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Vehicle Speed Control
10/23/2020
I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 MATRIX (TOYOTA). IT ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT (OCTOBER, 2020). THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 SEPARATE QUALIFIED MECHANICS. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF THE CAR RUNS PERFECT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE GAS PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FLAT ROAD. I WAS DRIVING 30MPH LEAVING TOWN. THE SPEED LIMIT INCREASED TO 40MPH BEFORE FURTHER INCREASING TO 65MPH HIGHWAY. IT'S A STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OVER 55MPH. WHEN I GOT TO A SMALL HILL THE CAR FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP 45 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DEPRESSED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL WITH THE GAS PEDAL STILL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I USED A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS TO DRIVE 15 MILES. I AM WRITING THIS AS I AM CONCERNED. WH...
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Service Brakes
10/17/2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT AN ANGLE, WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE SET, AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE TO CHECK HIS MAILBOX, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE BUSHING ON HIS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 239,450.
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Structure
07/15/2020
I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 SUNROOF THAT GOT RECALLED FOR "IN THE EVENT OF A SEPERATION, THE FALLING GLASS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD OR STRIKE A TRAILING VEHICLE AND CAUSE A CRASH." THE GLASS FOR THE MOONROOF FELL APART FROM THE VEHICLE AND IS GONE UNFORTUNATELY. I WAS TRYING TO BUY THE GLASS FROM TOYOTA WITH THE HELP FROM MY AUTO BODY SHOP "KURODA AUTO BODY INC." WHEN THEY WERE BUYING THE OEM GLASS FORM TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA. THUS THEY CANT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY CANT GET THE GLASS AND OEM DOESNT FIT EXCEPT WEBASTO. IT SAYS THAT WEBASTO WILL BE PROVIDING THE RECALLS BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT I LIVE IN HAWAII AND THERE ARE NO WEBASTO DEALERS IN HAWAII, CLOSEST IS IN CALIFORNIA WITH LIKE 8 LOCATIONS, THATS THE CLOSEST FOR US, PAY FOR LIVING IN PARADISE I SUPPOSE. IM OKAY WITH THE PARTS BEING SHIPPED TO ME OR TO MY AUTOBODY SHOP THAT CAN DO IT AND OF COURSE WEBASTO PAYING FOR THE LABOR FEES FOR THE RECALL. IM OPEN TO PAYING FOR SHIPPING COSTS IF THEY AGREE BECAUSE I...
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Steering, power Train, unknown Or Other
05/05/2020
DRIVER WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY STREET WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THERE WAS NO EXTRA INPUT ON THE ACCELERATOR.
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Steering, suspension, electronic Stability Control (esc)
06/01/2020
I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED TWO MONTHS EARLIER A TIRE ROTATION AND OIL CHANGE THE CAR HAS 110K MILES DRIVING THE CAR ON A PAVED ROAD AT 35MPH THE TIE ROD SNAPPED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT THE GARAGE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TIRE LUG NUTS WERE PUT ON TOO TIGHT MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THERE FAULT THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A YEAR THE DEALERSHIP WON'T TALK TO ME IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO A WELL MAINTAINED AND WELL CARED FOR CAR A TOYOTA REP LOOKED AT THE CAR AND WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS NORMAL TO HAPPEN THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
