There are 14 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2008 Toyota Yarisin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE TREE HER HEAD WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AS WELL AS SUFFERING INJURIES TO HER RIBS, BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BROKEN SHOULDER, PUNCTURED LUNG, AND A RUPTURED SPLEEN THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I WAS LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES FROM HOME, ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN OFF THE STREET FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UNTO THE SERVICE ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE RAMP FOR THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE. AS I HEADED TOWARDS THE RAMP THAT ENTERS UNTO THE HIGHWAY, THE 2008 TOYOTA YARIS FELT LIKE IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. DESPITE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I SWERVED BACK UNTO THE SERVICE ROAD TO AVOID CONTINUING UNTO THE RAMP, IN FEAR THAT I WOULD CRASH INTO THE CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. TO AVOID HITTING ANY VEHICLES ON THE SERVICE ROAD, I MANAGED TO SWERVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ? WITH THE CAR FINALLY STOPPING WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A POLE. MY CHILDREN AND I SUFFERED SEAT BELT BRUISING AND CUTS. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A FEW DAYS FOR HAND, FOOT, AND BACK INJURIES, AND STILL UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE FOR THE INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST. I HAVE MY SERVICE RECEIPTS REFLECTING THAT I KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION, I HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED IN OCTOBER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR...UPDATED 03/15/16 *BF.....UPDATED 03/31/16 *BF UPDATED 6/11/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING UP A HILL, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IT DOES IT EVEN WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON. THOSE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR. THE BRAKES AND FLUIDS HAVE ALL BEEN CHECK AND THERE IS NO DEFAULTS WITH ANY OF THAT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,215.
MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND GO OFF EVERY FEW DAYS, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DISABLE AND SOME TIMES IT'S HARD TO SLOW DOWN. IT'S THE SENSOR, IT STARTED IN THE WINTER. *TR
2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *JB THE CONSUMERS BROTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB
2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW 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. *JB
TL*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. *LJ UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD FORCEFULLY. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB INTO SOME BUSHES. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COST WAS $4,523.94. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2008 TOYOTA YARIS DRIVING IN RAIN RENTAL VEHICLE WITH APPROX 29,000 MILES WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKE GOING DOWN FAMILIAR STREET. *TR
ACCELERATOR PETAL STICKING, I TOOK MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL IN PREPARATION FOR MY TURN, BUT THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE I HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKES TO STOP CAR AND GAS PEDAL RELEASED. *TR UPDATED 02/04/10.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND EXITING THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, AND HIS INSURANCE INCREASE TWICE THE AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. REPORT NUMBER [XXX] WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AN AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SURGED DRAMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INCREASE HIS SPEED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT SUFFICIENTLY OPERATE AT LOW THROTTLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,025.
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.
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