Toyota Yaris Complaints

888 consumer complaints on file.

#10201605August 31, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE 2007 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION TOYOTA YARIS ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. I EXPERIENCE A CONTINUAL BUMPING-BACK ON A SLIGHT HILL. (I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I HADN'T SET THE PARKING BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR.) I'VE DRIVEN STICK-SHIFTS ALL MY LIFE AND EVERY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I'VE SHOWN THIS TO HAS AGREED THAT IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. SEVERAL NOTED THAT IT IS CALLED "REVERSE DIESELING". PROBLEM #1: CONSUMERS ARE NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SITUATION. I'D NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I'D KNOWN. SOLUTION: A LETTER MUST BE SENT TO ALL YARIS OWNERS IMMEDIATELY, INFORMING THEM OF THIS. PROBLEM #2: AT THE BARE MINIMUM, WHY IS THERE NO WARNING SYSTEM WHICH IS ACTIVATED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET? AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN TURNED OFF WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN NOT IN PARK. SOLUTION: AT THE VERY LEAST TOYOTA MUST RETROFIT THE CARS WITH AN AUDIO/VISUAL SIGNAL WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET. UPCOMING MODELS MUST INCLUDE A QUALITY SAFEGUARD. PROBLEM #3: PAGE 129 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL MILDLY STATES,"WHEN PARKING, FIRMLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID INADVERTENT CREEPING." PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IDENTICAL VERBIAGE IS USED IN THE MANUAL FOR BOTH TYPES OF TRANSMISSION. SOLUTION: OBVIOUS. PROBLEM# 4: PARKING BRAKES ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE FOR MANY REASONS. IDEAL SOLUTION: ENGINE SHOULD BE RE-ENGINEERED WITH SUFFICIENT COMPRESSION. *JB UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199772August 16, 2007
STEERING, TIRES
VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN ITS COURSE UNDER SUDDEN STEERING CHANGES ORIGINATED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SPUN DUE TO EITHER LIGHTNESS OF THE VEHICLE OR FAILED STEERING, AND HIT THE GUARD RAILS. THE NEW 2007 TOYOTA YARIS VEHICLE HAD ONE NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRE (DRIVER SIDE REAR) REPLACED BY THE DEALER EARLIER THAT DAY JUST BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10193458June 15, 2007
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO FADED IN AND OUT. HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR 6 MONTHS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE RADIO MANUFACTURER , FUJITSU TEN AND TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIO AND ANTENNA SYSTEM, BUT NO SUCCESS. THEY CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE RADIO MANUFACTURER AND TOYOTA, BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. MY OPTIONS WERE TO DEAL WITH IT OR PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. IN ADDITION, I WAS GIVEN A 2007 CAMRY LOANER CAR WHILE THEY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM, AND THE RADIO IN IT DID THE SAME THING. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I DROVE ANOTHER NEW YARIS THAT WAS ON THE LOT, AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187985April 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS JUST STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN AFTER IT WARMS UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181894February 7, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON AN ICY ROAD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, WHERE THE AIR BAGS SENSORS ARE LOCATED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS IF NECESSARY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173536November 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR WAS "JUMPY" AND "UN SMOOTH" ON A BRAND NEW 2007 AUTOMATIC SEDAN TOYOTA YARIS. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 11 MILES ON IT AND BY 6,400 IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A BRAND NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND IT HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I SMELL LEMONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172138October 30, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR ON 2007 YARIS IS SENSITIVE AT LOWER RPMS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO START OFF IN FIRST GEAR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN STARTING OFF ON A HILL OR STEEP GRADE. WAS TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE. THE DEALER DID MENTION THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND ALTHOUGH YOU EXPECT DIFFERENCES IN ACCELERATOR AND CLUTCH COMBINATIONS, THIS IS THE WORST I'VE EVER OWNED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170732October 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NOISE BECAME WORSE WHEN TURNS WERE MADE TO EITHER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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