Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-0344-08 REV1 | 11/05/2008 | 10036930 | Toyota: some model year vehicles may exhibit mil on; dtc condition with one of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs)-mass air flow circuit range/performance problem; mass air flow circuit low input; mass air flow circuit high input | 04/20/2011 | |
| TSB-0064-10 | 02/04/2010 | 10034284 | Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures de | 11/01/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| SB-0024-11 | 03/29/2011 | 10037587 | Ready | 05/26/2011 | |
| SB-0024-11 | 03/29/2011 | 10037587 | Toyota: some 2007-2011 yaris vehicles may experience a malfunction light and five stored trouble codes due to debris getting into the evaporative control system. *rm | 05/26/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 64200 | ||
| We drive a 2008 yaris. because we got it used and the previous driver drove so much, its 3 year/36,000 mile warranty no longer applied, but we got an extended power train warranty. this year, the engine wiring harness broke, and we found out that toyota knew about the faulty harnesses. (the tsb on it mentions replacing it with an improved harness.) while toyota describes this as not being a safety issue, we feel otherwise, as the symptom is an immediate loss of power and inability to accelerate, which could be dangerous on the highway. needless to say, since this part is not being recalled, since in a dbw car, this is not part of the powertrain, ans hence, we are not under warranty, toyota required us to pay $1000 to fix this. | |||
| 12/21/2009 | 30231 | ||
| 12/21/09 - abs light and brake light came on. car difficult to brake and making sprung spring type noises. rear wheel sensor and wire harness had gone bad - replaced and went out again on 1/25/11. 6/8/10 car making funny whirling noises under hood. alternator went bad. | |||
| 02/04/2011 | 17125 | ||
| Stopped to place a fast food order-moved up to pay-truck in front waiting to pay-had foot on break--car lunged forward and hit the truck in front-the engine revved up while i had my foot on the break-i even pushed down harder on the break. | |||
| 04/27/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. while driving at approximately 55 mph the vehicle stalled. upon restart it operated as normal. the failure began to recur intermittently while driving at any speed as well as while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed the wiring harness for the mass o2 sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure continues to recur. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 48,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 10/05/2008 | 9400 | 1 | |
| I bought the car on march of 2008 (toyota yaris sport 4dr sedan) as brand new. note - brand new. after driving around for 4 months, my air conditioning smells like vinegar everytime i turn it on. later on, the smell worsen; it smells like rotten vomit. i went to the dealership and they said they smelled nothing. i was confused. after the dealership, the smell remains the same. after 5 months of driving, one day when i was at school, i was walking to my car and got in (it was a hot day) i turned on the ac and it barely blow air. mention air; its not cold. i was really upset since it is a brand new car and i'm starting to have problems with it. i went to toyota dealership and address the problem to them. took me 4 hours for them just to install a little part in the car which costs dollars and for labor costing 344 dollars on the warranty. i think that's insane. after it has been repaired, it was time for my oil change. i went to get my oil change done, the mechanic mentioned there's something wrong with my ac. he showed me the cabin air filter and it was completely black. had to paid more for a new one. also the back trunk cover was repainted without my knowledge ( the 3rd party told me my trunk was repainted). i also addressed that to toyota and they said i needed to replace my cabin air filter next month and the trunk was brand new as is. i was really upset and started to think - did i buy a brand new lemon?! *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 17893 | ||
| During oil change i decided to look for any oil leaks and discovered oil down on the back of the engine to the oil pan. dealership put dye in engine. confirmed head gasket leak. head gasket was replaced by dealer. that same day, i looked at our other vehicle same model different year 2010. i noticed the same oil leak. since then, i have looked at three other 2010 yaris and found the same oil leak from the #1 cylinder of the head cylinder gasket. | |||