2009 Toyota Matrix Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 192 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2009 Toyota Matrix, 1% of the 192 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Investigation results of report#-426903 given 2/12 of unintended acceler: was investigated by spx corp. Investigator hired from Toyota. At my apt. Setting, in my reserved parking spot because car could not be driven due to severe front end damage. I was given a memory stick with edr download info., telling me Toyota will respond. 22 pdf pages, 19 were bizarre math equations, never to be understood. My event showed when ignition turned on engine at 1600rpm, to 800rpm, as I began to move, then went to 2000rpm, in less then 60 seconds, within a small lane, plunging me into brick wall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10453650, filed 2012-03Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Matrix
78 complaintsVehicle speed control
45 complaintsSteering
22 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsTires
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Matrix
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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