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09-04-2010, 05:52 PM | #181 |
Drives: 2008 Black Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Bako, CA
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2008 Yaris hatch 92,000 miles on the odo and still going strong. I have done all the major maintenance. Oil i've been using was castrol gtx syntec BLEND. I simply cant afford the fully synthetic. especially since i change my oil every other month or so. I've now switched to castrol gtx high mileage oil. I'm worried about my 100,000 mile maintenance though. Do i need to just drain and fill my coolant, or do a flush? I'd like to try doing it myself so yah. I was hoping anyone had some info to DIYs particular on the yaris on how to drain and fill or flush the cooling system.
Anyway, this little car of mine looks like it'll last for a very loooooong time. I hope to keep it till it dies. = ) |
09-04-2010, 06:02 PM | #182 |
Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Kansas
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I just saw Advanced Auto is now selling a house brand fully synthetic for 3.49 a quart! Dont know anything about it yet, but sure is tempting......
I'd do a flush too myself, but thats just me. Factory stuff is good, but I think a mild flush couldnt hurt. And as far as that goes, when you drain it, take a look down in the radiator. I know its not absolute, but if you see scale or other build up there, its in other areas too. |
09-14-2010, 11:36 AM | #183 |
Drives: Mazda Protege5 Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan
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We have updated results for the Yaris to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:
2010: no repairs reported yet, 14 participants 2009: 7 2008: 7 2007: 15 All are very low, and much better than average. We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop. In the case of the Yaris, the percentage with no repairs is about 88 for the 2007 and 92 for the 2008, and the percentage of lemons is less than one for both years. Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and provide all three stats for all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Toyota Yaris reliability comparisons |
09-14-2010, 12:30 PM | #184 |
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Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In The Hotbox
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43k on my 07 S and I brought it to the dealer for the door pillar insulation recall. Other than that smooth sailing. I upgraded to 100 Synth Oil at 7k and haven't looked back. I am going to be upgrading the tranny fluid to Redline 90MT this month...oil is on order. I had the HAVC odor issue however that has gone away 100% since I started using cabin air filtration 3 months ago. I did not act on the TSB...no way I was going to let the dealership tear my dash down and screw up my baby.
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10-23-2010, 06:31 AM | #185 |
Drives: Mazda Protege5 Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan
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Updated reliability stats next month.
As always, the more owners participate, the better the information we can provide to everyone. Car reliability research |
10-23-2010, 11:01 AM | #186 |
Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: northeast
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Not too reliable . Head gasket oil leaks of the # 1 cylinder for a 2008 sedan and 2010 3 door . 2008 head gasket replaced under warranty with no leak as of yet and 2010 with same oil leak from the head gasket that's due to go under the wrench in the near future . An acquaintance that owns a 2010 3 door has the same oil leak as well . All were bought new . I would think there are other YARIS out there with the same issue . Could be some of you . It's very well hidden and easy to miss .
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10-23-2010, 11:15 AM | #187 | |
Drives: 2008 yaris sedan Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: wa state
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checking mine for those leaks and I check really good and I know where to check, nothing so far, also by now alot of owners have read your original thread on your oil leak problem and have checked their cars and there has not been any new complaints regarding this that I am aware of. The survey and high number of people on here with good reliability result is very good indicator that in fact the Yaris is a very reliable little car. I hope you and your friend get everything fixed good. Last edited by krolos; 10-23-2010 at 12:33 PM. |
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10-23-2010, 03:25 PM | #188 |
Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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At 16k miles I had to get the water pump and water pump belt replaced.
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10-23-2010, 03:49 PM | #189 |
Drives: Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Northern Virginia (Fairfax, VA)
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10-23-2010, 04:28 PM | #190 |
Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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10-23-2010, 05:30 PM | #191 |
I bought a 2003 Echo with 316K miles on it, and it still has all it's original parts. I am replacing the cable and cage bushings now, I have a set of lowering springs in the trunk, and I have the synthetic tranny fluid in the trunk as well. One of these days I will have time to do all the upgrades, maybe.
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10-23-2010, 06:21 PM | #192 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris 5-Door, Black Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: The Big Smoke
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I am the first owner of a 2007 Yaris Hatchback (5 door) that was a daily rental, I bought it at just under 80,000 km, it is now at 113,000. So far I have had to replace
Cam positioning sensor Alternator (might need ANOTHER one, but that's not Toyota's fault) Accessories Belt I'm under $1000 so far, not really happy with the reliability, but it's not horrendous either. |
10-23-2010, 07:12 PM | #193 |
Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,179
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At 94,500 miles on my '07.
No problems/repairs. Just a changed serpentine belt at about 85K which isn't reliability/Toyota related. |
10-24-2010, 08:58 AM | #194 | |
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10-24-2010, 11:24 AM | #195 |
Drives: 07 lb jeep tj Join Date: Oct 2010
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10-30-2010, 05:50 PM | #196 |
What to Mod Next?
Drives: 2008 3Dr HB, Bayou Blue Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: U.S. AZ
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At 68,000 miles mine has been in the shop four times total. Twice for a problem that they "can't duplicate". When the car is hot and I turn it off to to do something quick (like get the mail) and then restart. It starts fine but has no power, however, if I let it sit for about 10 seconds at idle, it is fine. But it only occurs occasionally.
Once at 50k miles because the axle seal was leaking. In the shop now at 68k miles because the third gear synchro broke (also looks as if they found a problem with chipping on the 4th gear teeth, which I assume could have happened when the 3rd gear synchro broke). |
10-30-2010, 09:30 PM | #197 | |
Drives: 07 Yaris LB Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fort Lauderdale
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My gear box had same problem, the left axle seal started leaking (warranty replaced it) and some time after the main shaft started leaking as well so warranty replaced the transmission. When I noticed the leaks I was always making sure to top off the gear oil at least every two weeks because I did not wanted to cause further damage to the gear box and maybe get stock somewhere... |
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11-04-2010, 02:51 PM | #198 |
Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: New Jersey
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New alternator at 40,000 miles, due to bad bearings, on my 2008 sedan.
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