2004 Toyota Matrix Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, 19001 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA ON A VEHICLE RECALL FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA MATRIX REGARDING A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ... COULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING... IF INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING OCCURS, THE FRONT AIRBAG(S) AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. ANY AIRBAG THAT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS CAN, UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH." ON JANUARY 4, 2014, I CALLED PHILLIPS TOYOTA LOCATED AT 8629 U.S. HIGHWAY 441, LEESBURG, FL 34788, AT TEL. 352-728-2030 TO SCHEDULE THE INSTALLATION OF "... A SUB-WIRE HARNESS (FILTER) TO MINIMIZE ELECTRICAL NOISE FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AT NO CHARGE TO ME." I TALKED TO A PERSON BY THE NAME OF "[XXX]." HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD ORDER THE PART AND CALL ME AFTER IT COMES INTO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 19, 2014, AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM PHILLIPS TOYOTA TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THIS IS A FULL 46 DAYS AND/OR ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 MONTHS SINCE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE "RISK OF INJURY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH." THE LETTER STATED THAT SHOULD THE AIR BAG(S) DEPLOY OR THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, THEN THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE "RISK OF INJURY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH." THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATED THAT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT IF I FEEL THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED AND THAT SIX (6) WEEKS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, AND THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER. UPDATED 07/15/13

2004 TOYOTA MATRIX XR - FAILURE OF ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). 2005 - 2009 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAILURE OF THIS PART. TOYOTA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE NEED TO COVER FAILURE IN THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

AT TWO YEARS AND ONE MONTH OLD, THE ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD A CHARGE. THIS OCCURRED ON 2/3/06 AT 31,229 MILES. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FOR $ 68.06 AND WAS INSTALLED ON 2/6/06. TWO DAYS LATER THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY DIED. IT WAS RECHARGED AND RAN OK FOR A FEW DAYS. IT DIED AGAIN ON 2/12/06. JUST BEFORE THE ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED THE CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING AS DID THE CLOCK. NEITHER OF THESE HAS WORKED EVER SINCE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK