41 of the
103 complaints filed about the Toyota Yaris H/B
are about the airbag system —
40% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2007.
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.
NHTSA complaint #11056925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AT 30 MPH AND PUSHED INTO CAR IN FRONT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND TWISTED AND THE HEADREST DISLODGE AND FLEW OUT OF THE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC WHEN REAR-ENDED BY CAR MOVING 30 MPH. THIS ON A CITY STREET. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE HEADREST DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS HEAD.
NHTSA complaint #11045519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG INFLATORS, POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH, SEAT RAIL MY TOYOTA YARIS 2007 HAS THREE UNCOMPLETED SAFETY RECALLS. ONE OF THEM IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG INFLATORS, WHICH ARE "DEFECTIVE AND COULD RUPTURE, CREATING A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH." I CONTACTED "BILL KIDDS TOYOTA VOLVO CARS" SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO REMEDY THE SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT NOONE RESPONDED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME YET.
NHTSA complaint #11040828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #11015890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAMARA RECALL IN 2015 I WAS SOLD A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK. AUGUST 10, 2017 I WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLY DEADLY DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE MY CAR WAS SOLD TO ME. THE FACT THE AUTO MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO PUT MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY, AND IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF OTHERS, INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY NOTIFYING EVERY COMSUMER, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO EAT THE COST OF OF THE MASSIVE RECALL, IS UNACCEPTABLY IMMORAL BEHAVIOR. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASING A CAR FROM THESE COMPANIES, AND I WILL SEEK A FULL REFUND ON THE PRICE I PAID FOR THE CAR, AND WILL SHOP ELSEWHERE. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND CONTINUED TO MAKE AND SELL THEM. THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN COMPANY PROFITS.
NHTSA complaint #11015480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GOT NEWSLETTER FROM TOYOTA 6/9/2016 ABOUT RECALL ON AIR BAGS TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR ZONES A AND B - PARTS WERE NEVER DONE...FIRST I WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT IN, THAT I WOULD CALLED, NEVER HAPPEN....... PLEASE UPDATE ON THIS....
NHTSA complaint #11015029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NOVEMBER 24 2015 I PURCHASED VECHILD ADD PROBLEMS SINCE I HAD IT THERE RECALLS DEALOR WONT FIX CHARGED ME TO MUCH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE.DEALR NEW RECALL ON CAR PRODUCT LIABLITY FOR ERRORS OF OMISSIONS SOLD CCAR TO ME IM ENTITLED TO LEGAL REMEDIES NHTSA ID NOS 15V689 AND 16V340 POLICE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE ON ROAD TIL REPAIRED IT AT IN ON MOTHERS PROPERTY SHE CANCELED MY FULL FCOVERAGE INSURANCE AT HER FAULT INSURANCE COMPANY DONT WANT TO REPAIRF OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL GLASS IN THE CAR THAT I WA NOTG HOME A INDIVIDUAL COME ALONG BUSTEDD OUT AL WINDOWS VANIDLISM NOW PAYING ON CAR CANT DRIVE IN PAIN SUFFERING FROM NOT ABLE TO AINTIAN MEDICAL APPAIONTMENTS .I LIVE WITH PTSD THIS IS LIFE STRESSORS TO ME
NHTSA complaint #10958361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM CORPORATE TOYOTA TO UNDERGO A ZONE A TAKATA RECALL REPAIR. MY LOCAL SERVICE DEALERSHIP - DUNNING TOYOTA IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (734-997-7600) AT A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL BECAUSE THEY RESIDE IN ZONE C OF THE RECALL, DESPITE HAVING WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION, IT BEING AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE BEING CONFIRMED LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART. SERVICE MANAGER ([XXX]) AND GENERAL MANAGER ([XXX]) FAIL TO RETURN REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO ADDRESS ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH CORPORATE TOYOTA REVEALED DUNNING TOYOTA OF ANN ARBOR FRAUDULENTLY REPORTED IN THE NATIONAL TOYOTA SYSTEM THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM GOING TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10944170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPONENT NEEDS REPAIRED/REPLACED (THIS IS DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS). IN THE MEANTIME, NOBODY IS ABLE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SMALLER SIZE OF THE MODEL OF THE CAR - LOSING ONE PASSENGER SEAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR AN ADULT WHO WOULD NORMALLY SIT THERE INSTEAD OF THE BACK! WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST HOW OUR FAMILY TRAVELS FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY OR WE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A COMPARABLE, *FULLY USABLE* VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME.
NHTSA complaint #10934507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 IMPLICATED IN THE RECALL. IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WOULD TOYOTA ADVISE ME NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT? NO, BECAUSE THEN THE CAR WOULD BE COMPLETELY NON-OPERABLE, AND TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A MUCH GREATER LIABILITY TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES, RIGHT? HAVE THEY JUST DONE THE MATH AND CONCLUDED IT'S BETTER TO SETTLE DRIVER SIDE BAGS FATALITIES IN COURT THAN TO REPLACE ALL THOSE FAULTY AIRBAGS? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR, AND I DO NOT FEEL SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S DELAYED RESPONSE TO THIS LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT. HERE'S A SIMPLE SUGGESTION: IF THEY CAN'T REPLACE 50,000,000 AIRBAGS ALL AT ONCE, WHY NOT DISABLE THE AIRBAGS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT WON'T SHOOT METAL SHARDS INTO PEOPLE'S FACES? THIS SHOULD BE A STANDARD FEATURE AVAILABLE IN ALL CARS WITH THE TURN OF A KEY.
NHTSA complaint #10933636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR WHEN I CAN BRING IN MY CAR TO BE FIXED. I GOT THE NOTICE IN MARCH, & CHECK THIS SITE, PLUS THE TOYOTA RECALL SITE FOR UPDATES. I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTICE STILL TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS, AND THAT IS FAR TOO LONG FOR AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAGS TO BE UNFIXED. AS FAR AS I HAVE SEEN, MY VEHICLE'S FIX IS NOT READY AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10924429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TAKATA RECALL" - I LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHICH IS DESIGNATED CLIMATE ZONE 2A HUMID. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE TOYOTA SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL OF MY CAR DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IN THE LETTER, IT STATED THAT IN A HOT, HUMID CLIMATE SUCH AS OURS, THE TAKATA AIRBAG WOULD BE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DETERIORATING ABOUT SIX YEARS AFTER MANUFACTURE AND BE TOTALLY DETERIORATED BY NINE YEARS. I DIDN'T GET THE LETTER UNTIL NINE YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT'S LIKE TOYOTA SAYING, "GUESS WHAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IN YOUR CAR IS LIKELY TOTALLY DETERIORATED NOW, SO WE RECOMMEND YOUR NOT CARRYING ANY PASSENGERS UNTIL WE GET AROUND TO REPLACING YOUR AIR BAG." I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY WIFE AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AROUND QUITE OFTEN SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT THE YARIS, AND NOW I'M JUST FINDING OUT IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO BE RIDING AS A PASSENGER FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY NOW. I'M ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED THAT IT TOOK TOYOTA SO LONG TO INFORM ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND ESPECIALLY MORE SO WHEN I THINK I WAS GAMBLING WITH MY FAMILY'S SAFETY EVERY TIME WE WERE USING THE PASSENGER SEAT. I WANT TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACED NOW OR FIND OUT HOW I CAN DISABLE THE AIR BAG. I WILL ALSO ACCEPT GETTING A SIMILAR MODEL LOANER CAR WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS NO OLDER THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THE DATE INDICATED IN THE FORM BELOW IS THE DATE OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL BEING ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #10924462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 RISKING MY LIFE EVEN WITH A SMALL FENDER BENDER, OR PERHAPS EVEN WITHOUT A COLLISION THIS AIRBAG COULD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE DUE TO THE HOT/HUMID CONDITIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10909524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2008 TOYOTA YARIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEFECT RECALL NOTICE IN REASONABLE TIME FRAME. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10898813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10897512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS H/B. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10884071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.