CarComplaints.com Notes: The Toyota Matrix is the mechanical twin of the Pontiac Vibe.
Both models were a joint GM-Toyota venture, manufactured together at a NUMMI production facility in Fremont, CA. Only the heating & A/C systems are different.
My wife was parking our 2006 Matrix, in the spring of 2007, moving less than 5km, when suddenly the front wheels started to spin real fast and the car went straight into a concrete wall that was less than 5 feet away. The wall was fine, the front of the car...not so good :(.
She was dazed and confused, no airbag was released. I had thought at the time that she may have just hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Since there was no known issue on this car at the time, we brought it to the dealer to look at. They gave us $7000 bill, asked them if they have heard of this kind of situation before, they said no. We decided to go elsewhere to get a fix for $3000.
Thinking it over now, my wife could not have hit the accelerator that hard in a parking situation to make the wheels spin that fast! and cause that much damage? Or could this be part of the recently sticky accelerator recall? Unfortunately, Toyota doesn't think the 2006 model year is an issue!!!
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My wife was parking our 2006 Matrix, in the spring of 2007, moving less than 5km, when suddenly the front wheels started to spin real fast and the car went straight into a concrete wall that was less than 5 feet away. The wall was fine, the front of the car...not so good :(.
She was dazed and confused, no airbag was released. I had thought at the time that she may have just hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Since there was no known issue on this car at the time, we brought it to the dealer to look at. They gave us $7000 bill, asked them if they have heard of this kind of situation before, they said no. We decided to go elsewhere to get a fix for $3000.
Thinking it over now, my wife could not have hit the accelerator that hard in a parking situation to make the wheels spin that fast! and cause that much damage? Or could this be part of the recently sticky accelerator recall? Unfortunately, Toyota doesn't think the 2006 model year is an issue!!!
- moejoe, Toronto, ON, Canada