2009 Toyota Yaris H/B Owner Complaints

NOVEMBER 24 2015 I PURCHASED VECHILD ADD PROBLEMS SINCE I HAD IT THERE RECALLS DEALOR WONT FIX CHARGED ME TO MUCH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE.DEALR NEW RECALL ON CAR PRODUCT LIABLITY FOR ERRORS OF OMISSIONS SOLD CCAR TO ME IM ENTITLED TO LEGAL REMEDIES NHTSA ID NOS 15V689 AND 16V340 POLICE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE ON ROAD TIL REPAIRED IT AT IN ON MOTHERS PROPERTY SHE CANCELED MY FULL FCOVERAGE INSURANCE AT HER FAULT INSURANCE COMPANY DONT WANT TO REPAIRF OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL GLASS IN THE CAR THAT I WA NOTG HOME A INDIVIDUAL COME ALONG BUSTEDD OUT AL WINDOWS VANIDLISM NOW PAYING ON CAR CANT DRIVE IN PAIN SUFFERING FROM NOT ABLE TO AINTIAN MEDICAL APPAIONTMENTS .I LIVE WITH PTSD THIS IS LIFE STRESSORS TO ME

NHTSA ID

10958361

Incident

Nov 24, 2015

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10897512

Incident

Jun 22, 2016

I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE NOW WHERE I TRY TO PASS SOMEONE ON INTERSTATE 79 NORTHBOUND FROM PITTSBURGH TO CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND ONCE I GET TO SPEED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR GOES TO 80 + PER HOUR BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME THAT I COULD GET CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME I ENDED UP PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET CAR TO STOP. TODAY SIMILAR SITUATION EXCEPT I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RESPOND AND SLOW DOWN BACK TO THE CORRECT SPEED. I WAS ASKED BY TOYOTA IF THE MATS ON THE FLOOR WERE OBSTRUCTING THE PEDAL, AND THIS WASN'T THE CASE IN EITHER INSTANCE. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE THEY WERE REFERRING BACK TO MY DEALER TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME TO HAVE DONE. I HAD THIS IN FOR SERVICE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AD WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING AND THAT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED TO CALL SO THEY COULD HOOK UP TO A COMPUTER AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TODAY WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY WOULDN'T EVEN SCHEDULE MY CAR FOR SERVICE, GAVE ME CORPORATE TO CALL AND IF CORPORATE WANTED TO HAVE THE DEALER SERVICE THEY CAR THEY WOULD CALL THEM. I AM NOW WAITING ON THE DEALER TO CALL ME SO I CAN PAY TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT TO TELL ME WHAT THEY MAY FIND. I PLANNED ON GIVING THIS CAR TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FOR COLLEGE BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED WHAT SHE WILL ENCOUNTER AND WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY DRIVING IT.

NHTSA ID

10864470

Incident

May 11, 2016

Mileage

113,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING HOME IN WET CONDITIONS, MY FRIEND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING 2 FULL SIZE PINE TREES AND TWO ELECTRIC POLES, BASICALLY WE BOUNCED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER HITTING THE FRONT HEAD ON AND FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON TOP OF A FIRE HYDRANT... THE ONLY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WAS THE DRIVERS STEERING AIRBAG. I WAS OBVIOUSLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING I SLAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE DASH BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND RESEARCHED, MY FRIEND AND MYSELF COULD HAVE AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE DEAD DUE TO THE AIRBAG DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS STYLE YARIS THAT'S PERTAINING TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559130

Incident

Oct 11, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS (CA. 30K MILES) HOME FROM WORK UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPROMISED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE BACK END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT THIS POINT, I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM HOME AND DECIDED TO PROCEED CAREFULLY. AS I WAS TURNING OFF A MAIN ROAD AND INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE CAR CAREENED OFF THE ROAD, OVER THE CURB, UP A SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND SMASHED HEAD-ON INTO A STONE WALL. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THE FRONT END SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THE CAR WILL MOST LIKELY BE TOTALED. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK AT WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CAR HAD NO KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384255

Incident

Feb 23, 2011

Mileage

33,000 mi

AIR BAG FAILURE ON A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10377909

Incident

Jan 15, 2011

Mileage

20,000 mi

MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER, AND HAS WEIRD PEDAL HABITS WHENEVER I USE MY RADIO/CD PLAYER/AUX PORT. OTHER YARIS OWNERS ARE CLAIMING THAT THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING TO THEM. WHEN I AM USING THE RADIO/CD PLAYER OR AUX, THE CAR IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. IT IS ALMOST A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR ACTS DIFFERENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10327814

Incident

Apr 26, 2010

Mileage

10,340 mi

AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR GAVE NO RESPONSE AND THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWED. ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO RESPOND A MINUTE OR TWO AFTERWARDS BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THIS 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THEY RECEIVED ERROR CODE P2121 WHEN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE POSITION SENSORS WHICH WERE SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. IT IS IN THE SHOP THIS MORNING AND I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED WORD ON THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE THIS TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324161

Incident

Apr 6, 2010

Mileage

10,660 mi

MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS NEEDS TO BE PLACED UPON THE RECENT RECALLS WITH TOYOTA. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEGINNING TO GET HARDER TO PUSH DOWN, MY BRAKES ARE MUSHY AND ARE SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHEN I HAVE MY DEFROSTERS ON, THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AND BRAKING IS HARDER. MY RADIO RANDOMLY SWITCHES TO AM RADIO WHEN ITS OFF, OR ON A DIFFERENT STATION. THIS ALL SOUNDS ELECTRICAL, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BEEN TOLD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM SOMEONE THAT THE 2009 TOYOTA YARIS' HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316383

Incident

Feb 18, 2010

Mileage

9,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXCEEDED 90 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TOYOTA TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE IT. THE CONTACT HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL TICKETS BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING PRIOR TO IT ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18000.

NHTSA ID

10313781

Incident

Feb 12, 2009

Mileage

100 mi

WHEN I DRIVE AT 60MPH AND HIGHER MY 2009 5 DOOR LIFTBACK YARIS WITH ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED STEERING THAT I BOUGHT NEW, IT HAS A DANGEROUS TENDENCY TO WANDER. IF I LOOK AWAY FOR A SECOND, THE CAR WANDERS AND HAS OFTEN DONE SO INTO OTHER LANES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING HABITS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT THIS HAPPENS OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES. THE HABITS THAT I PRACTICE TO AVOID THIS ARE TO PAY CONSTANT ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME SO I DON'T WANDER OUT OF MY LANE. MUCH MORE ATTENTION IS NEEDED WITH THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER OF THE 8 PASSENGER CARS I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN. IT IS VERY TAXING ON MY ENERGY LEVEL ON LONG DRIVES WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE 3 HRS OR MORE. I AM VERY CAR SAVVY AND I THINK THIS PHENOMENON IS DUE TO THE ANGLE OF CASTER ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR CASTER ON MY YARIS OTHERWISE I WOULD TRY THAT. IT DOES NOT TRACK AS STRAIGHT AS MY PREVIOUS CARS OF WHICH RANGE FROM HEAVY TO LIGHT WEIGHT, FROM OLD TO NEW, AND FROM BEING EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING TO NO POWER STEERING. MY YARIS HAS ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING. I HAVE READ THAT THE NEW COROLLA HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THOSE DRIVER'S COMPLAINTS REFLECT MINE. I HAVE NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EARLIER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT WITH SMALL SIZE AND RELATIVELY TALL HEIGHT. AFTER HEARING OF THE COROLLA DRIVER'S COMPLAINTS AND THE COINCIDENCE OF IT BEING EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING, I THINK THERE MAY BE A PATTERN. MY THEORY IS THAT THE CASTER IS SET TO MAKE STEERING EASY ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FOR THE REASON OF SAVING WEIGHT AND MONEY IN THE MATERIALS IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE A MORE ROBUST POWER STEERING SYSTEM SUCH AS BIGGER ELECTRIC MOTOR, BIGGER WIRES, BIGGER BATTERY, BIGGER ALTERNATOR, ETC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312844

Incident

Dec 28, 2008

Mileage

300 mi