2008 Toyota Yaris H/B Problems

TAKATA RECALL, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE MORE, SINCE I GOT THE FIRST FLYER TO HAVE MY AIR BAG REPLACED. I HAVE GOT MORE OVER THE MONTHS. EVERY TIME, I CALL IN AND TRY TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT I AM TOLD THAT THEY ARE GOING OUT IN WAVES AND THAT I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN I CAN GET THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL AIR BAG REPLACED. THEN MORE TIME GOES BY I GET ANOTHER FLYER AND THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FIND IT A BIT UNSETTLING THAT THAT PROCESS WOULD TAKE THIS LONG AND LEAVE CUSTOMERS STUCK WITH POTENTIALLY DEADLY VEHICLES.

I WAS OWNER OF A TOYOTA YARIS 2008, WHEN THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. I WRITTING BECEAUSE I RECEIVED AN MAIL ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WINTERS THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHEN DRIVING DURING WET SNOWY/SLUSHY CONDITIONS. THE CONDITION WOULD FIX ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE DRIED OUT. THIS STARTED AFTER 30K MILES/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS WINTER (2013) THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED LIT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT REQUIRES A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE IN 2007-2008 YARIS'. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING THIS MATTER. (TSB NUMBER: TSB-0120-08). THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT HAPPENS AT ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NEEDED THE MOST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WINTERS THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHEN DRIVING DURING WET SNOWY/SLUSHY CONDITIONS. THE CONDITION WOULD FIX ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE DRIED OUT. THIS STARTED AFTER 30K MILES/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS WINTER (2013) THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED LIT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT REQUIRES A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE IN 2007-2008 YARIS'. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING THIS MATTER. (TSB NUMBER: TSB-0120-08). THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT HAPPENS AT ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NEEDED THE MOST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

IN JANUARY OF 2011 THE RED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIGHT AND THE YELLOW ABS LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ABS DID NOT OPERATE ON SLIPPERY ROADS. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED CODES C0210 AND C1238 REQUIRING BOTH REAR SPEED SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESSES. THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THE DEALER/TOYOTA AGREE TO COMP THE REPAIR DUE TO THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ON WET/SLIPPERY ROADS. *TR

I HAF A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO BREAK MALFUNCTION AND AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY TOYOTA IS DISCRIMINATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V169000 (SEATS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE PARTS COULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BUT IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD AS I HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO POWER. AFTER TOW, IT WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT, THOUGH THE GAS GAUGE READ 1/3 FULL, THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REMOVE THE GAS TANK TO REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL SENSOR.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SEND ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR THE REASON THAT IS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP WITH A BODY SHOP DEPARTMENT, THE TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I WAS NOT SATISFIED, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WERE NOT WORKING AND THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT WAS ALWAYS "ON" THE DASHBOARD, THEY AGAIN REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY OF 2011, THEY CHANGED THE GAS GAGE AND DID NOT REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WAS A 10 GALLON TANK AND NOW IS ONLY A 8 GALLON TANK, AND I'M SURE THEY CHARGED MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR IT. THIS PUT ME AT RISK, I CAN NOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCE ON A 8 GALLON TANK, THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE AND OVERALL THIS SITUATION PUTS ME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS, I WAS CONSIDERING SELL THIS CAR TO GET A NEW ONE, BUT THE VALUE WILL DECREASE FOR THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A 10 GALLON GAS TANK. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I WENT THRU I WAS UNDER DEPRESSION AND I EVEN HAD TO RESIGN TO MY JOB, MY EMOTIONAL DEPRESSION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO FOCUS ON WORK . FOR ALL THIS REASONS I WILL LIKE FOR YOU TO REVIEW MY CASE AND HELP ME. I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH FORD AND WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDED AND I WILL LIKE FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE ME FOR ALL THE TIME, MONEY AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THEY CAUSED ME. *TR

I HAF A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO BREAK MALFUNCTION AND AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY TOYOTA IS DISCRIMINATING

THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN THE POWER STEERING WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN YOU CORRECT TO MAINTAIN LANE, THE POWER STEERING "KICKS IN" AND THE CAR DOES A SLIGHT JERKING MOTION IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, IT BECOMES A JOB TO MAINTAIN A LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS DOING, BUT THEY DO NOT THINK THERE IS A FIX FOR IT, NOR DO THEY SEE IT AS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT CAME ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA. I AM THE ONE THAT HAS PUT THE 83000 MILES ON IT. AND THERE IS DEFIANTLY A ISSUES SHOWING UP WITH THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING. MAYBE THRU LONG TERM WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUCKING SOUND ON THE PASS SIDE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED . I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT R/S LOWER CONTROL ARM VERTICAL BOLT HAD ROTTED OUT AND SNAPPED OFF. I WENT TO TOYOTA AND PURCHASED TWO NEW UPDATED BOLTS ( TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS DEFECT ) I DRILLED OUT THE OLD BOLT AND TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH AN EASY OUT ( I HAD ALREADY SOAKED THE TOP OF THE BOLT THE DAY BEFORE WITH PENETRATION OIL ) THE WELDED BOLT IN THE SUB FRAME BROKE OFF . I MADE A TEMP REPAIR WITH WASHER AND REPLACED THE NEW BOLT . I HAVE CHECKED OUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF YARIS OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . I CONTACTED TOYOTA C/S AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAD A FIX PLATE THAT I COULD BUY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM CORRECTLY I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT SOME THING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED ! *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKE OFF. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED. SOME THING NEEDS TO GET DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 YARIS BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2007. THIS YEAR, SOMETIME IN JULY OR AUGUST, MY FRONT WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED. IT WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, SAFE FROM HARM, WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA OF SEATTLE CONFIRMED THAT THE CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO IMPACT BY OBJECT OR FORCE BECAUSE OF THE PATTERN OF THE GLASS BREAK. TOYOTA ALSO TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BACK WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE ODD SHATTER FORMATION OF THE GLASS. THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT IN THE GLASS, AND THE GLASS SHARDS FELL STRAIGHT DOWN, INSTEAD OF FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH BLUNT FORCE BREAKAGE. TOYOTA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL CHARGES AND FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. I AM SATISFIED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THIS MATTER, HOWEVER, I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT MY WINDOWS COULD BREAK AGAIN AT ANY TIME, OR THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THEIR YARIS. HOPEFULLY THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE AS I AM HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE VEHICLE. I JUST WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS' SAFETY IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN OTHER MODELS. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SEND ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR THE REASON THAT IS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP WITH A BODY SHOP DEPARTMENT, THE TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I WAS NOT SATISFIED, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WERE NOT WORKING AND THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT WAS ALWAYS "ON" THE DASHBOARD, THEY AGAIN REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY OF 2011, THEY CHANGED THE GAS GAGE AND DID NOT REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WAS A 10 GALLON TANK AND NOW IS ONLY A 8 GALLON TANK, AND I'M SURE THEY CHARGED MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR IT. THIS PUT ME AT RISK, I CAN NOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCE ON A 8 GALLON TANK, THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE AND OVERALL THIS SITUATION PUTS ME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS, I WAS CONSIDERING SELL THIS CAR TO GET A NEW ONE, BUT THE VALUE WILL DECREASE FOR THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A 10 GALLON GAS TANK. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I WENT THRU I WAS UNDER DEPRESSION AND I EVEN HAD TO RESIGN TO MY JOB, MY EMOTIONAL DEPRESSION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO FOCUS ON WORK . FOR ALL THIS REASONS I WILL LIKE FOR YOU TO REVIEW MY CASE AND HELP ME. I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH FORD AND WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDED AND I WILL LIKE FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE ME FOR ALL THE TIME, MONEY AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THEY CAUSED ME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING MANUAL POWERTRAIN SOMETIME WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. WHEN PARKED TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED FROM GEAR TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH. HAS DONE THAT SINCE WAS DELIVERED BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SEND ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR THE REASON THAT IS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP WITH A BODY SHOP DEPARTMENT, THE TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I WAS NOT SATISFIED, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WERE NOT WORKING AND THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT WAS ALWAYS "ON" THE DASHBOARD, THEY AGAIN REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIME I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY OF 2011, THEY CHANGED THE GAS GAGE AND DID NOT REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WAS A 10 GALLON TANK AND NOW IS ONLY A 8 GALLON TANK, AND I'M SURE THEY CHARGED MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR IT. THIS PUT ME AT RISK, I CAN NOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCE ON A 8 GALLON TANK, THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE AND OVERALL THIS SITUATION PUTS ME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS, I WAS CONSIDERING SELL THIS CAR TO GET A NEW ONE, BUT THE VALUE WILL DECREASE FOR THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A 10 GALLON GAS TANK. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I WENT THRU I WAS UNDER DEPRESSION AND I EVEN HAD TO RESIGN TO MY JOB, MY EMOTIONAL DEPRESSION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO FOCUS ON WORK . FOR ALL THIS REASONS I WILL LIKE FOR YOU TO REVIEW MY CASE AND HELP ME. I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH FORD AND WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDED AND I WILL LIKE FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE ME FOR ALL THE TIME, MONEY AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THEY CAUSED ME. *TR

THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE BACK END OF THE CAR. *TR