2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix problems
NHTSA has received 108 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix, and 67% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 67% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Toyota Corolla Matrix with enough data (3 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My friend was driving down southside when his car began to uncontrollably accelerate and he lost all his power assist features like power steering and brakes it caused him to be t boned by a SUV no airbags deployed and he almost died I just want this to be resolved I dont want this to happen to someone else
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated constantly. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v285000 (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 notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Only 94,000 miles, fully dealer maintained, 5 speed manual transmission. Traveling at expressway speeds and loud screeching/banging from transmission. Was able to drive 6 more miles to dealership, but moved to right lane and went slower. Still was able to shift, lower gears weren't engaging properly and car started dying on the road. Dealer diagnosis for $100 is that it needs an entire new 5 spd trans and clutch assembly, although clutch seems fine.I've driven manual trans for over 40 yrs.