2008 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

REAR ABS SPEED SENSORS CORRODE AND MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THUS MINIMIZING BRAKING EFFICIENCY WHILE DRIVING. INTERNET FULL OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON TOYOTA YARIS CARS. *TR

ON 1/29/11 I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT I HAD 1/8 OF A TANK.THE DEALER SAID THAT HE FUEL SENDING DEVICE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT"THIS HAPPENS ON YARISES A LOT'". IF THIS IS HAPPENING SO MUCH WHY ISN'T THE PART BEING RECALLED? IT IS NOT SAFE TO RUN OUT OF GAS UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OR FREEWAY. *TR

I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SUV) WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA YARIS HAD A LOT OF DAMAGE INCLUDING THE BUMPER AND HOOD BEING PUSHED COMPLETELY OUT OF PLACE. IT DID CAUSE BODILY INJURIES TO ME INCLUDING AN INJURED BACK AND NECK. ADDITIONALLY, I BELIEVE I HAVE RE-TORN LIGAMENTS IN WHICH I PREVIOUSLY HAD SURGICALLY REPAIRED. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

STOPPED TO PLACE A FAST FOOD ORDER-MOVED UP TO PAY-TRUCK IN FRONT WAITING TO PAY-HAD FOOT ON BREAK--CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT-THE ENGINE REVVED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK-I EVEN PUSHED DOWN HARDER ON THE BREAK.

I PURCHASED A BRAND, NEW 2008 TOYOTA YARIS IN MARCH 2008 AT VALLEY TOYOTA IN HANSON, CALIFORNIA. I AM THE SOLE OWNER AND THE ONLY DRIVER. DURING THE TIMEFRAME BETWEEN JANUARY 11TH TO JANUARY 15TH, 2011, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON REPEATEDLY. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL, I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SERVICING DEALER. THE AUTOMOBILE IS ONLY 2 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS IN MY POSSESSION AND I STILL OWE $13, 865.00 ON IT. THE MILEAGE IS 98% FEDERAL INTERSTATE MILES. I PAID $ 1,031.84 ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH OF JANUARY 2011 FOR 2 REAR HUBS AND 2 SKID CONTROL WIRES AND HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE SERVICING DEALER ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND FOR REMAINING REPAIR TASKS WHICH COST ANOTHER $ 323.75. IN TOTAL I HAVE PAID TOYOTA A GRAND TOTAL OF $1,355.59 TO REPAIR THE ABS WIRES AND HARNESS WHICH WERE CORRODED ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIANS. ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BY ME AS A BRAND, NEW AUTO IN MARCH OF 2008 WITH LESS THAN 89,000 MILES (98% HIGHWAY MILES). TO HAVE PAID $ 1, 355.59 TO TOYOTA FOR THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEPLOYABLE AS THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF A SEEMINGLY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM OF CORROSION WITH THE ABS ON TOYOTA YARIS MODELS DATING BACK TO 2007. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE COMPANY HAS ONLY ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND NOT TO CUSTOMERS IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND IN JUNE OR JULY 2008. IN VIEW OF PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS, TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT AND NOT RESPONSIBLE TO MY CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. AS THE SERVICING DEALER HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE OR FORTHCOMING REGARDING MY INQUIRIES, I DON'T KNOW IF THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AS OF THIS WRITNG (25TH OF JANUARY 2011). *TR

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT REGARDING FAILED AIRBAGS *TGW THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. *JB UPDATED 03/01/11

ON 12/19/2009 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY I HIT THE GUARD RAIL CEMENT DIVIDER AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR IN A SNOW STORM. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. AGAIN WITH THE SAME CAR ON 10/7/2010 A WOMAN STOPPED SHORT AND COMPLETELY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED DIRECTLY HEAD ON INTO HER WHILE AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT FAILED TO RETRACT. AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE I WENT INTO THE SUV. *TR

DURING OIL CHANGE I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR ANY OIL LEAKS AND DISCOVERED OIL DOWN ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE TO THE OIL PAN. DEALERSHIP PUT DYE IN ENGINE. CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET LEAK. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. THAT SAME DAY, I LOOKED AT OUR OTHER VEHICLE SAME MODEL DIFFERENT YEAR 2010. I NOTICED THE SAME OIL LEAK. SINCE THEN, I HAVE LOOKED AT THREE OTHER 2010 YARIS AND FOUND THE SAME OIL LEAK FROM THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE HEAD CYLINDER GASKET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS, I WAS BURNED BY A HOT BEVERAGE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CUP HOLDER BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE CUP TO BECOME UNSTABLE, SPILLING THE CONTENTS ON MYSELF AND CAR. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT PUTS FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS AT RISK OF INJURY BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION. IN A COLLISION OR ABRUPT STOP, CONSUMERS ARE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS FLAW AND ELIMINATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD FOR CONSUMERS. I RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CONTACTED TOYOTA, YET THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HAPPY CUSTOMER WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AS WELL AS WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE MASS O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.