Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2008 Toyota Yaris. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota Yaris based on all problems reported for the 2008 Yaris.
2008 Toyota Yaris. Consumer states sudden unintended acceleration the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and swerved to the right in the direction of a wall at a very rapid speed. The consumer tried to steer the vehicle back into her lane, but then it made a rapid 360-degree turn and stopped in the opposite direction, with three lanes of traffic in front of her. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an inspection, however they were unable to find any mechanical issues.
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. While driving at speeds of 55 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. After depressing the brake pedal several times, the contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further inspection. The contact confirmed that he experienced the failure on at least two occasions. The failure mileage was 14200. The current mileage was 14,400. Updated 06/25/10. Updated 06/29/10.
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