Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#10745518August 1, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENGINE TURN OFF SUDDENLY AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAIL,THEN ENGINE TURN ON AND POWER STEERING WORKS FINES .ITS PASS SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
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
#10735565July 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY YARIS HAS FEW MILES ON IT. LAST AUGUST I TRIED TO START THE CAR BY INSERTING THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNING IT. THE STARTING MOTOR RAN, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE. I RELEASED THE KEY AND THE STARTING MOTOR KEPT RUNNING UNTIL I PHYSICALLY TURNED THE KEY BACK TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN AUGUST AND DECEMBER. IN DECEMBER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE STARTER. THEY FOUND NOTHING, BUT SUGGESTED I SHOULD REPLACE THE BATTERY, WHICH I HAD THEM DO. ALL WAS WELL UNTIL JULY 3, 2015 WHEN THE SAME SEQUENCE HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED THE STARER ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND ALL WAS WELL. I FEEL I CAN NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE TO START WHEN I NEED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735149July 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR SEALANT WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED WATER TO PENETRATE THE REAR SEATS WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE AN INSPECTION PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10732318July 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I RENTED THIS VEHICLE AT A MAJOR AIRPORT 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS CLOSE TO 4 PM WHEN I ENTERED THE HOTEL PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH AND SLOWED EVEN MORE WHEN I ENTERED THE PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY HOTEL ROOM. I WAS ALMOST PARKED AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP JUST ABOUT 3 FEET AWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SOUND IN THE ENGINE LIKE THE TURBINE OF AN AIRPLANE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF FAST SPEED. INSTINCTIVELY I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE EVEN DEEPER BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND: IT WENT OVER THE WALK WAY AND ALTHOUGH I TRIED I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. IT STOPPED WHEN IT REACHED THE WALL OF THE ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MINE AND BROKE INTO IT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF. THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING THE SAME TURBINE SOUND WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. IT WAS AN APPARENT CASE OF SELF ACCELERATION. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY AND SO FAST! THERE WAS A MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING CAUSED BY THIS MALFUNCTION. FORTUNATELY NO BODILY INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. IT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE ROOM WITH POLICE HELP AND LATER TOWED FROM THAT LOCATION. THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 3:55 PM, THESE FACTS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT EXACTLY AS THEY HAPPENED AND I HAVE A WITNESS.
Crash:
Yes
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
#10722412May 30, 2015
SUSPENSION
I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED SOME STRANGE CLUNKING, POPPING AND SQUEALING NOISES COMING FROM MY CAR. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BOLT WAS BROKEN AND PART OF IT REMAINS BUT IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE CONTROL ARM. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS MOVING IN AND OUT APPROXIMATELY 2INCHES. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NO RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND FEEL IT IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE.
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
#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
#10717003May 18, 2015
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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
#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
#10716912May 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THINKS THAT SHE MUST HAVE HIT A PATCH OF ICE BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT OUT OF CONTROL. THE LAST THING SHE REMEMBERS IS HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARD A GUARDRAIL AND TURNING TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE NEXT THING SHE REMEMBERS IS BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED SO BADLY THAT IT WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT, LEFT SIDE, AND LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT TIRE WAS MISSING AND THE WHEEL RIML WAS BADLY BENT ON 2 SIDES. THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS BENT ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE LEFT DOOR WAS JAMMED AJAR AND THE HOOD WOULD NOT CLOSE. MY DAUGHTER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. SHE HAD A CONTUSION ON THE L SIDE OF HER HEAD AND A DISC IN HER CERVICAL SPINE WAS HERNIATED AND TOUCHING HER SPINAL CORD. HER FRONT TOOTH WAS BROKEN AND SHE HAD BRUISING ON HER FACE AND HER LEFT HIP. IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, THE ER DOCTOR SAID SHE HAD HAD A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. SHE IS IMPROVING BUT HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH FOCUSING AND SUSTAINING ATTENTION, SHORTTERM MEMORY, INTERMITTENT BLURRED VISION, AND HAS HAD TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL. THE NEUROSURGEON WHO FOLLOWS HER NOW SAID SHE WILL LIKELY NEED NECK SURGERY IN THE FUTURE. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA SO THEY WOULD BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS HADN'T DEPLOYED AND THAT THIS MIGHT BE A SAFETY CONCERN IN OTHER 2013 YARIS CARS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS TROUBLING. THEY SEEMED FAR MORE FOCUSED ON AVOIDING A LAWSUIT THAN ON SAFETY CONCERNS. WHEN I CALLED THEM ONE MONTH LATER TO REPORT THAT SHE WAS BETTER AND TO ASK ABOUT FINDINGS, THEY COULDN'T GIVE ANY INFORMATION AS "THE CASE" WAS IN THEIR LEGAL DIVISION. DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY FOCUS WAS ON SAFETY CONCERNS.
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
#10716356May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I GOT IN MY CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE, IMMEDIATELY I STARTED SMELLING STRONG BURNING SMELL. THAN STARTED SEEING SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER DOOR. WITHIN FEW SECONDS I STARTED SEEING FLAMES. SINCE I WAS ALREADY ON THE ROAD, I COULDN'T JUST STOP THE CAR. THE FLAME GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER, IN THE CAR CABIN, IT WAS FILL WITH BURNING SMOKE. I TRIED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, IT DIDN'T WANT TO WORK. I HAS A CUP OF COFFEE IN THE CAR, I POURED IT ON THE FLAME AND IT SUBSIDED A LITTLE. THAN THE FLAMED STARTED TO GET BIGGER AGAIN AND STARTED MELTING THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE DOOR INCLUDING EVERYTHING AROUND THE INNER DOOR HANDLE. I PARKED AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO AND TOOK A CLOTH AND TRIED TO WRAP AROUND THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT COULDN'T. IT WAS TOO HOT AND FLAMES WERE BURNING. SO I CRAWLED OVER THE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THEN WENT TO THE OUTSIDE OF DRIVER DOOR AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND TOOK OFF MY SHIRT AND TRIED TO KILL THE FIRE. I WAS PARKED AT A PARKING LOT BEHIND A BUILDING AT A MALL. I REACHED OUT FOR HELP FROM THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE PARKING LOT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY TOOLS TO HELP ME DISENGAGED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. FINALLY A LADY HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER THAT KIND OF EASED THE FLAME A LITTLE AND A MAN THAT WAS WALKING BY GOT A TOOL AND HELPED ME DIS-ENGAGE THE CABLE FROM BATTERY. THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE DOOR IS MELTED INCLUDING THE WINDOW CONTROLS. THE WINDOW IS DARK FROM THE FLAME. THE WHOLE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT SMOKE. THE FIRE TRUCK, THE POLICE CAME. THE HEAD OF THE SECURITY OF THE BUILDING CAME. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS DOCUMENTED. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE THE DAMAGES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT. UPDATD 07-08-15 *BF UPDATED 9/21/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10715410May 8, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
MY CAR CAME TO STOP DUE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPING SUDDENLY MY CAR DID NOT TOUCH THE CAR IN FRONT. I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY SINCE CAR IN FRONT BRAKE QUICKLY. CAR BEHIND ME HIT ME CAUSING MY CAR TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. CAR CRASHED INTO ME IN A APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH I PROTECTED MY HEAD FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL WITH MY OWN STRENGTH HOLDING ON TO STEERING WHEEL. I WAS INJURED FROM MY LEG AND RIBS. NO ON ELSE WAS INJURED. # CARS WERE INVOLVED, INCLUDING MINES. WHY DID MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY? MY GLASSES WENT FLYING AND GOT DAMAGED. MY REAR END IS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND FRONT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10715092May 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SPINE, SHOULDER, AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED FROM HEAD PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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