2010 TOYOTA YARIS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS BURNING ODOR FROM THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE CONTACT ALSO FELT AN INTENSE SHOCK WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SOME UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE WAS SPRAYED INTO THE VENT AREA WHICH MADE THE SMELL MORE INTENSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; NO ONE HAD COME TO INVESTIGATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300.

ALL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. THEY HAVE DONE THIS TWICE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR THAT MY 18 YEAR OLD SON BOUGHT. HE DRIVES TO COLLEGE AND WORK AND CANNOT BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS LIGHTS THAT DO NOT WORK IN THE DARK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR BUT CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY ARE ASKING US TO COME BACK AND PICK IT UP. I REFUSE TO LET ANYONE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY SON PULLED OVER IN EACH INSTANCE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND PLAYED WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHTS DID COME BACK ON. I SEEMS TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY. *TR

DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE 2010 YARIS AFTER NOTICING OIL LEAK IN THE 2008 YARIS. THE 2010 HAD THE SAME LEAK. HAD THE 2008 HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HAVEN'T HAD THE HEAD GASKET OF THE 2010 REPLACED YET. CONCERNED THAT THE HEAD CYLINDER GASKETS ARE MOST LIKELY DEFECTIVE. LOOKED AT 7 OTHER YARIS, 2008'S (5 INCLUDING MINE) AND 2010'S (4 INCLUDING MINE) THAT HAD OIL AND OIL RESIDUE IN THE SAME SPOT WHERE THE OIL LEAKED FROM THE 2008 YARIS SEDAN. THE 2008 FAULTY HEAD GASKET WAS SENT TO TOYOTA CORPORATION TO BE INSPECTED FOR ANY DEFECTS. WE'VE ASKED (EMAILED) TOYOTA CORPORATION OF JAPAN SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THEIR FINDINGS WITH THE HEAD CYLINDER GASKET REMOVED THE 2008 AND THEY HAVE NOT REVEALED THEIR FINDINGS. *TR

TOYOTA YARIS 2007 WAS RUNNING AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. AFTER THAT SITUATION, NO ELECTRICITY ON STARTER OR SPARK. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT WAS A GASOLINE PUMP AND COMPUTER FUSE FAILURES. WE REQUEST TOYOTA DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PUMP FAILURE BEFORE THEY REPLACE IT, BUT AFTER THEY REPLACED IT THERE WAS AN EXCUSED THAT DO NOT SATISFY ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ONLY FASTENS INTO THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BUCKLE AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT ONLY BUCKLES INTO THE REAR DRIVERS SEAT BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS INTENDED TO BE DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,612. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NORMAL DRIVING OCCASIONALLY CAUSES THE IGNITION KEY, KEY TUMBLER AND SURROUNDING METAL CYLINDER TO BECOME VERY HOT. THIS IS OCCURRING IN A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA YARIS THAT ONLY HAS 200+ MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG . IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE MONTH THAT I OWN THE CAR AND DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID THE VOLTAGE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT IT'S NORMAL TO GET A HOT IGNITION KEY AND TUMBLER. THE CAR WAS NOT IN THE SUN . I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE STARTING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS CAR PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON 3/7/10 WHILE DROVE VEHICLE AROUND 30-40 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLS GRADUALLY EITHER SIDE. WHEN DIRECTION IS CORRECTED ,THE VEHICLE GOES ON OTHER SIDE,CORRECT IT ,GOES ON OTHER AND CYCLE GOES ON. APPARENT PROBLEM MAY BE SOMETHING WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE TOYOTA VEHICLE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT,BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HERE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE VEHICLE IS NEW,THE TIRE WOULD TAKE TIME TO WEAR OUT AND VEHICLE STEERING WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. NOW THE MILEAGE IS 1000,THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS IN FREEWAY,UNTIL TODAY. I SCARED TO DRIVE ANY MORE. I CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT DRIVING MORE 40 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRAGGING AND EXHIBITING POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROAD, AS HE HAD LIMITED MOTION BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 520.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE ON. UPON RELEASE OF HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. UPON COMPLETION, THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO ITS DESIGN. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70.

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA YARIS RENTAL CAR FROM HERTZ. THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING, SO I JUMP STARTED IT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT RAN A BIT ROUGH FOR A FEW MINUTES, SO I LET IT WARM UP. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 1,000 RPM IN DRIVE. THE MAXIMUM SPEED I WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE WAS 10 MPH (DOWN HILL). I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN (AFTER LETTING IT IDLE FOR 10 MINUTES). THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON, BUT IN PARK - THE CAR COULD BE REVVED TO 2,000 RPM (MAX). THAT IS WITH MY FOOT ON THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED THE CAR OVER - PARKED IT AND CALLED HERTZ TO COME PICK IT UP. I AM NOT SURE IF THE YARIS IS BEING RECALLED, BUT NHTSA SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MODEL AS WELL. *TR