2005 Toyota COROLLA MATRIX: complaints, problems and recalls

ENGINE STALLED ON TOYOTA MATRIX 2005. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND CHARGED ME A BUNCH TO FIX . THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BUT TALKED ME INTO DOING A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF THEY SAID WOULD FIX IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10351615 at NHTSA ↗

I OWE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2005, WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON 11/2004. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 23,280 MILES AND HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED AT WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SINCE ITS PURCHASE. BEFORE BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO WESTCHESTER TOYOTA ON 11/11/10, THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAD NEVER COME ON AND MY CAR WAS NOT GENERATING THE CURRENT VIBRATING NOISE. I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER WT COULD HAVE INTENTIONALLY OR INADVERTENTLY CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN …

Owner-reported narrative. 23,060 miles reported. Look up ODI 10371187 at NHTSA ↗

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIRS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CURRENT COMPUTER INDICATED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10427252 at NHTSA ↗

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO BOCH TOYOTA NORWOOD MA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON THEY RESET FEW DAYS LATER CAME BACK ON BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK OCTOBER 5, 2011 RESET AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK ON OCTOBER 13,2011 THAT TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER, WIRING OR THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CORRECTING THIS SITUATION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 80,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10430286 at NHTSA ↗

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR FIXED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10467828 at NHTSA ↗

RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEARCHING TOYOTA/MATRIX FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THE 2003-2008 TOYOTA MATRIX HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IT IS COMMON FOR THE CLOCK TO STOP WORKING, WHICH CASES THE AIR BAGS TO STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003-2008 COROLLA. I DON'T MIND THAT MY CLOCK DOESN'T WORK; HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 174,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487278 at NHTSA ↗

OUR DRIVER SIDE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ON FOR OVER A YEAR. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING; OTHER TIMES IT GOES OUT LIKE NORMAL A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON LATER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE IT'S ON, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS NO HELP AT ALL - COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SAID THAT I'D N…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10522580 at NHTSA ↗

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH FIRST AND FOUND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. SOME HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICES INCLUDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND CLOCK (WHICH HAPPENS TO HAVE FAULTY CIRCUIT THAT CAN RESULT IN THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.) SOME HAVE PAID OVER $1K IN SERVICE FEES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT. THEY ARE NOT …

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10553772 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.

Reported: 2018-01-09 (January 9, 2018)

On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above. Also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, located throughout the U.S., that previously received a “like-for-like” interim air bag inflator replacement. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).

Reported: 2019-08-28 (August 28, 2019)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.

Consequence: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.