Toyota Yaris Complaints (2007)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#10788859November 6, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ORANGE GLOW UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ON THE FIREWALL BURNING, PRODUCING SMALL FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO A BALL OF FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785888October 25, 2015
SUSPENSION
POOR HANDLING WHEN I GO OVER 90 KM PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749645August 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE FENCE BESIDE THE WINDOW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745259July 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, A NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL JULY OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10734874July 17, 2015
PARKING BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HAND BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734066July 14, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,932.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733733July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721883May 28, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
EXHAUST IS EXTREMELY LOUD ON YARIS DURING ACCELERATION AND CAUSES THE INTERIOR CABIN TO SMELL. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT THE EXHAUST FOR A LEAK AND ALL HE COULD FIND IS A SHREDDED GASKET. THE EXHAUST WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SHOWED NO DAMAGE OR CORROSION. INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE REVEALED THAT THE GASKET ON THE 07 YARIS IS POORLY DESIGNED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706133April 16, 2015
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE MASTER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN ACTIVATED THE POWER SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SWITCH INITIALLY FUNCTIONED, BUT THEN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682278March 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED WHEN AN SUV MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE, AND CAUSED HER TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10695425March 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE TOYOTA YARIS 2007 THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY IS MADE OF PLASTIC. AS I WOULD GO AROUND CORNERS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR WOULD BECOME A VIRTUAL SLUG THEN ACCELERATE QUICKLY. BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN THE ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS CANNOT MAKE GOOD CONTACT GOING AROUND CORNERS, UP HILL OR FROM A DEAD STOP.THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED ($215.95) YET BEING OF PLASTIC IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED SOME TO BELIEVE THE CAR IS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF WHEN IN REALITY ITS SIMPLY STALLING (BAD CONNECTION) THEN KICKING IN TO ACCELERATE - *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695139March 18, 2015
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND 60 MPH, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW AND THERE WASN'T A NOISE BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. NOTHING ELSE IN THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694017March 13, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF EMISSIONS EVAP SYSTEM DUE TO WATER INTRUSION THROUGH POORLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. CHECK ENGINE LAMP (CEL) ILLUMINATED CONSTANT ON DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. STORED DTCS OF P043E, P043F, P2401, P2402, AND P2419. INTERNET SEARCH REVELED EXISTING ISSUE IN TSB EG048-07 WHICH NOTES WATER ENTERS FILLER PIPE COVER, CONTAMINATES CANISTER FILTER, THEN DAMAGES THE EVAP PUMP LOCATED IN CHARCOAL CANISTER. REPAIR REQUIRES AN UPDATED FILLER COVER ($6), REPLACEMENT OF FILTER ($50), NEW CANISTER ($600), PLUS 0.5HR OF LABOR CHARGES. APPLICABLE WARRANTY IS 3YEAR/36000MILES. DURING REPAIR REPLACED FILLER COVER, FILTER, THEN CLEANED ENTIRE SYSTEM OF WATER. NOTE: THIS YARIS WAS ALREADY BUILT USING THE UPDATED FILLER COVER P/N. YARIS FAILED THE FOLLOWING TEST DRIVE DONE IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPENSIVE CANISTER REPLACEMENT. FOLLOWED TOYOTA SERVICE MANUAL TO TROUBLESHOOT CANISTER WHICH LEAD TO PERMANENT DAMAGE. THREE BOLTS ATTACH THE PUMP VALVE TO THE CANISTER VIA PLASTIC THREADED INSERTS. THESE INSERTS STRIPPED INSIDE THE PLASTIC, RENDERING THE CANISTER UNUSABLE. REPLACING WITH NEW CANISTER AND RETESTING FOR REPAIR. THIS PORTION OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IS RELATED TO A MANDATED REQUIREMENT. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE LONGER TERM EMISSIONS WARRANTY PERIOD AND NOT THIS SHORTER TERM PERIOD. FAILURE OF A $6 COMPONENT RESULTING IN VICTIM FAILURES OF $650 IN ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS IS IRRITATING TO THE CONSUMER AND IRRESPONSIBLE OF THE MANUFACTURER. CUSTOMER HAS ALREADY NOTED THAT THIS EVENT WILL AFFECT (NEGATIVELY) FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASE DECISIONS. NOTE: THIS FAILURE DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MPG OR OPERATION BUT DOES ILLUMINATE THE CEL. CONSUMERS MIGHT OPERATE W/O REPAIR WHICH WILL CONDITION THEM TO ACCEPT AN ILLUMINATED CEL. THEY MIGHT NOT BE NOTIFIED OF OTHER OBD MALFUNCTIONS AND PARTIALLY DISABLED EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692106March 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A COMPRESSED SPINAL FRACTURE AND WHIPLASH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,218.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10676218January 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS ON OUR TOYOTA YARIS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR TO TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, 5010 HIGHWAY 70 EAST, NEW BERN, NC, 252 637 7200. THE RECALL SPECIFIED A SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, TOYOTA OF NEW BERN SERVICE SAID THEY REPLACED THE CABLE BUT THAT ANOTHER PROBLEM PREVENTED THEM FROM REPAIRING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT WOULD RUN $1,600, I WAS TOLD. I CALLED CORPORATE TOYOTA WHICH REITERATED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE WITHOUT PAYMENT FOR REPAIR OF A BROKEN WIRE BEHIND INTERIOR TRIM WITHIN THE CAR. I AM SOMEWHAT AT A LOSS SINCE THERE IS NOT SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE TO INTERIOR TRIM SUFFICIENT TO BREAK WIRES BEHIND IT. AND FRANKLY I HAVE ONLY THE WORD OF TOYOTA THAT THEY DID INDEED REPLACE THE SPIRAL CABLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS INOPERATIVE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED, A RISK TO SAFETY AND A DETRIMENT TO ANY FUTURE SALE OF THE VEHICLE. . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672667January 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 140603164 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672266January 13, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BELT WAS TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667077December 18, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664835December 17, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
BOLTS THAT HOLDS A-ARMS ARE GONE RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF SUSPENSION IS POPPING TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER KNOWING IT?S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 2,500+ FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR THAT ONLY HAS 132K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653397November 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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