2005 Toyota Matrix

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME. DASH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS INCONSISTENT -- CLOCK SOMETIMES WORKS FOR EXAMPLE, BUT USUALLY NOT. BLINKERS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AS WELL. PRIMARY SAFETY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THOUGH. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS RUN DIAGNOSTICS. SOMETIMES DIAGNOSTICS COME UP CLEAN AND SOMETIMES NOT. SPENT $300+ WITHOUT RESOLVE AND HAVEN'T HEARD SINCE INITIAL RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CLOCK AND RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

TOYOTA MATRIX RX 2005. STARTED CAR, DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH. SHUT OFF IGNITION. RESTARTED ENGINE, LIGHT WENT OUT. SINCE 6/3/2013 THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT, STAYING ON ABOUT HALF THE TIME I START THE CAR. OFTEN IT TAKES 3 TO 4 RESTARTS TO FINALLY GET THE LIGHT TO STAY OFF. OCCASIONALLY THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. I PULL OVER WHEN I CAN AND GO THROUGH THE RESTART PROCEDURE. OTHERWISE WHILE LIGHT IS ON THE DRIVER AIR BAG IS DISABLED. THAT COULD CERTAINLY BE A DEADLY PROPOSITION. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE VISITED TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO BE TOLD, "SOMETHING IS LOOSE", OR "CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM." TODAY, 6/17/2015, I DROVE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL SERVICE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT, ABOUT 10 MILES, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING UNTIL THE SERVICE WRITER COULD VERIFY THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON. I ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN LATER THE ASST SERVICE MGR CALLED ME STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER AIR BAG. I TOLD HIM THE WRITER VERIFIED THE LIGHT WAS ON AND REQUESTED THEY DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM. $98.55 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS STATED TO BE IN THE DIGITAL CLOCK IN THE DASH. TOYOTA QUOTED $506.59 TO REPLACE THE DIGITAL CLOCK IN MY CAR TO MAKE THE DRIVER AIR BAG FUNCTION, SO I WOULDN'T DIE IN A CRASH!!! THIS JUST DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT THAT A LIFE SAVING SYSTEM SHOULD DEPEND ON A "CHEAP" DIGITAL CLOCK TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT GETTING IN THE WAY. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND STAYS ON. WITH SO MANY RECALLS ON DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MANY VEHICLES INCLUDING TOYOTA, I SUSPECT THAT MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THEM. I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A RCALL NOTICE FROM THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER, SO THEY CAN FIX IT, BUT SO FAR, NOTHING CAN SOMEBODY IN YOUR OFFICE HELP TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS AIR BAG WORKS OR NOT AND GET SERIOUSLY HURT ME AND MY FAMILY, GOD FORBID, I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE ME IS BETTER THAN NONE, SO PLEASE HELP! THANKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN MY CASE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. THE REASON I AM COMMUNICATING IS BECAUSE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO TOYOTA SENT ME A NOTICE ABOUT THE AIR BAG OF THE MATRIX WE OWN. WE CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THEY TOOK OUR NUMBER AND TOLD US THAT THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE AIRBAG HAD NOT ARRIVED YET AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN THE PART WOULD COME IN. TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THERE PHONE CALL. WE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT NOW. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE BAG MAY ACTIVATE AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000(AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.

TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: I RECEIVED THE UNDATED AIRBAG RECALL ON TOYOTA LETTERHEAD APPROXIMATELY 12-1-14. I TOOK TIME OFF WORK, MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12-15-14 WITH MOSSY TOYOTA, 4555 MISSION BAY DR., SAN DIEGO, CA 92019. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, ONLY FOR GULF STATES. I RETURNED ON 1-9-15 TO HAVE MY AIRBAG DISABLED AND THE CYA WARNING SIGN INSTALLED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE SAME AGENCY CALLED TO LET ME KNOW TOYOTA HAS SUSPENDED REMEDIES. IN FEB. 2015 NATIONAL NEWS REPORTS ANOTHER RECALL FOR A REPLACEMENT PART I HAVE YET NOT RECEIVED. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. OFFICE TO GET A 2 HOUR RUNAROUND, HAVING ME REPEAT MY OWNERSHIP AND VIN#, WITH THEIR MAIN EMPHASIS ON ME NAMING THE ORIGINAL OWNER, NO REPLACEMENT PARTS IN THE FUTURE, NOT THEIR PROBLEM, LETTER COMES FROM DMV INFO. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM MOSSY NISSAN 2/2006 AND DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL OWNER INFORMATION. I DID LEARN MY AUTO WAS BUILT IN TEXAS SO IT IS CONSIDERED GULF STATE. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: I HAVE TAKEN UNPAID TIME OFF WORK TO REMEDY A NATIONAL RECALL. I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT I CANNOT CARRY FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAFELY. I HAVE NO REMEDY GIVEN BY TOYOTA. PLEASE ASSIST IN THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU, [XXX], REGISTERED OWNER FOR 9 YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR