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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014277 | Incident Date: Mar, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HERNDON | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: MATRIX | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2004 toyota matrix has expereinced sudden acceleration while my foot was on the brake several times since i have purchased it; i have always been able to stop the car from moving forward by further depressing the brake. but on saturday march 26 while at a stop sign, the sudden acceleration happened again and i was unable to immediately stop my car from lurching forward. it moved several inces into oncoming (perpendicular) traffic before i finally threw it into park and pulled the emergency brake to stop it. no accident occurred but it came close, and i had my toddler in the back seat, so i consider this a serious matter. i took it to my dealership (ourisman toyota in chantilly, va) that monday, and they kept it for two days. they ran all diagnostic tests possible and found no problem. nothing was fixed because no test showed a problem but i am scared to drive my car -- the sudden acceleration happens only randomly and cannot be predicted. i drive with only one foot so this is not a case of two-footed driving and accidentaally stepping on the accelerator. in each case my foot was off the accelerator and on the brake. *ak |
