Toyota Yaris Complaints (2008)

247 consumer complaints on file.

#10787277October 30, 2015
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT STAY PUT. IT KEPT GLIDING BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAIL. WE HAD OUR MECHANIC REPLACE THE SEAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO PAY US FOR THE WORK WE HAD DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786694October 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783686October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG TRACTION CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,672. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759464August 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART 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
#10726307June 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER WASHING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, THE CEL CAME ON. FIVE P CODES CAME UP ON SCANNER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WATER GOT INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED PARTS TOTAL COST TO ME $1027.83 WHICH INCLUDES NYS TAX NOT INCLUDING LABOR CHARGE. TOYOTA HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM ON THE NEWER MODELS BUT MINE WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT TO A DEFECT. INCLUDED IN THE PARTS LIST IS SOME SORT OF WATER DEFLECTOR SO THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS AND IT IS ADVISABLE TO WASH UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IT DOES RAIN ON OCCASION AND WATER IS SPLASHED UP UNDER THE CAR. I NOW HAVE 57000 MILES ON THE CAR WITH NO CHANCE OF PASSING INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE EVENT OF A RECALL, I COULD BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND. I THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT BOTHER TO LODGE A COMPLAINT SO NO CHANCE OF A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723223June 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722320May 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO AND THEY PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT NUMBER THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON THE LIST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS) AND 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 08/14/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/03/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717012May 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10716942May 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, BY CLICKING ON THE BUTTON, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE THAT CAUSED SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO VERIFY MY BREAKS AND AIRBAGS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN EITHER MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, OR FRIDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713460April 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND MY CAR STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR CENTER JUST TO FIND THAT I HAD NO GAS EVENTHOUGH THE DASH INDICATED I STILL HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS . I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD EITHER BUY A NEW GAS TANK WHICH WOULD COST A LOT OR KEEP TRACK IF THE MILES AND FILL THE GAS TANK ACCORDINGLY. I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY IF THIS WOULD IF HAPPENED THERE IT COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE REPAIR CENTER THAT THIS IS COMMON IN YARIS AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND GOING ON TO FORUMS MYSELF I FOUND MANY YARIS OWNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712592April 24, 2015
SEATS, SEAT BELTS
A TOYOTA YARIS WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN AUDI TT. THE YARIS EXPERIENCED A DELTA-V OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. POST COLLISION INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED THE YARIS' DRIVER SEAT ROTATED 90-DEGREES COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE BOLTS WHICH FASTENED THE SEAT'S MOUNTING BRACKETS TO THE FLOORBOARD HAD ALL BEEN SHEERED OR PULLED OUT OF THE FLOORBOARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#10702199March 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A DEER JUMPED OUT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695331March 19, 2015
STEERING
THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN THE POWER STEERING WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN YOU CORRECT TO MAINTAIN LANE, THE POWER STEERING "KICKS IN" AND THE CAR DOES A SLIGHT JERKING MOTION IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, IT BECOMES A JOB TO MAINTAIN A LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS DOING, BUT THEY DO NOT THINK THERE IS A FIX FOR IT, NOR DO THEY SEE IT AS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT CAME ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA. I AM THE ONE THAT HAS PUT THE 83000 MILES ON IT. AND THERE IS DEFIANTLY A ISSUES SHOWING UP WITH THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING. MAYBE THRU LONG TERM WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691972March 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 127 IN GLENCOE KENTUCKY AND A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME ALMOST TOTALING MY WHOLE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED IT WAS A HARD HIT I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF I WASN'T WEARING MY SEAT BELT JUST GETTING WHIPLASH. MY HEADLIGHT FENDER MY FRONT NUMBER MY GRILLE BOTH OF MY DOORS AND MY MIRROR HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF POSSIBLE I WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE I SEEN ON HERE THAT MY CAR HAS 2 OPEN RECALLS IN MY CAR AND I WANT THEM FIXED AS SOON AS MY CAR GETS DONE BEING FIXED FROM THE SHOP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR I'M LUCKY MY 2 YEAR OLD WASN'T HURT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683687February 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIME WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR HURT. *TR ANOTHER ISSUES: MY CURRENT 2008 YARIS HAS ONLY 23,382 MILES ON IT, SO THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILEAGE. I HAVE INSTALLED A TOTAL OF 2 DIFFERENT AFTERMARKET ALARMS ON THE CAR BOTH BY PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSES ONE BEING BEST BUY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE CAR NOT WORKING. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 YARIS. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE FIRST ALARM AFTER 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE ALARM WAS THE ISSUE. THE SECOND ALARM REPLACEMENT CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH INSTALLING AFTERMARKET ALARMS ON THE 2008 YARIS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682582February 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE REMAINED ON. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 TOYOTA YARIS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE REAR SENSOR AND HARNESS. ABS IS NOW INOPERABLE AND THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL LONG AGO BY TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680678February 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679615January 28, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 44 IN MISSOURI AT OR NEAR GREY SUMMIT MISSOURI WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON, WHEN OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. OUR DAUGHTER HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING OTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE SHE STEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO TREES. TOYOTA HIRED BOSCH TO HAVE THE "BLACK BOX" ANALYZED. THE COMPANY AND BOSCH CLAIM NO MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. OUR DAUGHTER CONTINUES TO DISPUTE THEIR CLAIMS AND WE HAVE LOST THE VEHICLE IN AN INSURANCE CLAIM TO AAA OF MISSOURI. IN ADDITIONAL WE HAVE LOST VALUE IN THE VEHICLE, WE ARE PAYING INSURANCE ACCIDENT PENALTIES AND LOST $1000 IN DEDUCTIBLES. WE CONTINUE TO DISPUTE TOYOTA AND BOSCH'S CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SINCE OUR ACCIDENT THERE HAS BEEN ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF "TIN WHISKERS" AS POTENTIAL CAUSE OF ELECTRONIC FAILURE. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE BEEN THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS OF TOYOTA NEGLIGENCE AND NEED TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN FIGHTING THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668560December 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING UP A HILL, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IT DOES IT EVEN WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON. THOSE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR. THE BRAKES AND FLUIDS HAVE ALL BEEN CHECK AND THERE IS NO DEFAULTS WITH ANY OF THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668561December 28, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A LIGHT ON MY DASH THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ENGINE. HAD THE CAR TESTED AND IT SHOWS THAT IT IS A LITTLE MODULE TYPE DEAL THAT HAS HAD TO DO WITH FUEL EVAPORATION OR SOMETHING ON THAT LINE. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING BAD. ITS LIKE A $300 PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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