Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#10578656April 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
LAST FALL, MY YARIS' AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE SPIRAL CABLE, LEADING TO THE AIR BAG. I ASKED WHY IT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY DID NOT KNOW. THE REPAIR WAS AROUND $600. TODAY, I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL FOR AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON IN THE YARIS AND I CALLED THE CORPORATE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A "7 CHANNEL SPIRAL CABLE," EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR TO MY CAR WAS FOR THE SPIRAL CHANNEL. I AM CONCERNED THAT NOT ALL YARIS' ARE BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE. (AS OF NOW, THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE A FIX FOR THE 7-CHANNEL SPIRAL CHANNEL RECALL.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574748March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED MY YARIS NEW IN 2007. IT NOW HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER IS TELLING ME THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR AIRBAG IS SHORTED AND NEEDS REPAIR - WHICH WILL BE ABOUT $500+ TO FIX, TO ENSURE DEPLOYMENT IF NEEDED. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE OTHER YARIS OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, AND SOME RECALLS. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL A DEFECT IN ENGINEERING THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR YARIS ALSO. TOYOTA RESPONDED WITH AN OFFER TO PAY $200 TO ASSIST IN GETTING IT REPAIRED OR A SPECIAL OFFER TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA NEW - I TOOK NEITHER OPTION BELIEVING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR FREE REPAIR, NOT COST ME $300 PLUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573645March 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS TOTAL LOST, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK (DID NOT OPEN). .... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/18/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573815March 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I RENTED THIS CAR FOR 1 WEEK, WHEN I WOULD GO TO APPLY THE BRAKE MY FOOT WOULD SLIP OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME EVERY 4TH OR 5TH TIME I WENT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO BE SO CAREFUL IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND KNOW HOW TO DRIVE..THE PEDAL IS QUITE SMALL AND MAYBE AT THE WRONG POSITION FOR SAFE APPLICATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573330March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I RENTED A 2014 TOYOTA YARIS FROM FOX RENT A CAR AT THE ORLANDO, FL AIRPORT ON 2/26/14. THE CAR HAD SEVEN MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING TWO BLOCKS THE CAR JUST STARED TO COAST. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE ENGINE DIDN'T SPEED UP, THE CAR JUST KEPT COASTING. WHEN THE SPEED DROPPED TO APPROX. FIVE MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING AND THE CAR DROVE AS IT SHOULD. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER TWO OR THREE BLOCKS THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD OF ENTERING AN INTERSECTION OR ENTERING A FREEWAY WITH NO POWER I CALL FOX RANT A CAR AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. A WOMAN IN THE ROADSIDE SERVICE OFFICE TOLD ME THE CAR PROBABLY HAD A TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD BE SHIFTED FROM AUTOMATIC MODE INTO A MANUAL MODE AND I PROBABLY DONE THAT BY MISTAKE. I TOLD HER THIS WAS A BARE-BONES CAR WITH NO OPTIONS AND THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT, IT CONSTANTLY WENT INTO THIS MODE WHERE THE CAR WENT INTO THE COAST MODE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT REENGAGE UNTIL THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN MELBOURNE AND THEY CONDUCTED COMPUTER TESTS AND EVEN TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE COMPUTER ON BOARD. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I CALLED FOX RENT A CAR AND AFTER MUCH HASSLE THEY DELIVERED ANOTHER 2014 YARIS WITH 1049 MILES ON IT TO ME. THIS CAR DOES THE SAME THING.THE VIN NUMBER GIVEN ABOVE IS FOR THE SECOND CAR. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THIS MODEL TO DISENGAGE THE POWER TRAIN AND GO INTO THE COAST MODE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DO THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569407March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
IN THE WINTER MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW, RANDOMLY THE ABS WOULD JUST GO OFF DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND THEN STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND THE ABS AND THE E-BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE MORNING I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ABS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING AND I SLID RIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT, ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. NOW I HAD DISMISSED THE PROBLEM TILL I REALIZED THAT IT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME OR MY CHILDREN AND THE ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT WILL NO LONGER GO OFF WHICH IS CAUSING ME TO FAIL EMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569461March 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
BOLT HEAD SECURING LEFT FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION AND FRAME, WAS APPARENTLY SHEARED OFF BY POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING. LOUD METALLIC POP HEARD. NOT SURE WHY PARTS ARE STILL HOLDING TOGETHER. WILL NEED REPAIR ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567390March 5, 2014
SUSPENSION
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUCKING SOUND ON THE PASS SIDE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED . I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT R/S LOWER CONTROL ARM VERTICAL BOLT HAD ROTTED OUT AND SNAPPED OFF. I WENT TO TOYOTA AND PURCHASED TWO NEW UPDATED BOLTS ( TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS DEFECT ) I DRILLED OUT THE OLD BOLT AND TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH AN EASY OUT ( I HAD ALREADY SOAKED THE TOP OF THE BOLT THE DAY BEFORE WITH PENETRATION OIL ) THE WELDED BOLT IN THE SUB FRAME BROKE OFF . I MADE A TEMP REPAIR WITH WASHER AND REPLACED THE NEW BOLT . I HAVE CHECKED OUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF YARIS OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . I CONTACTED TOYOTA C/S AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAD A FIX PLATE THAT I COULD BUY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM CORRECTLY I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT SOME THING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566650March 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
A RED LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 YARIS, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT WORKING. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THIS AIR BAG TO STOP WORKING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND ETC. THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. THE TOYOTA, THE DEALER ASKED IF I BEEPED THE HORN HARD, I SAID NO. THEY COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION FOR THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG, AND SAID THE CHARGE WOULD BE 500.00 TO REPAIR. THIS AIR BAG THAT IS NOT WORKING, IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPAIRED, SINCE IT IS DEFECTIVE, TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE YARIS AIR BAG, THE YARIS IS A VERY COMPACT, SMALL VEHICLE AND ANY CRASH WILL BE FATAL WITHOUT THIS AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564488February 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 51 SUGGESTS SPIRAL CABLE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564022February 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PERIODICALLY MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON DURING WINTER WEATHER AND THEN IT WILL JUST GO AWAY WHEN IT IS DRY. ON SNOW ROADS MY BRAKES SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK. ONE DAY DRIVING I DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT BECAUSE MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING AROUND 30 AND BRAKED WHILE IN ADVANCE. LUCKY, FOR ME OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT MY ABS WIRING HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE HUB. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR YARIS AND TOYOTA ADMITTED THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY COST MY LIFE OR MY 18 MONTH OLD SON'S LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563704February 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO THE INTERSECTION NEARLY CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW OR RAIN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SKID AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. JFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563366February 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE CAR TO TRAIN STATION DURING SNOW STORM. VEHICLE SAT PARKED ALL DAY. CLEANED OFF SNOW THAT EVENING AND BEGAN DRIVE HOME. SEVERAL MINUTES INTO TRIP BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED PARKING BRAKE AND FOUND TO BE NOT ENGAGED. PUMPED BRAKES AND APPEARED NORMAL OPERATION. LATER CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND AGAIN APPEARED NORMAL LEVEL. BOTH LIGHTS STAYED CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED FOR THREE DAYS. CURRENTLY BOTH LIGHTS COLLECTIVELY ALTERNATE BETWEEN ON AND OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562989February 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BOTH THE PARKING BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM [ABS] INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *TR UPON INSPECTION OF THE REAR SKID CONTROL SENSOR AND SKID CONTROL SENSOR WIRE [PART OF THE ABS], I FOUND BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE ASSEMBLIES TO BE VERY WET AND DIRTY WITH MUD BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE WIRE AND THE SENSOR ITSELF ON THE HUB ASSEMBLY. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PINS WERE BADLY CORRODED. SO MUCH SO, IN FACT, THAT ONE OF THE PINS WAS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY DISINTEGRATED. WITH THE CONNECTION BEING CORRODED AND BROKEN, THE ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE SKID CONTROL SENSOR ARE NOT PROTECTED BY ANY SORT OF GUARD OR BOOT, THEY'RE JUST REGULAR, PLASTIC-HOUSING CONNECTORS WITH NO WATERPROOFING, YET THEY'RE IN A LOCATION ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY MUCH EXPOSED TO RAIN, SNOW, MUD, ETC. DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONNECTORS ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO CORROSION AND DAMAGE FROM THE ELEMENTS BEING EXPOSED IN THIS WAY AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO THIS EXPOSURE CAUSES A LOSS OF A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE, THE ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562491February 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS SENSORS ON BOTH BACK TIRES FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY (DETERMINED UPON OBD CODE READING FROM SERVICE STATION) RESULTING IN THE DASHBOARD 'BRAKE' AND 'ABS' LIGHTS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE THIS SPONTANEOUS FAILURE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND AT OTHER TIMES FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THIS CREATED A MAJOR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560610January 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON JANUARY 18TH 2014 , WHILE EXITING HWY 41 ON TO THE ASHLAND AVENUE OFF RAMP IN FRESNO CALIFORNIA THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10559130January 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING HOME IN WET CONDITIONS, MY FRIEND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING 2 FULL SIZE PINE TREES AND TWO ELECTRIC POLES, BASICALLY WE BOUNCED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER HITTING THE FRONT HEAD ON AND FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON TOP OF A FIRE HYDRANT... THE ONLY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WAS THE DRIVERS STEERING AIRBAG. I WAS OBVIOUSLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING I SLAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE DASH BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND RESEARCHED, MY FRIEND AND MYSELF COULD HAVE AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE DEAD DUE TO THE AIRBAG DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS STYLE YARIS THAT'S PERTAINING TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558129January 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557914December 30, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER HAVING 4 NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL-MAX TIRES FOR APPROX 10 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES, OBSERVED BULGES FORMING ON SIDEWALLS OF 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES. GOODYEAR WAS UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT, BUT AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO CUSTOMER SUPPORT, THEY REPLACED THE 3 TIRES EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL TIRE AT NO COST AS A MATTER OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND INDEED ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I WAS THERE, AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PERFORMED. DOT NUMBERS: M7MFJC1R4311 M7MFJC1R2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556967December 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
12/21/13: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE 35F AND RAINING. AFTER A TRIP OF ABOUT 8 MILES MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR A COUPLE HOURS. UPON STARTING THE CAR FOR MY RETURN TRIP I NOTICED THAT THE DASH INDICATORS FOR ABS AND BRAKE WERE LIT AND REMAINED LIT THROUGH THE DURATION OF MY TRIP OF ABOUT 8 MILES. THESE INDICATORS HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. 12/22/13: (NEXT DAY) WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE INDICATORS WERE AGAIN LIT AND REMAINED LIT. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES I NOTICED THAT THE INDICATORS WERE NO LONGER LIT. RESEARCH HAS INDICATED A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CONNECTORS TO THE ABS SENSORS IN THE REAR WHEELS FOR WHICH TOYOTA EVENTUALLY RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN. IN LATER YEARS THE CONNECTORS WERE REDESIGNED TO BE MORE RESISTANT TO WATER AND SNOW. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE NORTHERN US AND CANADA. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE CORRODED SUSPENSION BOLTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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