2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

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

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 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.

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