Toyota Yaris Complaints (2007)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#10516066June 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKED ON THE WENT OUT. NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT IS A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS GONE BAD. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST SAY THE AIRBAGS JUST WON'T GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515186June 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON, TOYOTA SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CAR IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. IF THE BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508443April 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR CAME ON. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN A $130 DIAGNOSTIC THAT TOLD ME THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS WORN OUT, BROKEN, OR FAULTY AND THAT IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $500 TO FIX IT. THEY SAID NO AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD WHILST THAT LIGHT IS ON AND I'D NEED TO FIX IT ASAP. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS CURRENTLY AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS EITHER THE TACOMA OR TUNDRA THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS A RECALL, BUT THAT THE YARIS WASN'T POPULAR ENOUGH TO HAVE ENOUGH ON THE ROAD TO CAUSE A RECALL, WHICH I THINK IS RIDICULOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE EITHER A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507175April 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 YARIS. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC IT CAN BE ONE OF FOUR SAFETY ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. BASED ON THE CODE THAT CAME UP ON THE INSPECTION. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THIS REPAIR WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND OR FAULTY PARTS AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT BE IGNORED BY TOYOTA. CORPORATE TOYOTA WILL ONLY TELL ME MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE AIRBAG IS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS AND FAULTY PARTS SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL. I'M TOLD THE SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS WILL MOST LIKELY NOT WORK PROPERLY AS THIS SAFETY LIGHT IS ON. MY MECHANIC HAS NO IDEA OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT CAN BE ONE OF FOUR THINGS INCLUDING A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IN NO WAY COULD BE IMPACTED BY MY DRIVING OR HOW THE CAR IS MAINTAINED. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR TOYOTA TO CREATE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE OR BE INJURED? HOW DO WE GO ABOUT GETTING THIS LOOKED AT AND A RECALL ISSUED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504554March 26, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
DURING ROLLING BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE FRONT END. AFTERWARDS THE FRONT END KEPT MAKING A ODD GRIND SOUND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES OR WENT OVER A SLIGHT BUMP. TOOK SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SIDE A-ARM WAS GONE, LOOKS LIKE THE BOLT HEAD JUST SHEARED OFF SO NOW ALL THE WEIGHT THAT WAS CARRIED BY 3 BOLTS IS BEING MANAGED BY 2. I HAD JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TOO, GLAD THAT DID NOT POP AT 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503561March 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND ON EACH OCCASION, A LUBE APPLICATION WAS APPLIED TO THE REAR BRAKES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON ENGAGING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503203March 15, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 2/21/13 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A HOSPITAL UNDERGROUND GARAGE. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM A CONCRETE WALL WHEN I SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING THE WALL. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED,. I WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE VEHICLE BY THE FIRE DEPT. AND EMS AND TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE X-RAYS OF MY SPINE WERE TAKEN. I HAD NO SPINAL FRACTURES SO I WAS DISCHARGED A FEW HOURS LATER. I SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES AND BODY ACHES FOR 3 WEEKS. MY GLASSES WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE FROM THE AIRBAG HITTING THEM.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 3/13/13 AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS WERE DONE INCLUDING REPLACING THE FRONT BUMPERS, HEADLIGHTS, AIRBAG, SEATBELT, PULLING THE FRAME BACK INTO CORRECT POSITION ETC. THIS COST $6200. ON 3/14/13, AFTER A CALL TO THE TOYOTA HOME OFFICE. I MET AN ENGINEER AT TOYOTA OF NASHUA WHERE HE UNDERWENT AN INSPECTION OF THE BLACK BOX AND A CHECK OF THE RECORDING OF THE AIRBAG ECU. THE 6 PAGE REPORT THAT HE GAVE ME INDICATED THAT NO DATA WAS RECOVERED AND NO EVENTS HAD OCCURRED. I AM PUZZLED HOW THAT CAN BE AS THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE BEFORE THE CRASH AND HAS NOW LOST A GREAT DEAL OF THE TRADE IN VALUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AND WILL NOT UNDERGO ANOTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I EXPERIENCED ON 2/21.AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, I DROPPED MY CELL PHONE AND WHEN I RETRIEVED IT FROM THE FLOOR MAT I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT HINDERING THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS PERFECTLY FLAT. COINCIDENTLY, ON 3/7/13, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR IS ENROLLED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA RE: ETCS BEING DEFECTIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10503078March 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ONE WEEK AGO MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER I HAD TURNED THE CAR ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, THE BRAKES HAVE VIBRATED AND TRIGGERED THE ABS WHEN I HAVE PRESSED. UPON RESEARCHING FURTHER, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS THAT CITE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500669February 27, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I NOTICED THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR MY AIRBAG. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND IT SAID TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND I WAS TOLD THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS BAD. I NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I THINK THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497878February 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON AND TOYOTA KNEW THIS WAS CAUSED BY SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. WHICH DISABLED THE ABS SYSTEM. CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY ASKED ME TO CALL TOYOTA. I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY SAID PROBLEMS WERE NOT THE DEFECT AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY SOLUTIONS, ASKED ME TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TOYOTA CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495189January 30, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ICY ROADS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO HER CHEST, NECK AND ALSO TWO BLACK EYES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10490462December 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP GOT DIAGNOSTIC AND IT IS THE AIR BAG COIL SPRING, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS MOST LIKELY WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. COST TO REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $500, NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR FOR FREE, SHOULD NOT BE A PART THAT WEARS OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490478December 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THERE IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT ON TOYOTA YARIS MODELS (USA MODEL YEARS 2007 TO PRESENT) THAT OCCASIONALLY IN COLD, SNOWY WEATHER, THE REAR ABS CONNECTOR WILL HAVE DEBRIS 'GUNK UP' THE CONNECTION, DISABLING THE ABS - OBVIOUSLY A VERY HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE WINTER. THERE ARE MANY WELL-DOCUMENTED SITUATIONS OF THIS AND THREADS ON YARISWORLD.COM DATING FROM 2008 UNTIL TODAY (HTTP://WWW.YARISWORLD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=11533). THE FIX APPEARS TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND INEXPENSIVE; HOWEVER TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS, HAS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUE, AND WILL NOT EVEN COMPLETE THE TEMPORARY FIX FOR OWNERS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE SAFETY RISK IS LARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484110November 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. PER MANUAL TOOK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ($97). DIAGNOSED FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE WHICH WILL KEEP DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING AND MAY TURN OFF ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. COST TO REPLACE CABLE QUOTED AS $453. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482163October 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN , THERE ARE NO SPRINGS OR ANY DEVICE TO KEEP IT OPEN ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS ON A INCLINE. MYSELF ,MY PARENTS AND BOYFRIEND HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY THE TRUNK LID. VERY PAINFUL. DID QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS HOW THE CAR WAS MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10480919October 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
STARTED CAR, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 30 SECONDS,(OR SO) HAS BEEN ON TO DATE. LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479930October 12, 2012
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V031000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: RETRACTOR) PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE REPAIRS FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,424. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479749October 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478930October 7, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472581August 27, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ARMS AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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