Note: Manufactured by NUMMI, but marketed by Toyota for 1NX.
Plant City: Cambridge
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZRE142L / AZE141L / AZE144L / AZE146L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH CONCERNS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER DUE TO CONCERNS FOR HIS SAFETY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 5/12/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SPEED WAS SET AT 55 MPH, THE SPEED WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM 51 MPH UPHILL TO 59-60 MPH DOWNHILL. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EITHER STALL OR SPIN THE WHEELS. AT TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. DURING VERY COLD WINTER DAYS, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND AT TIMES BUCK LIKE A BRONCO WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP. UPDATED 06/18/10
2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH 5000 MILES ON IT. IT WILL BE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD FINE AND START MOVING TO THE LEFT INTO THE NEST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON TRYING TO CORRECT IT WILL GLIDE TO THE OTHER LANE ON THE RIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL STRUGGLE TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AND MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. WE TRIED TO BLAME IT ON THE WIND AND THE SHAPE OF THE CAR, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN WINDY EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE LIVE IN A SNOW BELT AND ARE CONCERNED IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON SNOW OR ICE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CORRECT AS NORMAL.
