2004 Toyota Matrix air bags problems
36 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Matrix, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 21% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 131,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 130,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota matrix. While driving 3 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and caused a crash. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. It was unknown if the vehicle was towed because the contact could not remember. Motter auto repair of oakland, california was made aware of the crash and repaired the front passenger side of the vehicle and the passenger door.
Takata recall I received a letter from toyota about a recall concerning my vehicle. In this letter, it states that my local dealership is stocked ( with a sub-wire harness and SRS ECU ) and ready to complete my repair. I showed up to my local dealership on 12/12. I was told that the parts needed are not actually in stock and needed to be ordered. Possibly taking up to two weeks. After pointing out the difference in what what they are telling me versus what the notice states, I was dismissed.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Matrix
- Transmission 27 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints