Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| TSB-0120-08 | 06/27/2008 | 10025865 | Toyota: abs m.i.l. on dtc c0210 or c0215; brake control/dynamic control system. some 2007-2008 model year yaris vehicles may exhibit an abs m.i.l. on condition with either one or both of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs): c02 | 09/11/2008 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| TSB-0120-08 | 06/27/2008 | 10025865 | Toyota: abs m.i.l. on dtc c0210 or c0215; brake control/dynamic control system. some 2007-2008 model year yaris vehicles may exhibit an abs m.i.l. on condition with either one or both of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs): c02 | 09/11/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 39000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated that the abs and air bag warning lights illuminated intermittently but most recently, both warning lights remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed, which located the failure at the abs sensor and the air bag spiral cable. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 61,529. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 39000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated that the abs and air bag warning lights illuminated intermittently but most recently, both warning lights remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed, which located the failure at the abs sensor and the air bag spiral cable. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 61,529. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 39000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated that the abs, and air bag light illuminated intermittently, but the light illumination became permanent. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed which located the failure at the abs sensor, and the air bag spiral cable. the dealer replaced the abs sensor, and the air bag spiral cable. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 61,529. li | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 40000 | 1 | |
| I have had numerous problems with this vehicle since just after the warranty expired. toyota refuses to acknowledge or repair anything. i have replaced rear shocks, front wheel bearings, and now am having issues with the abs system. it seems the entire underside of the vehicle needs replacement. the problems began less than 2 months after the 3 year warranty expired. at that time, the car had only 40,000 miles on it. the only response toyota provided was sorry, your warranty has expired. all mechanics i have discussed these issues with agree that such repairs should not be necessary on a vehicle with such low mileage. this car has not been abused or driven hard. it has had all maintenance done as suggested by it manufacturer. these issues should be taken care of by toyota as warranty repairs since they are all obvious manufacturer defects. this is the one and only toyota i will ever own. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 40000 | ||
| I have had numerous problems with this vehicle since just after the warranty expired. toyota refuses to acknowledge or repair anything. i have replaced rear shocks, front wheel bearings, and now am having issues with the abs system. it seems the entire underside of the vehicle needs replacement. the problems began less than 2 months after the 3 year warranty expired. at that time, the car had only 40,000 miles on it. the only response toyota provided was sorry, your warranty has expired. all mechanics i have discussed these issues with agree that such repairs should not be necessary on a vehicle with such low mileage. this car has not been abused or driven hard. it has had all maintenance done as suggested by it manufacturer. these issues should be taken care of by toyota as warranty repairs since they are all obvious manufacturer defects. this is the one and only toyota i will ever own. | |||
| 01/07/2013 | 1 | ||
| My brake light and abs light come on and go off every few days, my anti lock brakes disable and some times it's hard to slow down. it's the sensor, it started in the winter. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 40000 | ||
| I have had numerous problems with this vehicle since just after the warranty expired. toyota refuses to acknowledge or repair anything. i have replaced rear shocks, front wheel bearings, and now am having issues with the abs system. it seems the entire underside of the vehicle needs replacement. the problems began less than 2 months after the 3 year warranty expired. at that time, the car had only 40,000 miles on it. the only response toyota provided was sorry, your warranty has expired. all mechanics i have discussed these issues with agree that such repairs should not be necessary on a vehicle with such low mileage. this car has not been abused or driven hard. it has had all maintenance done as suggested by it manufacturer. these issues should be taken care of by toyota as warranty repairs since they are all obvious manufacturer defects. this is the one and only toyota i will ever own. | |||
| 01/07/2013 | |||
| My brake light and abs light come on and go off every few days, my anti lock brakes disable and some times it's hard to slow down. it's the sensor, it started in the winter. | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 67000 | 1 | |
| The brake and abs lights came on simultaneously. they intermittently came on for the first day and for the last few weeks they have stayed on. i was told by a mechanic that it is likely a corroded sensor. apparently this has been an issue for many of the yaris per internet research. i can't afford the repair right now and have new brake pads that i was told by the mechanic are fine, but i'm not sure if i should continue driving it based on reports of accidents by other owners. this seems like a premature failure and safety issue that should be addressed by toyota given the number of owners that have had the complaint. the alternator also needed repaired at about 45000 miles, which shouldn't have happened at that mileage, but a bad alternator doesn't necessarily cause the same safety issues as malfunctioning brakes. this is my third toyota and my last. *tr | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 67000 | ||
| The brake and abs lights came on simultaneously. they intermittently came on for the first day and for the last few weeks they have stayed on. i was told by a mechanic that it is likely a corroded sensor. apparently this has been an issue for many of the yaris per internet research. i can't afford the repair right now and have new brake pads that i was told by the mechanic are fine, but i'm not sure if i should continue driving it based on reports of accidents by other owners. this seems like a premature failure and safety issue that should be addressed by toyota given the number of owners that have had the complaint. the alternator also needed repaired at about 45000 miles, which shouldn't have happened at that mileage, but a bad alternator doesn't necessarily cause the same safety issues as malfunctioning brakes. this is my third toyota and my last. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 88601 | ||
| I purchased a brand, new 2008 toyota yaris in march 2008 at valley toyota in hanson, california. i am the sole owner and the only driver. during the timeframe between january 11th to january 15th, 2011, the abs light and the brake lights came on repeatingly. as recommended by the manual, i parked the car until i could get an appointment with a servicing dealer. the automobile is only 2 years and 10 months in my possession and i still owe $13, 865.00 on it. the mileage is 98% federal interstate miles. i paid $ 1,031.84 on wednesday, 19th of january 2011 for 2 rear hubs and 2 skid control wires and had to return the car to the servicing dealer on saturday, january 22nd for remaining repair tasks which cost another $ 323.75. in total i have paid toyota a grand total of $1,355.59 to repair the abs wires and harness which were corroded according to the technicians. once again, the car was purchased by me as a brand, new auto in march of 2008 with less than 89,000 miles (98% highway miles). to have paid $ 1, 355.59 to toyota for the abs system is deployable as the company is aware of a seemingly systemic problem of corrosion with the abs on toyota yaris models dating back to 2007. my research shows that the company has only issued technical service bulletins to dealership service departments and not to customers in september 2007 and in june or july 2008. in view of previous recalls for other models, toyota has been extremely negligent and not responsible to my calls regarding this issue. as the servicing dealer has not been responsive or forthcoming regarding my inquiries, i don't know if the old parts are still available as of this writng (25th of january 2011). | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 1 | ||
| On going problem with 2008 toyota yaris model 2 door sedan bought brand new 2008 toyota yaris in july 2008. when trying to apply break to slow down the vehicle going downhill, the engine/transmission starts to roar as if it won't slow down. reported the issue to the dealer who were able to duplicate the problem but could not find the cause. and the dealer said it was normal. i have driven other vehicles many many years but never had such problem. scary of driving this vehicle - especially going downhill! is it another toyota defect? *tr | |||
| 03/11/2009 | 12465 | 1 | |
| My abs and brake warning lights came on at the same time on my 2008 yaris sedan. the manual states to contact the dealer immediately in this situation. the abs is disabled in this situation. the problem was a left rear wheel speed sensor shorted (code p0215). due to excessive corrosion on the connection the wiring harness was also replaced. the replaced parts were 89544-02070 (sensor, skid control) and 89516-52100 (wire, skid control). the car was less than a year old with 12,465 miles at the time. the amount of corrosion on the sensor and connecting wires on the yaris point to a potential design issue. a car that is less than a year old should not have these issues. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 56000 | 1 | |
| Vehicles emergency brake light and abs light continued to come on. vehicle was taken to the toyota dealer and we were told that the rear wiring harness and sensors had completed eroded and that until this problem was repaired the vehicle had no working abs system or traction stability control. we were advised that toyota is aware of the problem but has still not done a recall. this to me is definitely a safety issued that should be addressed. the dealer did state that the reason the wiring harness had eroded was because the actual harness is open on the bottom allowing moisture to get into the harness area. the cost for this repair is over $750. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated the anti lock brake system light was illuminating on the instrument panel. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed the anti lock brake sensor was corroded. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 32,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated the anti lock brake system light was illuminating on the instrument panel. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed the anti lock brake sensor was corroded. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 32,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 02/14/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Rear abs speed sensors corrode and malfunctioned causing the brake and abs lights display on the instrument cluster, thus minimizing braking efficiency while driving. internet full of customers with similar problems on toyota yaris cars. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 06/02/2009 | 25500 | 1 | |
| Brakes locked up on my 2008 toyota yarius and it skidded me 67' 9 into the back end of another vehicle. the skid marks were solid. i have had mechanics tell me that the brakes locked up and they should not have and it will speed you up, which caused me to hit this vehicle not once but twice. i filed a complaint with toyota and they sent out a subject to check the brakes, i then received a letter stating all the tests are fine. well my insurance company had the vehicle towed to dealership who advised them that you can not do the proper test, without towing it to a certified toyota dealership and put it on their computer. well i tried to get toyota to tell me if this man pulled up in his truck and pulled out this computer, however now toyota won't talk to me. my insurance has had one of their inspectors to come and look over the vehicle, which he explained to me since it has been several months that the black box may have lost the information that is stored in it, i have not heard from them yet. i know this was a vehicle malfunction, i first called toyota to file a complaint when a toyota service manager advised me to do so!! in fact the toyota rep was the first one to ask me if i wanted compensated for this and if i come up with a figure to call him back which i did and he gave me the runaround. i wrote a letter to toyota and haven't heard anything else from them. i know for a fact this was not my fault, this was the first accident i have ever had, and its ruined me. i work two jobs and all i wanted was a car i could trust, this was my fourth toyota and it will be my last. i have pictures of the skid marks, my vehicle. i was sued by the lady i hit lawyer. i know how i drive and i know that this wasn't my fault, the brakes malfunctioned and they need to admit it, and to take care of it. i found a website on toyota yarius which had numerous complaints about brakes locking up on their vehicles and the near misses they had, well i wrecked and it was bad. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2008 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle in front of me stopped. i applied brakes and the car did not stop as usual, it just slid. i attempted to avoid the vehicle and rolled over. the airbags did not deploy and i was slammed into the steering wheel and against the door. causing chest pain and shoulder pain. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/16/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. the contact stated that the brakes and the abs lights remained illuminated on his vehicle continuously. the vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer and he was not advised what caused the failure to occur. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 66,000. | |||