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
2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BOUGHT A USED 2003 MATRIX IN MAY OF 2007. IN NOVEMBER (90K MILES), I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH ($1200). I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN STICK SHIFTS FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW & HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH. FOUND ANOTHER MECHANIC TO INSTALL THE NEW CLUTCH FOR $800. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THE CLUTCH IN THE 2003 MATRIX IS MADE TO BURN OUT EVERY 50K MILES! TOYOTAS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BETTER REPUTATION THAN THIS !@#$%! *TR
2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OVER HEATING BRAKE PADS. 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. FRONT DISC BRAKES PRODUCING A GRINDING SOUND CONSISTENT WITH A BRAKE PAD THAT'S WORN DOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE 40 % LIFE LEFT ACCORDING TO WORLD TOYOTA OF CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA. DEALER SAYS BRAKE PADS ARE OVER HEATING DEALER SAYS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED IF PADS ARE REPLACED BUT WONT REPLACE PADS AT THEIR EXPENSE STATING PADS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
