2007 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN ITS COURSE UNDER SUDDEN STEERING CHANGES ORIGINATED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SPUN DUE TO EITHER LIGHTNESS OF THE VEHICLE OR FAILED STEERING, AND HIT THE GUARD RAILS. THE NEW 2007 TOYOTA YARIS VEHICLE HAD ONE NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRE (DRIVER SIDE REAR) REPLACED BY THE DEALER EARLIER THAT DAY JUST BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

RADIO FADED IN AND OUT. HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR 6 MONTHS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE RADIO MANUFACTURER , FUJITSU TEN AND TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIO AND ANTENNA SYSTEM, BUT NO SUCCESS. THEY CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE RADIO MANUFACTURER AND TOYOTA, BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. MY OPTIONS WERE TO DEAL WITH IT OR PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. IN ADDITION, I WAS GIVEN A 2007 CAMRY LOANER CAR WHILE THEY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM, AND THE RADIO IN IT DID THE SAME THING. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I DROVE ANOTHER NEW YARIS THAT WAS ON THE LOT, AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS JUST STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN AFTER IT WARMS UP.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON AN ICY ROAD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, WHERE THE AIR BAGS SENSORS ARE LOCATED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS IF NECESSARY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR WAS "JUMPY" AND "UN SMOOTH" ON A BRAND NEW 2007 AUTOMATIC SEDAN TOYOTA YARIS. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 11 MILES ON IT AND BY 6,400 IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A BRAND NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND IT HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I SMELL LEMONS. *JB

ACCELERATOR ON 2007 YARIS IS SENSITIVE AT LOWER RPMS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO START OFF IN FIRST GEAR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN STARTING OFF ON A HILL OR STEEP GRADE. WAS TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE. THE DEALER DID MENTION THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND ALTHOUGH YOU EXPECT DIFFERENCES IN ACCELERATOR AND CLUTCH COMBINATIONS, THIS IS THE WORST I'VE EVER OWNED.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NOISE BECAME WORSE WHEN TURNS WERE MADE TO EITHER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB