Toyota Yaris H/b 2009
Model Yaris H/b made in 2009 by Toyota got 18 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 2009
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 | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Air bag failure on a 2009 toyota yaris involved in head on collision with a guard rail | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 9000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 9000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 02/23/2011 | 33000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 9000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 12/28/2008 | 300 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 12/28/2008 | 300 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/26/2010 | 10340 | ||
| 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. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/06/2010 | 10660 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 9000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/12/2009 | 100 | ||
| 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. | |||