Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#10324161April 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR GAVE NO RESPONSE AND THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWED. ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO RESPOND A MINUTE OR TWO AFTERWARDS BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THIS 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THEY RECEIVED ERROR CODE P2121 WHEN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE POSITION SENSORS WHICH WERE SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. IT IS IN THE SHOP THIS MORNING AND I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED WORD ON THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323361April 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS ON MARCH 30,2010 AROUND 1600 HRS AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND CAUSED A COLLISON AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR APPROX 200 FEET DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN A GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL STUCK FULL THROTTLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH WHERE IT TRAVELED DOWN THE DITCH COMING TO REST AGAINST A LARGE BOULDER. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND KNEE AND HIP PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPACT. I AM WISHING TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SINCE YARIS HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE LITERATURE I HAVE FOUND PRINTED BY TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT BRYAN EASLER TOYOTA IN HENDERSONVILLE NC AND HAD 50000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT THIS LOCATION AND THEY SHOULD HAVE ANY RECORDS YOU REQUIRE. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10322776March 30, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERED INTO HIS PATH AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,200.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322519March 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
1.EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR SEEM NOT ACCELL PROPERLY-I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND THE CAR MADE NOISE SIMILAR TO OVERHEATING OR FANBELT WITH VIBRATION-BUT THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKES-AFTER LETTING CAR DRIFT FOR A MOMENT THE CAR JOLTED THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE-ALSO, A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE THERE WAS A RECAL CORRECTED ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO-I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY RELEVANCE-2. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WAS: AS I WAS TRYING TO REACH APPROX 50-60MPH MY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PASSED 40MPH-I NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCEL PASED 40MPH THEN I NOTICED THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVE FROM 40MPH EVEN WHILE HAVING GAS PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN-THEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER STILL WAS NOT MOVING FROM 40MPH WHILE BREAKS APPLIED AND CAR SPEED DECREASSING-THERE WAS A NOISE FROM ENGINE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF OVERHEATING OR FANBELT AND WAS VIBRATING- AND THEN AFTER LETTING IT DRIFT THEN IT JOLTED AND THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE - THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH SPEDOMETER NOT MOVING AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REACH 50-60MPH-CONSEQUENCE:AS I WAS CHANGING LANES-THERE WAS CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LANE I CHANGED INTO AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCEL AND STAYED AT 40MPH-THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT INTO ME AFTER I CHANGED LANES AND I WAS HEADING TOWARD TRAFFIC THAT I WAS NEEDING TO MERGE INTO AT ATLEAST 50MPH 3.THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED-THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE/DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-MY CAR IS STILL THERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT-I RETURNED THE DEALERS CAR AND LEFT MINE-THEY WOULD NOT LET ME READ THE DIAGNOSTIC PAPERS BEFORE SIGNING -I WANT TO KNOW IF EDR AND THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10320819March 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2009 YARIS )MANUAL TRANSMISSION) SEDAN STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN I MOVE FROM LOW TO SECOND GEAR, BUT I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE WITH THE ONSET OF WARMER WEATHER. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN EARLY MAY, 2009. I WROTE TO TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SHORTLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, MIDDLETOWN TOYOTA, TO ARRANGE A VISIT TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE HEAD OF THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND I TOOK A LONG RIDE DURING WHICH BOTH OF US DROVE, AND THERE WERE NO STALLING INCIDENTS. THE MAN TOLD ME THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WAS COMPUTER DRIVEN AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WERE FACTORS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO CHANGE THE SITUATION, HE SAID. YESTERDAY MARCH 17, 2010, I HAD THE CAR OUT IN 60-DEGREE WEATHER AND IT STALLED 7-8 TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO FAR THE ENGINE RE-IGNITES, BUT I WONDER WHEN THE DAY WILL COME WHEN IT STALLS AT AN INTERSECTION AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I AM WRITING BECAUSE I FEEL THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO OTHER YARIS OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320736March 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA YARIS . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR WHO ADVISED THE HIM BY MAIL THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DONT DEPLOY UNLESS THE CONTACT WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 12160.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320742March 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BECOMING HARDER TO SHIFT GEARS. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC; WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIVOT BALL HAD BROKEN AND THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320366March 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRAGGING AND EXHIBITING POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROAD, AS HE HAD LIMITED MOTION BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320312March 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ABS MALFUNCTION ON MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318899March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE ON. UPON RELEASE OF HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. UPON COMPLETION, THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO ITS DESIGN. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318981March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE CLEANED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34000.
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
#10317118March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. SHE STATED THAT WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITHOUT HAVING HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REV REALLY FAST AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO TAKE OFF. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9062.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317117March 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE'S COMPUTERIZED GASOLINE FULL/EMPTY EQUIPMENT COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE RUNNING SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN NOT ABLE TO START AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FUEL CONSOLE SHOWED THE VEHICLE HAD 1/2 TANK FUELING BUT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA CAR DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE COMPUTERIZED FUEL WARNING SYSTEM. GAS TANK WAS ENTIRELY EMPTY HOWEVER SHOWED THAT HAD 1/2 TANK FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316556March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 YARIS HAS DEMONSTRATED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS. IT DID RESPOND AFTER HARD BRAKING. THIS WAS AFTER DISENGAGEMENT OF CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316383March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS NEEDS TO BE PLACED UPON THE RECENT RECALLS WITH TOYOTA. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEGINNING TO GET HARDER TO PUSH DOWN, MY BRAKES ARE MUSHY AND ARE SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHEN I HAVE MY DEFROSTERS ON, THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AND BRAKING IS HARDER. MY RADIO RANDOMLY SWITCHES TO AM RADIO WHEN ITS OFF, OR ON A DIFFERENT STATION. THIS ALL SOUNDS ELECTRICAL, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BEEN TOLD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM SOMEONE THAT THE 2009 TOYOTA YARIS' HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313617February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE BRAKES OF MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THEY DISENGAGE WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR JULY 30, 2009. AT FIRST I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES MY FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK. HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT ITEMS ON THE ROAD (SNOW, LEAVES) GET IN THE BRAKES AND THEY STOP WORKING FOR A MOMENT. I WILL BE BRAKING AND FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. (I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH A LOT OF TREES AND THERE MAY BE DECAYING LEAVES ON THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION.) WHEN I WENT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SHARED AN INCIDENT OF A MECHANIC WHO FOUND A SMALL PEBBLE IN THE BRAKES OF A VEHICLE WHICH WAS EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE 8,000 MILES ON MY CAR YET AND THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND BROUGHT MY FIRST CAR (A FORD) WHEN I WAS 20. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE BRAKES DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313713February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RELATING TO A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN.. SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD (AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT.. TEMPS IN THE 30'S) REPEATABLE AND NOTICEABLE 3 OR 4 TIMES EACH WEEK DEPENDENT ON ??? ,,,, FEELS AS IF VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL THEN IT JUMPS AND REPEATS,, THIS WILL OCCUR UNTIL CAR IS SUFFICIENTLY WARMED UP,,, HAVE NOT NOTICED IT ON WARM VEHICLE YET,, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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