2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

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.

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