Got the Matrix recall letter.
As best as I can discern, to the extent to which these acceleration events do not have driver-causes:
— Toyota doesn’t know why these events occur
— The fix is no more proven safe than the unfixed
— The events are very, very, very rare
— An untested fix to a very rare problem moves the
confidence level only slightly, in an unknown direction
Remember, one cannot assume that the untested fix to an unknown problem provides a safer outcome.
Am I missing some data?
This seems to be the key point. Frankly, I've had Toyota, GM, and Ford autos/vans/trucks in the past 30 years and from a quality/durability standpoint Toyota wins hands down. All of the GM and Ford products have had more serious callbacks with very frequent and in my mind more serious problems.