Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-26 | 10V384000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1,128,659 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WOULD … |
| 2017-04-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHI… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-04-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL TOYOTA SEND ME A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (INTERIM NOTICE) RE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INITIATOR MODULE. TH… |
| 2016-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-02-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | DANGEROUS, POOR TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT SUMITOMO TOUR PLUS LS-H WHEN ON A STEEP ROAD IN SAN FRANCISCO, MY TIRES SK… |
| 2015-11-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. WHEN I STARTED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WHEN SPEEDIN… |
| 2015-11-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM PARK, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSE… |
| 2015-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT SOME… |
| 2015-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO… |
| 2013-03-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 45-50 MPH, MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I I WAS AT A … |
| 2012-03-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPAC… |
| 2012-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT PROGRESS… |
| 2011-07-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I NOTICED A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE MATRIX TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO ADVISED US, UPON INSPECT… |
| 2011-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACTED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: … |
| 2010-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOYOTA COMPUTER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER … |
| 2010-11-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL LETTER RECEIVED NOVEMBER 2010, PART AVAILABLE MARCH 2011 MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER MARCH 5TH 2011 DEAL… |
| 2010-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM… |
| 2010-07-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN 2008 MATRIX AUTOMATIC: FIRST KNOWN FAILURE. CAR BROUGHT NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2007; ODOMETER: 6000 … |
| 2010-05-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ON MAY 28TH, WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AS I'VE DONE WITH MY 2008 MATRIX HUNDREDS OF TIMES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND M… |
| 2010-03-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER PURCHASING GAS AT 6:30 A.M., I STARTED MY 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX AND WAS ROLLING SLOWLY OUT A SLIGHT INCLINE TO THE S… |
| 2010-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOYOTA MATRIX XR 2008:BOUGHT NEW. ONE DRIVER CAR. TWENTY-TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO DEALER … |
| 2010-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 28TH I WAS STOPPED AT THE CORNER OF VINE AND GALBRAITH AT A LIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND… |
| 2010-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I'M READING ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS INVOLVING BRAKE PROBLEMS - A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABIL… |
| 2010-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX FAILED AGAIN JANUARY 30, 2010. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS FOR A MOMENT AND T… |
| 2010-01-26 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 26, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER. PRIOR TO THE CR… |
| 2009-12-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY TOYOTA MATRIX FOR ALMOST A YEAR WHEN IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE FOR ME WAS COMING TO A STOP LI… |
| 2009-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2008 MATRIX ENGINE RACES UP, AND REACHES SPEEDS OF 90 WITH OUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. IT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME AL… |
| 2009-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER IN OUR PARKING LOT AT WORK. IT WAS STORMING WITH THE WIND BLOWING … |
| 2009-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX DEVELOPED A GRUNTING/RATTLING SOUND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. DEACTI… |
| 2009-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35 MPH IN RAIN… |
| 2008-10-31 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VERY SIMILAR TO ODI ID NO. 10219567 EXCEPT I WAS ALREADY ON THE INTERSTATE. LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED SPONTA… |
| 2008-09-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING MY 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW ONE, AND MY CAR HAS ONLY 60,560 MI… |
| 2008-09-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX XR....CAR DRIFTS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN IN THE LEFT LANE. I REALIZ… |
| 2008-09-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IN TIRES AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT I HAVE… |
| 2008-05-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | ON MAY 16TH I WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. MY 2008 MATRIX XR WAS PUSHED INTO THE BACK OF A SCHOOL BUS. … |
| 2008-02-26 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | DRIVING NEW TOYOTA MATRIX (<400 MILES) ENTERING FREEWAY, HEAR A POP BEHIND DRIVER. CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE FINE. WHEN ST… |
| 1901-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER FLAW. CONSUMER SEEKS REPAIR COST*TGW WHILE DRI… |