2008 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT AFFECTS MY YARIS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAN SEND HOT METAL ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. TOYOTA RECOMMENDS THAT NO ONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE AIRBAG IS REPLACED. THE RECALL CAME OUT IN EARLY JUNE FOR MY YARIS, YET BY EARLY OCTOBER THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A COROLLA THAT HAD THE SAME AIRBAG ISSUE, BUT THE FAULTY AIRBAG WAS REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR THE YARIS AT THIS TIME AND IT IS CAUSING ME HARDSHIP BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED REPLACEMENT DATE FOR THE AIRBAG, SO THE ISSUES I HAVE WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEAR FUTURE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE RESPONSE BY TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY YARIS FIXED SO I CAN USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND ONLY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE INTERIM NOTICE THE CONTACT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD MONTHS AGO THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THE SECOND NOTICE TO THE DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, WHICH COULD BE MONTHS OR POTENTIALLY A YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BEEN SENT A SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR. WE ARE IN THE RED ZONE , I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO CALL ON WHAT TO DO IF I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO GET AROUND.

TL* 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM VERY FEARFUL TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITH THE LITERATURE ABOUT HOW THIS AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE SENDING SHRAPNEL RANDOMLY THROUGH THE CAB. I LIVE IN HAWAII AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IN HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING IS GREATLY INCREASED. I AM UPSET THAT THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AND NOTHING IS BEING OFFERED TO US IN COMPENSATION FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T FEEL THAT TURNING MY ALREADY SMALL CAR INTO A 3 SEATER (RECALL RECOMMENDS THAT NO ONE SIT BESIDE THE DRIVER) IS A SOLUTION. WE HAVE ALL SEEN HOW RANDOM COFFEE GROUNDS SCATTER IN THE COUNTER, SHRAPNEL WOULD BEHAVE IN THE SAME WAY..SO AS A DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM RISKING MY LIFE EVEN WITH A SMALL FENDER BENDER, OR PERHAPS EVEN WITHOUT A COLLISION THIS AIRBAG COULD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE DUE TO THE HOT/HUMID CONDITIONS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO WAIT THIS MANY YEARS FOR A FIX TO THESE DANGERS. I DEMAND YOU FORCE TOYOTA TO GET A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER FIX FOR THESE AIR BAGS. I EXPECT A RESPONSE IN 10 BUSINESS DAYS TO EMAIL [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TAKATA INFLATORS. I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA ABOUT THE RECALL OVER A MONTH AGO. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL I AM IN HIGH RISK ZONE BECAUSE I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM ABOUT GETTING A REPLACEMENT. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND WRONG. MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN I DRIVE THEM PLACES AND ARE IN MORTAL DANGER. WHEN ARE THESE RECALLS GOING TO BE REMEDIED? IS THERE A TIME LIMIT? I SHOULDN'T BE EXPECTED TO PUT MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER EVERYTIME I DRIVE.

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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ *TR