Power Train Problems of Toyota Yaris

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the vehicle unintendedly shifted from park by accidentally touching the gear selector with a knee or hand without the brake pedal being depressed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

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Air bag light on and power train speed sensor light on.

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Rear axle corrosion caused the rear driver's side wheel to fall off. Thankfully this happened just as the vehicle was being parked. The entire rear axle assembly needed to be replaced. Vehicle repaired by l&m auto of east otis, MA 01029.

There has been many times that when I needed the car to accelerate it wouldn't, nearly causing an accident several times. What usually happens is I will come up to a corner to make a turn and instead of stopping I accelerate to avoid oncoming traffic only to have the car hesitate . Sometimes I have had to push the accelerator peddle to the floor and even then it takes some time for the car to move faster. Also I have found that in traffic I will need to accelerate to avoid a collision only to find the car does not downshift and seemingly hesitating. Now not every time does this happen, but it happens sporadically. This dangerous, and I asked the dealer to check out the transmission, which they did but they found nothing. It was on July 19, 2017 that I took the car to the dealer, lombard Toyota customer #103445, invoice #382304.

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2009 Toyota Yaris. Consumer writes in regards to transmission down-shifts automatically when speed is reduced.

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Engine oil has to refilled every 100 miles with 3 quarts. The dip stick shows virtually no oil when the oil light comes on.

Driving vehicle on city streets, and attempted to brake. Brake and abs came on, and abs system engaged. Road conditions were dry, weather was warm and sunny. Abs engagement made it difficult to come to complete stop, even though road conditions were dry. Since initial incident, abs system comes on periodically while driving and while braking. Toyota has denied any responsibility for repairs, even though this is a known issue that numerous Yaris owners have experienced. Later models for the Yaris have had the abs design fixed to prevent this issue from happening.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the key was in the ignition when the contact shifted into park. The vehicle then abnormally began to roll away in reverse from a residential driveway. The vehicle came to a stop as it crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 32,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. While parked with the engine shut off and the key not in the ignition, the vehicle suddenly rolled backward while two children were seated in the rear seat. The vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into a tree. None of the children were reported as injured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

This vehicle with an automatic transmission, by design, as I have been told by a Toyota technician, will not upshift until the vehicle has warmed completely. This is not only a hazard in traffic and is torture on the engine, but it is a hazard when one needs to use this vehicle in an emergency situation. For instance some one needs to be transported to the hospital immediately. With this vehicle you are required to wait until it warms up before one is able to transport. There are many other situations which could be presented, but I am sure that anyone who reads this document wi8ll understand the issue. Toyota needs to recall and design the vehicle to change gears if the computer determines that the driver is determined to drive the vehicle contrary to its programmed drive pattern. I notice that the document cl-10283172-6703 has proclaimed the same problem. As reported there, the colder the temperature the longer it takes for the vehicle to warm up. This warm up period is much longer than the average warming time for a vehicle. This is a critical issue for this vehicle and any others that have the same warming requirements. If one was required to drive the vehicle in a manner inconsistent with its prescribed procedures, it appears that a blown engine would probably be the result. This is not good because Toyota would not warranty the problem although they caused. Thank you for you consideration of this issue.

My car was spinning in circles on the icey freeway after I applied the brakes to avoid a car fender in the middle of the road. The car stopped short of the guard rail, then all of a sudden it took off and began spinning toward the other side of the freeway. The back end of my car hit the guard rail.