2009 Toyota Yaris Problems

SO FAR THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE

I have been waiting since 8/26/2022 for the part to correct the recall

WE ARE A SMALL NONPROFIT THAT RECEIVES CAR DONATIONS AND REFURBISHES THEM FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE RECEIVED THIS 2009 TOYOTA YARIS AS A DONATION WITH ABOUT 173K MILES ON IT. WHEN WE RECEIVED IT WE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEATBACK WAS TORN IN TWO VERTICAL SPOTS. WE THOUGHT THIS TO BE THE RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEING OVERWEIGHT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE TWO STEEL VERTICAL SUPPORTS FOR THE SEATBACK WERE RAZOR SHARP AND WERE CUTTING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FOAM OF THE SEAT AND THE FABRIC. IF ALL OF THE YARIS SEATS ARE BUILT THIS WAY THIS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN SEVERAL TYPES OF COLLISIONS. IN NORMAL USE A DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN THE SEATBACK WAITING TO BE FORCE THROUGH IN A COLLISION.

"TAKATA RECALL" NOTICE WAS SENT. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NO LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON HAWAII TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE FIXED DUE TO THE "TAKATA RECALL" BUT NOT HAVE TO SEND MY VEHICLE TO THE CONTINENTAL US DUE TO THIS ISSUE NOT BEING MY FAULT.

SO FAR THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE

Vehicle was rear-ended on November 4, 2022. The driver was wearing a seatbelt but the driver airbag did not deploy after being rear-ended. After the accident, the dashboard airbag indicator warning light turned on. The vehicle did not show any airbag issues or warnings prior to the accident. The emergency parking brake does not properly engage after the accident.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH TOYOTA OF OXNARD (1631 AUTO CENTER DR., OXNARD, CA 93036) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS SMOKING. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,185.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY WITH FORCE; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ONE YEAR AGO, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEES AND HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE TO BE HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 04/11/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was smoke coming from the driver's side front door. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an appointment for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

I HIT A SNOW BANK LEFT BEHIND BY A SNOWPLOW GOING 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WAS ON A HIGHWAY, IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AXLE FRACTURED MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 55 MPH IN THE PROCESS MY CAR CLIPPED A CURB AND IT SNAPPED MY AXEL CAUSING THE CAR TO GO HEAD ON INTO AN OBJECT ACROSS THE ROAD MY CAR ALSO FLIPPED NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A UTILITY POLE ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY. I WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN MY CAR. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE COLLISION ITSELF BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS FOUND TO BE INVOLVED. THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE MOST DAMAGE. I HAD MY SEATS BELT ON BUT NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DEPLOYED, DESPITE THE DISABLING DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YET ABOUT THE CONCERN OF NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING YET WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS EVEN AN OPTION TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAD ON COLLISION TOTALED THE CAR. THE PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT WERE OBTAINED BY MY FATHER IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND INCLUDE THE ROAD OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VISIBLY DEFORMED FROM THE IMPACT MY BODY HAD ON IT DURING THE CRASH. I FRACTURED THE C2 SEGMENT IN MY NECK AND TO THIS DAY STILL SUFFER FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE CONCUSSION AND INJURIES OF THIS CRASH ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NEUROLOGICALLY TESTING AND THERAPIES RELATED TO THE INJURIES. THESE INJURIES HAVE IMPACTED MY LIFE GREATLY AND I FEEL AS THOUGH MY CONCERN IS BEING DISREGARDED BY TOYOTA. I STRONGLY FEEL AS THOUGH MY INJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THE CASE. I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PICTURES IF NEEDED. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 55 MPH IN THE PROCESS MY CAR CLIPPED A CURB AND IT SNAPPED MY AXEL CAUSING THE CAR TO GO HEAD ON INTO AN OBJECT ACROSS THE ROAD MY CAR ALSO FLIPPED NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

SO FAR THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE

I HIT A SNOW BANK LEFT BEHIND BY A SNOWPLOW GOING 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WAS ON A HIGHWAY, IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH TOYOTA OF OXNARD (1631 AUTO CENTER DR., OXNARD, CA 93036) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE TOYOTA YARIS 2009 I PURCHASED HAD A RECALL ALREADY NEVER CLAIMED SINCE OWNING WITH LOAN FAILURES OF THE MECHICAL TIRES ALONG WITH COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND MORE

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A UTILITY POLE ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY. I WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN MY CAR. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE COLLISION ITSELF BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS FOUND TO BE INVOLVED. THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE MOST DAMAGE. I HAD MY SEATS BELT ON BUT NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DEPLOYED, DESPITE THE DISABLING DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YET ABOUT THE CONCERN OF NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING YET WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS EVEN AN OPTION TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAD ON COLLISION TOTALED THE CAR. THE PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT WERE OBTAINED BY MY FATHER IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND INCLUDE THE ROAD OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VISIBLY DEFORMED FROM THE IMPACT MY BODY HAD ON IT DURING THE CRASH. I FRACTURED THE C2 SEGMENT IN MY NECK AND TO THIS DAY STILL SUFFER FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE CONCUSSION AND INJURIES OF THIS CRASH ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NEUROLOGICALLY TESTING AND THERAPIES RELATED TO THE INJURIES. THESE INJURIES HAVE IMPACTED MY LIFE GREATLY AND I FEEL AS THOUGH MY CONCERN IS BEING DISREGARDED BY TOYOTA. I STRONGLY FEEL AS THOUGH MY INJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THE CASE. I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PICTURES IF NEEDED. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE PROPERLY IF I HAPPENED TO BE BREAKING OVER AN UNEVEN SERVICE YEARS AGO. SO, I DRIVE TO AVOID HAVING TO DO SO. BUT, THEN RECENTLY IT STARTED MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE ALONG WITH BREAKING. IT COMES AND GOES. THEN, A CLUNKING NOISE STARTED WHEN REVERSING. NOW, THE CLUNKING NOISE COMES IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE SQUEALING HAS GRADUATED TO SCRATCHING AND SCRAPING WHEN I ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. IT COMES FROM MY FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, IT GETS VERY LOOSE - WHEREAS TURNING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT STILL FEELS APPROPRIATELY TIGHT. I THINK THE LOOSENESS IS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL, AS IF A PIECE HAS BROKEN OR IS LOOSE - BECAUSE IT COMES AND GOES. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN I'M MOVING, NO MATTER WHAT TERRAIN IT IS (HIGHWAY, CITY STREET, ETC.) AND WHETHER I AM TURNING OR NOT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 14V168000 AND 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

See attached document for complaint.

NOTICED ON 3.22.2015 TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM ALL 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS WITH ONLY 12084 MILES DRIVEN. HAVE NOT CHECKED THE SPARE. GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P 185/60R 15 84T. DOT 3KRR2809. *TR

MY 2009 YARIS )MANUAL TRANSMISSION) SEDAN STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN I MOVE FROM LOW TO SECOND GEAR, BUT I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE WITH THE ONSET OF WARMER WEATHER. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN EARLY MAY, 2009. I WROTE TO TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SHORTLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, MIDDLETOWN TOYOTA, TO ARRANGE A VISIT TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE HEAD OF THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND I TOOK A LONG RIDE DURING WHICH BOTH OF US DROVE, AND THERE WERE NO STALLING INCIDENTS. THE MAN TOLD ME THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WAS COMPUTER DRIVEN AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WERE FACTORS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO CHANGE THE SITUATION, HE SAID. YESTERDAY MARCH 17, 2010, I HAD THE CAR OUT IN 60-DEGREE WEATHER AND IT STALLED 7-8 TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO FAR THE ENGINE RE-IGNITES, BUT I WONDER WHEN THE DAY WILL COME WHEN IT STALLS AT AN INTERSECTION AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I AM WRITING BECAUSE I FEEL THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO OTHER YARIS OWNERS. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON CONSTANTINE DRIVE ON MY WAY TO BEACH BLVD IN HUNTINGTON BEACH. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, I HAD GLANCED DOWN TO LOOK AT MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM I NOTICED THAT I WAS CLOSE TO A PARKED CAR AND PUT ON MY BRAKES. I ENDED UP STRIKING THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT OF A PARKED 2010 - BLUE - FORD ELEMENT. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS MY RIGHT FRONT TAILLIGHT. MY CAR FLIPPED OVER IN ONE FELL SWOOP AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. EYEWITNESSES TO THE CRASH BELIEVE THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP OVER. THE POLICE WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE SHORTLY THEREAFTER COULD NOT FIND A JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT HAD OCCURRED AT THE LOW RATE OF SPEED THAT I WAS TRAVELING. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE DAY RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT APPEARS THAT YOUR STANDARD HEAD LIGHTS ARE LIT; INSTEAD, THE DAY RUNNINGS LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STANDARD HEAD LIGHTS AND THE REAR LIGHTS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN SEVERAL COLLISIONS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND THERE WERE NO AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AVAILABLE PER THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL ALSO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1000.

THE TOYOTA YARIS 2009 I PURCHASED HAD A RECALL ALREADY NEVER CLAIMED SINCE OWNING WITH LOAN FAILURES OF THE MECHICAL TIRES ALONG WITH COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND MORE

2009 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED. *SMD