2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

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