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Toyota Recall Corolla and Matrix

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Personally I'm starting to hate how recall's are just an expected part of purchasing a new car.  It would seem no matter what manufacturer, you will have at least a few recalls.  Even after manufacturers spend millions of dollars on testing, research, and engineering they can still screw up and need to spend even more to fix a problem that should have been found. duh!?  I'm curious what portion of recalls effects a car manufacturers red line?

Toyota is the latest to issue a recall, which effects their Corolla and Matrix model lines.  Reportedly the bolts holding the power windows can cause the glass to actually shatter.  While this is minor in terms of some of the recalls out there, minor accidents have already been reported.

The recall is part of Toyota's safety recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 539,500 cars. The manufacturing defect is noticed on 2003 and 2004 model Corolla and Matrix cars.

Toyota Matrix 5dr Wgn Auto 09 MATRIX XRS AUTO ALLOYS KEYLESS ENTRY PW PL
Toyota Matrix 5dr Wgn Auto 09 MATRIX XRS AUTO ALLOYS KEYLESS ENTRY PW PL
   US $100.00
Toyota Matrix WARRANTY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WAGON S ONE OWNER WE FINANCE
Toyota Matrix WARRANTY 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX WAGON S ONE OWNER WE FINANCE
   US $17,999.00
Toyota Matrix XRS Matrix 04 TWO SEATERS 6 SPEED MANUAL HATCHBACK PREMIUM
Toyota Matrix XRS Matrix 04 TWO SEATERS 6 SPEED MANUAL HATCHBACK PREMIUM
   US $1,000.00