2007 Toyota Yaris H/B

WE HAVE 25 2007 TOYOTA YARIS'S, 14 OF 25 THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON AT APPROX 120,000 BECAUSE OF A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN, TOYOTA DECLINES TO REPAIR IT, AND WILL NOT GIVE US A STRAIGHT ANSWER WHETHER IT WILL KEEP THE SAFETY DEVICE (AIR BAG) FROM DEPLOYING EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE ROAD WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTERWARD, THE CARD STARTED MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE IN THE LEFT, FRONT QUANDRANT. I TOOK THE CAR TO ADAM'S TOYOTA IN LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. THEY SAID THE LEFT, FRONT CRADLE BOLT BROKE. THIS IS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENTIRE CRADLE TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THEY SIMPLY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS AND DISMISSED ME. I AM NOT STUCK WITH A $505 BILL TO REPLACE A BOLT THAT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD! *KB

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 110 KM/HR THIS MORNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW BLEW OUT. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THE WINDOW POPPED. IT SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES AND ALOT OF IT IN MY CAR ALL OVER ME. I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND THERE WAS NOTHING NEXT TO ME OR PASSING ME. THE DRIVER SOME DISTANCE BEHIND ME PULLED OVER WHEN I DID TO SEE IF I WAS OKAY AS HE SAW GLASS FLYING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY BLAME IT ON A ROCK OR SOMETHING. MY QUESTION IS HOW DOES A ROCK HIT MY WINDOW WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME OR PASSING ME??? I NOW HAVE IT AT A WINDOW REPAIR SHOP AND $300.00 LATER!! *TR

CLUNKING NOISE HEARD DURING VEHICLE OPERATION OVER ROADWAY BUMPS OR APPLICATION OF BRAKES. INSPECTED TO FIND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT MISSING FROM DRIVERSIDE SUBFRAME AND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. THIS BOLT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THIS CONTROL ARM AND PASSES THROUGH THE SUBFRAME. BOLT HEAD AND PORTION OF SHANK WAS MISSING DUE TO CORROSION AND FATIGUE FAILURE. LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE, POSING AN UNSAFE OPERATION CONDITION. TOYOTA HAS AN EXISTING TSB ON THIS ISSUE BUT DEALER STATED THAT TSB REPAIR TIMEFRAME IS PAST DUE SO THIS REPAIR WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET. SUBFRAME REMOVED, PORTION OF BOLT EXTRACTED, AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED DUE TO RESULTANT DAMAGES. BUILD UP OF WATER AND SALT IN THE BOLT AREA LOOKS TO ACCELERATE CORROSION AND LEAD TO BOLT FAILURE ON EITHER SIDE THIS CAR. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED FOR A RECALL POSSIBILITY. *TR

ON 6/1/10 MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WOULD NOT START AND AFTER A FEW TRIES I FOUND GAS POURING FROM THE AREA BELOW THE GAS TANK. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE STARTER WAS RUNNING AND APPEARED TO COME FROM A LEAK BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE. I THEN CALLED LEXINGTON, MA TOYOTA AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE CAR AND TAKE IT TO THEIR GARAGE. TOYOTA THEN CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BREAK IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE WE WOULD GET THE CAR BACK. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE YARIS FOUR YEARS AND IT HAS ABOUT 9000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I READ THE WARRANTY DESCRIPTION IN THE TOYOTA MANUAL IT SAYS THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SEALS, AND GASKETS IN THE POWER TRAIN ARE COVERED FOR 60 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES AND NONE OF THE WARRANTY EXCEPTIONS APPLIED. I QUESTION TOYOTA'S CONCLUSION THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND APPEAL THIS DECISION. THE GAS LINE WAS CLEARLY ABRADED WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER MANUFACTURE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ABRASION HAD BEEN DONE BY AN ANIMAL IN MY GARAGE BUT, 1) THE CAR IS STORED IN A CLOSED GARAGE, 2) THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF ANIMALS IN THE GARAGE, AND 3) ANIMAL DAMAGE IS NOT AMONG THE LIST OF EXCLUDED CONDITIONS. FURTHER, HAD THE GASOLINE CAUGHT FIRE BOTH THE CAR AND HOUSE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BURNED. I REGARD THE USE OF AN UNPROTECTED PLASTIC TUBE IN A CRITICAL FUEL LINE AS A DESIGN ERROR AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED MOLD AND MILDEW ON THE CARPET ON BOTH SIDES. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY TISSUE AND NAPKINS IN THE GLOVE BOX CLOGGING THE DRAIN VALVE. IF THE CONTACT LEFT THE GLOVE BOX EMPTY, IT DID NOT LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IT WILL ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY - WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONG, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, WHEN I AM STOPPED, BASICALLY AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IF THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING. HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS AT LEAST 20 TIMES. LAST TIME WAS 1/21/10. NO MATS IN VEHICLE FOR PEDAL TO STICK AND PEDAL IS NOT STICKING. HAPPENS WHEN DON'T EVEN TOUCH PEDAL IN NEUTRAL ENGINE REVS UP. *TR