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Car: Used 2008 Toyota Yaris
MPG: 29 city / 35 hwy
Model: Yaris
Interior Color: Dark Charcoal premium cloth
Dealer: Meteorite Metallic
Brand: Toyota
Mileage: 93,134 miles
Ownership Cost for 2008 Toyota Yaris Base
Estimated: $34838 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1737
$834
$729
$660
$590
$4550
Insurance
$1589
$1644
$1702
$1761
$1823
$8519
Fuel
$1200
$1236
$1279
$1330
$1390
$6435
Maintenance
$2763
$1610
$895
$615
$2291
$8174
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$474
$474
$474
$474
$474
$702
Total Ownership Costs
$8739
$6516
$5972
$5828
$7783
$34838
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1500.0
Displacement CI: 91.53561614209
Displacement L: 1.5
Doors: 3
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 106
Engine KW: 79.0442
Engine Model: 1NZ-FE
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: TOYOTA
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 962
Model: Yaris
Model Year: 2008
Plant City: Nagakusa Plant
Plant Company Name: Toyota Industries Corp.
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Aichi
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: NCP91L / NCP93L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
SUSPENSION
I BROUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS I WAS HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND I WAS FEELING A STICKING WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE BUT THAT A BOLT IN THE FRONT CROSS ARM OF THE SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2007-2011 YARIS AND THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADVISED ON REPLACING THE WHOLE CROSSMEMBER WITH A NEW DESIGN. THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE CAR UP TO 3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES BUT MY CAR IS 3.5 YEARS AND 53000 MILES. THE COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WAS OVER $2500 AND SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING IT. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO THEN AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE $848 IN LABOR TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA HAD DESIGNED INCORRECTLY. I HAD TO PAY THE BILL IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR OUT BUT THE DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTINUE TO CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY AS THEY AGREED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RESOLVE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY "TECHNICALLY" DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SINCE IT'S NOT A RECALL AND THAT BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PAID FOR THE PARTS, THAT WAS THE SAME AS ME "AGREEING" THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DESIGN FLAW IN A MAJOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF THE CAR. A BOLT SHOULDN'T RUST IN LESS THAN 4 YRS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. I THINK THAT WITH TIME, MORE YARIS OWNERS WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER YARIS OWNERS FOR THIS SAME THING AND THE APA IN CANADA IS REQUESTING TOYOTA CANADA RECALL THE PROBLEM (10/28/11). *TR
2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY YARIS AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 4-LANE ROAD. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I ENTERED THE LEFT LANE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WENT HALFWAY DOWN, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AS I QUICKLY TRIED TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AS A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE BEHIND ME CAME UP FAST, THE ENGINE RESPONDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND I SURGED FORWARD. THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, IT RESPONDED NORMALLY AT THE TOP OF ITS TRAVEL. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AGAIN, NO RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AND OFF UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT STARTED TO BECOME MORE COMMON THAN THE NORMAL RESPONSE. SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY TOYOTA FOR AN EXPENSIVE FIX ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, I RESOLVED TO GET USED TO IT. I ADJUSTED MY ACTIONS SO I DIDN'T EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE CAR UNTIL THE PEDAL GOT PART WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND, THOUGH I'M SURE IT AFFECTED MY GAS MILEAGE, I COULD DEAL WITH IT. THEN YESTERDAY, AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, THE PEDAL RESPONSE SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR (AND ONE FOR MY WIFE AS WELL) BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND ITS FUEL ECONOMY. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I HAVE READ THAT LEXUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS ANNOYING, REDUCES GAS MILEAGE, AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
