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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030824 | Incident Date: Jul, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BERNE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: MATRIX | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:rim |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2T1KR32E05C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 23 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2005 toyota matrix xr with 16" alloy wheels. i hit a cobblestone sized rock in the rock with the left rear wheel at about 50 mph. the tire lost pressure because the alloy wheel split in half like a bagel sliced down the middle. toyota would not fix this as a warranty item indicating there was no evidence of a manufacturing defect. however, none of the service personnel had ever seen a wheel split in half. i've contacted toyota's customer experience center and reported the incident but they also indicate this is not a warranty issue and referred me to the dealer customer relations manager who gives the same explanation. i believe there may be a defect in these alloy wheels but have found no other reports of such damage on the nhtsa site. i want to make sure this incident is documented in case these wheels are found to be defective. |
