2012 Yaris gripes

[carolinablue]

The new style tail lights have personality and they are unique and distinquish the 2012 Yaris from other small Japanese designed and engineered automobiles.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by 12 yaris

So my Yaris looks like a Versa??????????

I'm still hoping the 2012 model will grow on me. Afterall, it's a Toyota... and what else would I buy but a Toyota! However, I think the 2012 4-door model with that hideous A-shaped C-pillar looks like a Versa from the side. So, I'd have to opt for the 3-door version once again. Unfortunately, from the rear the 2012 looks like a Matrix, and from the front it looks like a Prius with a bad nose job.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by carolinablue

Tail lights with big circular centers? They certainly are odd looking! The lines in no way match the lines of the rest of the car.

Ok... we agree that we disagree.

[joshthorsc]

So far I hate the single windshield wiper and the door panels and can get scruffed so easily.

[matti]

I recently posted a question in regard to the scuffing of the door panel plastic. Someone recommended Turtle Wax F21 protectant as a way to protect from the scuffs. I put it on this weekend and it really helped a lot. It was about $5 at my local auto supply store.

On my 2012 2-door, every time I shut the driver's side door, I think the glass slides down just a bit and I can hear it rattle. That bugs me a bit.

FWIW, I LOVE the design of the tail lights.

[muffin_top]

Originally Posted by matti

I recently posted a question in regard to the scuffing of the door panel plastic. Someone recommended Turtle Wax F21 protectant as a way to protect from the scuffs. I put it on this weekend and it really helped a lot. It was about $5 at my local auto supply store.

On my 2012 2-door, every time I shut the driver's side door, I think the glass slides down just a bit and I can hear it rattle. That bugs me a bit.

FWIW, I LOVE the design of the tail lights.

The door shouldn't make any noises when closed, take it in and have the regulator bolts checked.

[matti]

I have hand-crank windows: does that make a difference? When I shut the door, I can hear the glass rattling slightly. After shutting the door, I can see that the hand crank has rotated slightly, allowing the glass to slide down just a bit.

[carolinablue]

It should not do that. Contact your dealer, you are under warraanty, it is free.

[Chuck G]

Originally Posted by kimona

I'm still hoping the 2012 model will grow on me. Afterall, it's a Toyota... and what else would I buy but a Toyota! However, I think the 2012 4-door model with that hideous A-shaped C-pillar looks like a Versa from the side. So, I'd have to opt for the 3-door version once again. Unfortunately, from the rear the 2012 looks like a Matrix, and from the front it looks like a Prius with a bad nose job.

I'm going through the exact same thing!

[carolinablue]

It takes a couple months, but the car grows on you..............

[matti]

Originally Posted by muffin_top

The door shouldn't make any noises when closed, take it in and have the regulator bolts checked.

Hi there. Just wanted to give a quick update on my driver's side window (hand crank) rattle/movement in the 2012 Yaris L. I had it in for the 5k service today and they checked it out. They said they couldn't really see what was wrong, but they did order a new window regulator, which I'll get installed in about two weeks. I appreciate my dealer's good service so far.

[shrek]

My biggest gripe is with the stereo unit (non Nav). I play my music from the USB, but every time I turn the car off, it goes back to folder 1, song 1. It has no memory and now I hate Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the way. Screw you toyota.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by joshthorsc

So far I hate the single windshield wiper and the door panels and can get scruffed so easily.

Some 2012 owners have posted that they feel the single blade windshield wiper on the 2012 doesn't do a good enough (safe enough?) job of maintaining visibility during a hard rain. Have you found that to be the case?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by kimona

I'm still hoping the 2012 model will grow on me. Afterall, it's a Toyota... and what else would I buy but a Toyota! However, I think the 2012 4-door model with that hideous A-shaped C-pillar looks like a Versa from the side. So, I'd have to opt for the 3-door version once again. Unfortunately, from the rear the 2012 looks like a Matrix, and from the front it looks like a Prius with a bad nose job.

I like the A-shaped C-pillar, and especially the fact that that the 5-door no longer has that small window in that area that can be (more easily and quietly than a big window) be broken by a thief.

[Superfly]

General gripe about all new cars including the Yaris: the A pillars are getting huge and the blind spot looking out forward and left is growing large enough now that I am forced to work my head around during big curves on the roads so I can maintain a good vantage point.

Biggest complaint about the 2012 Yaris: location of the USB/AUX inputs. Seriously Toyota, why the back of the glove box? What a major pain to deal with especially if I am not going to leave my iPod plugged in all the time.

[NJ Drive]

I've put 15,200 miles on my car since I purchased it in March of this year.

I don't really have much to complain about other than the fat A-pillars as mentioned above... and the lack of an LSD.

[GTBaker]

My biggest gripe is the washer for the front mono wiper. It only sprays 1/2 way up the windshield.

For now I fixed it by jamming one of those straws you get with WD-40. It helped a lot but will get the dealer to look at it when I bring it in for the oil change.

[NJ Drive]

Originally Posted by GTBaker

My biggest gripe is the washer for the front mono wiper. It only sprays 1/2 way up the windshield.

For now I fixed it by jamming one of those straws you get with WD-40. It helped a lot but will get the dealer to look at it when I bring it in for the oil change.

If you look closely at the sprayer nozzle, there is a very small spherical-shaped jet. You are capable of moving it with a ball-point pen to help fine tune the spray onto the windshield. Be forewarned that the spray pattern is a lot different at speed than at rest, so a little trial and error is needed.