2007 Toyota Yaris H/B

Defect. TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."

Risk. INCORRECT LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING OVERLOADED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A NEW, ACCURATE LABEL TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE INACCURATE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.

P/S DASHBOARD RED LIGHT CAME ON WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WHILE TURNING AND DRIVING. LUCKILY THE CAR IS LIGHT, BUT I COULD HAVE EASILY HIT AN OBJECT, HAD IT HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION OR AT A DIFFERENT SPEED. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED BY ITSELF. TWO WEEKS THEREAFTER, AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY SMELL SUDDENLY FILLED THE VICINITY OF THE CAR, COULD BE FELT FROM ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY, WHILE IDLING, WHILE STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS WITH FRONT WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT HALF-WAY, AS I WAS CHECKING MY MAIL BOX UPON ENTERING DRIVEWAY. A LOW PITCH WHINING/DRONING NOISE WAS EMANATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING. THE NOISE AND ODOR PERSISTED AFTER THE STEERING WAS SET AT 0 DEGREE ANGLE AND AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED. NO P/S DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NO LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF SMOKE, FIRE, OR MELTED PLASTIC IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX. WIRE HARNESSES LOOKED INTACT. SUSPECT EPS - ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 85OF. CAR DRIVEN FOR JUST 3 MILES ON THAT DAY, SIDE STREET DRIVING ONLY, NEVER OVER 35 MPH. AC FAN ON FULL BLAST, HEADLIGHTS OFF. CAR HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING UPON DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ON SAME DAY, PRIOR TO AFOREMENTIONED INCIDENT.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AT 30 MPH AND PUSHED INTO CAR IN FRONT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND TWISTED AND THE HEADREST DISLODGE AND FLEW OUT OF THE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC WHEN REAR-ENDED BY CAR MOVING 30 MPH. THIS ON A CITY STREET. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE HEADREST DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS HEAD.

TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG INFLATORS, POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH, SEAT RAIL MY TOYOTA YARIS 2007 HAS THREE UNCOMPLETED SAFETY RECALLS. ONE OF THEM IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG INFLATORS, WHICH ARE "DEFECTIVE AND COULD RUPTURE, CREATING A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH." I CONTACTED "BILL KIDDS TOYOTA VOLVO CARS" SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO REMEDY THE SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT NOONE RESPONDED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME YET.

TAMARA RECALL IN 2015 I WAS SOLD A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK. AUGUST 10, 2017 I WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLY DEADLY DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE MY CAR WAS SOLD TO ME. THE FACT THE AUTO MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO PUT MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY, AND IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF OTHERS, INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY NOTIFYING EVERY COMSUMER, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO EAT THE COST OF OF THE MASSIVE RECALL, IS UNACCEPTABLY IMMORAL BEHAVIOR. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASING A CAR FROM THESE COMPANIES, AND I WILL SEEK A FULL REFUND ON THE PRICE I PAID FOR THE CAR, AND WILL SHOP ELSEWHERE. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND CONTINUED TO MAKE AND SELL THEM. THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN COMPANY PROFITS.

GOT NEWSLETTER FROM TOYOTA 6/9/2016 ABOUT RECALL ON AIR BAGS TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR ZONES A AND B - PARTS WERE NEVER DONE...FIRST I WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT IN, THAT I WOULD CALLED, NEVER HAPPEN....... PLEASE UPDATE ON THIS....

TAKATA RECALL - AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INJURING DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS IN TURNING

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS LIGHTS ALL THE TIME ON

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM CORPORATE TOYOTA TO UNDERGO A ZONE A TAKATA RECALL REPAIR. MY LOCAL SERVICE DEALERSHIP - DUNNING TOYOTA IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (734-997-7600) AT A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL BECAUSE THEY RESIDE IN ZONE C OF THE RECALL, DESPITE HAVING WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION, IT BEING AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE BEING CONFIRMED LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART. SERVICE MANAGER ([XXX]) AND GENERAL MANAGER ([XXX]) FAIL TO RETURN REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO ADDRESS ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH CORPORATE TOYOTA REVEALED DUNNING TOYOTA OF ANN ARBOR FRAUDULENTLY REPORTED IN THE NATIONAL TOYOTA SYSTEM THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM GOING TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPONENT NEEDS REPAIRED/REPLACED (THIS IS DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS). IN THE MEANTIME, NOBODY IS ABLE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SMALLER SIZE OF THE MODEL OF THE CAR - LOSING ONE PASSENGER SEAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR AN ADULT WHO WOULD NORMALLY SIT THERE INSTEAD OF THE BACK! WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST HOW OUR FAMILY TRAVELS FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY OR WE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A COMPARABLE, *FULLY USABLE* VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR WHEN I CAN BRING IN MY CAR TO BE FIXED. I GOT THE NOTICE IN MARCH, & CHECK THIS SITE, PLUS THE TOYOTA RECALL SITE FOR UPDATES. I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTICE STILL TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS, AND THAT IS FAR TOO LONG FOR AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAGS TO BE UNFIXED. AS FAR AS I HAVE SEEN, MY VEHICLE'S FIX IS NOT READY AT THIS TIME.

"TAKATA RECALL" - I LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHICH IS DESIGNATED CLIMATE ZONE 2A HUMID. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE TOYOTA SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL OF MY CAR DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IN THE LETTER, IT STATED THAT IN A HOT, HUMID CLIMATE SUCH AS OURS, THE TAKATA AIRBAG WOULD BE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DETERIORATING ABOUT SIX YEARS AFTER MANUFACTURE AND BE TOTALLY DETERIORATED BY NINE YEARS. I DIDN'T GET THE LETTER UNTIL NINE YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT'S LIKE TOYOTA SAYING, "GUESS WHAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IN YOUR CAR IS LIKELY TOTALLY DETERIORATED NOW, SO WE RECOMMEND YOUR NOT CARRYING ANY PASSENGERS UNTIL WE GET AROUND TO REPLACING YOUR AIR BAG." I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY WIFE AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AROUND QUITE OFTEN SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT THE YARIS, AND NOW I'M JUST FINDING OUT IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO BE RIDING AS A PASSENGER FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY NOW. I'M ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED THAT IT TOOK TOYOTA SO LONG TO INFORM ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND ESPECIALLY MORE SO WHEN I THINK I WAS GAMBLING WITH MY FAMILY'S SAFETY EVERY TIME WE WERE USING THE PASSENGER SEAT. I WANT TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACED NOW OR FIND OUT HOW I CAN DISABLE THE AIR BAG. I WILL ALSO ACCEPT GETTING A SIMILAR MODEL LOANER CAR WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS NO OLDER THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THE DATE INDICATED IN THE FORM BELOW IS THE DATE OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL BEING ISSUED.

FAILED EMISSION TEST IN WASHINGTON STATE. REASON: P0012 "A" CAMSHAFT POSITION -TIMING OVER-RETARDED (BANK 1) I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2008 AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS EXACTLY AS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHERS OFF OF 700 E IN SALT LAKE CITY, DURING TRAFFIC. ALL 3 LANES STOPPED TO LET ME PASS AND AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ANOTHER CAR WAS DRIVING IN THE BIKE LANE AT 45MPH AND WITH OUT TOUCHING THEIR BRAKES SLAMMED INTO MY CAR THROWING ME A FEW FEET. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I REMEMBER THERE BEING A RECALL ON THEM AND LARRY H MILLER DID NO HAVE THE PARTS THEY NEEDED SO THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THAT OTHER DRIVE WAS GOING 4-5 MPH FASTER MY SON AND I COULD BE DEAD DO TO NO AIRBAGS. IT JUST WORRIED ME FOR THEM NOT DEPLOYING WHEN THE OTHER DRIVERS THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED JUST FINE.

CLUNKING NOISE HEARD DURING VEHICLE OPERATION OVER ROADWAY BUMPS OR APPLICATION OF BRAKES. INSPECTED TO FIND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT CORRODED AND CRACKED. THIS BOLT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THIS CONTROL ARM AND PASSES THROUGH THE SUBFRAME. BOLT HEAD AND PORTION OF SHANK WAS MISSING DUE TO CORROSION AND FATIGUE FAILURE. LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE, POSING AN UNSAFE OPERATION CONDITION. TOYOTA HAS AN EXISTING TSB ON THIS ISSUE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND PAID REPAIR COSTS OUT OF POCKET. SUBFRAME REMOVED, PORTION OF BOLT EXTRACTED AND REPLACED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED FOR A RECALL POSSIBILITY. *TR

AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT A LOW SPEED IMPACT. GOING 20 TO 30 MPH, THE AIRBAG EXPLODED UNEVENLY MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, SHOULDER HURT FOR MONTHS AFTERWARDS

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 T

BOLTS THAT HOLDS A-ARMS ARE GONE RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF SUSPENSION IS POPPING TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER KNOWING IT?S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 2,500+ FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR THAT ONLY HAS 132K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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

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

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

THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED LIGHTING UP PERIODICALLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY STAYED ON. RAN AN OBD TEST THAT SHOWED THE CLOCK SPRING WAS SHORTED. THIS IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEHIND THE AIRBAG. HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP DEALER REPAIR (MORE THAN $500) AND CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE URGENTLY LOOKED INTO BEFORE LIFE OR LIMB IS LOST, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF EXHAUST SYSTEM DUE TO POOR CONNECTION JOINT AND GASKET DESIGN. INTERNET SEARCH REVELED OTHER FAILURES OF EXHAUST GASKET MATERIAL BUT NO TSB WAS FOUND. ENGINE OPERATION RESULTS IN MOVEMENT OF EXHAUST JOINT WHICH WEARS AT THE GASKET MATERIAL. THIS OPERATIONAL WEAR AND EXHAUST HEAT BREAKS DOWN THE GASKET MATERIAL DEVELOPING AN EXHAUST LEAK PRODUCING AN AUDIBLE NOISE AND IN-CABIN SMELL COMPLAINT. THE NOISE IS MOST AUDIBLE DURING ACCELERATION BUT THE IN-CABIN EXHAUST SMELL IS MORE CONSTANT. REPAIR REQUIRES A NEW EXHAUST GASKET ($30), NEW BOLTS ($5), NEW TENSION SPRINGS ($5), PLUS 0.5HR OF LABOR CHARGES. PARTS REPLACED AND TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED COMPLETE REPAIR. NONE OF THE PARTS ARE UPDATED FROM ORIGINAL SO IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS FAILURE WILL RETURN IN TIME. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE LEAKING EXHAUST GASES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN WHICH COULD BE A CONTAMINATE RISK FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. FAILURE OF THIS SIMPLE COMPONENT 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 ILLUMINATE THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP (CEL). *TR

ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. BROUGHT CAR INTO MECHANIC, TOLD CODE C0215 WAS SHOWN - REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT - AND THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) AS THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2007-2008 YARIS. (FOR REFERENCE SEE: T-SB-0120-08) COST TO FIX BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SENSORS (LEFT IS CURRENTLY FAILED, MECHANIC SAYS ACCORDING TO THE TSB IT IS LIKELY THE RIGHT SIDE WILL FAIL SOON AS WELL SO CONSIDER FIXING BOTH) IS APPROX $1600 !!! (THIS INCLUDES COST TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSORS/HUBS, THE ABS WIRES, AND THE HUB BEARING/SENSOR ASSEMBLY). ACCORDING TO TSB "THE SEALING PERFORMANCE OF THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CONNECTORS HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION" - IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL?? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IF I DON'T PAY THE $1600 TO HAVE THIS FIXED, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR!) WON'T FUNCTION. *TR

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 T

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

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

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 110 KM/HR THIS MORNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW BLEW OUT. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THE WINDOW POPPED. IT SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES AND ALOT OF IT IN MY CAR ALL OVER ME. I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND THERE WAS NOTHING NEXT TO ME OR PASSING ME. THE DRIVER SOME DISTANCE BEHIND ME PULLED OVER WHEN I DID TO SEE IF I WAS OKAY AS HE SAW GLASS FLYING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY BLAME IT ON A ROCK OR SOMETHING. MY QUESTION IS HOW DOES A ROCK HIT MY WINDOW WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME OR PASSING ME??? I NOW HAVE IT AT A WINDOW REPAIR SHOP AND $300.00 LATER!! *TR

CLUNKING NOISE HEARD DURING VEHICLE OPERATION OVER ROADWAY BUMPS OR APPLICATION OF BRAKES. INSPECTED TO FIND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT MISSING FROM DRIVERSIDE SUBFRAME AND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. THIS BOLT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THIS CONTROL ARM AND PASSES THROUGH THE SUBFRAME. BOLT HEAD AND PORTION OF SHANK WAS MISSING DUE TO CORROSION AND FATIGUE FAILURE. LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE, POSING AN UNSAFE OPERATION CONDITION. TOYOTA HAS AN EXISTING TSB ON THIS ISSUE BUT DEALER STATED THAT TSB REPAIR TIMEFRAME IS PAST DUE SO THIS REPAIR WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET. SUBFRAME REMOVED, PORTION OF BOLT EXTRACTED, AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED DUE TO RESULTANT DAMAGES. BUILD UP OF WATER AND SALT IN THE BOLT AREA LOOKS TO ACCELERATE CORROSION AND LEAD TO BOLT FAILURE ON EITHER SIDE THIS CAR. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED FOR A RECALL POSSIBILITY. *TR

A/C DRAIN LINE GETS CLOGGED AND DRAINS WATER ON FLOOR. HAVE TAKEN LINE OFF AND CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

ON 6/1/10 MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WOULD NOT START AND AFTER A FEW TRIES I FOUND GAS POURING FROM THE AREA BELOW THE GAS TANK. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE STARTER WAS RUNNING AND APPEARED TO COME FROM A LEAK BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE. I THEN CALLED LEXINGTON, MA TOYOTA AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE CAR AND TAKE IT TO THEIR GARAGE. TOYOTA THEN CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BREAK IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE WE WOULD GET THE CAR BACK. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE YARIS FOUR YEARS AND IT HAS ABOUT 9000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I READ THE WARRANTY DESCRIPTION IN THE TOYOTA MANUAL IT SAYS THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SEALS, AND GASKETS IN THE POWER TRAIN ARE COVERED FOR 60 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES AND NONE OF THE WARRANTY EXCEPTIONS APPLIED. I QUESTION TOYOTA'S CONCLUSION THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND APPEAL THIS DECISION. THE GAS LINE WAS CLEARLY ABRADED WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER MANUFACTURE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ABRASION HAD BEEN DONE BY AN ANIMAL IN MY GARAGE BUT, 1) THE CAR IS STORED IN A CLOSED GARAGE, 2) THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF ANIMALS IN THE GARAGE, AND 3) ANIMAL DAMAGE IS NOT AMONG THE LIST OF EXCLUDED CONDITIONS. FURTHER, HAD THE GASOLINE CAUGHT FIRE BOTH THE CAR AND HOUSE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BURNED. I REGARD THE USE OF AN UNPROTECTED PLASTIC TUBE I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED MOLD AND MILDEW ON THE CARPET ON BOTH SIDES. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY TISSUE AND NAPKINS IN THE GLOVE BOX CLOGGING THE DRAIN VALVE. IF THE CONTACT LEFT THE GLOVE BOX EMPTY, IT DID NOT LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IT WILL ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY - WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONG, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, WHEN I AM STOPPED, BASICALLY AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IF THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING. HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS AT LEAST 20 TIMES. LAST TIME WAS 1/21/10. NO MATS IN VEHICLE FOR PEDAL TO STICK AND PEDAL IS NOT STICKING. HAPPENS WHEN DON'T EVEN TOUCH PEDAL IN NEUTRAL ENGINE REVS UP. *TR