2008 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

VEHICLES EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR WIRING HARNESS AND SENSORS HAD COMPLETED ERODED AND THAT UNTIL THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HAD NO WORKING ABS SYSTEM OR TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL. WE WERE ADVISED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS STILL NOT DONE A RECALL. THIS TO ME IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUED THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE DEALER DID STATE THAT THE REASON THE WIRING HARNESS HAD ERODED WAS BECAUSE THE ACTUAL HARNESS IS OPEN ON THE BOTTOM ALLOWING MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE HARNESS AREA. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS OVER $750. *TR

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WINTERS THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHEN DRIVING DURING WET SNOWY/SLUSHY CONDITIONS. THE CONDITION WOULD FIX ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE DRIED OUT. THIS STARTED AFTER 30K MILES/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS WINTER (2013) THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED LIT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT REQUIRES A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE IN 2007-2008 YARIS'. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING THIS MATTER. (TSB NUMBER: TSB-0120-08). THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT HAPPENS AT ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NEEDED THE MOST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR ANYTHING. I HAVE REPLACED REAR SHOCKS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND NOW AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR HAD ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE ONLY RESPONSE TOYOTA PROVIDED WAS "SORRY, YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED." ALL MECHANICS I HAVE DISCUSSED THESE ISSUES WITH AGREE THAT SUCH REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR DRIVEN HARD. IT HAS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SUGGESTED BY IT MANUFACTURER. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA AS WARRANTY REPAIRS SINCE THEY ARE ALL OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY TOYOTA I WILL EVER OWN. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND GO OFF EVERY FEW DAYS, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DISABLE AND SOME TIMES IT'S HARD TO SLOW DOWN. IT'S THE SENSOR, IT STARTED IN THE WINTER. *TR

THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON FOR THE FIRST DAY AND FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS THEY HAVE STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS LIKELY A CORRODED SENSOR. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY OF THE YARIS PER INTERNET RESEARCH. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR RIGHT NOW AND HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC ARE FINE, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING IT BASED ON REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS BY OTHER OWNERS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PREMATURE FAILURE AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE COMPLAINT. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO NEEDED REPAIRED AT ABOUT 45000 MILES, WHICH SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT MILEAGE, BUT A BAD ALTERNATOR DOESN'T NECESSARILY CAUSE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AS MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. THIS IS MY THIRD TOYOTA AND MY LAST. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT AND WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. *TR

HEARD A BANGING SOUND FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAME TO FIND ONE OF 3 CONTROL ARM BOLTS HAD RUSTED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH SIDES FOR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNUSUAL HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTLY LIT UP. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DIM. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS BACKWARDS AND IT WAS OF POOR DESIGN. DURING DUSK, THE DRIVER NEEDED TO KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND A DARK INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON.

2008 TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK S RECALL IS FOR THE WEIGHT CAPACITY STICKER. APRIL 11, 2009 MY FIANCEE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS INCLUDING MYSELF. THE CAR ENDED UP SLIDING SIDEWARDS AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND CAME TO REST AT AN ANGLE ON THE GUARD RAIL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER, OUTSIDE DOOR, BACK QUARTER PANEL AND RIMS WERE SCRATCHED AND DENTED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE WEIGHT CAPACITY LIMIT ON THE TIRE SIZE, WHICH WAS INCORRECTLY LABELED BY TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE TWO CHILDREN WERE SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE CHILDREN WERE REPORTED AS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.