2007 Toyota Yaris complaints

THE BRAKE CALIPER ON ONE SIDE OF THIS CAR AT THE FRONT MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING AN UNEVEN WEAR ON THE BRAKE PAD AT AN ABNORMAL RATE........AND JUST RECENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO THE SAME PROBLEM........ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN SEVERAL MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. UPDATED 06/23/10.*JB *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA YARIS AND WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP TO WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE ROW OF STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF HER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO BETWEEN THE 2 LANES OF CARS ON THE RAMP. SHE CLIPPED A TRUCK AND THE CAR TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE YARIS. MY WIFE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THANKFULLY ONLY MINOR INJURIES. MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OCCURRENCE OF THE WELL KNOWN TOYOTA 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

I [XXX] PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA FROM MOSS BROTHER TOYOTA THAT HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRUNK PART THAT ALLOW THE TRUNK DOOR TO COMING DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN OPENED. SEVERAL TIMES THAT CAR TRUNK HAVE CAME DOWN HITTING ME IN THE HEAD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND TO THE MANUFACTURE REP. AND IN APRIL 2010 THE REP MET WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND ORDERED IT TO BE CORRECTED. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE FIXED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SINCE THAT TIME, ON SEVERAL OCCASION, THIS TRUNK HAS COME DOWN SMASHING ME AND MY HUSBAND IN THE HEAD. 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. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE FOUND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED SHE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

MY TOYOTA YARIS 2007 SEDAN IS JERKING . I TOOK IT FOR A SERVICE AT TOYOTA TWO WEEKS BACK BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME. THEY CHANGED THE PETROL FILTER. THE JERKING NEVER WENT AWAY. THE DEALER THEN CHANGED THE PETROL PUMP AND THE JERKING IS STILL THERE, IT COMES AND GOES. BUT IT SHAKES SO HARD I CAN NOT TAKE IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY KEEP TEST DRIVING IT AND I AM AFRAID BY THE TIME THEY FINISH IF THEY EVER FIND THE PROBLEM THE CAR WILL BE DUE FOR ANOTHER SERVICE. SO FAR I DON'T HAVE WHEELS WHILE THEY KEEP MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO YIELD FROM SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE IDLE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR MINOR BACK INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,064.

BEEN DRIVING A 2007 YARIS SINCE JULY 2006 - NO PROBLEMS, NOW HAVE 51,200 MILES ON IT. ON A COMPLETELY DRY AND FLAT ROAD ON 4/9/10, I WAS APPROACHING A YELLOW LIGHT AT APPX. 40 MPH AND BEGAN BRAKING. RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHT, AS I HIT A LITTLE BUMP (UNEVEN PAVEMENT SECTION WHERE IT CHANGED FROM BRIDGE SURFACE TO BLACKTOP) THE ENGINE SURGED -- I FELT IT, SAW THE RPM NEEDLE GO UP AND HEARD THE ENGINE REV. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO GET CAR TO STOP. NO REPAIRS / INSPECTIONS YET - NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO A DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. SOUNDS LIKE THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE RECALL ISSUE TO ME . . . *TR

MY SON [XXX] OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN (SUGARLAND) HOUSTON,TX ON FEB19TH,2010 ON HWY 59 NORTHBOUND AT APPROX 9.30PM, IN WHICH HE WAS IN A LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. TWO OR THREE CARS AHEAD OF HIM HAD DROPPED SOME DEBRIS. WHILE DODGING THE DEBRIS, HIS LEFT REAR TIRE CLIPPED THE WOODEN BLOCK, HE HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE LEFT AND HIS CAR FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES AND HE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING THE WHOLE HIGHWAY TO SHUT DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS, SIDE OR FRONT EVER DEPLOYED. HE OCCURRED INJURY TO HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH IS HIS DOMINANT HAND, BROKE ONE TENDON, AND CRUSHED TWO FINGER. HE ALSO OCCURRED MINOR INJURIES ON HIS UPPER AND LOWER LEFT EYE. HE WAS ADMITTED IN HERMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SUGARLAND IN EMERGENCY. ON FEB 26TH, HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS LEFT HAND MAJORITY OF TOYOTA YARIS OWNERS ARE COLLEGE KIDS. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY FEATURE IS THIS? WHERE THE AIR BAGS STAYS THERE WHEN YOU ARE IN A CRASH. WEARING SEAT BELT SAVED HIS LIFE.. I HAVE PICTURES,POLICE REPORT,HOSPITAL RECORDS IF NEEDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS ON MARCH 30,2010 AROUND 1600 HRS AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND CAUSED A COLLISON AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR APPROX 200 FEET DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN A GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL STUCK FULL THROTTLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH WHERE IT TRAVELED DOWN THE DITCH COMING TO REST AGAINST A LARGE BOULDER. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND KNEE AND HIP PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPACT. I AM WISHING TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SINCE YARIS HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE LITERATURE I HAVE FOUND PRINTED BY TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT BRYAN EASLER TOYOTA IN HENDERSONVILLE NC AND HAD 50000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT THIS LOCATION AND THEY SHOULD HAVE ANY RECORDS YOU REQUIRE. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

1.EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR SEEM NOT ACCELL PROPERLY-I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND THE CAR MADE NOISE SIMILAR TO OVERHEATING OR FANBELT WITH VIBRATION-BUT THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKES-AFTER LETTING CAR DRIFT FOR A MOMENT THE CAR JOLTED THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE-ALSO, A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE THERE WAS A RECAL CORRECTED ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO-I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY RELEVANCE-2. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WAS: AS I WAS TRYING TO REACH APPROX 50-60MPH MY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PASSED 40MPH-I NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCEL PASED 40MPH THEN I NOTICED THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVE FROM 40MPH EVEN WHILE HAVING GAS PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN-THEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER STILL WAS NOT MOVING FROM 40MPH WHILE BREAKS APPLIED AND CAR SPEED DECREASSING-THERE WAS A NOISE FROM ENGINE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF OVERHEATING OR FANBELT AND WAS VIBRATING- AND THEN AFTER LETTING IT DRIFT THEN IT JOLTED AND THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE - THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH SPEDOMETER NOT MOVING AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REACH 50-60MPH-CONSEQUENCE:AS I WAS CHANGING LANES-THERE WAS CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LANE I CHANGED INTO AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCEL AND STAYED AT 40MPH-THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BECOMING HARDER TO SHIFT GEARS. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC; WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIVOT BALL HAD BROKEN AND THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82000.

ABS MALFUNCTION ON MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE CLEANED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34000.

VEHICLE'S COMPUTERIZED GASOLINE FULL/EMPTY EQUIPMENT COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE RUNNING SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN NOT ABLE TO START AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FUEL CONSOLE SHOWED THE VEHICLE HAD 1/2 TANK FUELING BUT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA CAR DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE COMPUTERIZED FUEL WARNING SYSTEM. GAS TANK WAS ENTIRELY EMPTY HOWEVER SHOWED THAT HAD 1/2 TANK FUEL. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN, WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FOR TIMES UP TO 2 DAYS BEFORE GOING OUT. TOYOTA RELEASED A TSB IN JUNE OF 2008, ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED. THE PROBLEM IS CORROSION OF THE CONTACT POINTS OF THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESS IN NORTHERN WEATHER AREAS WHERE WE USE SALT. THE COST TO THE CONSUMER IS APPROXIMATELY $400.00 PER SIDE TO FIX IT IF IT HAPPENS AFTER THE 3 YR. 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I THINK THIS UNACCEPTABLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND BASALLY GOT HUNG UP ON. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. OUR NORTHERN CUSTOMERS IN CANADA ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 TOYOTA YARIS OFF AND ON I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE IT ALMOST HAS AN EFFECT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKING IN. YET THE EFFECT IS MORE PRONOUNCED. IT FEELS AS IF I AM SKIDDING OR JERKING TO A STOP AND MAKES ME FEAR THAT I WILL NOT STOP. ARE THERE ANY OPEN CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I NEED TO GET IT RESOLVED. I HAVE ALSO SENT AN E-MAIL TO TOYOTA. *TR

DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON VEHICLE'S ABS HARNESS/CONNECTORS CAUSES IT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AFTER CORROSION SETS IN, MINE HAPPENED AFTER 2 YEARS AND AROUND 68K MILES. REPLACEMENT OF HARNESS AND CONNECTORS IS ONLY A SHORT TERM FIX, ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS ON WWW.YARISWORLS.COM (SEE HTTP://WWW.YARISWORLD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=11533&HIGHLIGHT=ABS). *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WHEN THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR. THE FLOOR MAT WORKED ITS WAY UP AND JAMMED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WAS TO KICK THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR ENDING A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE BY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,150 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5500. UPDATED 02/03/10 *BF UPDATED 02/11/10.*JB

DASH BOARD FIRE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR

I'VE HAD MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY, WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD ITS WORSE, THE OTHER PROBLEMS IS THAT THE CAR WOBBLES WHEN IM DRIVING SLOW, AN WHEN I DRIVE FASTER IT STARTS TO SHAKES, AN WHEN I RUN THE AC THE ENGINE SHAKES REAL BAD, THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. *TR

2007 TOYOTA YARIS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP, BEFORE HE COULD CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. IN THE WINTER TIME, IT WAS WORSE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT/LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, SHE HEARS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED AND WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT LOCKED WITH NO IMPACT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK ON THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRUNK WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER HUSBAND WAS STRUCK ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE BY THE TRUNK. THE FAILURE LEFT A SMALL GASH ON HIS FACE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 36,000. UPDATED 06/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 60 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. CURRENT MILEAGE OF THIS TOYOTA YARIS IS 21,755. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT JERKED CONTINUOUSLY. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE CONTACT MADE TWO ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE BUCKLE ENGAGED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 57,000.

OUR LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER DOES NOT PERFORM SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS ON THE WEEKEND, OR ON WEEKDAYS AFTER 4PM. SO CAR WILL REMAIN IN SAME CONDITION UNTIL A DEALER IS FOUND THAT CAN REPAIR SAFETY RECALL ON WEEKEND...IF POSSIBLE. THE RODLAND TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS ACTUALLY VERY RUDE TO ME ON THE PHONE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO FROM HERE. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY UNDERSTANDING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 YARIS WITH A FAULTY CENTER PILLAR SOUND INSULATOR DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP(CLASSIC TOYOTA OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) REFUSES TO SERVICE MY TOYOTA VEHICLES, STEMMING BACK FROM AN INCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS OVERCHARGED $750 ON A 2008 SCION XB LAST YEAR. THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO 'TAKE MY CAR ELSEWHERE FOR REPAIRS"..BUT THIS IS NOT A "REPAIR" DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR..IT'S A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, AND SHE IS UNWILLING TO PROCESS MY SAFETY RECALL WORK. I FEEL AS IF I'M BEING CHEATED OUT OF THE GUARANTEED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH MY NEW VEHICLE, AND THEY ARE INTENTIONALLY RISKING MY SAFETY BY NOT FIXING A DANGEROUS RECALL (SEAT BELT TENSIONER). COINCIDENTALLY, THE SEATBELT ALREADY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN MY CAR WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL TRUCK DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR...IF THE SEATBELT WAS CORRECTLY WORKING I WOULD LIKELY HAVE SUFFERED LESS DAMAGE TO MY SHOULDERS AND NECK. MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO REPORT THIS TO THE LOCAL POLICE AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THOUGH, I HOPE Y'ALL WILL ASSIST ON FIXING MY RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN ALONG I-75 NORTHBOUND TOWARDS ATLANTA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW JUST EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. THE SHATTERED GLASS BLEW OUT ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER CABIN. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE THAT CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER (IT SIMPLY EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY). *TR

CONTROL OF VEHICLE LOST ON DIRT ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3X. LANDED ON ROOF. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AT ALL. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 62-64MPH. HEARD THE TIRE BLOWOUT AND FELT THE CAR PULL TO THE RIGHT. TURNED ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, RIGHT DOOR, SIDE SKIRT, HOOD, FRONT BUMPER, ABS WIRING AND OTHER WIRING. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HAD TO STOP FREEWAY TRAFFIC TO GET THE TREAD OFF THE FREEWAY. HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS OR OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TIRES ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. WERE BALD AFTER LITTLE USE. ENDED UP UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. THROUGH SERVICE CHECKS IT WAS NEVER NOTED TO ME OF THE TIRE CONDITION AND THE TIRES SHOULD NOT OF BEEN IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT OR POOR QUALITY PRODUCT TOYOTA IS SELLING ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY NAME IS [XXX] ,RESIDENT OF GURABO, PUERTO RICO. THE REASON OF THIS LETTER IS BECAUSE I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP ME. I AM PROPRIETOR OF A CAR TOYOTA YARIS OF YEAR 2007, CLEAR GREEN COLOR. AT DAWN OF THE PAST MONDAY MARCH 17, 2008 THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY RESIDENCE APPARENTLY BY A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE ALREADY TURNED A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. I PROCEED TO MAKE A CLAIM TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT TO VERIFY MY CAR ON APRIL 8, 2008. THE ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT VERIFIED THE CAR, BUT HE CANNOT DETERMINATE FROM WHERE THE FAILURE CAME, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BY THE PART AIRBAG OF THE PASSENGER AND BY THE LATERAL CENTER OF THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER. THAT WAS, TWO ISOLATE FIRES. THE ELECTROMECHANICAL DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEVER HAS BEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NOR HAS BEEN ALTERED SINCE THE VAHICLE IS NEW OF FACTORY. THEREFORE, THE ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT DETERMINED THAT IT A FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. BY SUCH REASON, I LET KNOW MY CASE TO KNOW IN WHAT FORM SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. I AM A DISABLED PERSON THAT I NEED AN AUTOMOBILE TO ATTEND CONTINUOUS MADICAL APPOINTMENTS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE ME ANY REIMBURSEMENT BY THE MONNEY ALREADY PAID BY AN ENTIRE YEAR AND IN ADDITION, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I MUST CONTINUE PAYING THE VEHICLE UNTIL AS MUCH THE INSUR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,687 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 975.

THE FAILURE WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE, BUT ON SOME 18 WHEELER WHICH LOST ITS RETREAD. I HIT THE RETREAD DEBREE LAYING IN THE ROAD, A PIECE 2-3 FEET LONG. I NEARLY WRECKED 1ST TRYING TO AVOID IT AND THEN WHEN I HIT IT. IT TORE UP MY EXHAUST PIPE WHICH WILL NEED REPAIR. I BELIEVE THESE RETREADS AUGHT TO BE MADE ILLEGAL SINCE THEY MUST BE RAILING AT A HIGH RATE, JUST LOOKING AT THE DEBREE I NOTICE ALONG THE SIDE OF A TYPICAL INTERSTATE. IS THE COST SAVINGS TO TRUCKERS WORTH THE RISK IMPOSED ON OTHER DRIVERS AND THE COST OF REPAIR TO THEIR VEHICLES, MOST OF WHICH IS ABSORBED BY THE VICTIM OF THIS JUNK. IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS OF SMALL VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE LOW GROUND CLEARANCE. I HIT THIS WITH A YARIS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK MODEL 2007, I SUFFER A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. *TR

OCT 19, 2007 FRONTAL COLLISION OF 2007 TOYOTA YARIS - AIRBAGS FAILED. *TR

GOING 35 MPH SOUTH ON PAVED ROAD, IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING, I SLOWED DOWN TO DUE TO DEER IN THE ROAD, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, MY CAR WHEN INTO A COMPLETE 180 SPIN, HAD NO CONTROL, THE ANITLOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO ME PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT INSTEAD, I LANDED IN THE DITCH. CAR WAS JUST REPORTED TO ME AS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE WERE UNABLE TO RELEASE MY CHILD. SHE WAS UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT. APX A WEEK LATER SHE BECAME STUCK IN THE SAME MANNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE HER *JB