Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BELT WAS TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
ABS AND BRAKE SENSORS ARE FAULTY. ABS NOT WORKING. *TR
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. MF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT INJURED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT BREAST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS) AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT RAIL AND CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD DURING THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE STEERING LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS ON THE CHEST, A CUT ON THE LIP, AND A BRUISED RIGHT ARM AND LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
THE AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP STEADY ON, NEVER TURN OFF. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE RECALL WAS REPORTED IN APRIL OF 2014. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 12/16/2014 *JS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STAYS ON AND I RECEIVED A INTERIM RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL FOR SPIRAL CABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. BOTH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE SPIRAL CABLE ARE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THEY WANT $500.00 TO FIX. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP IS AVOIDING TO FIX THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. *TR
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORN BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. JCC
2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD
EVERY TIME I USE THE AIR CONDITIONING, THE FRONT PASSENGER CARPET GETS SOAKED. I HAVE PULLED UP THE CARPETING AND CLEANED OUT THE DRAIN TUBE AND TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE TRIED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND ALMOST EVERY UNPAINTED SURFACE IN THE CAR HAS RUST ON IT. THE MOLD SMELL IS TERRIBLE. THIS IS A VERY BAD SITUATION. IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA, WE NEED AIR CONDITIONING FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS) AND 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED SINCE HE BELIEVED HIS LIFE WAS AT RISK WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
THE AIR BAG ALERT BAG COMES ON SOLID. THERE HAS BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL ON THIS SINCE APRIL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE COMPANY (TOYOTA) HAS NOT DECIDED WHAT PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL (SINCE APRIL) I FEEL THAT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE IN JEOPARDY. AS THE NATL.HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN, I FEEL YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE RECALL AND MAKE TOYOTA TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE ACTIVATED WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. PM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY MANUAL-TRANSMISSION 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS UP TO SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO MAY STALL, OR THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC THAT REPLACED ONE OF THE SENSORS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
AS I WAS DRIVING THIS PAST WINTER THE ABS REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND PARKING BRAKE CAME ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FROZEN CONNECTOR SINCE THE WINTER HAS BEEN VERY COLD AND BAD THIS YEAR. THE SPEED SENSOR PIG TAIL AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. THIS PART WAS CORODED AND FULL OF DIRT AND GRIME. EVEN THE WIRES WERE DISENGRATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER YARIS OWNERS TO THAT I HAVE READ ON HERE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. APROXIMATE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM IS 600.00. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE HE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A NECK INJURY DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I PURCHASED MY YARIS NEW IN 2007. IT NOW HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER IS TELLING ME THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR AIRBAG IS SHORTED AND NEEDS REPAIR - WHICH WILL BE ABOUT $500+ TO FIX, TO ENSURE DEPLOYMENT IF NEEDED. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE OTHER YARIS OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, AND SOME RECALLS. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL A DEFECT IN ENGINEERING THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR YARIS ALSO. TOYOTA RESPONDED WITH AN OFFER TO PAY $200 TO ASSIST IN GETTING IT REPAIRED OR A SPECIAL OFFER TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA NEW - I TOOK NEITHER OPTION BELIEVING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR FREE REPAIR, NOT COST ME $300 PLUS. *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 51 SUGGESTS SPIRAL CABLE PROBLEM. *TR
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO THE INTERSECTION NEARLY CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW OR RAIN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SKID AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. JFT
DROVE CAR TO TRAIN STATION DURING SNOW STORM. VEHICLE SAT PARKED ALL DAY. CLEANED OFF SNOW THAT EVENING AND BEGAN DRIVE HOME. SEVERAL MINUTES INTO TRIP BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED PARKING BRAKE AND FOUND TO BE NOT ENGAGED. PUMPED BRAKES AND APPEARED NORMAL OPERATION. LATER CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND AGAIN APPEARED NORMAL LEVEL. BOTH LIGHTS STAYED CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED FOR THREE DAYS. CURRENTLY BOTH LIGHTS COLLECTIVELY ALTERNATE BETWEEN ON AND OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
BOTH THE PARKING BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM [ABS] INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *TR UPON INSPECTION OF THE REAR SKID CONTROL SENSOR AND SKID CONTROL SENSOR WIRE [PART OF THE ABS], I FOUND BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE ASSEMBLIES TO BE VERY WET AND DIRTY WITH MUD BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE WIRE AND THE SENSOR ITSELF ON THE HUB ASSEMBLY. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PINS WERE BADLY CORRODED. SO MUCH SO, IN FACT, THAT ONE OF THE PINS WAS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY DISINTEGRATED. WITH THE CONNECTION BEING CORRODED AND BROKEN, THE ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE SKID CONTROL SENSOR ARE NOT PROTECTED BY ANY SORT OF GUARD OR BOOT, THEY'RE JUST REGULAR, PLASTIC-HOUSING CONNECTORS WITH NO WATERPROOFING, YET THEY'RE IN A LOCATION ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY MUCH EXPOSED TO RAIN, SNOW, MUD, ETC. DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONNECTORS ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO CORROSION AND DAMAGE FROM THE ELEMENTS BEING EXPOSED IN THIS WAY AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO THIS EXPOSURE CAUSES A LOSS OF A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE, THE ABS.
THE ABS SENSORS ON BOTH BACK TIRES FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY (DETERMINED UPON OBD CODE READING FROM SERVICE STATION) RESULTING IN THE DASHBOARD 'BRAKE' AND 'ABS' LIGHTS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE THIS SPONTANEOUS FAILURE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND AT OTHER TIMES FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THIS CREATED A MAJOR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN
WATER DRAIN FOR A/C SYSTEM CONDENSER CLOGGED. HAS HAPPENED EVERY SUMMER SINCE PURCHASE IN 2007. WATER FILLS THE DRAIN, AND GETS TRAPPED WITHIN THE UNIT LEADING TO AN OVERFLOW ONTO THE BLOWER AND BLOWER MOTOR SHORTING THE RELAYS. FUSES ARE BLOWN, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. A MOLD BUILDUP ALSO OCCURS IN CARPETING LEADING TO A HEALTH HAZARD. *TR
THE LIGHT ON THE AIR BAG IS ON AND IT WONT TURN OFF. TOYOTA ADVISE ME THAT IT MAY BE A SPIRAL CABLE AND THAT MY AIR BAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013, WHILE TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS I HEARD A LOUD CRACK. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY WRONG AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEEL HAD BROKEN AS THE STEERING PIECE WAS NO LONGER TURNING THE WHEELS. IN FACT, THE STEERING PIECE JUST SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES. I LEFT MY CAR IN PARK AND CALLED A FRIEND WHO REALLY KNOWS CARS. UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THAT TOYOTA PART AND IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BROKEN ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE PART IS COVERED BY A PROTECTIVE BOOT AND IS NOT LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE DIED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT YET ON THE RECALL LIST AND MY CAR HAD OVER 60,000 THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY NEARLY $2,000 FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA PART THAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING STICK WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SLIGHT STEERING CORRECTIONS. THIS HAS GOTTEN BAD ENOUGH TO WHERE VEHICLE MAKES LANE CHANGES WHEN JUST TRYING TO MAKE SLIGHT CORRECTION. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, THE ACCELERATION SENSOR HAS BEEN RELEARNED THREE SEPARATE TIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO CHANGE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,017.
ON 16 AUGUST, 2013, WHILE TURNING INTO A GARAGE PARKING SPOT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO COME TO FULL STOP BEFORE THE CONCRETE COLUMN AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN, OF ITS OWN ACCORD, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT MUCH ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE COLUMN DESTROYING THE FRONT LEFT HEAD LIGHTS, ENTIRE FRONT GRILL WORK, AND THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS BENT SO THE DOOR WOULD NOT BE OPENED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ON 20 AUGUST, 2013 MY INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT SINCE LAST YEAR ON MY YARIS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ITEM. I COUNT OVER 25 COMPLAINTS. THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HAD LESS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON IT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V031000 (SEAT BELTS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. *TR
SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME "ON" WHILE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE TOLD HIM THAT THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - AND UNLESS I SPENT $489+ TO FIX IT THAT NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR SEAT BELTS WOULD WORK - SO IT WAS MANDATORY TO FIX IT!! THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED BROKEN WIRES IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUFFERED A FINANCIAL LOSS OF ALMOST $500 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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