Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#10313781February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXCEEDED 90 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TOYOTA TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE IT. THE CONTACT HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL TICKETS BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING PRIOR TO IT ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312844February 22, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN I DRIVE AT 60MPH AND HIGHER MY 2009 5 DOOR LIFTBACK YARIS WITH ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED STEERING THAT I BOUGHT NEW, IT HAS A DANGEROUS TENDENCY TO WANDER. IF I LOOK AWAY FOR A SECOND, THE CAR WANDERS AND HAS OFTEN DONE SO INTO OTHER LANES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING HABITS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT THIS HAPPENS OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES. THE HABITS THAT I PRACTICE TO AVOID THIS ARE TO PAY CONSTANT ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME SO I DON'T WANDER OUT OF MY LANE. MUCH MORE ATTENTION IS NEEDED WITH THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER OF THE 8 PASSENGER CARS I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN. IT IS VERY TAXING ON MY ENERGY LEVEL ON LONG DRIVES WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE 3 HRS OR MORE. I AM VERY CAR SAVVY AND I THINK THIS PHENOMENON IS DUE TO THE ANGLE OF CASTER ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR CASTER ON MY YARIS OTHERWISE I WOULD TRY THAT. IT DOES NOT TRACK AS STRAIGHT AS MY PREVIOUS CARS OF WHICH RANGE FROM HEAVY TO LIGHT WEIGHT, FROM OLD TO NEW, AND FROM BEING EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING TO NO POWER STEERING. MY YARIS HAS ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING. I HAVE READ THAT THE NEW COROLLA HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THOSE DRIVER'S COMPLAINTS REFLECT MINE. I HAVE NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EARLIER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT WITH SMALL SIZE AND RELATIVELY TALL HEIGHT. AFTER HEARING OF THE COROLLA DRIVER'S COMPLAINTS AND THE COINCIDENCE OF IT BEING EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING, I THINK THERE MAY BE A PATTERN. MY THEORY IS THAT THE CASTER IS SET TO MAKE STEERING EASY ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FOR THE REASON OF SAVING WEIGHT AND MONEY IN THE MATERIALS IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE A MORE ROBUST POWER STEERING SYSTEM SUCH AS BIGGER ELECTRIC MOTOR, BIGGER WIRES, BIGGER BATTERY, BIGGER ALTERNATOR, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312600February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS RENTAL CAR FROM HERTZ. THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING, SO I JUMP STARTED IT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT RAN A BIT ROUGH FOR A FEW MINUTES, SO I LET IT WARM UP. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 1,000 RPM IN DRIVE. THE MAXIMUM SPEED I WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE WAS 10 MPH (DOWN HILL). I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN (AFTER LETTING IT IDLE FOR 10 MINUTES). THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON, BUT IN PARK - THE CAR COULD BE REVVED TO 2,000 RPM (MAX). THAT IS WITH MY FOOT ON THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED THE CAR OVER - PARKED IT AND CALLED HERTZ TO COME PICK IT UP. I AM NOT SURE IF THE YARIS IS BEING RECALLED, BUT NHTSA SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MODEL AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312447February 21, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I RENTED A LATE MODEL (I BELIEVE 2009) SILVER TOYOTA YARIS IN AUGUST 2009 FROM ALAMO AT THE ORLANDO FL AIRPORT (MCO) LOCATION FOR A 2000 MILE TRIP. I DON'T KNOW THE VIN. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE THE WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOOR MATS ON TOYOTAS. I HAD THAT EXACT PROBLEM AND HAD TO KEEP PULLING IT BACK, OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. I'M AN ENGINEER AND DO ALL MY OWN MECHANICAL WORK ON MY OWN CARS, SO THERE'S NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS. I TRIED TO RE-ATTACH THE MAT AT A REST STOP. IT WAS EASY TO SEE THAT THE MATS WOULD EASILY COME LOOSE AS THEY SHIFT AROUND BY NORMAL MOVEMENTS OF ONE'S FEET; AND THEY DID AGAIN. THESE WERE CLEARLY STOCK MATS BECAUSE THEY WERE PERFECTLY ALIGNED TO THE INSUFFICIENT HOOKS. ALSO, THEY WERE NOT STACKED ON OTHER MATS. JUST NORMAL STOCK MATS WITH POORLY DESIGNED ATTACHMENTS. I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA DID NOT RECALL THE YARIS, WHICH IS WHY I'M MAKING SURE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I SUPPOSE THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE DIE FIRST; LIKELY KIDS IN YARISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312276February 19, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED. I LEFT THE CAR FOR 3 HOURS AND CAME BACK AND ALL THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER WAS THE TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR. THAT WAS NOT TRUE I HAD CHECK THAT AND ALSO LET THE CAR GET 1450 MILES ON IT SO THE TIRES WOULD WEAR IN CORRECT THING THAT WOULD MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED. THEN I WENT BACK TO GET THE CAR AND IT TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE AND IT WAS NOT RIGHT. THEN I TOOK A RIDE WITH MECHANIC HE KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THEN THEY TOOK THE CAR TO ALIGN THE FRONT END AND IT STILL WAS NOT CENTERED THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED HE SAID THEY DID THE ALIMENT AND WOULD SAY THEY CENTERED THE WHEEL. THIS ELECTRIC STEERING IS NOT RIGHT AND HANDLES VERY BAD. ITS A NEW CAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM THE DAY I GOT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311798February 18, 2010
STEERING
2008 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311315February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TESTED; YET, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311332February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT 2007 TOYOTA YARIS 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC. WHEN I USED CRUISE CONTROL, IT HAD AT LEAST TWO TIMES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE HUGE NOISE FOR THE ACCELERATION, AND I WAS SCARED AND IMMEDIATELY CANCELED IT. ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE CANCELED, IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311409February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS, PURCHASED AUGUST 2006. THE BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTING COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY IN DECEMBER 2009 (OFTEN WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING OUTSIDE), MY DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR, AND SHOULDN'T INDICATE ANY ACTUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, SOON AFTERWARD (JANUARY 2010), I STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS---THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SHUDDER OR VIBRATE OCCASIONALLY, EVEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SMOOTH SURFACE AT LOW SPEEDS. EVEN PUMPING THE BREAKS, I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AND SLID THROUGH A STOP SIGN MORE THAN ONCE. MY DEALER SAID THIS INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS KICKING IN WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, AND RECOMMENDED A $600 REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR. I GOT THIS REPAIR DONE, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310865February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL UNLESS YOU STOMP ON THE FOOT BRAKE. LIGHT APPLICATION NEVER DOES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310342February 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2008 YARIS SEDAN. THE MANUAL STATES TO CONTACT THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY IN THIS SITUATION. THE ABS IS DISABLED IN THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM WAS A LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHORTED (CODE P0215). DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE CONNECTION THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE REPLACED PARTS WERE 89544-02070 (SENSOR, SKID CONTROL) AND 89516-52100 (WIRE, SKID CONTROL). THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH 12,465 MILES AT THE TIME. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE SENSOR AND CONNECTING WIRES ON THE YARIS POINT TO A POTENTIAL DESIGN ISSUE. A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310337February 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2007 YARIS SEDAN. THE MANUAL STATES TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR AND CONTACT THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR IS A DAILY COMMUTE CAR WITH 75,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR (PART NUMBER 42450-52060 / HUB & BRG ASSY R), AND CLEANED CORROSION FROM THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SPEED SENSOR. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $650. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON A CAR JUST OVER 2 YEARS OLD ON THE REAR ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS SHOWS A POTENTIAL DESIGN FLAW IN THIS PART AND HOW IT IS ATTACHED ON THE YARIS VEHICLE LINE. THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM AND CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION. ON ONE OCCASION ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER WHILE THE ABS LIGHT WAS OFF I HAD A BRAKE ANOMALY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A PARKING LOT STOP SIGN AT SLOW SPEED (~5MPH) AND THE ABS KICKED IN AND I COULDN'T STOP. THE WEATHER AND STREET WAS DRY. IT TOOK MORE THAN 25FT TO STOP! THE CORROSION AT THIS CONNECTION IS CAUSING INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310350February 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THIRTEEN MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND NOW I HAVE A FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR TO MATCH THE FAILED RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR ACTION WILL BE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRING. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE ON TWO YARIS THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN 14 MONTHS. THE COLD WEATHER AND SALT USED ON THE ROADS DURING A SNOWY WINTER APPEAR TO WREAK HAVOC ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON THE YARIS SEDANS. A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH WILL LEAD YOU TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN CANADA OR ANYWHERE WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS IN WINTER. SINCE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT PRESENT ITSELF ON THE COROLLA IN THE SAME WAY, THEN THERE MUST BE A DESIGN ISSUE ON THE YARIS. A PROPER WATER/WEATHER TIGHT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WOULD SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION (IF ANY) OF THE ABS ON THESE MODELS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A TSB RELEASED ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT NO RECALL. CONSUMERS (ME) ARE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS DEFECT. THREE TIMES AND COUNTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310087February 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED SURGE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308342February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THIS IS MORE FOR INFO THAN A COMPLAINT. MY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT AND ABS SERVICE STAYS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA RECALLS THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO GET REPAIRED. THEY ANALYZED THE PROBLEM AND SAID A WIRE GOING TO MY BRAKE HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO DRIVE AND USE THE BRAKES. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS TO REPAIR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW OF MY PROBLEM WHICH MAY NOT BE RELATED AT ALL WITH THE OTHER TOYOTA RECALL PROBLEMS, BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308528February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY TOYOTA YARIS HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS. IT WILL STOP BUT NOT AS QUICK AS IT SHOULD. THE BRAKES MAKES A SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307748February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON HIS VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND HE WAS NOT ADVISED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308168February 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RAMP LEADING FROM ONE ROADWAY TO ANOTHER AND NOW REALIZE THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I WAS SLOWLY FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON THIS UPHILL RAMP AND MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS A LOANER FROM GALAXY TOYOTA, EATONTOWN,NJ., A 2009 YARIS. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307641February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR WAS SPINNING IN CIRCLES ON THE ICEY FREEWAY AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR FENDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STOPPED SHORT OF THE GUARD RAIL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN SPINNING TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE BACK END OF MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307056February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
A BAD CONNECTOR LEADING TO THE ABS SPEED SENSOR FAILED ON OUR TOYOTA YARIS CAUSING TWO WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO "STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER". ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500 BUT IN FACT THE PROBLEM IS A CORRODED CONNECTOR. TOYOTA AND DEALER STATED THAT A TECHNICAL SERIVCE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE A "CONNECTOR" NOT A "MODULE" FAILED THIS PROBLEM IN NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE MANUAL SAYS TO "STOP IMMEDIATELY" WHICH FREAKED OUT MY WIFE THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ALSO, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE $500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY CONNECTOR. I FOUND A CHAT-ROOM ONLINE WHERE IT BECAME CLEAR THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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