Florida Toyota Driver Notice : Toyota Recalls Matrix and Corolla for Engine Stalling Issue
If you drive a Toyota Matrix or Corolla model years 2005 to 2008 -- your car may be on Toyota's latest recall list.
Toyota Motor Corporation announced last week that it would recall more than one million Matrix hatchbacks and Corolla sedans due to potential for the engine stalling. The problem has been linked to a "defective engine control module" which could lead to difficult starting, shifting, or the cars stalling.
In the past year, Toyota has recalled some 10 million cars, trucks and SUVs for various safety issues -- including sudden acceleration, sticking gas pedals and faulty brakes -- some of which were linked in the news to deadly car accidents.
(See link to Miami, Florida newspaper site below for rundown of recent Toyota recalls.)
General Motors has also recalled the Pontiac Vibe -- a vehicle that resembles the Matrix and was built under a partnership between GM and Toyota -- for a similar problem.
A Miami car accident injury attorney keeps track of automotive recalls of vehicles, as well as car accessories such as tires -- particularly those safety recalls that may be linked to traffic accidents that have injured or killed drivers and other motorists or pedestrians.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating the engine issues in the Matrix and Corolla since late 2009, according to news reports.
Toyota models recalled over stalling problems
MiamiHerald.com Aug. 27, 2010
Key Toyota recalls in the last year
MiamiHerald.com Aug. 26, 2010
Related Web Resources
Recall Alert: Pontiac Vibe
Cars.com Blog Aug. 26, 2010
