2008 Toyota Yaris Complaint Log

MY 4 YEAR OLD 2008 TOYOTA YARIS WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING/BANGING SOUND WHEN I WOULD TRAVEL OVER SMALL BUMPS OR BRAKE SLOWLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HE TOLD ME THAT A BOLT HOLDING THE PASSENGER LOWER SUSPENSION ARM TO THE FRAME HAD CORRODED AND SHEARED OFF. HE SAID THAT IF I CONTINUED DRIVING IT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION AND WHEEL WOULD LIKELY BREAK AWAY FROM THE CAR. HE SHOWED ME A REPAIR BULLETIN THAT TOYOTA HAD PRODUCED DETAILING THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SINCE FAILURE OF THAT BOLT COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED UP THE BULLETIN AND SHOWED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ONLY COVERED AS PART OF THE BASIC 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEY HANDED ME WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BOLT THEY REPLACED AND THE OTHER BOLT THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM IN PLACE. BOTH BOLTS WERE BADLY CORRODED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW BOLTS THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WERE A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER AND WERE CORROSION RESISTANT. TOYOTA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE USING DIFFERENT PARTS THAN THE CARS WERE SHIPPED WITH FROM THE FACTORY. THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT BECAUSE HE EXPECTS THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE AND TOLD ME THAT I WILL BE REIMBURSED WHEN IT IS RECALLED. PLEASE FORCE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THE FRONT END OF THEIR CAR AND THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A POORLY CONSTRUCTED $5 BOLT. *TR

LEFT SUBFRAME BOLT COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BROKE OFF OF FRAME. NO DAMAGE OR OVER-TORQUING OF BOLT OCCURRED. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA YAIS SUBFRAME BOLTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE TWO CHILDREN WERE SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE CHILDREN WERE REPORTED AS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ UPDATED 9/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SALT CORRODED THE SENSORS FOR THE ABS. THEN WITH NO WARNING, THERE WAS A PULSE IN THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT, THUS GREATLY INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. UPDATED 10/02/14 UPDATED 10/07/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE ENGINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

OUR CAR DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE 12/7/2011 . TOYOTA DID AND INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THE DOOR CONTROL SWITCH WAS AT FAULT ,THEY REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO US .THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE ?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER LOST MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (ANDY MOHR TOYOTA 8941 E US HWY 36, AVON, IN 46123 (317) 713-8181) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, THOMPSON'S HONDA 7050 S US HWY 41, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47802 (812) 232-1111, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS AGAIN DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL BUT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK WHENEVER IT REACHED ONE HALF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS TO HER HANDS BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHILE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WE DRIVE A 2008 YARIS. BECAUSE WE GOT IT USED AND THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DROVE SO MUCH, ITS 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY NO LONGER APPLIED, BUT WE GOT AN EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS YEAR, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BROKE, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY HARNESSES. (THE TSB ON IT MENTIONS REPLACING IT WITH AN "IMPROVED" HARNESS.) WHILE TOYOTA DESCRIBES THIS AS NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, WE FEEL OTHERWISE, AS THE SYMPTOM IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SINCE THIS PART IS NOT BEING RECALLED, SINCE IN A DBW CAR, THIS IS NOT PART OF THE POWERTRAIN, AND HENCE, WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA REQUIRED US TO PAY $1000 TO FIX THIS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ONCE A DAY OR ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HE REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB RELATED TO THE FAULT RECORDED IN THE ENGINE COMPUTER. P0121 IS ONE OF THE CODES MENTIONED IN THE TSB WHICH WAS ALSO THE CODE RECODED IN MY ENGINE COMPUTER, HOWEVER THE TSB DOES NOT MENTION THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PER THE TSB AND THAT THE COST WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 58000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR CONSIDERING THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE ONE COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN WHEN A VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE. TO MY DISMAY THIS REPAIR COST ME 1000 DOLLARS AND ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 2008 MODEL VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. *TR

WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE TRAVELLING NORTH ON THE FREEWAY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY LADY ENTERED THE FREEWAY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS RAINING. THE CARS IN FRONT OF THEM STARTED RESPONDING IN VARIOUS WAYS TRYING TO AVOID THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CRASHES. OUR VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE RAIL AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US . THE CAR HIT HAD QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE AND OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . IT WAS DEEMED A NO FAULT ACCIDENT ON OUR PART DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. OUR YARIS WAS TOTALED. COMPLETELY SMASHED IN FRONT AND SIDES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT EVEN OPEN YET NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE. THE POLICE OFFICER, TOW TRUCK DRIVER, OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT , AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTERS ALL WITNESSES TO THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE, WERE SHOCKED WITH THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN DIFFICULT TO TOW. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EQUALLY DISTRAUGHT AT LEARNING THESE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT AS A FRIEND OF OUR DAUGHTER'S WAS RECENTLY KILLED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT HERE IN VIRGINIA WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ROAD RAN IN TO HER. WE WANT TO RECORD THIS WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MY CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY AS IT MAY SAVE FUTURE LIVES. WE CAN SEND PHOTOS OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT REQUIRE FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SIMPLY SHOCKING AND DISTRESSING AS THIS IS A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE NOWADAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD LOCK OR OPEN ONLY WHEN MANUALLY OPENING OR LOCKING THE DOOR BY ENGAGING THE KNOB OR THE KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,939. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. UPDATED 12/16/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BENCH WAS LOOSE ON BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR SEAT WAS SECURE. HE ALSO SHOWED HER ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR SEAT WAS ALSO LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,486. UPDATED 06/08/11*LJ

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR ANYTHING. I HAVE REPLACED REAR SHOCKS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND NOW AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR HAD ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE ONLY RESPONSE TOYOTA PROVIDED WAS "SORRY, YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED." ALL MECHANICS I HAVE DISCUSSED THESE ISSUES WITH AGREE THAT SUCH REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR DRIVEN HARD. IT HAS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SUGGESTED BY IT MANUFACTURER. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA AS WARRANTY REPAIRS SINCE THEY ARE ALL OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY TOYOTA I WILL EVER OWN. *TR

THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR CONNECTOR ON THE REAR WHEELS HUBS IS NOT SEALED AND ALLOWS WATER AND ROAD SALTS TO CORRODE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, WHICH CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE DEACTIVATED.THE VEHICLE STILL HAS BRAKES BUT NO ABS BRAKES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANANT FIX AS OF YET. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $600.00 PER WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT WINTER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX IT. *TR

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A ROLL OVER AND FRONT END DAMAGE . *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY YARIS AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 4-LANE ROAD. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I ENTERED THE LEFT LANE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WENT HALFWAY DOWN, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AS I QUICKLY TRIED TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AS A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE BEHIND ME CAME UP FAST, THE ENGINE RESPONDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND I SURGED FORWARD. THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, IT RESPONDED NORMALLY AT THE TOP OF ITS TRAVEL. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AGAIN, NO RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AND OFF UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT STARTED TO BECOME MORE COMMON THAN THE NORMAL RESPONSE. SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY TOYOTA FOR AN EXPENSIVE FIX ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, I RESOLVED TO GET USED TO IT. I ADJUSTED MY ACTIONS SO I DIDN'T EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE CAR UNTIL THE PEDAL GOT PART WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND, THOUGH I'M SURE IT AFFECTED MY GAS MILEAGE, I COULD DEAL WITH IT. THEN YESTERDAY, AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, THE PEDAL RESPONSE SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR (AND ONE FOR MY WIFE AS WELL) BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND ITS FUEL ECONOMY. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I HAVE READ THAT LEXUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS ANNOYING, REDUCES GAS MILEAGE, AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.

I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SUV) WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA YARIS HAD A LOT OF DAMAGE INCLUDING THE BUMPER AND HOOD BEING PUSHED COMPLETELY OUT OF PLACE. IT DID CAUSE BODILY INJURIES TO ME INCLUDING AN INJURED BACK AND NECK. ADDITIONALLY, I BELIEVE I HAVE RE-TORN LIGAMENTS IN WHICH I PREVIOUSLY HAD SURGICALLY REPAIRED. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

REAR ABS SPEED SENSORS CORRODE AND MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THUS MINIMIZING BRAKING EFFICIENCY WHILE DRIVING. INTERNET FULL OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON TOYOTA YARIS CARS. *TR

STOPPED TO PLACE A FAST FOOD ORDER-MOVED UP TO PAY-TRUCK IN FRONT WAITING TO PAY-HAD FOOT ON BREAK--CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT-THE ENGINE REVVED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK-I EVEN PUSHED DOWN HARDER ON THE BREAK.

ON 1/29/11 I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT I HAD 1/8 OF A TANK.THE DEALER SAID THAT HE FUEL SENDING DEVICE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT"THIS HAPPENS ON YARISES A LOT'". IF THIS IS HAPPENING SO MUCH WHY ISN'T THE PART BEING RECALLED? IT IS NOT SAFE TO RUN OUT OF GAS UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OR FREEWAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND, NEW 2008 TOYOTA YARIS IN MARCH 2008 AT VALLEY TOYOTA IN HANSON, CALIFORNIA. I AM THE SOLE OWNER AND THE ONLY DRIVER. DURING THE TIMEFRAME BETWEEN JANUARY 11TH TO JANUARY 15TH, 2011, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON REPEATEDLY. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL, I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SERVICING DEALER. THE AUTOMOBILE IS ONLY 2 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS IN MY POSSESSION AND I STILL OWE $13, 865.00 ON IT. THE MILEAGE IS 98% FEDERAL INTERSTATE MILES. I PAID $ 1,031.84 ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH OF JANUARY 2011 FOR 2 REAR HUBS AND 2 SKID CONTROL WIRES AND HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE SERVICING DEALER ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND FOR REMAINING REPAIR TASKS WHICH COST ANOTHER $ 323.75. IN TOTAL I HAVE PAID TOYOTA A GRAND TOTAL OF $1,355.59 TO REPAIR THE ABS WIRES AND HARNESS WHICH WERE CORRODED ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIANS. ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BY ME AS A BRAND, NEW AUTO IN MARCH OF 2008 WITH LESS THAN 89,000 MILES (98% HIGHWAY MILES). TO HAVE PAID $ 1, 355.59 TO TOYOTA FOR THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEPLOYABLE AS THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF A SEEMINGLY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM OF CORROSION WITH THE ABS ON TOYOTA YARIS MODELS DATING BACK TO 2007. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE COMPANY HAS ONLY ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND NOT TO CUSTOMERS IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND IN JUNE OR JULY 2008. IN VIEW OF PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS, TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT AND NOT RESPONSIBLE TO MY CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. AS THE SERVICING DEALER HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE OR FORTHCOMING REGARDING MY INQUIRIES, I DON'T KNOW IF THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AS OF THIS WRITNG (25TH OF JANUARY 2011). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. !....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS, AND AFTER 3 YEARS I'M NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THIS IS A STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR SINCE IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BASE MODEL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY YARIS OWNERS FROM CANADA AND US ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME SENSORS AND SEEM TO HAVE STARTED WITH THE 2006 MODELS AND SO ON. I'M INCLUDING THE LINK OF THE FORUM LISTED BELOW AS PROOF OF OTHER YARIS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE NOT ON THIS FORUM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. TO GET THIS FIXED, IT COSTS MORE THAN ADDING THE FEATURE ITSELF WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I'M EXPRESSING MY CONCERN BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN THAT ALL YARIS OWNERS, WHETHER HAVING THE PROBLEM OR NOT SHOULD BE AWARE OF. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. HTTP://WWW.YARISWORLD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=11533. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT REGARDING FAILED AIRBAGS *TGW THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. *JB UPDATED 03/01/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOST RECENTLY, BOTH WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ABS SENSOR AND THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,529. ...UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF

I DRIVE A TOYOTA 2008 YARIS (TOYOTA VIOS HERE IN D PHILPPINES)WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 20,000 KMS(20,014KMS) ON D ODOMETER. I NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT NOISE ON D FRONT END SUSPENSION PASSENGER SIDE. I BROUGHT TO D DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM, AFTER THEIR ASSESSMENT TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR SAYING THAT THE VOLTAGE "ISN'T UP TO STANDARD." AFTER A FEW DAYS I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT SHOCK ABSORBER. I ASKED THEM WHY ONLY ONE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS REPLACED AS THE USUAL PROCEDURE WAS THAT BOTH FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS SHOULD BE REPLACED, THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD THAT TOYOTA IS BECOMING MORE STRICT WITH WARRANTY POLICIES AND THE ONLY PART THAT THEY WILL REPLACE IS THE DEFECTIVE PART. FURTHERMORE THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IF IT WAS UP TO THEM THEY NORMALLY ALWAYS REPLACE BOTH SHOCK ABSORBERS BUT BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S STRICT WARRANTY POLICY THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE ONE SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER INSTANCE OF TOYOTA CUTTING CORNERS TO SAVE COST AT THE EXPENSE OF CAR SAFETY. I LIVE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES AND I KNOW THAT THIS CASE OF MINE ISN'T IN YOUR JURISDICTION, I ONLY SUBMIT MY CASE TO YOU BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY YARISES THERE IN THE US THAT MAY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING MY INCIDENT REPORT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS, I WAS BURNED BY A HOT BEVERAGE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CUP HOLDER BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE CUP TO BECOME UNSTABLE, SPILLING THE CONTENTS ON MYSELF AND CAR. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT PUTS FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS AT RISK OF INJURY BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION. IN A COLLISION OR ABRUPT STOP, CONSUMERS ARE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS FLAW AND ELIMINATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD FOR CONSUMERS. I RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CONTACTED TOYOTA, YET THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HAPPY CUSTOMER WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AS WELL AS WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE MASS O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERED INTO HIS PATH AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,200.

DURING OIL CHANGE I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR ANY OIL LEAKS AND DISCOVERED OIL DOWN ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE TO THE OIL PAN. DEALERSHIP PUT DYE IN ENGINE. CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET LEAK. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. THAT SAME DAY, I LOOKED AT OUR OTHER VEHICLE SAME MODEL DIFFERENT YEAR 2010. I NOTICED THE SAME OIL LEAK. SINCE THEN, I HAVE LOOKED AT THREE OTHER 2010 YARIS AND FOUND THE SAME OIL LEAK FROM THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE HEAD CYLINDER GASKET. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *JB THE CONSUMERS BROTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT IN THE DIRECTION OF A WALL AT A VERY RAPID SPEED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO HER LANE, BUT THEN IT MADE A RAPID 360-DEGREE TURN AND STOPPED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WITH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON HIS VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND HE WAS NOT ADVISED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400. UPDATED 06/25/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB

THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIME WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR HURT. *TR ANOTHER ISSUES: MY CURRENT 2008 YARIS HAS ONLY 23,382 MILES ON IT, SO THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILEAGE. I HAVE INSTALLED A TOTAL OF 2 DIFFERENT AFTERMARKET ALARMS ON THE CAR BOTH BY PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSES ONE BEING BEST BUY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE CAR NOT WORKING. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 YARIS. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE FIRST ALARM AFTER 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE ALARM WAS THE ISSUE. THE SECOND ALARM REPLACEMENT CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH INSTALLING AFTERMARKET ALARMS ON THE 2008 YARIS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD FORCEFULLY. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB INTO SOME BUSHES. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COST WAS $4,523.94. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 28 MPH, THE CONTACT MOVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A BOULDER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR A DETERMINATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

12/21/09 - ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND MAKING SPRUNG "SPRING" TYPE NOISES. REAR WHEEL SENSOR AND WIRE HARNESS HAD GONE BAD - REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN ON 1/25/11. 6/8/10 CAR MAKING FUNNY WHIRLING NOISES UNDER HOOD. ALTERNATOR WENT BAD.

MY CAR WAS SPINNING IN CIRCLES ON THE ICEY FREEWAY AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR FENDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STOPPED SHORT OF THE GUARD RAIL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN SPINNING TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE BACK END OF MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *CN

WHEN FILLING CAR WITH GAS, IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS. THIS CAR CAN NOT BE FILLED WITHOUT GAS OVERFLOWING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS DRIVING IN RAIN RENTAL VEHICLE WITH APPROX 29,000 MILES WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKE GOING DOWN FAMILIAR STREET. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. *TR

2008 YARIS TIRES. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A DITCH. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0673-91. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10 *BF

ACCELERATOR PETAL STICKING, I TOOK MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL IN PREPARATION FOR MY TURN, BUT THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE I HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKES TO STOP CAR AND GAS PEDAL RELEASED. *TR UPDATED 02/04/10.*JB

A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH WATER NOT DRAINING FROM THE A/C CONDENSOR OWING TO A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES THE WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR. TAKEN TO DEALER ONCE, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS SAME. *TR