Toyota Yaris H/b 2007
Model Yaris H/b made in 2007 by Toyota got 46 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2007
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V223000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 01/01/2006 to 05/04/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 27080 | 09/18/2009 | OVSC | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 06/15/2009 | 06/15/2009 | 571 | 110 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling 27,080 model year 2005 through 2010 passenger cars built from september 1, 2005 to may 4, 2009. these vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels could result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify owners and provide them with a new, accurate label to be installed over the inaccurate label free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about august 31, 2009. owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/21/2013 | 17488 | ||
| On 2/21/13 i was pulling into a parking space in a hospital underground garage. i was about 3 feet from a concrete wall when i suddenly accelerated hitting the wall. i had my seat belt on. the airbag was deployed hitting me in the face. the entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed,. i was extracted from the vehicle by the fire dept. and ems and taken by ambulance to the hospital emergency room. there x-rays of my spine were taken. i had no spinal fractures so i was discharged a few hours later. i suffered severe headaches and body aches for 3 weeks. my glasses were bent out of shape from the airbag hitting them.the vehicle was not driveable and was towed to the body shop. i picked up the car on 3/13/13 after multiple repairs were done including replacing the front bumpers, headlights, airbag, seatbelt, pulling the frame back into correct position etc. this cost $6200. on 3/14/13, after a call to the toyota home office. i met an engineer at toyota of nashua where he underwent an inspection of the black box and a check of the recording of the airbag ecu. the 6 page report that he gave me indicated that no data was recovered and no events had occurred. i am puzzled how that can be as the airbag was deployed. i am now left with a vehicle that was in perfect shape before the crash and has now lost a great deal of the trade in value. i am afraid to drive it because no one can tell me that the vehicle is safe and will not undergo another unintended acceleration as i experienced on 2/21.at the time of the crash, i dropped my cell phone and when i retrieved it from the floor mat i noticed that the floor mat was not hindering the accelerator and was perfectly flat. coincidently, on 3/7/13, i was notified that my car is enrolled in a class action suit against toyota re: etcs being defective which may cause unintended acceleration. | |||
| 12/08/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Air bag warning light came on and stayed on, took to dealership got diagnostic and it is the air bag coil spring, needs to be replaced, advised that the air bags most likely will not deploy in a crash. cost to repair estimated at $500, no longer under warranty. toyota should repair for free, should not be a part that wears out. | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Air bag light came on and stayed on. per manual took to dealer for diagnosis ($97). diagnosed faulty spiral cable which will keep driver's side front airbag from deploying and may turn off entire airbag system. cost to replace cable quoted as $453. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| We have 25 2007 toyota yaris's, 14 of 25 the air bag light stays on. the light comes on at approx 120,000 because of a switch in the steering column, toyota declines to repair it, and will not give us a straight answer whether it will keep the safety device (air bag) from deploying even though the vehicle has never been in an accident. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/13/2010 | 85000 | ||
| Experienced failure of exhaust system due to poor connection joint and gasket design. internet search reveled other failures of exhaust gasket material but no tsb was found. engine operation results in movement of exhaust joint which wears at the gasket material. this operational wear and exhaust heat breaks down the gasket material developing an exhaust leak producing an audible noise and in-cabin smell complaint. the noise is most audible during acceleration but the in-cabin exhaust smell is more constant. repair requires a new exhaust gasket ($30), new bolts ($5), new tension springs ($5), plus 0.5hr of labor charges. parts replaced and test drive confirmed complete repair. none of the parts are updated from original so it is expected that this failure will return in time. there is concern that the leaking exhaust gases are entering the cabin which could be a contaminate risk for the driver and occupants. failure of this simple component is irritating to the consumer and irresponsible of the manufacturer. customer has already noted that this event will affect (negatively) future vehicle purchase decisions. note: this failure does not illuminate the check engine lamp (cel). | |||
| 12/15/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Experienced failure of emissions evap system due to water intrusion through poorly designed components. check engine lamp (cel) illuminated constant on during highway travel. stored dtcs of p043e, p043f, p2401, p2402, and p2419. internet search reveled existing issue in tsb eg048-07 which notes water enters filler pipe cover, contaminates canister filter, then damages the evap pump located in charcoal canister. repair requires an updated filler cover ($6), replacement of filter ($50), new canister ($600), plus 0.5hr of labor charges. applicable warranty is 3year/36000miles. during repair replaced filler cover, filter, then cleaned entire system of water. note: this yaris was already built using the updated filler cover p/n. yaris failed the following test drive done in attempt to avoid expensive canister replacement. followed toyota service manual to troubleshoot canister which lead to permanent damage. three bolts attach the pump valve to the canister via plastic threaded inserts. these inserts stripped inside the plastic, rendering the canister unusable. replacing with new canister and retesting for repair. this portion of the emissions system is related to a mandated requirement. this failure should be covered under the longer term emissions warranty period and not this shorter term period. failure of a $6 component resulting in victim failures of $650 in additional components is irritating to the consumer and irresponsible of the manufacturer. customer has already noted that this event will affect (negatively) future vehicle purchase decisions. note: this failure does not seem to affect mpg or operation but does illuminate the cel. consumers might operate w/o repair which will condition them to accept an illuminated cel. they might not be notified of other obd malfunctions and partially disabled emissions control system. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/21/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| When the engine is running it will accelerate and decelerate by itself without me even touching the gas pedal. there doesn't seem to be any pattern as this happens randomly - when i am driving along, slowing down to turn a corner, when i am stopped, basically at any time. dealership can't fix if they don't see the problem happening. has happened randomly over the last 3 years at least 20 times. last time was 1/21/10. no mats in vehicle for pedal to stick and pedal is not sticking. happens when don't even touch pedal in neutral engine revs up. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/15/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Experienced failure of emissions evap system due to water intrusion through poorly designed components. check engine lamp (cel) illuminated constant on during highway travel. stored dtcs of p043e, p043f, p2401, p2402, and p2419. internet search reveled existing issue in tsb eg048-07 which notes water enters filler pipe cover, contaminates canister filter, then damages the evap pump located in charcoal canister. repair requires an updated filler cover ($6), replacement of filter ($50), new canister ($600), plus 0.5hr of labor charges. applicable warranty is 3year/36000miles. during repair replaced filler cover, filter, then cleaned entire system of water. note: this yaris was already built using the updated filler cover p/n. yaris failed the following test drive done in attempt to avoid expensive canister replacement. followed toyota service manual to troubleshoot canister which lead to permanent damage. three bolts attach the pump valve to the canister via plastic threaded inserts. these inserts stripped inside the plastic, rendering the canister unusable. replacing with new canister and retesting for repair. this portion of the emissions system is related to a mandated requirement. this failure should be covered under the longer term emissions warranty period and not this shorter term period. failure of a $6 component resulting in victim failures of $650 in additional components is irritating to the consumer and irresponsible of the manufacturer. customer has already noted that this event will affect (negatively) future vehicle purchase decisions. note: this failure does not seem to affect mpg or operation but does illuminate the cel. consumers might operate w/o repair which will condition them to accept an illuminated cel. they might not be notified of other obd malfunctions and partially disabled emissions control system. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 9000 | ||
| On 6/1/10 my 2007 toyota yaris would not start and after a few tries i found gas pouring from the area below the gas tank. this only occurred when the starter was running and appeared to come from a leak between the fuel pump and the engine. i then called lexington, ma toyota and they arranged to have a tow truck pick up the car and take it to their garage. toyota then called to say that the problem was a break in the fuel line from the fuel pump and that they would have to order the part and it would take about a week before we would get the car back. they also said that the failure was not covered by the vehicle warranty. we have had the yaris four years and it has about 9000 miles on it. when i read the warranty description in the toyota manual it says that the fuel pump, seals, and gaskets in the power train are covered for 60 months and 60,000 miles and none of the warranty exceptions applied. i question toyota's conclusion that this failure is not covered by the warranty and appeal this decision. the gas line was clearly abraded which could have happened before, during, or after manufacture. they claimed that the abrasion had been done by an animal in my garage but, 1) the car is stored in a closed garage, 2) there has never been any evidence of animals in the garage, and 3) animal damage is not among the list of excluded conditions. further, had the gasoline caught fire both the car and house would probably have burned. i regard the use of an unprotected plastic tube in a critical fuel line as a design error and toyota's responsibility. | |||
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 02/21/2013 | 17488 | ||
| On 2/21/13 i was pulling into a parking space in a hospital underground garage. i was about 3 feet from a concrete wall when i suddenly accelerated hitting the wall. i had my seat belt on. the airbag was deployed hitting me in the face. the entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed,. i was extracted from the vehicle by the fire dept. and ems and taken by ambulance to the hospital emergency room. there x-rays of my spine were taken. i had no spinal fractures so i was discharged a few hours later. i suffered severe headaches and body aches for 3 weeks. my glasses were bent out of shape from the airbag hitting them.the vehicle was not driveable and was towed to the body shop. i picked up the car on 3/13/13 after multiple repairs were done including replacing the front bumpers, headlights, airbag, seatbelt, pulling the frame back into correct position etc. this cost $6200. on 3/14/13, after a call to the toyota home office. i met an engineer at toyota of nashua where he underwent an inspection of the black box and a check of the recording of the airbag ecu. the 6 page report that he gave me indicated that no data was recovered and no events had occurred. i am puzzled how that can be as the airbag was deployed. i am now left with a vehicle that was in perfect shape before the crash and has now lost a great deal of the trade in value. i am afraid to drive it because no one can tell me that the vehicle is safe and will not undergo another unintended acceleration as i experienced on 2/21.at the time of the crash, i dropped my cell phone and when i retrieved it from the floor mat i noticed that the floor mat was not hindering the accelerator and was perfectly flat. coincidently, on 3/7/13, i was notified that my car is enrolled in a class action suit against toyota re: etcs being defective which may cause unintended acceleration. | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 170000 | ||
| Was driving approximately 110 km/hr this morning on a major highway when my driver side front window blew out. i heard a loud boom and the window popped. it shattered into a million pieces and alot of it in my car all over me. i was in the slow lane and there was nothing next to me or passing me. the driver some distance behind me pulled over when i did to see if i was okay as he saw glass flying. i called the dealship and of course they blame it on a rock or something. my question is how does a rock hit my window when there is no traffic in front of me or passing me??? i now have it at a window repair shop and $300.00 later!! | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 02/21/2013 | 17488 | ||
| On 2/21/13 i was pulling into a parking space in a hospital underground garage. i was about 3 feet from a concrete wall when i suddenly accelerated hitting the wall. i had my seat belt on. the airbag was deployed hitting me in the face. the entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed,. i was extracted from the vehicle by the fire dept. and ems and taken by ambulance to the hospital emergency room. there x-rays of my spine were taken. i had no spinal fractures so i was discharged a few hours later. i suffered severe headaches and body aches for 3 weeks. my glasses were bent out of shape from the airbag hitting them.the vehicle was not driveable and was towed to the body shop. i picked up the car on 3/13/13 after multiple repairs were done including replacing the front bumpers, headlights, airbag, seatbelt, pulling the frame back into correct position etc. this cost $6200. on 3/14/13, after a call to the toyota home office. i met an engineer at toyota of nashua where he underwent an inspection of the black box and a check of the recording of the airbag ecu. the 6 page report that he gave me indicated that no data was recovered and no events had occurred. i am puzzled how that can be as the airbag was deployed. i am now left with a vehicle that was in perfect shape before the crash and has now lost a great deal of the trade in value. i am afraid to drive it because no one can tell me that the vehicle is safe and will not undergo another unintended acceleration as i experienced on 2/21.at the time of the crash, i dropped my cell phone and when i retrieved it from the floor mat i noticed that the floor mat was not hindering the accelerator and was perfectly flat. coincidently, on 3/7/13, i was notified that my car is enrolled in a class action suit against toyota re: etcs being defective which may cause unintended acceleration. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 08/02/2011 | 104351 | ||
| I hit a small pot hole in the road with my 2007 toyota yaris. afterward, the card started making all kinds of noise in the left, front quandrant. i took the car to adam's toyota in lee's summit, mo. they said the left, front cradle bolt broke. this is the bolt that holds the entire cradle to the frame of the vehicle. this seems like a structural problem for this vehicle based on what i have read on-line. i called toyota directly. they simply stated there were no recalls or service bulltins and dismissed me. i am not stuck with a $505 bill to replace a bolt that poses a safety hazard! | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Klunking noise heard during vehicle operation over roadway bumps or application of brakes. inspected to find front lower control arm bolt missing from driverside subframe and evidence of corrosion. this bolt is located at the rear of this control arm and passes through the subframe. bolt head and portion of shank was missing due to corrosion and fatique failure. lower control arm was loose, posing an unsafe operation condition. toyota has an existing tsb on this issue but dealer stated that tsb repair timeframe is past due so this repair was paid out of pocket. subframe removed, portion of bolt extracted, and both lower control arms replaced due to resultant damages. build up of water and salt in the bolt area looks to excellerate corrosion and lead to bolt failure on either side this car. this issue needs to be re-evaluated for a recall possibility. | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 98000 | ||
| A/c drain line gets clogged and drains water on floor. have taken line off and cleaned several times. problem returns. | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 14000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota yaris. the contact stated that the air conditioner leaked water inside the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where it was repaired several times. the contact noticed mold and mildew on the carpet on both sides. a mechanic informed the contact that the leak was caused by tissue and napkins in the glove box clogging the drain valve. if the contact left the glove box empty, it did not leak. the failure mileage was approximately 14,000. the current mileage was approximately 70,000. | |||