2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF ASHEVILLE (777 BREVARD RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806, (828) 585-5825) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD BE FINE FOR TEN YEARS AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000(AIR BAGS). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN EMISSIONS TEST, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH EARNHARDT TOYOTA (6136 E AUTO LOOP AVE, MESA, AZ 85206, 480-807-9700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WOULD TAKE ACTION TO FIND A REMEDY FOR THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED DIRECTLY BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SUDDEN ACCELLERATION, BRAKES, BATTERY, FUEL INJECTORS, SHUTTING DOWN SUDDENLY, ELECTRICAL

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THEN INSTANTLY COLLAPSED. IT OFFERED NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN MY CHEST AND RIGHT BREAST FROM WHERE THE SEAT BELT LOCKED. THIS PAIN LASTED FOR 6 WEEKS. IF THE AIRBAG HAD WORKED PROPERLY, IT WOULD HAVE CUSHIONED THE IMPACT AND LIKELY MADE IT POSSIBLE TO LESSEN THE NEED FOR THE SEATBELT TO DO ALL OF THE WORK. THIS MUST BE FIXED! (MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN A PERSON DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME AND TOTALED MY VEHICLE. I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR, BUT I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG.)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A SYSTEM LEAK, INCORRECT POWER FLUID, AND A CROSS LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I HAVE VISITED AND CALLED KENDALL TOYOTA IN MIAMI FIVE TIMES (TODAY INCLUDED) TO CHANGE THE AIRBAGS IN MY MATRIX AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME: WE DON'T HAVE THEM, THEY ARE IN BACK ORDER. WHAT ARE WE TOYOTA OWNERS OF RECALLED AIRBAGS CAUSING DEATHS SUPPOSED TO DO?

TAKATA RECALL THE NEWS REPORTED THE DEATH OF A WOMAN DRIVING A CAR WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT TOYOTA NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS DEFECT AND ALLOWING US TO DRIVE THESE DEATH MACHINES. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY ONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT, THIS LATEST DEATH WAS THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

"TAKATA RECALL"? UNDATED LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN MAY 2016 ADVISED VEHICLE SUBJECT TO RECALL BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATORS. UNDATED LETTER FROM TOYOTA LATER IN MAY 2016 ADVISED THAT PARTS PREPARATION COMPLETED FOR OUR AREA AND TO SCHEDULE REPAIR WITH DEALER. ON 06 JUNE 2016 DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD BEEN ORDERED. ON 14 JUNE, 19 JULY, & 29 JULY CHECKED WITH DEALER & PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. ON 24 JUNE & 24 AUGUST CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO COMPLAIN THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE ALTHOUGH ADVISED BY TOYOTA IN MAY THAT THEY WERE. TOLD IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY WERE DOING THE BEST THEY COULD. PROBLEM(S): TOYOTA LIED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS; NO ONE IS TO USE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OF CAR UNTIL REPAIRED(UPSET WIFE); READY TO SELL/TRADE CAR BUT DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER SOMEONE ELSE; FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS RELEASING PARTS TO HIGHER PRIORITY CUSTOMERS E.G. NEW CAR SALE CUSTOMERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TRACK PARTS FOR OUR VEHICLE AND GET IT REPAIRED NOW!