general problems of the 2007 Toyota Yaris

On 16 August, 2013, while turning into a garage parking spot I took my foot off the accelerator to press on the brake to come to full stop before the concrete column at the end of the parking space when, of its own accord, the car suddenly lurched forward at much accelerated speed. The car crashed into the concrete column destroying the front left head lights, entire front grill work, and the frame of the driver's side door was bent so the door would not be opened. No airbags deployed. On 20 August, 2013 my insurance company deemed the car a total loss.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Yaris. The contact was attempting to park when the vehicle accelerated abnormally. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle by abruptly applying the brakes but the vehicle would not stop until crashing into a pole. The vehicle was not destroyed. The vehicle was later taken to a private repair shop and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 100,000. Front portion of the vehicle was damaged. Updated 11/01/2011.

Been driving a 2007 Yaris since July 2006 - no problems, now have 51,200 miles on it. On a completely dry and flat road on 4/9/10, I was approaching a yellow light at appx. 40 mph and began braking. Right before the light, as I hit a little bump (uneven pavement section where it changed from bridge surface to blacktop) the engine surged -- I felt it, saw the rpm needle go up and heard the engine rev. I had my foot on the brake the whole time. Had to push the brake very hard to get car to stop. No repairs / inspections yet - not looking forward to a dealership telling me they cannot duplicate the incident. Sounds like the 2010 prius brake recall issue to me . . .

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph on normal road conditions when pressure was applied to the brake pedal and there was an unintended surge. The engine began to rev excessively high. Suddenly, the vehicle slowed down. The identical failure continued to occur. The driver pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the vehicle and was able to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer; however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure and recommended that the tires be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. Updated 03/30/10. Updated 06/10/10.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. While driving between 65-70 mph she applied pressure to the brakes but the vehicle would not stop. She was able to decelerate by shifting the vehicle into neutral gear. 2 weeks later the vehicle accelerated without warning onto the highway. The dealer could not provide a remedy because the failure could not be duplicated. The current mileage was 18,150 and the failure mileage was 5500. Updated 02/03/10 updated 02/11/10.