Toyota Yaris H/b 2008
Model Yaris H/b made in 2008 by Toyota got 37 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and electrical system. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2008
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 12/18/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Airbag light came on and has not turned off. initially it would be intermittent, now it's continous. | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 86576 | ||
| Air bag light continues to remain illuminated after vehicle is started. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 32000 | ||
| On 12/19/2009 i was in a car accident on the northern state parkway i hit the guard rail cement divider at 40 miles an hour. my air bags did not deploy. my abs brakes failed to stop the car in a snow storm. my seat belt did not work correctly. again with the same car on 10/7/2010 a woman stopped short and completely stopped in front of me. i slammed directly head on into her while at 30 miles an hour. again my my air bags did not deploy and my seatbelt failed to retract. again attempting to brake i went into the suv. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/21/2009 | 30000 | ||
| 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 mulitple 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. | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 38000 | ||
| In april of 2010 i was driving down the highway when my depressed gas pedal went to the floorboard with no acceleration and the check engine light came on. i was able to merge into the emergency lane and after turning the ignition off and back on it resolved itself. this happened several more times over the following week in various locations at various speeds. i took the car to the toyota dealership i had purchased it at just 2 years prior & was told that i needed an updated engine harness. since my car was 2000 miles out of standard warranty & electrical issues are not covered by powertrain warranty this repair was to cost me $1200. a mechanic friend of mine went to the dealership & asked why this was not a recall since a 2-year old vehicle should not require such repairs & how he may go about obtaining the part to save some cost to me. he was told that there were not enough issues for this to be considered for recall & that the part could only be purchased through the manufacturer an &placed by the dealership. since the money was not available, i chose to not have it replaced at that time.. in the 2 years since the problem was diagnosed i was only noticing this problem about once every 3-4 months. then this week all of a sudden it began again & has been a consistent problem on a daily basis. not only does this happen multiple times per day but it takes several attempts at shutting the engine off & restarting before it resolves & will repeat immediately after putting the car in gear. i have been stuck in intersections, pulling out of parking lots, & on the highway & do not understand why this is not considered a severe safety issue. after contacting the dealership once again i was told to bring it back in for another doacnostic for which they are going to charge $85. i feel this is ridiculous and only bought this car because of toyota's reputation. | |||
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 87000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 87000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 12/21/2009 | 30000 | ||
| 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 mulitple 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/05/2011 | 39485 | ||
| 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. | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 05/04/2011 | 50000 | ||
| The tread came off of the tire and damaged the back end of the car | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 20000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||