2008 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:. 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL...I RECEIVED THIS SAFETY RECALL OVER SIX MONTHS AGO. ONCE AGAIN I AM WAITING TOO LONG FOR A REMEDY TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO VEHICLE OWNERS. WE CAN'T EVEN FEEL SAFE IN OUR OWN CARS NOWADAYS. NO SOONER THAN ONE RECALL IS COMPLETED, ANOTHER ONE POPS UP. IT'S NOT RIGHT TO ASK US TO SQUEEZE OUR PASSENGERS INTO THE BACK SEAT UNTIL TOYOTA GETS OFF THEIR BEHINDS AND HELP US. PLEASE GIVE TOYOTA A HUGH PUSH!

TAKATA RECALL, MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AND NO IDEA WHEN ONE MAY BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR AT LEAST HALF A YEAR. VERY DANGEROUS RISK FOR ME AS I DRIVE A LOT.

TAKATA RECALL-I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND STILL NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REPAIR MY AUTO. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SEVERELY IMPACTING MY USE OF MY VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL THANKFULLY, NO INCIDENT YET. RECEIVED INTERIM RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016, STATING THEY WOULD SEND ANOTHER NOTICE WHEN THE REMEDY HAD BEEN PREPARED. SIX MONTHS LATER, IT HAS NOT. CONVENIENTLY, TOYOTA ABSOLVES THEMSELVES OF RESPONSIBILITY BY STATING: "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT." THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE REMEDY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME PERIOD, AND MY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING OUR ONLY CAR, WITH CARGO IN THE BACK AND PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT. MOST DISTURBING TO ME IS THE FACT THAT IT IS ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IMPLICATED IN THE RECALL. IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WOULD TOYOTA ADVISE ME NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT? NO, BECAUSE THEN THE CAR WOULD BE COMPLETELY NON-OPERABLE, AND TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A MUCH GREATER LIABILITY TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES, RIGHT? HAVE THEY JUST DONE THE MATH AND CONCLUDED IT'S BETTER TO SETTLE DRIVER SIDE BAGS FATALITIES IN COURT THAN TO REPLACE ALL THOSE FAULTY AIRBAGS? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR, AND I DO NOT FEEL SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S DELAYED RESPONSE TO THIS LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT. HERE'S A SIMPLE SUGGESTION: IF THEY CAN'T REPLACE 50,000,000 AIRBAGS ALL AT ONCE, WHY NOT DISABLE THE AIRBAGS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT WON'T SHOOT METAL SHARDS INTO PEOPLE'S FACES? THIS SHOULD BE A STANDARD FEATURE AVAILABLE IN ALL CARS WITH THE TURN OF A KEY. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR IS IN THE HIGHEST RISK ZONE (ZONE A). I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL ON 6/9/2016 BUT A REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF 12/6/2016.

2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER FRONTAL PSAN AIRBAG INFLATOR. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.