Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Heat shield hanger assembly failed and now heat shield vibrates against exhaust pipe making terrible noise. this is a very common problem as researched on the net. toyota needs to fix this free. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The car was purchased new. at 50000 miles i've gone through 2 sets of tires and about replace my third set. there are similar complaints from many others on several forums like: http://www.faqs.org/car/toyota-matrix-2006/suspension/ and http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0eeece/145 that suggest there is a manufacturer's defect in the suspension that is the cause of this symptom. i will be discussing this with my local dealer and possibly a lawyer should it come to that. i did, however, want to write a report in the mean time documenting the situation for the record. | |||
| 10/16/2011 | 30000 | ||
| We purchased this car in march 2007 and changed the tires in 2009 at about 30,000 miles. and now we have to change the tires again in 2011 at about 55,000 miles due to abnormal tire wear. it is outrageous that the tires (at warranty of 80,000 miles) have to be changed at less than 30,000 miles. this may be due to problematic configuration or build of the car. | |||