2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

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

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

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

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