There are 9 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2007 Toyota Yarisin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND POWER TRAIN SPEED SENSOR LIGHT ON
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
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY MANUAL-TRANSMISSION 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS UP TO SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO MAY STALL, OR THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC THAT REPLACED ONE OF THE SENSORS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BECOMING HARDER TO SHIFT GEARS. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC; WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIVOT BALL HAD BROKEN AND THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82000.
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
I'VE HAD MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY, WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD ITS WORSE, THE OTHER PROBLEMS IS THAT THE CAR WOBBLES WHEN IM DRIVING SLOW, AN WHEN I DRIVE FASTER IT STARTS TO SHAKES, AN WHEN I RUN THE AC THE ENGINE SHAKES REAL BAD, THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. *TR
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS JUST STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN AFTER IT WARMS UP.*AK
ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR WAS "JUMPY" AND "UN SMOOTH" ON A BRAND NEW 2007 AUTOMATIC SEDAN TOYOTA YARIS. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 11 MILES ON IT AND BY 6,400 IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A BRAND NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND IT HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I SMELL LEMONS. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026