Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / MATRIX / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063095 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2006
Consumer's City: CLINTON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: MATRIX Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Your crash testing gave the 2003 toyota matrix xr awd five stars for side impact regarding head injury potential for driver. we used your ratings when selecting a used car in august 2005. on april 1, 2006 my 29 year old son hit a tree on driver door. he suffered fractured skull, broken neck and other injuries. he was killed instantly. please see www.mem.com; search last name renfrew. please google brett renfrew and read some of the news reports. besides crash worthiness, we do not understand why the car careened off the road. *nm