2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED SURGE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

THIS IS MORE FOR INFO THAN A COMPLAINT. MY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT AND ABS SERVICE STAYS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA RECALLS THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO GET REPAIRED. THEY ANALYZED THE PROBLEM AND SAID A WIRE GOING TO MY BRAKE HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO DRIVE AND USE THE BRAKES. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS TO REPAIR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW OF MY PROBLEM WHICH MAY NOT BE RELATED AT ALL WITH THE OTHER TOYOTA RECALL PROBLEMS, BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW. *TR

A BAD CONNECTOR LEADING TO THE ABS SPEED SENSOR FAILED ON OUR TOYOTA YARIS CAUSING TWO WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO "STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER". ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500 BUT IN FACT THE PROBLEM IS A CORRODED CONNECTOR. TOYOTA AND DEALER STATED THAT A TECHNICAL SERIVCE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE A "CONNECTOR" NOT A "MODULE" FAILED THIS PROBLEM IN NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE MANUAL SAYS TO "STOP IMMEDIATELY" WHICH FREAKED OUT MY WIFE THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ALSO, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE $500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY CONNECTOR. I FOUND A CHAT-ROOM ONLINE WHERE IT BECAME CLEAR THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *CN

2007 TOYOTA YARIS OFF AND ON I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE IT ALMOST HAS AN EFFECT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKING IN. YET THE EFFECT IS MORE PRONOUNCED. IT FEELS AS IF I AM SKIDDING OR JERKING TO A STOP AND MAKES ME FEAR THAT I WILL NOT STOP. ARE THERE ANY OPEN CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I NEED TO GET IT RESOLVED. I HAVE ALSO SENT AN E-MAIL TO TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN, WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FOR TIMES UP TO 2 DAYS BEFORE GOING OUT. TOYOTA RELEASED A TSB IN JUNE OF 2008, ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED. THE PROBLEM IS CORROSION OF THE CONTACT POINTS OF THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESS IN NORTHERN WEATHER AREAS WHERE WE USE SALT. THE COST TO THE CONSUMER IS APPROXIMATELY $400.00 PER SIDE TO FIX IT IF IT HAPPENS AFTER THE 3 YR. 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I THINK THIS UNACCEPTABLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND BASALLY GOT HUNG UP ON. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. OUR NORTHERN CUSTOMERS IN CANADA ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IT WILL ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY - WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONG, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, WHEN I AM STOPPED, BASICALLY AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IF THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING. HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS AT LEAST 20 TIMES. LAST TIME WAS 1/21/10. NO MATS IN VEHICLE FOR PEDAL TO STICK AND PEDAL IS NOT STICKING. HAPPENS WHEN DON'T EVEN TOUCH PEDAL IN NEUTRAL ENGINE REVS UP. *TR

DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON VEHICLE'S ABS HARNESS/CONNECTORS CAUSES IT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AFTER CORROSION SETS IN, MINE HAPPENED AFTER 2 YEARS AND AROUND 68K MILES. REPLACEMENT OF HARNESS AND CONNECTORS IS ONLY A SHORT TERM FIX, ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS ON WWW.YARISWORLS.COM (SEE HTTP://WWW.YARISWORLD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=11533&HIGHLIGHT=ABS). *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WHEN THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR. THE FLOOR MAT WORKED ITS WAY UP AND JAMMED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WAS TO KICK THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR ENDING A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE BY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,150 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5500. UPDATED 02/03/10 *BF UPDATED 02/11/10.*JB