2008 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

WE DRIVE A 2008 YARIS. BECAUSE WE GOT IT USED AND THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DROVE SO MUCH, ITS 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY NO LONGER APPLIED, BUT WE GOT AN EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS YEAR, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BROKE, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY HARNESSES. (THE TSB ON IT MENTIONS REPLACING IT WITH AN "IMPROVED" HARNESS.) WHILE TOYOTA DESCRIBES THIS AS NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, WE FEEL OTHERWISE, AS THE SYMPTOM IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SINCE THIS PART IS NOT BEING RECALLED, SINCE IN A DBW CAR, THIS IS NOT PART OF THE POWERTRAIN, AND HENCE, WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA REQUIRED US TO PAY $1000 TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR CONNECTOR ON THE REAR WHEELS HUBS IS NOT SEALED AND ALLOWS WATER AND ROAD SALTS TO CORRODE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, WHICH CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE DEACTIVATED.THE VEHICLE STILL HAS BRAKES BUT NO ABS BRAKES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANANT FIX AS OF YET. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $600.00 PER WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT WINTER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX IT. *TR

WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE TRAVELLING NORTH ON THE FREEWAY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY LADY ENTERED THE FREEWAY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS RAINING. THE CARS IN FRONT OF THEM STARTED RESPONDING IN VARIOUS WAYS TRYING TO AVOID THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CRASHES. OUR VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE RAIL AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US . THE CAR HIT HAD QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE AND OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . IT WAS DEEMED A NO FAULT ACCIDENT ON OUR PART DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. OUR YARIS WAS TOTALED. COMPLETELY SMASHED IN FRONT AND SIDES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT EVEN OPEN YET NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE. THE POLICE OFFICER, TOW TRUCK DRIVER, OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT , AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTERS ALL WITNESSES TO THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE, WERE SHOCKED WITH THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN DIFFICULT TO TOW. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EQUALLY DISTRAUGHT AT LEARNING THESE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT AS A FRIEND OF OUR DAUGHTER'S WAS RECENTLY KILLED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT HERE IN VIRGINIA WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ROAD RAN IN TO HER. WE WANT TO RECORD THIS WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MY CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY AS IT MAY SAVE FUTURE LIVES. WE CAN SEND PHOTOS OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT REQUIRE FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SIMPLY SHOCKING AND DISTRESSING AS THIS IS A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE NOWADAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD LOCK OR OPEN ONLY WHEN MANUALLY OPENING OR LOCKING THE DOOR BY ENGAGING THE KNOB OR THE KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,939. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. UPDATED 12/16/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BENCH WAS LOOSE ON BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR SEAT WAS SECURE. HE ALSO SHOWED HER ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR SEAT WAS ALSO LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,486. UPDATED 06/08/11*LJ

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS, AND AFTER 3 YEARS I'M NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THIS IS A STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR SINCE IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BASE MODEL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY YARIS OWNERS FROM CANADA AND US ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME SENSORS AND SEEM TO HAVE STARTED WITH THE 2006 MODELS AND SO ON. I'M INCLUDING THE LINK OF THE FORUM LISTED BELOW AS PROOF OF OTHER YARIS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE NOT ON THIS FORUM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. TO GET THIS FIXED, IT COSTS MORE THAN ADDING THE FEATURE ITSELF WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I'M EXPRESSING MY CONCERN BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN THAT ALL YARIS OWNERS, WHETHER HAVING THE PROBLEM OR NOT SHOULD BE AWARE OF. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. HTTP://WWW.YARISWORLD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=11533. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY YARIS AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 4-LANE ROAD. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I ENTERED THE LEFT LANE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WENT HALFWAY DOWN, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AS I QUICKLY TRIED TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AS A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE BEHIND ME CAME UP FAST, THE ENGINE RESPONDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND I SURGED FORWARD. THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, IT RESPONDED NORMALLY AT THE TOP OF ITS TRAVEL. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AGAIN, NO RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AND OFF UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT STARTED TO BECOME MORE COMMON THAN THE NORMAL RESPONSE. SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY TOYOTA FOR AN EXPENSIVE FIX ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, I RESOLVED TO GET USED TO IT. I ADJUSTED MY ACTIONS SO I DIDN'T EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE CAR UNTIL THE PEDAL GOT PART WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND, THOUGH I'M SURE IT AFFECTED MY GAS MILEAGE, I COULD DEAL WITH IT. THEN YESTERDAY, AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, THE PEDAL RESPONSE SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR (AND ONE FOR MY WIFE AS WELL) BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND ITS FUEL ECONOMY. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I HAVE READ THAT LEXUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS ANNOYING, REDUCES GAS MILEAGE, AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.

IN JANUARY OF 2011 THE RED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIGHT AND THE YELLOW ABS LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ABS DID NOT OPERATE ON SLIPPERY ROADS. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED CODES C0210 AND C1238 REQUIRING BOTH REAR SPEED SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESSES. THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THE DEALER/TOYOTA AGREE TO COMP THE REPAIR DUE TO THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ON WET/SLIPPERY ROADS. *TR

12/21/09 - ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND MAKING SPRUNG "SPRING" TYPE NOISES. REAR WHEEL SENSOR AND WIRE HARNESS HAD GONE BAD - REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN ON 1/25/11. 6/8/10 CAR MAKING FUNNY WHIRLING NOISES UNDER HOOD. ALTERNATOR WENT BAD.