Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#10701245March 23, 2015
TIRES, WHEELS
NOTICED ON 3.22.2015 TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM ALL 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS WITH ONLY 12084 MILES DRIVEN. HAVE NOT CHECKED THE SPARE. GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P 185/60R 15 84T. DOT 3KRR2809. *TR
Crash:
No
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10671643January 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY AIRBAG. UPON SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED I WAS TOLD NOT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN GA AND THERE IS KNOW NONE TIME FRAME IN WHICH THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN ASKED, "WHAT SHOULD I DO." REPLIED, "I DON'T KNOW, SORRY" NOW I AM DRIVING A DEFECTIVE CAR THAT MY CAUSE FURTHER INJURIES IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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