Major issues...

[HK47]

After 40 years as a car owner, I have to ask: Are cars not made like they were back in the old days?! :confused:

I've had a Triumph Herald 1200, Mazda 1300, Mitsubishi Colt and now a Yaris.

During one year I have had the following problems with my Yaris:
1st Accelerator can get stuck
2nd Wheel nuts are rusting
3rd Rear brakes are rusting solid
4th Rear brakes subsequently howl and can not be repaired

Couldn’t one just get a good old VW that runs and runs without any problems?!? :wink:

[Billiam]

Nice 1st post. :iono:

[tomato]

hmmm.. the vast majority of us on this board are not having any (of those) problems with the Yaris.

but you're right, they don't make cars (or anything for that matter) like they used to. Also, nowadays, you can actually get further than 15 miles with a gallon of gas. :iono:

[Kongo-Otto]

1st Accelerator can get stuck
2nd Wheel nuts are rusting
3rd Rear brakes are rusting solid
4th Rear brakes subsequently howl and can not be repaired


1. Did it stuck? Thats very rare.
2. Erm ... are you serious? :biggrin:
3. & 4. Disc Brake? Common issue since they are kind of oversized. Use the handbrake if safe to "polish" and "clean" the rear disc brakes. I do this from time to time. If the brakes make weird sounds check the pads and sand the edges of the pads. Re-Install with ceramic based antiseize on the back (!!) of the pads.

Drum brake? Sand the drum and paint it with heat-resistant paint. Get the inner side of the drum cleaned with brake cleaner.

[MadMax]

After 40 years as a car owner, I have to ask: Are cars not made like they were back in the old days?! :confused:

I've had a Triumph Herald 1200, Mazda 1300, Mitsubishi Colt and now a Yaris.

During one year I have had the following problems with my Yaris:
1st Accelerator can get stuck
2nd Wheel nuts are rusting
3rd Rear brakes are rusting solid
4th Rear brakes subsequently howl and can not be repaired

Couldn’t one just get a good old VW that runs and runs without any problems?!? :wink:

No, they are made better! Most of the cars from the 60s and 70s weren't made to last past 60K miles; you can easily double or even triple that with your Yaris.

Secondly, I am not sure about The Netherlands but I lived in Belgium and I recall them salting the roads a lot during the winter. If that's the case in your country, you need to be especially careful to clean your car as much as possible as that is probably the reason for your corrosion issues.

Lastly, as a previous owner of several VWs, they are great cars but the last thing I would brag about them would be that they never have any problems! Mine were very dependable and a joy to drive, but they did require a lot of maintenance! I'd still own one, but in the long run I expect the Yaris to be a lot cheaper to own and operate!

[ddongbap]

I think you guys got trolled.

[bronsin]

No, they are made better! Most of the cars from the 60s and 70s weren't made to last past 60K miles



Did you own a car then? My 1974 beetle went a total of 250k miles in eight years. The first ting to go bad was a joint in the wiper arm system at 80k miles. Cost $3 to fix it. The engine was rebuilt once. Everything else including the brake drums went the distance.
The beetle was a primative car by todays standards. I would take a new one of those over a Yaris in a heartbeat.

[tomato]

I think you guys got trolled.

yeah, that crossed my mind too.

oh well. No biggy

[brg88tx]

op is a lying troll/competitor shill

[Kal-El]

After 40 years as a car owner, I have to ask: Are cars not made like they were back in the old days?! :confused:

I've had a Triumph Herald 1200, Mazda 1300, Mitsubishi Colt and now a Yaris.

During one year I have had the following problems with my Yaris:
1st Accelerator can get stuck
2nd Wheel nuts are rusting
3rd Rear brakes are rusting solid
4th Rear brakes subsequently howl and can not be repaired

Couldn’t one just get a good old VW that runs and runs without any problems?!? :wink:

These trolls are getting really sickening.

Problems with the Yaris are virtually nonexistent. And today's cars are built 10 times more reliable then they were before 10 years ago.

No, they are made better! Most of the cars from the 60s and 70s weren't made to last past 60K miles; you can easily double or even triple that with your Yaris

Double or triple 60k is a big understatement. Even a Chrysler product (among the worst quality cars) can go 200,000+ miles. A Yaris can go over 500,000 miles. We've already seen one go well past 400k with only one minor repair.
:smile:

[Billiam]

What we need is a big ol' bucket of industrial strength Troll-Be-Gone. The mods could have more fun playing with that instead of worring about deleting my posts! :moon:

[Yaris Hilton]

I used to have a spray can of Bullshit Repellent. Need some more.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

If this were true, then i would suggest you remove your car from your ocean based parking space. I would also suggest that you are full of crap, since there have been no reports of a stuck accelerator on a Yaris... maybe you should troll the prius forums?

[Hershey]

these cars are not perfect . :rolleyes:

[tk-421]

^^ Is there such a thing?

[tomato]

What we need is a big ol' bucket of industrial strength Troll-Be-Gone. The mods could have more fun playing with that instead of worring about deleting my posts! :moon:

that wouldn't be the post about counseling another forum member to go play with a certain body part, now would it? :thumbdown:

You're welcome.

[Stove]

Perhaps this?

[Hershey]

that overall mileage for your 2010 5 door doesn't seem all that great . You must have something wrong with your YARIS . :wink:

[Stove]

that overall mileage for your 2010 5 door doesn't seem all that great . You must have something wrong with your YARIS . :wink:

Yes, I think it's the loose nut behind the wheel.:biggrin:

[MadMax]

Yes, I think it's the loose nut behind the wheel.:biggrin:

Dang, beat me to it! I was gonna say the same dang thing! :thumbup:

[Hershey]

:laugh: . Sometimes yeh feel like a nut , sometimes yeh don't . :bonk:

[HK47]

1. Did it stuck? Thats very rare.
2. Erm ... are you serious? :biggrin:.


First of all, I'm not a troll :) Secondly, thanks for all of your replies!

@Kongo-Otto: Yes, I am serious. Why does it seem so unlikely?

I wrote this post because I think that we also need to know about negative things in order to get a more nuanced picture of the car. And I do seem to have some major issues with my Yaris. I'm really not exaggerating.

I know that cars are more secure today and are more technically "complex" whereas cars were "better" in the old days because e.g. security was a non existent issue hence with a little load and speed of 80 km/h, they drove like a sailboat! :w00t:

[41magmag41]

After 40 years as a car owner, I have to ask: Are cars not made like they were back in the old days?! :confused:

I've had a Triumph Herald 1200, Mazda 1300, Mitsubishi Colt and now a Yaris.

During one year I have had the following problems with my Yaris:
1st Accelerator can get stuck
2nd Wheel nuts are rusting
3rd Rear brakes are rusting solid
4th Rear brakes subsequently howl and can not be repaired

Couldn’t one just get a good old VW that runs and runs without any problems?!? :wink:




Wheres my damn troll away?? Is the troll that has been banned 47000 times back again as AK47? Maybe he needs to use the Ak on himself.

[41magmag41]

OOPs thought he was AK47, my mistake for reading his name to fast.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

these cars are not perfect . :rolleyes:
of course they are not perfect, but rusting to ruin within a year sounds like bs and the whole stuck pedal thing never happened to any Yari. Yari were not even recalled for it. The whole thing sounds highly improbable.

[Billiam]

that wouldn't be the post about counseling another forum member to go play with a certain body part, now would it? :thumbdown:

You're welcome.

Yet this is ok ---> http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28698


BTW, why am I welcome? :iono:

[tk-421]

Yet this is ok ---> http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28698

Thanks for pointing that thread out. You may want to report (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/ver4/buttons/report.gif) those types of threads from now on.

[Kongo-Otto]

and the whole stuck pedal thing never happened to any Yari. Yari were not even recalled for it. The whole thing sounds highly improbable.

You guys need to learn that there is something else than the US. That is not meaned as an offense! Of course the Yaris in Europe was affected by the recall because TMMF uses CTS pedals and NOT Denso pedals like your Yaris from Toyota Japan. And there have been a few reported issues about stuck pedals (but no accidents).

:smile:


@Kongo-Otto: Yes, I am serious. Why does it seem so unlikely?


I don't think a rusty wheel nut is some kind of "major problem". That's what i wanted to say. The brake issues are very common, especially with the rear disc brakes (i still don't know if you have discs or drums in the rear) and i told you how to get rid of it.

[Stove]

First of all, I'm not a troll :) Secondly, thanks for all of your replies!

Welcome to the forums then. :thumbup:

It seemed like your issues were a bit overstated but Kongo-Otto makes a good point, not all Yarii are made the same nor are they all in the US.

[Billiam]

You guys need to learn that there is something else than the US.....
But Bush told us that the rest of the world was part of the Axis Of Evil and we should be afraid of anyone who was not 'Merican!! :help:

Rest of the world ---> :flame: <--- Bush

[yarrr]

Sounds like someone left his yaris sitting buried in the snow for 4 months and is surprised he has problems. Properly maintained and used brakes can't "rust solid." Now the pedal recall is just a sympathy plea.

[Yarisduder]

When I look at the outside of the drums through the wheels they sure are rusty, scaling a bit and everything... but I've never seen anything but a brand new drum that didn't look like that. Apparently it's not a problem because no garage has ever suggested they need replacing. That's just the road salt doing it's work. I'd say the lugs are the same thing.

[Yaris Hilton]

Bare iron always rusts.

[HK47]

Congo-Otto: Many thanks for your advice and your polite replies. I intend to follow your advice in regard to the hand brake, however, I’m more uncertain about your second advice since I think that only an authorized garage with the right manals and tools should repair brakes. By the way, my Yaris has disc brakes :)

My Yaris was 3 years old when I bought it and it’s now 4 years. Even though my Yaris have full service at an authorized garage it still ended up in this state.

I know that I've entered enthusiasts’ forum and have to take care :) However, in comparison, my 21 years old Colt didn’t have full service but only got new engine oil and oil filter each year that I had to change myself. Nevertheless it never got howling or rusty brakes...