2007 Toyota Yaris Problems & Complaints

I will be answering the questions below in order. I have come across multiple post online of other people who had their axle beam failed. - Rear Axle Beam Broken. - Once the axle beam is broken while driving it can lose control and cause a major accident. - Problem has been confirmed by local service center. - Not sure. - No lights on dash.

The rear axle has failed due to corrosion. Loss of right rear wheel assembly was narrowly avoided. Noticed the wheel was squatting oddly and upon inspection the wheel assembly was nearly removed by hand.

I bought a 2007 Toyota Yaris brand new. It's a one owner car with 216000 miles. 5 years ago, I noticed that the side skirt was rusty near the back wheel. Over time, they rusted out. One month ago, while pulling in at the gas station, I heard a crunch. I felt the drivers side of my car go down as well. Got out and drivers rear wheel was tilted in at the top. The passenger rear wheel was also leaning in at the top. The rear axle was rusted out on the welds. The car was about to crumple up in two. It looks to me like the car had a defect in which water somehow accumulated or ran down the back of that side skirt and rusted it, then the rear axle out. My little economical car is junked out. It may be one of the cheapest cars...well I'm a poor person. I worked my butt off to pay for that and I thought because it was a toyota that it would last. I was wrong. Thank God I only going 5mph. That could easily kill someone. Of course toyota killed all kinds of people a couple of years after I bought that yaris. I knew they were not to be trusted at that point. I thought I was going to keep my yaris forever. I guess I thought wrong.

Side-impact on the passenger side, car flipped over and landed upside down. Airbags did not deploy

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated while the vehicle was getting inspected, the inspector noticed that the real axle was rusted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

My wife was in town driving about 10 mile an hour just pulled away from stop sign, when her drivers side rear tire broke off. We loaded it on a trailer and brought it home. The Axel Beam had completely rusted in two Now Toyota is tell me its 1600 dollar for a new one. I think since they she could have been Killed her they could fix her car.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the front driver's side and the front passenger's side seat belts failed to latch securely. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 306,443.

Since Toyota replaced the air bags as part of the airbag recall back in 2019 in my 2007 Toyota Yaris (VIN: [XXX]), the airbag signs always stayed on; I'm just worried if this prevents the airbags to deploy in case of a crash. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the air bag warning light and "Passenger Air Bag Turned Off" warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V741000 (Air Bags) and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The contact stated that the warning lights including the seat belt warning light had been illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, an abnormal sound was heard, and the sunroof was opened halfway. The contact pulled over and noticed the sunroof glass had detached from the vehicle. There was no impact to the sunroof that could have caused it to detach. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

ON METER SHOW AIRBAG SIGN

REAR AXLE BEAM CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE AT A WELD, NOTICED VEHICLE NOT TRACKING PROPERLY AND HAD CHECKED AT A SHOP AND THEY FOUND THIS.

WHEN I START MY CAR ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE COMING UP. OTHER PRIUS HAS SAME PROBLEMS.

THE ABS SENSOR IS NOTORIOUSLY BAD, AND I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND WENT INTO A FOUR WHEEL SLIDE BECAUSE THE ABS STOPPED WORKING. THIS NEEDS A RECALL.

STRANGE SOUND COMMING FROM REAR AREA. LOOKED AND REAR PASSANGER SIDE TIRE LEANNING INWARD TOWARD CAR. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP. THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS RUSTED ENOUGH THAT THE TIRE WAS GETTING READY TO COME OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. HAD ABOUT 214,000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURED. NO, LONGER OWN CAR.

TAKATA RECALL

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.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND AXLE BEAM BROKE AT SEAM. DRIVERS SIDE. WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT THE TIME. HEARD NOISE. TOP OF TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD TOWARDS CAR.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BLOWN TIRED. PULL OVER AND LOOKED UNDER CAR. THE WHEEL WAS LEANING AND IT APPEARED TO ME A BAR WAS BROKE. TOWED IT TO GARAGE AND MECHANIC HAD NEVER SEEN THIS AXLE BEAM BROKEN AT THE SEAM. PICTURES ATTACHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) BY MOSSY TOYOTA (4555 MISSION BAY DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92109, (858) 581-4000), THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND POWER TRAIN SPEED SENSOR LIGHT ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN ALGERIA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HIT BLACK ICE WENT OFF A 150FT CLIFF UP NORTH SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE SEAT BELT DID HELP.THIS HAPPEN DEC 12018 IN THE EARLY MORNING WAS GOING TO WORK AND WENT AROUND CORNER HIT GUARD RAIL FIRST PASSENGER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL ON MY WAY TO TRUCKEE CAN, HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER BISHOP CA WENT TO TRAMA

ANY DAY, ANY WEATHER, ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ROAD COULD BE AS DRY AS A BONE. WHEN I DRIVE AROUND A CURVE (IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING 45 MPH, OR 15 MPH), THE BREAK PEDAL WILL ENGAGE ON IT'S OWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK, AND A BEEPING ALARM WILL GO OFF. I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VAN. IT WILL PUT ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. EVERYDAY. EVERYDAY. ANY TIME I DRIVE THIS VAN. MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY FOR THE LAST 15 MONTHS. LOTS OF $, AND LOTS OF TRIPS TO DEALER AND CAR REPAIR SHOPS. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE TRIED NEW TIRES, CHANGING WHEEL SENSORS, NEW BRAKES, ADDING FLUID TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, NEW AXELS... AND THE LIST GOES ON. NOTHING FIXES THE PROBLEM. I'VE READ A LOT OF SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. LOTS PF PEOPLE, SAME PROBLEM, AND NOTHING IS FIXING THE PROBLEM ON ANYONE'S VAN. THERE ISN'T A SOLUTION TO A MAJOR PROBLEM.

IN APPROXIMATELY MAY 2015 I REPLACED THE HUB ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. AFTER THE ITEM WAS REPLACED AND ABS SENSOR REATTACHED I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE OF ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON CONTINUALLY ON THE DASH UPON STARTUP, THEY NEVER GO OFF!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE LOST ABS SINCE THAT TIME. I HAVE HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS CHECKED AND THERE WERE THREE ABS RELAY SENSOR WARNING FAULTS, FRONT RIGHT, AND BOTH BACK WHEELS. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE THREE WHEELS. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS NO ABS RELAY FAULTS. THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STILL INCESSANTLY STAY LIT ON THE DASH. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO RESET THE INTERNAL COMPUTER BY REMOVING THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND HAVE READ MANY ISSUES AND FAULTS REGARDING THIS ABS ISSUE, AND IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR TOYOTA OR A MECHANIC TO TRY AND FIX THIS ISSUE, THAT I HAVE SEEN OCCURRING ON MANY TOYOTAS ACROSS THE USA. THAT'S WHY I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE ON MY OWN. NOW I AM PCS'ING TO MY NEXT DUTY STATION, YET IF I DON'T GET THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO TURN OFF I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP THE CAR.

VEHICLE PARKED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, WILL STAY OUT UNTIL I FEED IT BACK TO THE SLOT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HOPING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL. PLESE HELP, I DON'T FEEL SAFE. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT ON THE DOOR SINCE IT WILL NOT RETRACT.

REAR AXLE CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED JUST AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY L&M AUTO OF EAST OTIS, MA 01029

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAGIC TOYOTA (21000 HWY 99, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036, (425) 775-4422) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), 14V168000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V169000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTREME MOLD IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SOAKED ALL THE SEATS, CARPETING, AND SEAT BELTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET AND FABRIC IN THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE MOLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER EVEN IN THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING VENTS. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE MECHANIC CHECK FOR THE ENTRY POINTS OF THE WATER, BUT THE DEALER DECLINED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE MOLD WAS REMOVED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1802021186. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA OF PULLMAN (8683 WA-270, PULLMAN, WA) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD NOTIFY HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION FOR SIX MONTHS. TOYOTA OF PULLMAN WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

"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.

TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 5/23/16. TODAY IS 9/19/17 AND THE RECALL IS STILL INCOMPLETE. THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SIXTEEN MONTHS IS A LONG TIME TO WAIT...ESPECIALLY WHEN EVERY TIME YOU RIDE AS A PASSENGER YOU RUN THE RISK OF BEING SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE DEFECT. WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN RIDE IN THE BACK, BUT IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY AND SEND METAL SHRAPNEL FLYING THOUGH THE FRONT SEAT, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY COULD STILL BE INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS OUR DAILY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD RATHER HAVE NO AIRBAG THAN TO RUN THE RISK OF MYSELF, MY CHILDREN OR MY HUSBAND BEING IMPALED BY METAL SHRAPNEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED...IMMEDIATELY.

THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK AT PARTIALLY DEPRESSED LEVELS (AROUND 50-60 MPH). I HAVE TO PRESS BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS SPORADIC AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT TO VANN YORK TOYOTA IN HIGH POINT, NC AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM WAS AFTER MARKET FLOOR MATS. THEY CONCLUDED THIS AFTER ONE TIME TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH. THIS IS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE. THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET STUCK AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TOYOTA RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU. *JS

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED INTERIM NOTICE, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REMEDY NOTIFICATION LATER. JUST RECEIVED AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT NOTICE TODAY. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TO FOLLOW THE NOTICE OF GETTING THE AIRBAG REPLACED ASAP, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOBODY THERE TO OPERATE THE COMPUTER TO VERIFY MY CAR WAS UNDER THE RECALL & CALL BACK ANOTHER DAY. HOW COME I COULD VERIFY THE SAME DAY ON MY PHONE & THE DEALER COULD NOT? NOW, I NEED TO TAKE MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL & WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALER UNTIL LATER. SO TWO COMPLAINTS; NO REMEDY NOTIFICATION & DELAY BY THE LOCAL DEALER.

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.

TAKATA RECALL

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

(TOYOTA CASE # [XXX]) - ON 7/14/2017, I PHONED THE TOYOTA PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT, INDICATING THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A "SAFETY RECALL" BEGINNING 2009, REQUIRING THE "SOUND INSULATOR SSC (17T0C90C)" TO BE REPLACED (SEE ATTACHED LETTER -TO FOLLOW). ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED IT "ON 4-8-2009, ORDER # 0913552", I DON'T RECALL THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE I DO NOT RECALL EVER RECEIVING ANY MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I REQUESTED REPRESENTATIVE [XXX], TO PROVIDE ME WITH SUCH DOCUMENTATION. SHE THEN SAID THAT THE RECALL TIME PERIOD ENDED AND THAT I HAD ONLY 6-12 MONTHS TO TELL THEM THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WAS DEFECTIVE. AS PER THE DOCUMENTATION, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THIS UNLESS CHECKED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. IT WAS DETERMINED ON 5-17-2017 TO BE DEFECTIVE, NEEDING REPLACEMENT WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A PERIODIC OIL CHANGE (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT - TO FOLLOW). I ASKED [XXX] TO HAVE HER SUPERVISOR REVIEW OUR TAPED CONVERSATION AND CONTACT ME WITH THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT EVEN IF THEY CAN SUBSTANTIATE THAT THEY REPLACED IT BACK IN 2009, MY CONTENTION THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO POSE AN ARBITRARY 6-12 MONTH CUT OFF PERIOD FOR A REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. AS OF THIS WRITING, I DID NOT GET A CALL BACK OR EVEN AN E-MAIL RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. PLEASE INTERVENE ON MY BEHALF BECAUSE A "SAFETY RECALL" ISSUE MUST BE ADHERED TO BY LAW AND IF THE ONE PUT IN AS A REPLACEMENT (LIKE THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL), THEN TOYOTA IS LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THAT DEFECTIVE ONE TOO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BIG ISLAND TOYOTA AT 808-969-3122) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. WHEN BUCKLED UP, THIS IS REALLY HARD (AND IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 SECONDS) TO UNFASTEN THE DRIVER SEAT BELT. I'M SCARED TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, NO MATTER WHERE I DRIVE, IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM 1 YEAR AGO. WHEN LOOKING ON INTERNET, I SEE THIS IS A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DETACHED WHILE FASTENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ *AS

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS LIGHTS ALL THE TIME ON

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND CONTACTED BURIEN TOYOTA TO HAVE THE FIX PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS "ON BACK-ORDER" AND THAT I SHOULD CALL BACK IN 5-6 WEEKS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS FIX IS BEING PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RECALL NOTICE CALLS THIS AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" AND SAYS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CAR. IF THE RECALLED PART FAILS, IT CAN "RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." WHY IS TOYOTA TAKING 5-6 WEEKS AFTER SENDING US THE NOTICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? AM I SUPPOSED TO QUIT DRIVING MY CAR FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WHILE THEY ORDER A PART THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR MONTHS TO BE DEFECTIVE? THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE.

TAKATA RECALL; I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 2-22-17. I CALLED THE SUBURBAN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED LITTLE INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN A MONTH OR TWO AND MAYBE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THIS RECALL IS SEVERAL YEARS OLD . WHY AM I JUST NOW BEING NOTIFIED? I. WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIST AND IT WAS NOT. I RECEIVED MY NOTIFICATION ON 2-22-17.IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT LESS THAN 15% OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A CAR CONTAINING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE THAT COULD RUPTURE ANY TIME CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY OR ANYONE ELSE'S.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/31/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL - CORNHUSKER TOYOTA, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, ADVISES US THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG.

TAKATA RECALL, 2 YEAR WAIT FOR REPAIR. UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN CAN THE REPAIRS BE EXPECTED?

TAKATA RECALL I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT A FIX FOR THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. I DRIVE 40 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EVERY DAY. I CARPOOL AND AM CONCERNED WHEN I HAVE MY CARPOOL BUDDY IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH ME. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS WITH TOYOTA AT THIS TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CAR SINCE EARLY SUMMER. I HAVE SENT YOUR AGENCY A COMPLAINT AND HAVE CALLED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES. AT WHAT POINT DOES YOUR AGENCY INSIST THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. WAITING FOR OVER 1/2 YEAR WHILE DRIVING PARTIALLY FUNCTIONING CAR IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. STILL NO SAFE FIX FROM TOYOTA. I GUESS OUR LIVES ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO THIS COMPANY. WE HAVE NO AIRBAG ISSUE AT THIS TIME.

TAKATA RECALL. CONTINUE TO CALL DEALERSHIP EVERY MONTH: THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE RECALL AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS AND NO ETA OF RECALL AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS. LOSING SIDE PASSENGER SEAT FOR A SAFETY RECALL FOR A YEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TAKATA RECALL

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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS RECALL WAS OPENED MAY 23 2016 AND IS STILL OPEN WITH NO REMEDY 6 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME I'M MAKING MY PAYMENT TO TOYOTA ON TIME EACH MONTH NEVER LATE AND I WAS TOLD JUST NOT TO LET ANYONE SIT IN THE FROM SEAT. I FEEL THAT I AM NOT BEING ABLE TO USE MY CAR TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL AND REALLY STEAMS ME

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3400000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), 14V168000 (AIR BAGS), 14V169000 (SEATS) AND 12V491000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 03/01/17.*JB

WE RECEIVED A PARTIAL RECALL IN MAY 2016, AND SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I THINK THIS IS FAR TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A FIX.

TAKATA RECALL THIS HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR MONTHS, TOYOTA IS NOT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART. MY CHILD IS DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE CAR AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS NOT EVEN A SCHEDULE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 TOYOTA YARIS. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 16V-340. *SMD

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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

BROKEN BOLT FOR CONTROL ARM OF SUSPENSION. PASSENGER SIDE BOLT HEAD BROKEN OFF, CAUSING KNOCKING DURING BUMPS/ACCELERATION/BREAKING. RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE BOLT & CONTROL ARM FOR SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES TO MITIGATE ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE TOYOTA YARIS CONTROL ARM BOLTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD SHOULD THE BOLT BREAK DURING USE.

TAKATA RECALL - NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT THAT'S ALSO THE PROBLEM. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF 2016, AND THERE'S STILL NO REMEDY FOR IT.

TAKATA RECALL - HAS BEEN 3.5 MONTHS NOT ALLOWED TO USE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NO REMEDY TO DATE FOR THIS HIGH RISK FLORIDA CAR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ UPDATED 10/25/16. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS FOR A FIX. MEANWHILE, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE FRONT, RIGHT (PASSENGER) SEAT. IT'S AS IF 25% OF OUR CAR IS MISSING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL : I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO AN AIRBAG ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. AS THEIR INTERIM MEASURE THEY RECOMMEND NOT OPERATING MY VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING MY SON TO DRIVE AND I ONLY HAVE THIS CAR. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA PAYING FOR TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION WHILE THEY COME UP WITH A PROPER REMEDY!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ

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.

GOOD AFTERNOON I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WITH AROUND 108,000 MILES. I MADE AN APPT WITH A LOCAL DEALER TO GO THRU 3 RECALLS IN MY CAR AND ADDITIONALLY TO CHECK ON MY REAR-DRIVER SEATBELT WHICH IS NOT RETRACTING (IT FAILED ON 6-26-16) . I HAVE READ VARIOUS FORUMS STATING THAT VARIOUS OWNERS OF MY MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER FINISHED THE 3 RECALLED ISSUES. THE ISSUE WITH THE REAR SEATBELT WAS RELATED TO A BALL BEARING IN THE SYSTEM THAT WAS NOT ALLOWING FOR THE SEATBELT TO RECOIL. THE DEALER WANTED AROUND $350 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE CAR IS NOT NEW BUT AN ITEM THAT IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITHIN A FAIRLY LONG TIMELINE, IT SHOULD AT LEAST OUTLAST THE CAR. I HAVE READ VARIOUS FORUMS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A PROBLEM RELATED TO QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE EQUIPMENT TOYOTA SELLS? ADDITIONAL NOTE: THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR'S AIRBAG (TAKATA RECALL) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER DRAIN FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD BECOME CLOGGED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLOWER AND BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,225.

2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES NOT STOPPING.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WAS RAMMED FROM BEHIND IN A REAR END COLLISION. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEATBELTS DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I SUFFERED A COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT DISTAL CLAVICLE, FRACTURED L1 TRANSVERSE PROCESS, AND I'M HAVING SURGERY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED FROM MY FACE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON OCT 20, 2015 AND I JUST FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA YARIS'. I CAN PROVIDE ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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

AT A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT SEAT CAME FORWARD, AIRBAG EXPLODED UNEVENLY, ENGINE MOUNT CAME LOOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ORANGE GLOW UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ON THE FIREWALL BURNING, PRODUCING SMALL FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO A BALL OF FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

POOR HANDLING WHEN I GO OVER 90 KM PER HOUR.

THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE FENCE BESIDE THE WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, A NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL JULY OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HAND BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,932.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

EXHAUST IS EXTREMELY LOUD ON YARIS DURING ACCELERATION AND CAUSES THE INTERIOR CABIN TO SMELL. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT THE EXHAUST FOR A LEAK AND ALL HE COULD FIND IS A SHREDDED GASKET. THE EXHAUST WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SHOWED NO DAMAGE OR CORROSION. INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE REVEALED THAT THE GASKET ON THE 07 YARIS IS POORLY DESIGNED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE MASTER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN ACTIVATED THE POWER SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SWITCH INITIALLY FUNCTIONED, BUT THEN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED WHEN AN SUV MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE, AND CAUSED HER TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

ON THE TOYOTA YARIS 2007 THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY IS MADE OF PLASTIC. AS I WOULD GO AROUND CORNERS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR WOULD BECOME A VIRTUAL SLUG THEN ACCELERATE QUICKLY. BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN THE ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS CANNOT MAKE GOOD CONTACT GOING AROUND CORNERS, UP HILL OR FROM A DEAD STOP.THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED ($215.95) YET BEING OF PLASTIC IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED SOME TO BELIEVE THE CAR IS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF WHEN IN REALITY ITS SIMPLY STALLING (BAD CONNECTION) THEN KICKING IN TO ACCELERATE - *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND 60 MPH, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW AND THERE WASN'T A NOISE BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. NOTHING ELSE IN THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. *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 THAT THIS EVENT WILL AFFECT (NEGATIVELY) FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASE DECISIONS. NOTE: THIS FAILURE DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MPG OR OPERATION BUT DOES ILLUMINATE THE CEL. CONSUMERS MIGHT OPERATE W/O REPAIR WHICH WILL CONDITION THEM TO ACCEPT AN ILLUMINATED CEL. THEY MIGHT NOT BE NOTIFIED OF OTHER OBD MALFUNCTIONS AND PARTIALLY DISABLED EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A COMPRESSED SPINAL FRACTURE AND WHIPLASH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,218.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS ON OUR TOYOTA YARIS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR TO TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, 5010 HIGHWAY 70 EAST, NEW BERN, NC, 252 637 7200. THE RECALL SPECIFIED A SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, TOYOTA OF NEW BERN SERVICE SAID THEY REPLACED THE CABLE BUT THAT ANOTHER PROBLEM PREVENTED THEM FROM REPAIRING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT WOULD RUN $1,600, I WAS TOLD. I CALLED CORPORATE TOYOTA WHICH REITERATED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE WITHOUT PAYMENT FOR REPAIR OF A BROKEN WIRE BEHIND INTERIOR TRIM WITHIN THE CAR. I AM SOMEWHAT AT A LOSS SINCE THERE IS NOT SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE TO INTERIOR TRIM SUFFICIENT TO BREAK WIRES BEHIND IT. AND FRANKLY I HAVE ONLY THE WORD OF TOYOTA THAT THEY DID INDEED REPLACE THE SPIRAL CABLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS INOPERATIVE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED, A RISK TO SAFETY AND A DETRIMENT TO ANY FUTURE SALE OF THE VEHICLE. . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 140603164 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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.

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. 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 ON 2/21.AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, I DROPPED MY CELL PHONE AND WHEN I RETRIEVED IT FROM THE FLOOR MAT I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT HINDERING THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS PERFECTLY FLAT. COINCIDENTLY, ON 3/7/13, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR IS ENROLLED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA RE: ETCS BEING DEFECTIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ARMS AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED BECAUSE ALL OF THE WIRES WERE MELTED. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO REMAIN OPEN. A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS IN A 5 CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. A CAR HAD HIT ANOTHER CAR WHICH HAD HIT MY CAR REAR AND IN TURNED CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEY IN TURN HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS FAILURE TO THE CAR MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. HE HAD NO ANSWER WHY THE AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT OFF WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HE SENT ME A PAMPHLET ON HOW AIRBAGS WORKED. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE IN THE AIR BAG, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF UPDATED 08/29/12

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS "GO TO TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY. WHILE WAITING FOR EVALUATION SALESMAN TRIES TO SELL NEW CAR. *JS

THE ABS LIGHT WOULD START COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME. IT WOULD STAY ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME (DURING WHICH TIME I HAD NO ABS), THEN GO OFF FOR NO REASON. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS TOUCHING IT. IF IT HAPPENED TO BE VIBRATING WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY BRAKING, BRAKE POWER WOULD BE HEAVILY REDUCED. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY SEVERAL TIMES SO I DON'T REAR-END SOMEONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WINTER SINCE 2009, AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE LAST WINTER (2011/2012). MANY OTHER YARIS OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING. MANY ATTRIBUTE IT TO ONE OR BOTH OF THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS. SOME HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED FOR MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BY TOYOTA; WHILE IT FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, THE NEW SENSOR BECOMES FAULTY WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS (ABSURDLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME). I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO WATER INFILTRATING THE SPEED SENSOR. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS WITH ONES THAT HAVE BETTER WATER PROTECTION. TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS ON THE NEW YARIS, BUT FAILS TO OFFER A RECALL ON THE MANY THOUSANDS OF DANGEROUS YARIS' ON THE ROAD. *TT

THE REASON I DECIDED TO SEND THIS REPORT IS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE BEFORE, I OWN A DRIVING SCHOOL WITH 4 TOYOTA YARIS FROM 2007-2009 AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH A BURN SMELL AND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE POWER SWITCH, WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN WE TOOK THE DOOR PANEL APART WE NOTICE THE POWER SWITCH HAD BURN. WE PURCHASE ANOTHER POWER SWITCH THINKING THAT WE DID NOT WANTED THE CAR CATCH A FIRE. NOW ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH ANOTHER YARIS. AND THIS TIME THE FIRE WAS A BIT BIGGER THAN BEFORE. SINCE WE HAD TO TAKE THE DISCONNECT THE POWER SWITCH AND BLOW THE FIRE OUT OURSELVES. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN WORST SINCE THE POWER SWITCH IS SITTING ON A TYPE OF FOAM THAT IF IT CATCHES FIRE IT WILL EASY SPREAD AND HURT SOMEONE. IF I COULD PLEASE GET SOME INFORMATION IF TOYOTA WILL BE RECALLING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 FOR A NEW POWER SWITCH. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY SPEED LIMIT (30-35 MPH) WHEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT NIGHT. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH, SO IT WAS WARM WEATHER. IT KEPT BLINKING OFF AND ON AT FIRST BUT THEN I NOTICED IT WOULD NOT GO OFF AT ALL. I LOOKED IN MY CAR MANUAL AND IT INDICATED THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT ON TUESDAY MORNING (4/24/12) AND PAID $45 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THERE WAS A BAD SENSOR AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY ABOUT $700 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, AND THE TOTAL COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WAS $989.05 WITH TAX MINUS MY DIAGNOSTIC PRICE. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND WONDER WHY THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO COMPARE PRICES, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, WHICH INDICATES IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,506.

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

I CONTACTED TOYOTA HAWAII DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AND WAS TOLD THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT AND CALL BACK IN A WHILE. I WOULD THINK THAT THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS RECALL WOULD GET FASTER ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURE. JUST WANTED TO KNOW FROM YOU IF THIS SEEMS LIKE REASONABLE THINKING. *TR

THE OPERATOR WAS DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS (4-DOOR SEDAN) AROUND A SLIGHT TURN IN THE ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED "BLACK ICE" AND LOST TRACTION. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE AND SPIN, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSTANTLY RENDERED A TOTAL LOSS AND DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) AND GUARD RAIL WERE VERY EXTENSIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY POINT DURING THE COLLISION. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS MOST OFTEN HEARD UNDER ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE CONTROL ARMS TO THE SUB FRAME ARE CORRODING AND BREAKING OFF, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUB FRAME AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. *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

I BROUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS I WAS HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND I WAS FEELING A STICKING WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE BUT THAT A BOLT IN THE FRONT CROSS ARM OF THE SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2007-2011 YARIS AND THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADVISED ON REPLACING THE WHOLE CROSSMEMBER WITH A NEW DESIGN. THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE CAR UP TO 3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES BUT MY CAR IS 3.5 YEARS AND 53000 MILES. THE COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WAS OVER $2500 AND SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING IT. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO THEN AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE $848 IN LABOR TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA HAD DESIGNED INCORRECTLY. I HAD TO PAY THE BILL IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR OUT BUT THE DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTINUE TO CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY AS THEY AGREED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RESOLVE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY "TECHNICALLY" DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SINCE IT'S NOT A RECALL AND THAT BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PAID FOR THE PARTS, THAT WAS THE SAME AS ME "AGREEING" THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DESIGN FLAW IN A MAJOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF THE CAR. A BOLT SHOULDN'T RUST IN LESS THAN 4 YRS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. I THINK THAT WITH TIME, MORE YARIS OWNERS WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER YARIS OWNERS FOR THIS SAME THING AND THE APA IN CANADA IS REQUESTING TOYOTA CANADA RECALL THE PROBLEM (10/28/11). *TR

THE LIGHT OF "BRAKE" AND "ABS" ON TOGETHER WHEN DRIVING IN WINTER. THE CAR IS ONLY 50K MILES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TO DRIVE IN A LITTLE BIT SNOW. THE ABS WAS NEVER USED BEFORE. I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR FACED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING IN WINTER EVEN WITH A MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS WHEN THE BREAK SYSTEM SHOWS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT SHE RECEIVED A SUNBURNS WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT SUNBURNED BEFORE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS SEATING IN THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING UP TO STANDARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2007 YARIS. I POPPED THE HOOD AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE. I POURED WATER ON IT TO PUT IT OUT AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. IT WAS STILL MAKING AN ODD SOUND SO I POURED SOME MORE WATER ON IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING AGAIN. *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 THAT THIS EVENT WILL AFFECT (NEGATIVELY) FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASE DECISIONS. NOTE: THIS FAILURE DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MPG OR OPERATION BUT DOES ILLUMINATE THE CEL. CONSUMERS MIGHT OPERATE W/O REPAIR WHICH WILL CONDITION THEM TO ACCEPT AN ILLUMINATED CEL. THEY MIGHT NOT BE NOTIFIED OF OTHER OBD MALFUNCTIONS AND PARTIALLY DISABLED EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TRUNK LOST ITS ABILITY TO REMAIN OPEN AND UNEXPECTEDLY CAME CLOSED AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD THE FIRST TIME, THE FOREHEAD THE SECOND TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK WOULD LOOSE STABILITY WHILE OPEN, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO SLAM SHUT AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AS A RESULT OF THE TRUNK SLAMMING SHUT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

ON SATURDAY OCT. 1ST A TAXI RUN THE RED LIGHT. AND WE CRASH, MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOST BUT THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT FAILS TO OPEN. I CONSIDER BY THE IMPACT SHOULD BE OPEN. I WONDER IF OTHER CASES ABOUT TOYOTA CARS AIR BAGS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 11/01/2011 *LN *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010, OUR '07 YARIS' ABS LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. AS DAYS PASSED, IT REMAINED ON LONGER AND LONGER UNTIL IT JUST STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. WOULD HAVE LIVED WITH NO ABS EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAD A NEWBORN ON THE WAY. ALSO, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SPORADICALLY SHUTTERED AND MALFUNCTIONED ODDLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SO WE BIT THE BULLET AND GOT IT FIXED IN MAY 2011. TURNS OUT, THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO WATER INFILTRATION. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND DISCUSSED IN POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OUR YARIS IS A COMMUTER CAR AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN WATER OTHER THAN WHAT LAYS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE WE DRIVE IN RAIN AND SNOW. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE LEFT SIDE GOES. WE COULDN'T AFFORD THE $800 FIX THE FIRST TIME AROUND, BUT WE MANAGED. BUT WE SURE WON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE NEXT FIX. IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT. MY ARGUMENT IS SIMPLE: A SPEED SENSOR IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT AND MALFUNCTION IN THREE YEARS. WHAT'S MORE, TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THIS ASSEMBLY-WHAT I TAKE AS THEIR ADMISSION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THIS CRITICAL ABS COMPONENT. HOW MANY OTHER YARIS OWNERS ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WHO CAN'T AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE FIX. THEIR BRAKE SYSTEMS WORKING IMPROPERLY? THEY DO SO NOT JUST BECAUSE OF A FAILED PART DESIGN BY TOYOTA, BUT MORE SO BECAUSE TOYOTA WILLINGLY CHOOSES TO IGNORE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, REFUSING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBLE ACTION OF INITIATING A RECALL OF THIS VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT. SADLY, IT WILL LIKELY TAKE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THE SUBSEQUENT LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE AT TOYOTA CARES TO TAKE NOTICE. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO SPEAK WITH TOYOTA (LOCAL DEALER AND CORPORATE), BUT THEY OFFERED NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO FILE MY COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE SAME AS SO MANY OTHERS:"YOUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. SORRY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU." I AM HOPEFUL NHTSA WILL. *KB

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS THE REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS ARE FAILING AND THE PARTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DEALER AT A VERY EXPENSIVE PRICE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT IT MAY WARRANT A RECALL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE PART AND DISTRIBUTORS TOLD ME THAT THE DEMAND HAS EXCEEDED AVAILABILITY FOR MONTHS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS BEING CHECKED INTO. THANK YOU *TR

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

RECURRENT ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE (DRIVE BY WIRE) WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSING ACTION INITIALLY HAS NO EFFECT FOR SEVERAL DEPRESSIONS AND THEN IT WORKS MINIMALLY. THIS MAY LAST FOR A WHILE OR FOR JUST A SHORT PERIOD. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS IT HAS APPROX 122K MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY) AND RECENTLY WHILE GETTING MY FRONT TIRES REPLACED MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE "REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM AND CRADLE BOLTS WERE RUSTED OFF). AS AN ENGINEER I RECOGNIZE THIS AS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR A MANUFACTIRING ESCAPE. REGUARDLESS OF THE MILAGE A CRITICAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT SHOULD NOT RUST AWAY IN 4 YEARS. SINCE THE SURROUNDING BOLTS ARE ALL GOOD ITS PRETTY OBVOIOUS THAT THE BOLT MATERIAL TOYOTA USED ON MY CAR WAS THE PROBLEM. SADLY WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER (LYNCH TOYOTA , MANCHESTER CT) I WAS NOT RECIEVE THE RESPECT AND CONSIDERATION I BELEIVE ONE WHOI HAS A VALID QUALITY COMPLAINT TO RECIEVE, INSTEAD (EVEN THOUGH MY MECH EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THEM 6 DAYS PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT) I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THEY HAD A PART TO FIX THE CAR , IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT BY THE WAY IT WILL BE AT LEAST $400 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS ISN'T SOME OLD LADY WHO CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL & THE BRAKE. THSI SI A MAJOR STRUCUTAL COMPONT THAT JUST RUSTED AWAY IN 4 YEARS! ITS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND IT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BEFOR SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DEVELOPING FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END. WHEN I WOULD STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD A LITTLE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMETHING LIKE A BREAK PART OR TIRE WAS LOOSE FROM THE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE. ON FRIDAY IS SEEMED WORSE AFTER PULLING IN TO A DRIVEWAY. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE HEAD OF A BOLT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED/CORRODED/SHEERED OFF. THEIR ESTIMATED COST WAS ABOUT $650. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. MY EXTENDED 120K MILE/ 96 MONTH WARRANTY COVERS UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THIS REPAIR. HAVING THEIR REFUSAL EXPLAINED TO ME TWICE, I'M STILL NOT SURE WHY. IT SEEMS THAT THEY MAKE A PRACTICE OF DENYING ALL CLAIMS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE. (AUTO EXAM, HOUSTON, TX.) *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASH INTO A BUILDING. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED, AND STRUCK A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE GAS CAP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE COVER HOLDER, CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSEMBLY AND CHARCOAL CANISTER FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED HE HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FRONT CRADLE BOLT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SEVERED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRADLE BOLT WAS CORRODING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,500. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS ENGAGED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE TIMING GEAR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 2,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES HE WOULD HEAR A MOANING NOISE AND INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. ONLY THE DEALERSHIP COULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. ENDED UP BEING THE "SPIRAL CABLE". $530 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. I WAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION OF WHY IT HAD GONE BAD OR IF IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ITEM TO BEGIN WITH. WHEN I TYPE IN A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SPIRAL CABLE, THE MAJORITY OF THE POSTING INVOLVE TOYOTAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEED SENSORS IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE CORRODED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 04/06/11*LJ

2007 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CORROSION IN THE ALTERNATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DID NOT INFORM THEIR CONSUMERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF CORROSION ON THE ALTERNATOR. EVENTUALLY, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM USING THE KEY TO LOCK THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAD TO BE LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THEN, THE LOCK ON THE HATCHBACK DOOR DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. THE DOOR LOCK COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH THE KEY WHICH MADE THE HATCHBACK DOOR USELESS. *JB UPDATED 04/15/11

MY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2007 YARIS SEDAN. THE MANUAL STATES TO CONTACT THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY IN THIS SITUATION. THE ABS IS DISABLED IN THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM WAS A LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHORTED (CODE P0215). DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE CONNECTION THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE REPLACED PARTS WERE 89544-02070 (SENSOR, SKID CONTROL) AND 89516-52100 (WIRE, SKID CONTROL). THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE SENSOR AND CONNECTING WIRES ON THE YARIS POINT TO A POTENTIAL DESIGN ISSUE. AS IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2007 AND 2008 YARIS'S. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TBS, THUS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO DEVELOP WHEN THE CARS ARE DRIVEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS..I.E. SNOW...AS WAS THE CASE WITH MINE YARIS. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD ABS SYSTEMS OPERATE IMPROPERLY AS A RESULT AND EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS. *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

THIS VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BY DESIGN, AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN, WILL NOT UPSHIFT UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC AND IS TORTURE ON THE ENGINE, BUT IT IS A HAZARD WHEN ONE NEEDS TO USE THIS VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. FOR INSTANCE SOME ONE NEEDS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY. WITH THIS VEHICLE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WAIT UNTIL IT WARMS UP BEFORE ONE IS ABLE TO TRANSPORT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SITUATIONS WHICH COULD BE PRESENTED, BUT I AM SURE THAT ANYONE WHO READS THIS DOCUMENT WI8LL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND DESIGN THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE GEARS IF THE COMPUTER DETERMINES THAT THE DRIVER IS DETERMINED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CONTRARY TO ITS PROGRAMMED DRIVE PATTERN. I NOTICE THAT THE DOCUMENT CL-10283172-6703 HAS PROCLAIMED THE SAME PROBLEM. AS REPORTED THERE, THE COLDER THE TEMPERATURE THE LONGER IT TAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP. THIS WARM UP PERIOD IS MUCH LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE WARMING TIME FOR A VEHICLE. THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME WARMING REQUIREMENTS. IF ONE WAS REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH ITS PRESCRIBED PROCEDURES, IT APPEARS THAT A BLOWN ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY BE THE RESULT. THIS IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE TOYOTA WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY CAUSED. THANK YOU FOR YOU CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE

2007 TOYOTA YARIS -- ABS AND BRAKE ISSUE (DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSORS) THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE IS ALSO AFFECTED. THIS IS MENTIONED IN TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0120-08, BUT TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSORS WITHOUT CHARGING ~$700. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THE ABS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE ABS DISABLED ITSELF, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE SEAT BELT FINALLY RELEASED ITS GRIP FROM AROUND THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING WHEN HE WOULD APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE E LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT WAS CORRODED AND HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE DROPPED AND THE CONTROL ARM BOLT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. UNDERNEATH THE 2007 YARIS THERE IS BOLTS HOLDING THE CONTROL ARM TO THE SUSPENSION. SIMPLY PUT THE BOLT HAS RUSTED OUT AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN WATER SPLASHES UP UNDER THE CAR AND GETS CAUGHT THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN. IT JUST SITS ON THE BOLT. IF/WHEN THIS RUSTS OUT THE CONTROL ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM HE SUSPENSION AND CAUSE THE AUTOMOBILE TO LOSE CONTROL. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I URGE YOU AND TOYOTA TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, AS THERE IS MANY OTHER AUTOS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SIMPLE FIX IF CAUGHT UP FRONT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR FOLKS LIKE ME, WHO ALREADY HAD THIS HAPPEN TO. IT WILL COST HUNDREDS. FORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME ME YET. BUT I CANNOT GET SOMEONE TO FIX IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. SO I WILL CROSS MY FINGERS THAT IT DOESN'T GET WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO PARTIALLY BE LIFTED FROM THE GROUND AND TURNED INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THREE FRACTURED RIBS, A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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

FOUR (4) FAILURES FOR THE SAME REASON, CAR STOPS RUNNING, RUNS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PANEL SHOWS THREE AND FOUR LINES OF GAS AVAILABLE. THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING WITH KIDS. WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN FEB 2008 AND THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER 2008 THE CAR HAS HAD THE SAME DEFECT AND HAS STOPPED IN THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS BEEN TOWED FOUR TIMES. I WILL PURSUE LEGALLY AGAINST TOYOTA IF I HAVE TO DO SO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE 2007 TOYOTA YARIS, 4 DOOR AND INSTEAD OF BRAKING NORMALLY, THE BRAKES LOCKED, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLID 30-40 FEET, STRIKING THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. THE IMPACT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND YET NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES, HOWEVER BOTH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THERE WERE NO OTHER FACTORS THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE INCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED A 07 TOYOTA YARIS ON 6/7/2010 CERTIFIED WITH 77302 MILES ON IT FOR MY SON. CAR HAS HAD NO INCIDENTS UNTIL 7/25/10 AT APPROX 7:30 - 7:45PM EST. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND CLEAR. MY SON AND I HAVE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD MANY TIMES BEFORE AS IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE HOUSE. WHEN MY SON WAS TRYING TO BEAR RIGHT AROUND A TURN AT THE TOP OF THE HILL WHILE GOING APPROX 25-30 MPH HE COULD NOT TURN RIGHT TO STAY IN HIS LANE. APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE THE CAR DROVE DIRECTLY INTO A LARGE TREE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO AVOID THE TREE AS THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO STEER IT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 40 MPH FOR THE GENERAL AREA AND 25 MPH SUGGESTED SPEED FOR THE CURVE. ALTHOUGH NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND THE LEFT QUARTER PANEL PUSHED BACK INTO THE LEFT DOOR SO THE HINGE IS IMPEDED WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK ON A TILT. THE OFFICER SAID HE COULD NOT SEE ANY OTHER WAY THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS NO ONE WOULD WILLINGLY DRIVE DIRECTLY INTO A TREE ON PURPOSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING. ON 7/26 I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (SM) AS DIRECTED BY THE GM. THE SM SUGGESTED I SPEAK TO TOYOTA VIA AN 800 #. I CALLED, GAVE DETAILS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER ON 7/27 AND WAS PROMISED A REGIONAL TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR WITHIN 10-14 BUSINESS DAYS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I SPOKE TO THE COLLISION MANAGER TO ADVISE HER OF THE ISSUE AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME FROM TOYOTA ADVISING ME WHEN THE INSPECTION WILL TAKE PLACE. ON 8/13 A REP FROM TOYOTA'S EXEC. OFFICE CONTACTED ME AND INDICATED I WOULD NEED TO SIGN AN EDR DATA READOUT AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT FORM. THEY THINK THE INSPECTION WILL OCCUR ON 8/19 OR 8/20. I HAVE REQUESTED TO VIDEOTAPE THE COMPUTER SCREEN DURING THE DOWNLOAD OF EDR & ECM DATA ALONG WITH IT BACKED UP ON A USB DRIVE AND GET A PRINTOUT AND EXPLANATION FROM THE INSPECTOR. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN; WHEN I APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON ROUGH ROADS,I CAN FEEL LIKE THE SENSATION OF NO INTENTION OF CAR TO STOP,I FEEL THE BRAKE PADS IN FRONT OR REAR BRAKE SHOES LIKE IN A JERKING MOTION,I FEEL THE MOTION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL,I VISUALLY INSPECT BRAKE WEAR OFTEN BECAUSE OF THIS,BRAKE SHOES LINING ARE VERY THIN NORMALLY BY FACTORY, I EVEN BOUGHT NEW BRAKE SHOES AND DID NOT INSTALLED THEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW LININGS,ASIDE FROM THAT I AM CONTENT WITH YARIS ,I AM 60 YRS OLD,DRIVING SINCE I WAS 19,DROVE COMMERCIALLY IN THE PAST, COULD THERE BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF 2007 YARIS,I NEVER FELT SUCH SENSATION IN BRAKE PEDALS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT HIGH SPEED ON ROUGH ROADS WHILE DRIVING ANY VEHICLE,COULD YOU LOOK INTO THAT? I DON'T KNOW PERHAPS IS NOTHING, SOMETIMES I SAY LORD I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AT HIGH SPEED TO REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM,WHILE DRIVING I ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN MIND. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE HAS A LEAK WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS USED. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $200 TO FIX SAID PROBLEM. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN ONE ISSUE OF THIS OCCURING. *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 IN A CRITICAL FUEL LINE AS A DESIGN ERROR AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

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

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.

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 INTO ME AFTER I CHANGED LANES AND I WAS HEADING TOWARD TRAFFIC THAT I WAS NEEDING TO MERGE INTO AT ATLEAST 50MPH 3.THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED-THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE/DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-MY CAR IS STILL THERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT-I RETURNED THE DEALERS CAR AND LEFT MINE-THEY WOULD NOT LET ME READ THE DIAGNOSTIC PAPERS BEFORE SIGNING -I WANT TO KNOW IF EDR AND THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED *CN

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

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

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 INSURANCE SETTLES THE ACCOUNT TO THE BANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THAT I NEED ANY HELP FROM YOU TO SOLVE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE I HAVE LOST MANY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS BEACUSE I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. WAITING FOR ANY NEWS FROM YOU, I REMAIN, SINCERELY, [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. 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

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE 2007 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION TOYOTA YARIS ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. I EXPERIENCE A CONTINUAL BUMPING-BACK ON A SLIGHT HILL. (I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I HADN'T SET THE PARKING BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR.) I'VE DRIVEN STICK-SHIFTS ALL MY LIFE AND EVERY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I'VE SHOWN THIS TO HAS AGREED THAT IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. SEVERAL NOTED THAT IT IS CALLED "REVERSE DIESELING". PROBLEM #1: CONSUMERS ARE NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SITUATION. I'D NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I'D KNOWN. SOLUTION: A LETTER MUST BE SENT TO ALL YARIS OWNERS IMMEDIATELY, INFORMING THEM OF THIS. PROBLEM #2: AT THE BARE MINIMUM, WHY IS THERE NO WARNING SYSTEM WHICH IS ACTIVATED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET? AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN TURNED OFF WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN NOT IN PARK. SOLUTION: AT THE VERY LEAST TOYOTA MUST RETROFIT THE CARS WITH AN AUDIO/VISUAL SIGNAL WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET. UPCOMING MODELS MUST INCLUDE A QUALITY SAFEGUARD. PROBLEM #3: PAGE 129 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL MILDLY STATES,"WHEN PARKING, FIRMLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID INADVERTENT CREEPING." PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IDENTICAL VERBIAGE IS USED IN THE MANUAL FOR BOTH TYPES OF TRANSMISSION. SOLUTION: OBVIOUS. PROBLEM# 4: PARKING BRAKES ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE FOR MANY REASONS. IDEAL SOLUTION: ENGINE SHOULD BE RE-ENGINEERED WITH SUFFICIENT COMPRESSION. *JB UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN ITS COURSE UNDER SUDDEN STEERING CHANGES ORIGINATED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SPUN DUE TO EITHER LIGHTNESS OF THE VEHICLE OR FAILED STEERING, AND HIT THE GUARD RAILS. THE NEW 2007 TOYOTA YARIS VEHICLE HAD ONE NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRE (DRIVER SIDE REAR) REPLACED BY THE DEALER EARLIER THAT DAY JUST BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

RADIO FADED IN AND OUT. HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR 6 MONTHS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE RADIO MANUFACTURER , FUJITSU TEN AND TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIO AND ANTENNA SYSTEM, BUT NO SUCCESS. THEY CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE RADIO MANUFACTURER AND TOYOTA, BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. MY OPTIONS WERE TO DEAL WITH IT OR PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. IN ADDITION, I WAS GIVEN A 2007 CAMRY LOANER CAR WHILE THEY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM, AND THE RADIO IN IT DID THE SAME THING. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I DROVE ANOTHER NEW YARIS THAT WAS ON THE LOT, AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS JUST STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN AFTER IT WARMS UP.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON AN ICY ROAD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, WHERE THE AIR BAGS SENSORS ARE LOCATED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS IF NECESSARY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR WAS "JUMPY" AND "UN SMOOTH" ON A BRAND NEW 2007 AUTOMATIC SEDAN TOYOTA YARIS. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 11 MILES ON IT AND BY 6,400 IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A BRAND NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND IT HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I SMELL LEMONS. *JB

ACCELERATOR ON 2007 YARIS IS SENSITIVE AT LOWER RPMS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO START OFF IN FIRST GEAR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN STARTING OFF ON A HILL OR STEEP GRADE. WAS TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE. THE DEALER DID MENTION THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND ALTHOUGH YOU EXPECT DIFFERENCES IN ACCELERATOR AND CLUTCH COMBINATIONS, THIS IS THE WORST I'VE EVER OWNED.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NOISE BECAME WORSE WHEN TURNS WERE MADE TO EITHER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB