There are 10 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2007 Toyota Yarisin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK AT PARTIALLY DEPRESSED LEVELS (AROUND 50-60 MPH). I HAVE TO PRESS BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS SPORADIC AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT TO VANN YORK TOYOTA IN HIGH POINT, NC AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM WAS AFTER MARKET FLOOR MATS. THEY CONCLUDED THIS AFTER ONE TIME TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH. THIS IS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE. THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET STUCK AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TOYOTA RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU. *JS
ON 2/21/13 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A HOSPITAL UNDERGROUND GARAGE. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM A CONCRETE WALL WHEN I SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING THE WALL. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED,. I WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE VEHICLE BY THE FIRE DEPT. AND EMS AND TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE X-RAYS OF MY SPINE WERE TAKEN. I HAD NO SPINAL FRACTURES SO I WAS DISCHARGED A FEW HOURS LATER. I SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES AND BODY ACHES FOR 3 WEEKS. MY GLASSES WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE FROM THE AIRBAG HITTING THEM.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 3/13/13 AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS WERE DONE INCLUDING REPLACING THE FRONT BUMPERS, HEADLIGHTS, AIRBAG, SEATBELT, PULLING THE FRAME BACK INTO CORRECT POSITION ETC. THIS COST $6200. ON 3/14/13, AFTER A CALL TO THE TOYOTA HOME OFFICE. I MET AN ENGINEER AT TOYOTA OF NASHUA WHERE HE UNDERWENT AN INSPECTION OF THE BLACK BOX AND A CHECK OF THE RECORDING OF THE AIRBAG ECU. THE 6 PAGE REPORT THAT HE GAVE ME INDICATED THAT NO DATA WAS RECOVERED AND NO EVENTS HAD OCCURRED. I AM PUZZLED HOW THAT CAN BE AS THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE BEFORE THE CRASH AND HAS NOW LOST A GREAT DEAL OF THE TRADE IN VALUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AND WILL NOT UNDERGO ANOTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I EXPERIENCED ON 2/21.AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, I DROPPED MY CELL PHONE AND WHEN I RETRIEVED IT FROM THE FLOOR MAT I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT HINDERING THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS PERFECTLY FLAT. COINCIDENTLY, ON 3/7/13, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR IS ENROLLED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA RE: ETCS BEING DEFECTIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* 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 *LN *TR
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA YARIS AND WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP TO WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE ROW OF STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF HER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO BETWEEN THE 2 LANES OF CARS ON THE RAMP. SHE CLIPPED A TRUCK AND THE CAR TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE YARIS. MY WIFE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THANKFULLY ONLY MINOR INJURIES. MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OCCURRENCE OF THE WELL KNOWN TOYOTA 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO YIELD FROM SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE IDLE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR MINOR BACK INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,064.
TL*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. *LJ UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB
TL* 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 *BF UPDATED 02/11/10.*JB
I BOUGHT 2007 TOYOTA YARIS 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC. WHEN I USED CRUISE CONTROL, IT HAD AT LEAST TWO TIMES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE HUGE NOISE FOR THE ACCELERATION, AND I WAS SCARED AND IMMEDIATELY CANCELED IT. ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE CANCELED, IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
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