2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix Owner Complaints

Subject: Request to Consider Recall for 2009 Toyota Matrix Excessive Oil Consumption Dear Toyota Motor Corporation/NHTSA, I am writing to bring to your attention a persistent issue with my 2009 Toyota Matrix, which has been experiencing excessive oil consumption. Despite regular maintenance and oil changes, the vehicle continues to burn through oil at an alarming rate, posing potential environmental and safety hazards. After researching this issue, I found that numerous 2009 Toyota Matrix owners have reported similar problems, suggesting a possible design or manufacturing flaw. I believe it is essential for Toyota to acknowledge this issue and take corrective action to ensure the safety and well-being of drivers and the environment. I respectfully request that you consider adding excessive oil consumption to the list of recalls for the 2009 Toyota Matrix. I would appreciate it if you could look into this matter and take necessary steps to address this issue. Please find below the details of my vehicle: - Year: 2009 - Make: Toyota - Model: Matrix - Mileage: 92000 - Engine: 2.4L 2AZ-FE Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

NHTSA ID

11646145

Incident

Mar 2, 2020

Known well issues, faulty thank getting water to canister. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 Version: 1.99.2/1.99.2/iOS DTC report Connection profile: Toyota 2006-2009 OBD-II / EOBD + CAN busDate: [XXX] VIN: [XXX] ============================ OBD-IIOBD-II DTCs: 5 ---------------------------- P043E [0x043E] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection reference orifice - low flow Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P043F [0x043F] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection system reference orifice - excessive flow detected Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2401 [0x2401] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection pump, control - circuit low Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2402 [0x2402] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection pump, control - circuit high Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2419 [0x2419] Evaporative emission (EVAP) switching valve - circuit low Status: Confirmed ============================ Engine control unit #1Engine control unit #1 DTCs: 5 ---------------------------- P043E [0x043E] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection reference orifice - low flow Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P043F [0x043F] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection system reference orifice - excessive flow detected Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2401 [0x2401] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection pump, control - circuit low Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2402 [0x2402] Evaporative emission (EVAP) leak detection pump, control - circuit high Status: Confirmed ---------------------------- P2419 [0x2419] Evaporative emission (EVAP) switching valve - circuit low Status: Confirmed INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11533362

Incident

Jul 10, 2023

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR STARTED BURNING. I PULLED OVER WITH SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING UP FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE. THE FIRE GREW UNTIL IT ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE 2009 MATRIX WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. I NOTICED NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS.

NHTSA ID

11407984

Incident

Apr 13, 2021

Mileage

160,000 mi

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NEARLY KILLED MYSELF 149,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS. FROM WHAT I READ, PLENTY OF OTHER MATRIX DOING THE SAME. BRAKES, WINDOWS ALL WENT OUT AS WELL

NHTSA ID

11377340

Incident

Nov 16, 2020

MY VEHICLE IS GOING THROUGH SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN THE 3,000 MILE RANGE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

NHTSA ID

11374929

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WAS BLINKING AND STAY ON YESTERDAY. TODAY IT DOES THE SAME. SO TWO DAYS IN A ROW THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BOTH DAYS.

NHTSA ID

11292551

Incident

Dec 28, 2019

Mileage

35 mi

I HAVE BEEN ON TOYOTA RECALL LIST FOR TWO YEARS AND EVERY TIME I GET ANOTHER CARD ABOUT RECALL , I CALL DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT ME ON A WAIT LIST . AS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE OR SUPPLY AND DEMAND . UNACCEPTABLE AND NOW IT SEEMS THERE IS ALSO A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND THE GAS PEDAL WILL REV AND ACCELERATE AND JERK FORWARD ON ITS ON WHILE I JUST BARELY GOT FOOT OF BRAKE . AND THEN IT WILL ACCELERATE UNTIL I PUT FOOT ON GAS AND IT WILL JERK FORWARD TRYING TO ACCERLELERATE AND THEN I GET CONTROL

NHTSA ID

11265814

Incident

Aug 24, 2019

I RAN INTO A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKING LOT ON JANUARY 13, 2013 IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, MAKING A TURN INTO PHARMACY PICKUP LANE BEHIND THE CVS STORE. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED 8 FRACTURED RIBS AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. I SPENT 4 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND @ 3 WEEKS IN REHAB. I LOST APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS OF WORK. I STILL HAVE SCARS AND NECROTIC BUMPS ON MY CHEST WALL. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AS FAR AS I KNOW IT'S IN THE LANDFILL. I AM BEGGING ONLY FOR NO MORE RECALL NOTICES TO BE SENT TO ME.

NHTSA ID

11184635

Incident

Jan 13, 2013

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. I PARKED MY TOYOTA MATRIX WHICH WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY. I STAY UP TO DATE ON TUNEUPS AND OIL CHANGES AND ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT ARISE. WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY PARKED CAR I NOTICED A RED EXCLAMATION LIGHT ON WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE THE WARNING LIGHT FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANICS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE THINKING IT WAS A BROKEN FUSE, BUT NOTHING. THEY CALLED TOYOTA AND EVEN TOYOTA HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. AS I DID MORE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MATRIX' BASED ON SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT SOME THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS HAPPEN WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF A HEALTHY CARS LIFE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED BUT IF IT HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING (WHICH IVE SEEN IT HAS) IT COULDVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11133096

Incident

Sep 25, 2018

Mileage

167,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL INSTANCES THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND NON-REPEATABLE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15 MPH TO 55+ MPH (ON HIGHWAYS OR EVEN LOCAL ROADS). MOST RECENT STALL WAS 09/17/2018. MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, VEHICLE STALLED. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WENT TO TURN BACK ON, STALLED AGAIN. TURNED OFF, WAITED FOR A MOMENT, STARTED THE MOTOR AND VEHICLE RAN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. IN DOING READING, I SEE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODAL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE TOYOTA MATRIX UP TO AND INCLUDING 2008 MODELS. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2009 MODELS. I HAVE ALSO DONE SOME READING THAT THERE WAS OVERLAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION YEARS OF 2008/2009 WHERE PARTS WERE USED FROM THE 2008 MODELS IN THE 2009 MODELS WHICH FURTHERS MY EMPHASIS TO EXPAND THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11130045

Incident

Sep 17, 2018

Mileage

114,000 mi

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS BEEN USING OIL LIKE CRAZY. I REPLACE ALL 5 QTS OF OIL AT LEAST 1.5 TIMES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OTHER THAN AN ENGINE REBUILD I AM PRETTY MUCH OUT OF LUCK. THE CAR NOW HAS APPOX 185K MILES. THE USE OF OIL HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AROUND 75K. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SAW A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT BY THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED MY CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE RANGE IT COVERED.

NHTSA ID

11105186

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,021.

NHTSA ID

11100431

Incident

May 8, 2018

Mileage

120,021 mi

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF OIL. PERIOD BEFORE 3,000 MILES. NO "RED" OIL LIGHT. IT JUST RUNS OUT OF OIL. I TOOK IT FOR TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND IT PASSED. SO I GO FOR A SECOND TEST. NO. THE 10 YEAR 150,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. SO I AM NOW STUCK PUTTING OIL IN THIS VEHICLE WEEKLY UNTIL IT ULTIMATELY FAILS. IT RUNS ROUGH AND I EXPECT IT TO FAIL. SHAME ON NTSB AND TOYOTA FOR NOT RECALLING THIS MOTOR. I GET A 10 YEAR WARRANTY THAT STARTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST USED - NOT WHEN I'M NOTIFIED. VERY SHADY AND UNETHICAL. I ALSO HAVE RESERVATIONS THAT THE TEST WAS PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED.

NHTSA ID

11092854

Incident

May 10, 2018

SUSPECT FAULTY ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) AS EVIDENCED BY RECALL ON VEHICLES UP TO 2008. VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOSES POWER, BOTH IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT REST. ALL LIGHTS AND INDICATIONS GO DARK. DASH LIGHTS MAY COME BACK ON MOMENTARILY INCLUDING ALL WARNING INDICATIONS IN DASH, AND ENGINE MAY RESUME RUNNING. ALSO STALLS RANDOMLY UPON STARTING, AS WELL AS RANDOMLY WHEN SWITCHING HEADLIGHTS FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS. RANDOMLY WILL NOT START EITHER, WITH ONLY ONE VERY DIM DASH INDICATION. BATTERY IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BEEN LOAD TESTED: IN PERFECT CONDITION. TERMINALS ARE CLEAN WITH SOLID CONNECTIONS. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

NHTSA ID

11081465

Incident

Mar 12, 2018

Mileage

109,000 mi

I STARTED NOTICING A KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE. I REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 9-9-14. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT( THE ONE THAT HAS DONE ALL OF MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE) " NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS HEARD AT THIS TIME." IN HIND SIGHT MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE BECAUSE SHE WAS LOW ON OIL AND ONLY LISTEND FOR THE NOISE AFTER THE OIL CHANGE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I SHOULD CHECK MY OIL FOR LEAKAGE IN BETWEEN MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE! I CHECKED MY OIL ONE DAY AT RANDOM AFTER I HEARD KNOCKING AGAIN AND SHE WAS VERY LOW ON OIL. I TOOK HER TO TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM SHE WAS CONSUMING OIL. THEY SUGGESTED A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY DID ON 1-12-17, WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 9-12-17 AT HER NEXT APPOINTMENT I REPORTED AGAIN THE OIL USAGE.OUTCOME; " PERFORMED INSPECTION, FOUND SLIGHT OIL SEEPAGE AT ENGINE OIL PAN. PCV SYSTEM IS WORKING. ENGINE MUST BE BURNING OIL. PISTONS AND RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED." BIG SURPRISE THERE. I WAS SO NAIVE BUT I DID TAKE HER TO DIFFERENT TOYOTA SERVICE PLACE FOR A SECOND OPINION. AND YES YOU GUESSED IT ANOTHER ENGINE OIL CLEANER SERVICE. AND SUGGESTED PISTON AND RINGS REPLACED. IT WAS A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT WE TOOK HER TO THAT KINDLY DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TSB ON AUGUST 11, 2011[1](# FN:1) TO DEALERSHIPS WHICH SAYS: " SOME 2006-2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PISTON ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MINIMIZE OIL CONSUMPTION." AND THAT PO3O# (CYLINDER # MISFIRE DETECTED) DTC MAY ALSO BE SET AS A RESULT OF OIL CONSUPTION" OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR OF THE PISTONS.

NHTSA ID

11080304

Incident

Sep 9, 2014

Mileage

105,801 mi

IN MOTION WITH LIGHTS ON, AND WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE WARNING ICONS ON DASH LIGHT UP; LIGHTS COME BACK ON MOMENTARILY.

NHTSA ID

11079820

Incident

Mar 16, 2018

Mileage

112,000 mi

ENGINE BURNS OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 500 MILES. MILEAGE IS ONLY 105,000

NHTSA ID

11078891

Incident

Mar 13, 2018

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY, SINCE THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS BOUGHT OF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR FROM SUNNY SIDE TOYOTA SINCE MARCH 2009 ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PRESENT. NOW, I DIDN'T PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, MY BUDDY WHO DID HAS CLAIMED THIS LIGHT -- CHECK ENGINE, ALONG WITH ABS AND VSC WOULD COME ON TOGETHER. ALTHOUGH, HE HAS SAID, IT'S NEVER AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SAID VEHICLE -- I KNOW BETTER!! SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNDER MY OWNERSHIP AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THERE IS A TSB ON THIS EXACT SERVICE CODE P0607, WHICH INVOLVES CHANGING OUT THE PCM AND THE OTHER P CODE HAPPENS TO BE P0138, WHICH IS THE 02 SENSOR. SINCE THERE IS A TSB ON THIS SPECIFIC CODE - P0607, IT AFFECTS CERTAIN COROLLAS AND MATRIX FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO MY VEHICLE -- SO WHAT A COINCIDENCE, WOULD YOU SAY? I WOULD SAY!! ALSO, ACCORDING TO REPAIRPAL.COM, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I THINK THIS SHOULD ALSO THEN BE A STANDARD RECALL, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX ONLY HAS 49K MILES. IT IS ALSO MENTIONED, UNDER THAT SERVICE CODE THAT THE PCM COMPUTER SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THUS, IT WOULD CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS THAT I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING. FUTHERMORE, IT'S LISTED IN THE TSB, THAT THIS IS ALSO COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY OF 96 MONTHS AND/OR 80K MILES. IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE ASSISTED WITH THIS MATTER AND HAVING TOYOTA, OUT OF GOOD FAITH, CORRECTING THIS ISSUE FOR ME. I HAVE THIS TSB DOCUMENT INFERRING SUCH ALONG WITH ANOTHER DOCUMENT WHICH STATES HOW CLOSELY SIMILAR MY ENGINE IS TO THE ENGINE IN QUESTION. THE P CODES STATED ABOVE WERE SUPPLIED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHEN I LAST BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. I WOULD SINCERELY, APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH THIS MATTER *TR

NHTSA ID

11033142

Incident

Oct 2, 2017

Mileage

9 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS FROM TOYOTA RE: AIR BAG RECALL OVER MONTHS AND MONTHS TIME. I HAVE CALLED TWO DEALERS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE URGENCY BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER IN GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, BUT THIS ADVICE AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME OF KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM, IS UNSATISFACTORY.

NHTSA ID

11032154

Incident

Apr 30, 2008

DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE TO KEEP HANDS GRIPPED ON WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. I'M ALMOST LANDING IN THE ONCOMING LANE. IF I IT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LEERS.

NHTSA ID

11019071

Incident

Aug 21, 2017

Mileage

66,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT THERE IS A RECALL GOING ON WITH MY AIRBAGS (SHRAPNEL FROM AIRBAGS), THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN OVER 1 YEAR. I STILL OWN THIS CAR AND USE IT EVERYDAY, AND I AND MY PASSENGERS ARE PUT AT RISK EVERY TIME, SPECIFICALLY IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT TO SEND A LETTER THAT IT WILL BE REMEDIED SOON WHICH WAS SENT 1 YEAR AGO. ADDITIONALLY, I RECEIVED A AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT NOTICE, BUT AM NOT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE I STILL OWN THE CAR! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE BY OWNERS OF VEHICLES THAT CAN CURRENTLY STILL RECEIVE INJURY OR DEATH FIRST OVER THOSE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED/LEASED THE CAR AND WERE THEREFORE ONLY POTENTIALLY AT RISK. TOYOTA IS PUTTING MY LIFE, AND MY PASSENGERS' LIVES AT RISK, EVERY DAY, AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT WHY AM I BEING PUT AT RISK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT, AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE SELLER AS I AM THE CONSUMER? WHY SHOULD THIS EVEN BE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED, WHY ISN'T IT ABOUT PREVENTION AND NOT HAVING TO BE FEARFUL THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT I AND ANY OF MY PASSENGERS MAY DIE BECAUSE SHRAPNEL WILL DEPLOY FROM THE VERY SAME AIRBAGS THAT WERE MEANT TO KEEP US SAFE?

NHTSA ID

11016485

Incident

Aug 21, 2017

I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF I AM AFRAID OF THE AIR BAG EXPLODING. I HAVE CALLED VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND I KEEP GETTING THE RUN A AROUND. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE ASAP. MY GRANDS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ANYWHERE THIS SUMMER BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR THIS PART. I CAN GO TO ANY DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA THATS WITHIN 100 MILES OF STONE MOUNTAIN

NHTSA ID

11016454

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" I'M NOT MAKING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY EXPLODED, YET...ALTHOUGH, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY COULD EXPLODE, SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE SINCE NOTIFICATION AND MAKES ME INELIGIBLE TO WORK USING MY VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS NOTES: IT IS SUGGESTED THAT I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. PER : IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA.

NHTSA ID

11016250

Incident

Jan 9, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. TOYOTA SENT ME ARECALL LETTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 2017 SAYING THEY HAD NO FIX AND I SHOULDN'T USE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR MY CAR UNTIL DECEMBER 2017. ANY TOYOTA DEALER WOULD GIVE ME A FREE RENTAL CAR. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULD BE PARKED OUTSIDE WITH NO SHELTER. I LIVE IN PHOENIX AZ AND I KNOW WHAT THE SUN DOES TO PAINT, TIRES, AND EVEN INTERIOR OF CARS. SO THAT IS AN UNACCEPTABLE OFFER. SINCE I REALLY NEED FULL USE OF MY CAR I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN TODAY, AUGUST 16, 2017. THEY STILL DO NOT OFFER AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. THE RECALL LETTER STATED THAT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE HTSA IF I FELT TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A RESONABLE TIME.

NHTSA ID

11015751

Incident

Aug 16, 2017

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11012483

Incident

Jan 24, 2017