2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

ON 6/1/10 MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WOULD NOT START AND AFTER A FEW TRIES I FOUND GAS POURING FROM THE AREA BELOW THE GAS TANK. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE STARTER WAS RUNNING AND APPEARED TO COME FROM A LEAK BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE. I THEN CALLED LEXINGTON, MA TOYOTA AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE CAR AND TAKE IT TO THEIR GARAGE. TOYOTA THEN CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BREAK IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE WE WOULD GET THE CAR BACK. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE YARIS FOUR YEARS AND IT HAS ABOUT 9000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I READ THE WARRANTY DESCRIPTION IN THE TOYOTA MANUAL IT SAYS THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SEALS, AND GASKETS IN THE POWER TRAIN ARE COVERED FOR 60 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES AND NONE OF THE WARRANTY EXCEPTIONS APPLIED. I QUESTION TOYOTA'S CONCLUSION THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND APPEAL THIS DECISION. THE GAS LINE WAS CLEARLY ABRADED WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER MANUFACTURE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ABRASION HAD BEEN DONE BY AN ANIMAL IN MY GARAGE BUT, 1) THE CAR IS STORED IN A CLOSED GARAGE, 2) THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF ANIMALS IN THE GARAGE, AND 3) ANIMAL DAMAGE IS NOT AMONG THE LIST OF EXCLUDED CONDITIONS. FURTHER, HAD THE GASOLINE CAUGHT FIRE BOTH THE CAR AND HOUSE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BURNED. I REGARD THE USE OF AN UNPROTECTED PLASTIC TUBE IN A CRITICAL FUEL LINE AS A DESIGN ERROR AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE BRAKE CALIPER ON ONE SIDE OF THIS CAR AT THE FRONT MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING AN UNEVEN WEAR ON THE BRAKE PAD AT AN ABNORMAL RATE........AND JUST RECENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO THE SAME PROBLEM........ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN SEVERAL MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. UPDATED 06/23/10.*JB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED MOLD AND MILDEW ON THE CARPET ON BOTH SIDES. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY TISSUE AND NAPKINS IN THE GLOVE BOX CLOGGING THE DRAIN VALVE. IF THE CONTACT LEFT THE GLOVE BOX EMPTY, IT DID NOT LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA YARIS AND WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP TO WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE ROW OF STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF HER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO BETWEEN THE 2 LANES OF CARS ON THE RAMP. SHE CLIPPED A TRUCK AND THE CAR TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE YARIS. MY WIFE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THANKFULLY ONLY MINOR INJURIES. MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OCCURRENCE OF THE WELL KNOWN TOYOTA 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

I [XXX] PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA FROM MOSS BROTHER TOYOTA THAT HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRUNK PART THAT ALLOW THE TRUNK DOOR TO COMING DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN OPENED. SEVERAL TIMES THAT CAR TRUNK HAVE CAME DOWN HITTING ME IN THE HEAD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND TO THE MANUFACTURE REP. AND IN APRIL 2010 THE REP MET WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND ORDERED IT TO BE CORRECTED. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE FIXED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SINCE THAT TIME, ON SEVERAL OCCASION, THIS TRUNK HAS COME DOWN SMASHING ME AND MY HUSBAND IN THE HEAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE FOUND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED SHE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

MY TOYOTA YARIS 2007 SEDAN IS JERKING . I TOOK IT FOR A SERVICE AT TOYOTA TWO WEEKS BACK BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME. THEY CHANGED THE PETROL FILTER. THE JERKING NEVER WENT AWAY. THE DEALER THEN CHANGED THE PETROL PUMP AND THE JERKING IS STILL THERE, IT COMES AND GOES. BUT IT SHAKES SO HARD I CAN NOT TAKE IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY KEEP TEST DRIVING IT AND I AM AFRAID BY THE TIME THEY FINISH IF THEY EVER FIND THE PROBLEM THE CAR WILL BE DUE FOR ANOTHER SERVICE. SO FAR I DON'T HAVE WHEELS WHILE THEY KEEP MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO YIELD FROM SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE IDLE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR MINOR BACK INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,064.

BEEN DRIVING A 2007 YARIS SINCE JULY 2006 - NO PROBLEMS, NOW HAVE 51,200 MILES ON IT. ON A COMPLETELY DRY AND FLAT ROAD ON 4/9/10, I WAS APPROACHING A YELLOW LIGHT AT APPX. 40 MPH AND BEGAN BRAKING. RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHT, AS I HIT A LITTLE BUMP (UNEVEN PAVEMENT SECTION WHERE IT CHANGED FROM BRIDGE SURFACE TO BLACKTOP) THE ENGINE SURGED -- I FELT IT, SAW THE RPM NEEDLE GO UP AND HEARD THE ENGINE REV. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO GET CAR TO STOP. NO REPAIRS / INSPECTIONS YET - NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO A DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. SOUNDS LIKE THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE RECALL ISSUE TO ME . . . *TR

MY SON [XXX] OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN (SUGARLAND) HOUSTON,TX ON FEB19TH,2010 ON HWY 59 NORTHBOUND AT APPROX 9.30PM, IN WHICH HE WAS IN A LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. TWO OR THREE CARS AHEAD OF HIM HAD DROPPED SOME DEBRIS. WHILE DODGING THE DEBRIS, HIS LEFT REAR TIRE CLIPPED THE WOODEN BLOCK, HE HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE LEFT AND HIS CAR FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES AND HE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING THE WHOLE HIGHWAY TO SHUT DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS, SIDE OR FRONT EVER DEPLOYED. HE OCCURRED INJURY TO HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH IS HIS DOMINANT HAND, BROKE ONE TENDON, AND CRUSHED TWO FINGER. HE ALSO OCCURRED MINOR INJURIES ON HIS UPPER AND LOWER LEFT EYE. HE WAS ADMITTED IN HERMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SUGARLAND IN EMERGENCY. ON FEB 26TH, HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS LEFT HAND MAJORITY OF TOYOTA YARIS OWNERS ARE COLLEGE KIDS. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY FEATURE IS THIS? WHERE THE AIR BAGS STAYS THERE WHEN YOU ARE IN A CRASH. WEARING SEAT BELT SAVED HIS LIFE.. I HAVE PICTURES,POLICE REPORT,HOSPITAL RECORDS IF NEEDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR