Toyota Yaris Complaints (2008)

247 consumer complaints on file.

#10322003March 24, 2010
TIRES
2008 TOYOTA YARIS, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A DITCH. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0673-91. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321623March 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400. UPDATED 06/25/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318167March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH 2008 TOYOTA YARIS MODEL 2 DOOR SEDAN BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2008 TOYOTA YARIS IN JULY 2008. WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BREAK TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE GOING DOWNHILL, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION STARTS TO ROAR AS IF IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER WHO WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER VEHICLES MANY MANY YEARS BUT NEVER HAD SUCH PROBLEM. SCARY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE - ESPECIALLY GOING DOWNHILL! IS IT ANOTHER TOYOTA DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311798February 18, 2010
STEERING
2008 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310342February 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2008 YARIS SEDAN. THE MANUAL STATES TO CONTACT THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY IN THIS SITUATION. THE ABS IS DISABLED IN THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM WAS A LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHORTED (CODE P0215). DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE CONNECTION THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE REPLACED PARTS WERE 89544-02070 (SENSOR, SKID CONTROL) AND 89516-52100 (WIRE, SKID CONTROL). THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH 12,465 MILES AT THE TIME. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE SENSOR AND CONNECTING WIRES ON THE YARIS POINT TO A POTENTIAL DESIGN ISSUE. A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307748February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON HIS VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND HE WAS NOT ADVISED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307641February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR WAS SPINNING IN CIRCLES ON THE ICEY FREEWAY AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR FENDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STOPPED SHORT OF THE GUARD RAIL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN SPINNING TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE BACK END OF MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304980February 4, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
2008 YARIS TIRES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10303590February 1, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT THE TAIL LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS THE CONTACT TURNED THEM ON MANUALLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THERE WERE NO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,407. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS, MUST BE MANUALLY BE TURNED ON AT NIGHT. THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER SOMETIMES FORGET TO TURN THEM ON. UPDATED 08/26/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303053January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD FORCEFULLY. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB INTO SOME BUSHES. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COST WAS $4,523.94. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10298474January 6, 2010
AIR BAGS
DURING THE NIGHT OF 9/1/2008 I WAS OPERATING A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE POINT OF IMPACT: 15 TOTAL LOSE. I WAS INJURED AND HAVE HAD NECK SURGERY AND HAVE CHRONIC PAIN BECAUSE OF THE CRASH AFTER MY SURGERY. I VIEWED THE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT AND ONE OF THE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE (THE LEFT WINDOW GUARD HAS A FOAM TYPE SUBSTANCE CONNECTED TO IT) MONTHS LATER I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ASKED THEM WHERE THE CAR WAS AFTER ABOUT 6 CONTACTS AND 2 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A ANSWER THE VEHICLE WAS AUCTIONED AND SHIPPED TOO INDIA. I HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION BUT THE ATTORNEYS I CONTACTED WON'T TOUCH THE CASE BECAUSE OF THE COST AND THIS WAS THE SECOND CRASH IN 6 MONTHS AND THE COLLISION CENTER WAS TOLD OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IF THAT WILL HELP. I NOTICED OTHER FAILURES CONCERNING THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, SAME YEAR I HOPE THAT ODI WILL MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295152December 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 TOYOTA YARIS DRIVING IN RAIN RENTAL VEHICLE WITH APPROX 29,000 MILES WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKE GOING DOWN FAMILIAR STREET. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10294397December 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES LOCKED UP ON MY 2008 TOYOTA YARIUS AND IT SKIDDED ME 67' 9" INTO THE BACK END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SKID MARKS WERE SOLID. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS TELL ME THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE AND IT WILL SPEED YOU UP, WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THIS VEHICLE NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SENT OUT A SUBJECT TO CHECK THE BRAKES, I THEN RECEIVED A LETTER STATING ALL THE TESTS ARE FINE. WELL MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THEM THAT YOU CAN NOT DO THE PROPER TEST, WITHOUT TOWING IT TO A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTER. WELL I TRIED TO GET TOYOTA TO TELL ME IF THIS MAN PULLED UP IN HIS TRUCK AND PULLED OUT THIS COMPUTER, HOWEVER NOW TOYOTA WON'T TALK TO ME. MY INSURANCE HAS HAD ONE OF THEIR INSPECTORS TO COME AND LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE, WHICH HE EXPLAINED TO ME SINCE IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THE BLACK BOX MAY HAVE LOST THE INFORMATION THAT IS STORED IN IT, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. I KNOW THIS WAS A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION, I FIRST CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT WHEN A TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME TO DO SO!! IN FACT THE TOYOTA REP WAS THE FIRST ONE TO ASK ME IF I WANTED COMPENSATED FOR THIS AND IF I COME UP WITH A FIGURE TO CALL HIM BACK WHICH I DID AND HE GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND. I WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA AND HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ELSE FROM THEM. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS WAS NOT MY FAULT, THIS WAS THE FIRST ACCIDENT I HAVE EVER HAD, AND ITS RUINED ME. I WORK TWO JOBS AND ALL I WANTED WAS A CAR I COULD TRUST, THIS WAS MY FOURTH TOYOTA AND IT WILL BE MY LAST. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE SKID MARKS, MY VEHICLE. I WAS SUED BY THE LADY I HIT LAWYER. I KNOW HOW I DRIVE AND I KNOW THAT THIS WASN'T MY FAULT, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY NEED TO ADMIT IT, AND TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I FOUND A WEBSITE ON TOYOTA YARIUS WHICH HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES LOCKING UP ON THEIR VEHICLES AND THE NEAR MISSES THEY HAD, WELL I WRECKED AND IT WAS BAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10291124November 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING CAR WITH GAS, IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS. THIS CAR CAN NOT BE FILLED WITHOUT GAS OVERFLOWING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290923November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND EXITING THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, AND HIS INSURANCE INCREASE TWICE THE AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. REPORT NUMBER [XXX] WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AN AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290178October 28, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I BOUGHT MY 2008 YARIS BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2007. THIS YEAR, SOMETIME IN JULY OR AUGUST, MY FRONT WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED. IT WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, SAFE FROM HARM, WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA OF SEATTLE CONFIRMED THAT THE CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO IMPACT BY OBJECT OR FORCE BECAUSE OF THE PATTERN OF THE GLASS BREAK. TOYOTA ALSO TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BACK WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE ODD SHATTER FORMATION OF THE GLASS. THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT IN THE GLASS, AND THE GLASS SHARDS FELL STRAIGHT DOWN, INSTEAD OF FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH BLUNT FORCE BREAKAGE. TOYOTA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL CHARGES AND FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. I AM SATISFIED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THIS MATTER, HOWEVER, I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT MY WINDOWS COULD BREAK AGAIN AT ANY TIME, OR THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THEIR YARIS. HOPEFULLY THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE AS I AM HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE VEHICLE. I JUST WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS' SAFETY IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN OTHER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276568July 13, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PETAL STICKING, I TOOK MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL IN PREPARATION FOR MY TURN, BUT THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE I HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKES TO STOP CAR AND GAS PEDAL RELEASED. *TR UPDATED 02/04/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259847February 24, 2009
TIRES, WHEELS
I HAD BAD EXPERIENCE WITH TOYOTA YARIS 2008. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 264 EAST AT 70MILES/HR ON CRUISE CONTROL. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED JUMPING LEFT AND RIGHT. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE STEERING BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING FROM MY RIGHT SIDE SO IN ORDER TO SAVE THAT CAR I SLIGHTLY TURNED THE STEERING TO LEFT. MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND WENT OFF THE ROAD & AFTER 3-4 SPINS I COULD FINALLY STOP THE CAR. THE DEALER AND SERVICE PEOPLE COULD NOT FIND THE REASON FOR IT. WHILE MY CAR WAS SPINNING MY TWO TIRES GOT PUNCTURED AND ONE RIM BROKE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO COULD NOT HELP ME IN THIS AND ALL THE EXPENSE[$ 500] HAS COME ON ME ONLY. EVERYBODY IS WASHING THEIR HANDS OFF. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258152February 10, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE SPUN AROUND MANY TIMES OUT OF CONTROL ON AN EXPRESSWAY HITTING THE GUARD RAIL SEVERAL TIMES STRIKING THE FRONT AND SIDES OF MY VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, DURING THIS TIME, ALL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, WHICH WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10257366February 3, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING ON THE ON-RAMP OF I-57 IN ILLINOIS. HER 2008 YARIS, HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND HER CAR CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. SHE WAS TAKE BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS ADMITTED FOR 2 DAYS AND RELEASED TO ME. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED CAUSING DEEP VISIBLE PURPLE BURSTS TO HER CHEST THROUGH HER INSULATED DOWN JACKET. THE IMPRINT OF THE SQUARE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS STILL VISIBLE ON HER CHEST. SHE IS A SENIOR CITIZEN, AND IS STILL IN VERY SERIOUS PAIN. NO ONE ELSE SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT MY MOTHER IS GOING THROUGH NOW. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE BODY SHOP INCURRING MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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