Pick up/Acceleration - Toyota Yaris Forums

AJAYJYOTHI · 07-08-2010, 04:18 AM

I have Yaris 2008 Sedan done only 12000 kms. It was ok till last month. Now I am noticing a very poor starting acceleration. I really need to press the accelerator hard to get move the vehicle. Once it is on move it is OK.

Any expert advise?

Best Regards

abdallah380 · 07-08-2010, 07:09 AM

trust me its normal. the thread has been done a million times. :P
its a DBW "drive by wire" so it depends on how u drive n thats how the car responds. it keeps on learning. so the ECU keeps on learning the driver's behaviour. if ur a n aggresive driver u will feel a better response. if ur a very gentle user and a calm driver u will still fell a good response from ur car. if ur a calm driver n try to hit the pedal hard u will feel that the car takes time to learn.. so what u can do is drive aggressively for a while to make ur car respond better...DBW system is just something we have to get used to. remember ur yaris could be a 1.3 or a 1.5, thats a small engine n make sure u take ur care for service regularly. n when refuelling go for a premium one, not the crappy one. also super is just waste of money, wont make any difference on the car's performance.

if u mean that acceleration is bad after u start the engine then perhaps u should wait till ur car warms up a bit. wait till that glowing "cool" sign goes off. it takes hardly 2 minutes. if u wana drive off quickly the car will not change to 3rd gear. if u push the limits it wont blow up the engine but ur seriously ruining its life...

hope what i wrote helps, n that i answered ur question right. :)

Yaris Hilton · 07-08-2010, 10:26 AM

Did you let the handbrake off?

marcus · 07-08-2010, 11:05 AM

seriously.. i even spin tires on mine sometimes... maybe you need a gti..lolz

IllusionX · 07-08-2010, 03:00 PM

turn off the AC if you have AC..

also, make sure you don't have it on defrost all the time. It does turn on the AC..

MUSKOKA800 · 07-08-2010, 09:52 PM

Mines over 70,000 kl. now and feels no different than sortly after break-in.
That said, the difference in icy cold weather compared to steamy hot weather seems like a 25 hp loss.

frog13 · 07-10-2010, 09:46 PM

i could see the vehicle running worse in the humidity/heat verses the cooler weather.

07-08-2010, 04:18 AM	#1
AJAYJYOTHI I've made a post! Drives: YARIS 2008 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Qatar Posts: 1	Pick up/Acceleration I have Yaris 2008 Sedan done only 12000 kms. It was ok till last month. Now I am noticing a very poor starting acceleration. I really need to press the accelerator hard to get move the vehicle. Once it is on move it is OK. Any expert advise? Best Regards

07-08-2010, 09:52 PM	#6
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07-08-2010, 07:09 AM	#2
abdallah380 Fly Emirates :) Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Arab Emirates Posts: 69	trust me its normal. the thread has been done a million times. :P its a DBW "drive by wire" so it depends on how u drive n thats how the car responds. it keeps on learning. so the ECU keeps on learning the driver's behaviour. if ur a n aggresive driver u will feel a better response. if ur a very gentle user and a calm driver u will still fell a good response from ur car. if ur a calm driver n try to hit the pedal hard u will feel that the car takes time to learn.. so what u can do is drive aggressively for a while to make ur car respond better...DBW system is just something we have to get used to. remember ur yaris could be a 1.3 or a 1.5, thats a small engine n make sure u take ur care for service regularly. n when refuelling go for a premium one, not the crappy one. also super is just waste of money, wont make any difference on the car's performance. if u mean that acceleration is bad after u start the engine then perhaps u should wait till ur car warms up a bit. wait till that glowing "cool" sign goes off. it takes hardly 2 minutes. if u wana drive off quickly the car will not change to 3rd gear. if u push the limits it wont blow up the engine but ur seriously ruining its life... hope what i wrote helps, n that i answered ur question right. :)

07-08-2010, 10:26 AM	#3
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Did you let the handbrake off?

07-08-2010, 11:05 AM	#4
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	seriously.. i even spin tires on mine sometimes... maybe you need a gti..lolz

07-08-2010, 03:00 PM	#5
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	turn off the AC if you have AC.. also, make sure you don't have it on defrost all the time. It does turn on the AC..

07-10-2010, 09:46 PM	#7
frog13 Tw200--excellent! Drives: 2010 yaris..absolutely red. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 210	i could see the vehicle running worse in the humidity/heat verses the cooler weather.