2009 Toyota Yaris Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ABS IS NOT WORKING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS (CA. 30K MILES) HOME FROM WORK UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPROMISED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE BACK END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT THIS POINT, I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM HOME AND DECIDED TO PROCEED CAREFULLY. AS I WAS TURNING OFF A MAIN ROAD AND INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE CAR CAREENED OFF THE ROAD, OVER THE CURB, UP A SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND SMASHED HEAD-ON INTO A STONE WALL. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THE FRONT END SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THE CAR WILL MOST LIKELY BE TOTALED. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK AT WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CAR HAD NO KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS NEEDS TO BE PLACED UPON THE RECENT RECALLS WITH TOYOTA. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEGINNING TO GET HARDER TO PUSH DOWN, MY BRAKES ARE MUSHY AND ARE SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHEN I HAVE MY DEFROSTERS ON, THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AND BRAKING IS HARDER. MY RADIO RANDOMLY SWITCHES TO AM RADIO WHEN ITS OFF, OR ON A DIFFERENT STATION. THIS ALL SOUNDS ELECTRICAL, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BEEN TOLD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM SOMEONE THAT THE 2009 TOYOTA YARIS' HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR

MY TOYOTA YARIS HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS. IT WILL STOP BUT NOT AS QUICK AS IT SHOULD. THE BRAKES MAKES A SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO WORK. *TR

I WAS DECELERATING ON A DOWNHILL SHORTENED EXIT RAMP, GOING FROM 70 MPH TO A STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET . WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE "METAL TO METAL" AND THE VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THAT TIME, THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN DECELERATING RAPIDLY. (WHEN DECELERATING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THEY WORK FINE.) I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED, BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE "NORMAL". THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT! *TR

FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE BRAKES OF MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THEY DISENGAGE WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR JULY 30, 2009. AT FIRST I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES MY FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK. HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT ITEMS ON THE ROAD (SNOW, LEAVES) GET IN THE BRAKES AND THEY STOP WORKING FOR A MOMENT. I WILL BE BRAKING AND FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. (I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH A LOT OF TREES AND THERE MAY BE DECAYING LEAVES ON THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION.) WHEN I WENT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SHARED AN INCIDENT OF A MECHANIC WHO FOUND A SMALL PEBBLE IN THE BRAKES OF A VEHICLE WHICH WAS EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE 8,000 MILES ON MY CAR YET AND THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND BROUGHT MY FIRST CAR (A FORD) WHEN I WAS 20. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE BRAKES DESIGN. *TR