Toyota Yaris Complaints
888 consumer complaints on file.
- #10442353January 4, 2012FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
- #10440239December 17, 2011VISIBILITY
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LATE IN THE EVENING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IMPLODED. THE GLASS LITERALLY CRUMBLED INTO TINY PIECES AND FELL INTO THE CAR, FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT SIDE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE, NOBODY HAD EVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS. MY OWN GOOGLE RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP WAS BEING LESS THAN HONEST WITH ME. MY FEAR IS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THAT I, OR OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THIS CAR CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10440163December 16, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10435411November 13, 2011STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LOST ITS ABILITY TO REMAIN OPEN AND UNEXPECTEDLY CAME CLOSED AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD THE FIRST TIME, THE FOREHEAD THE SECOND TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10435205November 10, 2011VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS TO HER HANDS BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10434448November 7, 2011STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK WOULD LOOSE STABILITY WHILE OPEN, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO SLAM SHUT AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AS A RESULT OF THE TRUNK SLAMMING SHUT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10430928October 17, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2010 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BECAME DYSFUNCTIONAL WHILE DRIVING *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WHEN SHE WENT TO REMOVE THE KEYS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RACE, AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE KNOCKED OVER SOME BUSHES AND SIGNS AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 10/18/11. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10429014October 6, 2011AIR BAGS
ON SATURDAY OCT. 1ST A TAXI RUN THE RED LIGHT. AND WE CRASH, MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOST BUT THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT FAILS TO OPEN. I CONSIDER BY THE IMPACT SHOULD BE OPEN. I WONDER IF OTHER CASES ABOUT TOYOTA CARS AIR BAGS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10428303October 3, 2011AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,292.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10426542September 20, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ONCE A DAY OR ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HE REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB RELATED TO THE FAULT RECORDED IN THE ENGINE COMPUTER. P0121 IS ONE OF THE CODES MENTIONED IN THE TSB WHICH WAS ALSO THE CODE RECODED IN MY ENGINE COMPUTER, HOWEVER THE TSB DOES NOT MENTION THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PER THE TSB AND THAT THE COST WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 58000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR CONSIDERING THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE ONE COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN WHEN A VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE. TO MY DISMAY THIS REPAIR COST ME 1000 DOLLARS AND ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 2008 MODEL VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10425586September 15, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 11/01/2011 *LN *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10425356September 14, 2011SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
IN DECEMBER 2010, OUR '07 YARIS' ABS LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. AS DAYS PASSED, IT REMAINED ON LONGER AND LONGER UNTIL IT JUST STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. WOULD HAVE LIVED WITH NO ABS EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAD A NEWBORN ON THE WAY. ALSO, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SPORADICALLY SHUTTERED AND MALFUNCTIONED ODDLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SO WE BIT THE BULLET AND GOT IT FIXED IN MAY 2011. TURNS OUT, THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO WATER INFILTRATION. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND DISCUSSED IN POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OUR YARIS IS A COMMUTER CAR AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN WATER OTHER THAN WHAT LAYS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE WE DRIVE IN RAIN AND SNOW. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE LEFT SIDE GOES. WE COULDN'T AFFORD THE $800 FIX THE FIRST TIME AROUND, BUT WE MANAGED. BUT WE SURE WON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE NEXT FIX. IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT. MY ARGUMENT IS SIMPLE: A SPEED SENSOR IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT AND MALFUNCTION IN THREE YEARS. WHAT'S MORE, TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THIS ASSEMBLY-WHAT I TAKE AS THEIR ADMISSION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THIS CRITICAL ABS COMPONENT. HOW MANY OTHER YARIS OWNERS ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WHO CAN'T AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE FIX. THEIR BRAKE SYSTEMS WORKING IMPROPERLY? THEY DO SO NOT JUST BECAUSE OF A FAILED PART DESIGN BY TOYOTA, BUT MORE SO BECAUSE TOYOTA WILLINGLY CHOOSES TO IGNORE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, REFUSING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBLE ACTION OF INITIATING A RECALL OF THIS VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT. SADLY, IT WILL LIKELY TAKE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THE SUBSEQUENT LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE AT TOYOTA CARES TO TAKE NOTICE. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO SPEAK WITH TOYOTA (LOCAL DEALER AND CORPORATE), BUT THEY OFFERED NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO FILE MY COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE SAME AS SO MANY OTHERS:"YOUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. SORRY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU." I AM HOPEFUL NHTSA WILL. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10424593September 10, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE DRIVE A 2008 YARIS. BECAUSE WE GOT IT USED AND THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DROVE SO MUCH, ITS 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY NO LONGER APPLIED, BUT WE GOT AN EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS YEAR, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BROKE, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY HARNESSES. (THE TSB ON IT MENTIONS REPLACING IT WITH AN "IMPROVED" HARNESS.) WHILE TOYOTA DESCRIBES THIS AS NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, WE FEEL OTHERWISE, AS THE SYMPTOM IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SINCE THIS PART IS NOT BEING RECALLED, SINCE IN A DBW CAR, THIS IS NOT PART OF THE POWERTRAIN, AND HENCE, WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA REQUIRED US TO PAY $1000 TO FIX THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10421496August 25, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE TOYOTA YARIS HAS A DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM THAT RESULTS IN A DELAYED RESPONSE OF ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. I HAVE A 2009 MODEL, BUT HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2011 YARIS THAT THE SAME ISSUE IS PRESENT. THE DELAYED ACCELERATOR RESPONSE IS NOT ONLY UNNERVING, IT IS DANGEROUS IN A PARKING SITUATION. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS, WHO REFERRED ME TO A DEALER. I SPOKE TO TWO SERVICE MANAGERS IN PORTLAND, OR WHO BOTH INDICATED THIS PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE REPARED WITH A SOFTWARE PATCH, WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10419465August 15, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR CONNECTOR ON THE REAR WHEELS HUBS IS NOT SEALED AND ALLOWS WATER AND ROAD SALTS TO CORRODE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, WHICH CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE DEACTIVATED.THE VEHICLE STILL HAS BRAKES BUT NO ABS BRAKES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANANT FIX AS OF YET. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $600.00 PER WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT WINTER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10418482August 11, 2011SUSPENSION:REAR
WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS THE REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS ARE FAILING AND THE PARTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DEALER AT A VERY EXPENSIVE PRICE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT IT MAY WARRANT A RECALL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE PART AND DISTRIBUTORS TOLD ME THAT THE DEMAND HAS EXCEEDED AVAILABILITY FOR MONTHS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS BEING CHECKED INTO. THANK YOU *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10419029August 11, 2011AIR BAGS
WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE TRAVELLING NORTH ON THE FREEWAY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY LADY ENTERED THE FREEWAY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS RAINING. THE CARS IN FRONT OF THEM STARTED RESPONDING IN VARIOUS WAYS TRYING TO AVOID THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CRASHES. OUR VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE RAIL AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US . THE CAR HIT HAD QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE AND OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . IT WAS DEEMED A NO FAULT ACCIDENT ON OUR PART DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. OUR YARIS WAS TOTALED. COMPLETELY SMASHED IN FRONT AND SIDES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT EVEN OPEN YET NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE. THE POLICE OFFICER, TOW TRUCK DRIVER, OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT , AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTERS ALL WITNESSES TO THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE, WERE SHOCKED WITH THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN DIFFICULT TO TOW. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EQUALLY DISTRAUGHT AT LEARNING THESE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT AS A FRIEND OF OUR DAUGHTER'S WAS RECENTLY KILLED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT HERE IN VIRGINIA WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ROAD RAN IN TO HER. WE WANT TO RECORD THIS WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MY CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY AS IT MAY SAVE FUTURE LIVES. WE CAN SEND PHOTOS OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT REQUIRE FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SIMPLY SHOCKING AND DISTRESSING AS THIS IS A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE NOWADAYS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10417718August 5, 2011AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE HAVE 25 2007 TOYOTA YARIS'S, 14 OF 25 THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON AT APPROX 120,000 BECAUSE OF A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN, TOYOTA DECLINES TO REPAIR IT, AND WILL NOT GIVE US A STRAIGHT ANSWER WHETHER IT WILL KEEP THE SAFETY DEVICE (AIR BAG) FROM DEPLOYING EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10416884August 3, 2011STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE ROAD WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTERWARD, THE CARD STARTED MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE IN THE LEFT, FRONT QUANDRANT. I TOOK THE CAR TO ADAM'S TOYOTA IN LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. THEY SAID THE LEFT, FRONT CRADLE BOLT BROKE. THIS IS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENTIRE CRADLE TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THEY SIMPLY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS AND DISMISSED ME. I AM NOT STUCK WITH A $505 BILL TO REPLACE A BOLT THAT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD! *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10416325July 30, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCONDITIONER LEAKING INSIDE MY CAR, SINCE I GOT IT. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE WITH ANY LEFT HAND TURN, MY CARPET IS RUINED, MOLDY AND IM CONFIDENT IM BREATHING IN MOLD SPORES AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE WEEKS, REFUSED TO REPLACE MY CARPET. THEY DID MAKE IT STOP LEAKING, MOST LIKELY BY CLEARING THE DRAIN LINE OUT, THAT LASTED FOR A FEW WEEKS. THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0