2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

CONTROL OF VEHICLE LOST ON DIRT ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3X. LANDED ON ROOF. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AT ALL. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 62-64MPH. HEARD THE TIRE BLOWOUT AND FELT THE CAR PULL TO THE RIGHT. TURNED ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, RIGHT DOOR, SIDE SKIRT, HOOD, FRONT BUMPER, ABS WIRING AND OTHER WIRING. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HAD TO STOP FREEWAY TRAFFIC TO GET THE TREAD OFF THE FREEWAY. HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS OR OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TIRES ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. WERE BALD AFTER LITTLE USE. ENDED UP UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. THROUGH SERVICE CHECKS IT WAS NEVER NOTED TO ME OF THE TIRE CONDITION AND THE TIRES SHOULD NOT OF BEEN IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT OR POOR QUALITY PRODUCT TOYOTA IS SELLING ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY NAME IS [XXX] ,RESIDENT OF GURABO, PUERTO RICO. THE REASON OF THIS LETTER IS BECAUSE I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP ME. I AM PROPRIETOR OF A CAR TOYOTA YARIS OF YEAR 2007, CLEAR GREEN COLOR. AT DAWN OF THE PAST MONDAY MARCH 17, 2008 THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY RESIDENCE APPARENTLY BY A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE ALREADY TURNED A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. I PROCEED TO MAKE A CLAIM TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT TO VERIFY MY CAR ON APRIL 8, 2008. THE ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT VERIFIED THE CAR, BUT HE CANNOT DETERMINATE FROM WHERE THE FAILURE CAME, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BY THE PART AIRBAG OF THE PASSENGER AND BY THE LATERAL CENTER OF THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER. THAT WAS, TWO ISOLATE FIRES. THE ELECTROMECHANICAL DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEVER HAS BEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NOR HAS BEEN ALTERED SINCE THE VAHICLE IS NEW OF FACTORY. THEREFORE, THE ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERT DETERMINED THAT IT A FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. BY SUCH REASON, I LET KNOW MY CASE TO KNOW IN WHAT FORM SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. I AM A DISABLED PERSON THAT I NEED AN AUTOMOBILE TO ATTEND CONTINUOUS MADICAL APPOINTMENTS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE ME ANY REIMBURSEMENT BY THE MONNEY ALREADY PAID BY AN ENTIRE YEAR AND IN ADDITION, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I MUST CONTINUE PAYING THE VEHICLE UNTIL AS MUCH THE INSURANCE SETTLES THE ACCOUNT TO THE BANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THAT I NEED ANY HELP FROM YOU TO SOLVE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE I HAVE LOST MANY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS BEACUSE I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. WAITING FOR ANY NEWS FROM YOU, I REMAIN, SINCERELY, [XXX] 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 65MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,687 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 975.

THE FAILURE WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE, BUT ON SOME 18 WHEELER WHICH LOST ITS RETREAD. I HIT THE RETREAD DEBREE LAYING IN THE ROAD, A PIECE 2-3 FEET LONG. I NEARLY WRECKED 1ST TRYING TO AVOID IT AND THEN WHEN I HIT IT. IT TORE UP MY EXHAUST PIPE WHICH WILL NEED REPAIR. I BELIEVE THESE RETREADS AUGHT TO BE MADE ILLEGAL SINCE THEY MUST BE RAILING AT A HIGH RATE, JUST LOOKING AT THE DEBREE I NOTICE ALONG THE SIDE OF A TYPICAL INTERSTATE. IS THE COST SAVINGS TO TRUCKERS WORTH THE RISK IMPOSED ON OTHER DRIVERS AND THE COST OF REPAIR TO THEIR VEHICLES, MOST OF WHICH IS ABSORBED BY THE VICTIM OF THIS JUNK. IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS OF SMALL VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE LOW GROUND CLEARANCE. I HIT THIS WITH A YARIS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK MODEL 2007, I SUFFER A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. *TR

GOING 35 MPH SOUTH ON PAVED ROAD, IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING, I SLOWED DOWN TO DUE TO DEER IN THE ROAD, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, MY CAR WHEN INTO A COMPLETE 180 SPIN, HAD NO CONTROL, THE ANITLOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO ME PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT INSTEAD, I LANDED IN THE DITCH. CAR WAS JUST REPORTED TO ME AS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE WERE UNABLE TO RELEASE MY CHILD. SHE WAS UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT. APX A WEEK LATER SHE BECAME STUCK IN THE SAME MANNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE HER *JB

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE 2007 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION TOYOTA YARIS ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. I EXPERIENCE A CONTINUAL BUMPING-BACK ON A SLIGHT HILL. (I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I HADN'T SET THE PARKING BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR.) I'VE DRIVEN STICK-SHIFTS ALL MY LIFE AND EVERY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I'VE SHOWN THIS TO HAS AGREED THAT IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. SEVERAL NOTED THAT IT IS CALLED "REVERSE DIESELING". PROBLEM #1: CONSUMERS ARE NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SITUATION. I'D NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I'D KNOWN. SOLUTION: A LETTER MUST BE SENT TO ALL YARIS OWNERS IMMEDIATELY, INFORMING THEM OF THIS. PROBLEM #2: AT THE BARE MINIMUM, WHY IS THERE NO WARNING SYSTEM WHICH IS ACTIVATED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET? AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN TURNED OFF WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN NOT IN PARK. SOLUTION: AT THE VERY LEAST TOYOTA MUST RETROFIT THE CARS WITH AN AUDIO/VISUAL SIGNAL WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET. UPCOMING MODELS MUST INCLUDE A QUALITY SAFEGUARD. PROBLEM #3: PAGE 129 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL MILDLY STATES,"WHEN PARKING, FIRMLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID INADVERTENT CREEPING." PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IDENTICAL VERBIAGE IS USED IN THE MANUAL FOR BOTH TYPES OF TRANSMISSION. SOLUTION: OBVIOUS. PROBLEM# 4: PARKING BRAKES ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE FOR MANY REASONS. IDEAL SOLUTION: ENGINE SHOULD BE RE-ENGINEERED WITH SUFFICIENT COMPRESSION. *JB UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR