2008 Toyota Yaris H/b recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Fuel/propulsion system

  TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD AS I HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO POWER. AFTER TOW, IT WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT, THOUGH THE GAS GAUGE READ 1/3 FULL, THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REMOVE THE GAS TANK TO REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL SENSOR.

  Dec 21, 2017 · 124,000 miles
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE MORE, SINCE I GOT THE FIRST FLYER TO HAVE MY AIR BAG REPLACED. I HAVE GOT MORE OVER THE MONTHS. EVERY TIME, I CALL IN AND TRY TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT I AM TOLD THAT THEY ARE GOING OUT IN WAVES AND THAT I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN I CAN GET THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL AIR BAG REPLACED. THEN MORE TIME GOES BY I GET ANOTHER FLYER AND THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FIND IT A BIT UNSETTLING THAT THAT PROCESS WOULD TAKE THIS LONG AND LEAVE CUSTOMERS STUCK WITH POTENTIALLY DEADLY VEHICLES.

  Sep 1, 2016 · 105,000 miles
• Air bags

  I WAS OWNER OF A TOYOTA YARIS 2008, WHEN THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. I WRITTING BECEAUSE I RECEIVED AN MAIL ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.

  Jun 9, 2015
• Air bags

  MY CAR'S AIRBAG IS PART OF THE RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #16V340) BUT NEITHER TOYOTA NOR TAKATA HAS CONTACTED ME

  May 23, 2016
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL ISSUED 01/09/2017. NO NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AS OF 02/17/2017. LEARNED OF RECALL FROM NHTSA WEBSITE, NOT FROM TOYOTA.

  Feb 17, 2017
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL THANKFULLY, NO INCIDENT YET. RECEIVED INTERIM RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016, STATING THEY WOULD SEND ANOTHER NOTICE WHEN THE REMEDY HAD BEEN PREPARED. SIX MONTHS LATER, IT HAS NOT. CONVENIENTLY, TOYOTA ABSOLVES THEMSELVES OF RESPONSIBILITY BY STATING: "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT." THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE REMEDY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME PERIOD, AND MY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING OUR ONLY CAR, WITH CARGO IN THE BACK AND PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT. MOST DISTURBING TO ME IS THE FACT THAT IT IS ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG…

  May 23, 2016 · 150,000 miles
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM VERY FEARFUL TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITH THE LITERATURE ABOUT HOW THIS AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE SENDING SHRAPNEL RANDOMLY THROUGH THE CAB. I LIVE IN HAWAII AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IN HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING IS GREATLY INCREASED. I AM UPSET THAT THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AND NOTHING IS BEING OFFERED TO US IN COMPENSATION FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T FEEL THAT TURNING MY ALREADY SMALL CAR INTO A 3 SEATER (RECALL RECOMMENDS THAT NO ONE SIT BESIDE THE DRIVER) IS A SOLUTION. WE HAVE ALL SEEN HOW RANDOM COFFEE GROUNDS SCATTER IN THE COUNTER, SHRAPNEL WOULD BEHAVE IN THE SAME WAY..SO AS A DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM…

  Jul 14, 2016
• Air bags

  2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEFECT RECALL NOTICE IN REASONABLE TIME FRAME. *SMD

  Sep 1, 2016

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.