excessive sulfur odor on 2007 model year Yaris

[YamilR]

Originally Posted by nick1983

Where do you find the tsb's

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[nick1983]

Originally Posted by YamilR

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Iknow where to find this one. But where do you find the data base on them.

[tomjasz]

Originally Posted by nick1983

Iknow where to find this one. But where do you find the data base on them.

Ah....you read my post again or use a service that provides TSB's!!

[YarisPR]

The only strange smell i get is when working with my AirCondition specially when i lower the fan intensity

[Pars]

Cool. Now I know there's a fix for that particular problem and it wasn't my imagination. I wonder if the problem is isolated to us manual equipped enthusiast with lead foot.

[mcstarbucks]

what will the effect of the new part be on gas mileage? If it is negative, might not be worth complaining about.

[jetaimejsc]

i just got my yaris like 1month & 1/2 and everytime my girlfriend gets in she always complains abou the smell, shes like "man, it stinks in here" but when she says that i assure you i did not fart, maybe i did but i doubt it, but i got allergies year round, so i cant even smell my upper lip, can ya explain to me what it kind of smells like, and should i get it checked, once a while i can smell something and it stinks pretty bad after like i went pretty fast

[ChinoCharles]

Funny thing... I saw this post today and pretty much disregarded it as I haven't had the problem. Then a couple of hours ago I pulled into my friend's driveway after I went on a tear through the sticks with a Solara and sure enough, it reeked of sulfur. Can't wait for my new cat, haha. Thanks tomjasz.

[riceboy]

Anyone know if this applies in Canada too?

[ChinoCharles]

Called the dealership today... the service tech said he wasn't aware of any such TSB, at which point I gave him the code at the top right and he pulled it up. He was able to order the part right away and as long as the part can be sourced at their warehouse in Cincinatti I will be getting the new pipe installed next week. This is a replacement piece extending from the exhaust manifold to the axle-back exhaust, as the catalytic converter is welded directly to the pipe.

All you liftback owners, go get your replacement cat! I only smelled this after a short period of somewhat hard accelleration, but it doesn't mean the defect won't have negative effects for all cars over a period of time. Better safe than sorry, right?

Oh, and admins, you should probably sticky this.

[Violin]

When I went in to get mine swapped yesterday, they put it up on the lift and then couldn't find the part. They have to reorder it. At least I got a free tire rotation while it was up in the air.

[riceboy]

Canada???

[jeff_o]

violin...by the way... which toyota dealer did you went to?

[Violin]

I got it done this morning at Dayton Toyota (not where I purchased). Took about 30 minutes.

[ItsMyDaily]

isn't the US liftback tank about 11 gallons???? If so then I'm averageing about 300 miles a full tank. However I fill up right when the last bar starts to blink. How long can you drive with that bar blinking?

If 300 is all I get then I'mm averaging around 28 mpg. And I drive mainly freeway, and keep it below 70. wtf!!!! And I baby the thing.

should I be concerned and take it to the dealer?

[jeff_o]

violin: i see... sorry if this may sound to be a dumb question because i dunno how warranties work here in the US.

1. if you bought a used toyota from a private seller, can you claim warranty from any toyota dealer? Or better question is...are the warranties transferrable from previous owner to you? (assuming the mileage is below what toyota advertised for the tranny, body, etc etc).

2. if you bought a used toyota from a dealer, can you claim warranty from any toyota dealer not from where you bought it from?

[Violin]

Yes. The warranty is from Toyota - not an individual dealer. It doesn't matter how many times it is sold within the warrant period, assuming maintenance records are good.

[Kitt]

I have a 2k5 Yaris and it had a strange smell but it only happened when it was new and i was using the clutch too much, when i had it on 1st gear and i was trying to drive slow @ high rpms...