEDAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I WILL HAVE TO PULL UP TO THE SIDE AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN START. THEN IT WOULD BE FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADS. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. SO FAR IN THE SPAN OF LESS THAN A YEAR IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY QUOTED "P2103: THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR CIRCUIT HIGH" AND WILL COST $1085 TO FIX IT. I LOOKED UP THE WEB AND THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ERROR CODE AND REPLACED IT BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND THAT THERE WAS SAME SYMPTOM PEOPLE EXPERIENCE BUT DIFFERENT ERROR CODE THAT WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA EVEN WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I WAS HOPING MY PROBLEM GETS COVERED, TOO BUT THEY INSIST NOT TO COVER IT. IF THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRED OR NOT. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK TO VIRGINIA FROM MARYLAND ON FEB. 18, 2010. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. LATER THAT DAY, MY MECHANIC CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AFTER HE BROUGHT INSIDE THE SERVICE BAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ENGINE CONTROL- ENGINE NO START CONDITION AND THAT TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN TO 355 TOYOTA AND AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM REGARDING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX. AT ABOUT 40K I BEGAN NOTICING WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOP THAT IT SOMETIMES LAGGED, OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL SEEMED VERY TOUCHY AND TO TAKE OFF EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO NOTICE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY BUT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 14 DAYS. IT IS ALWAYS FROM A STOP SUCH AS AT A LIGHT OR DRIVEWAY, AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING EVEN A FEW FEET BUT IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED ON THE INITIAL PRESS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST CRANKED AND MOVED, ONLY AFTER THE WHEELS HAVE MOVED. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 77K AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE THE OEM FLOOR MATS WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM THAT HOLDS THE MAT IN PLACE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PEDAL APPEAR TO EVEN TOUCH THE MAT. WHILE I HAVE NEVER HAD THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING THE PEDAL STICK AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, I AM HOPING THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUES COME TO LIGHT. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE COMPUTER TELLING THE THROTTLE WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO OPEN. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS FALL SOLELY ON THE FLOOR MATS. THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY! *TR