Water Leaking into car!

[otterhere]

I'm having the same problem with my 2008. I THOUGHT it was because when the body shop replaced that door panel, they didn't put it back together quite right (there's a slight gap; have been meaning to bring it in to be fixed, but it means a whole day off).

So where's the water getting in, or is it just general "moisture"?

I'm beginning to think the Yaris will be Toyota's FAIL car; why do you never see it advertised in commercials or print?

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by otterhere

I'm beginning to think the Yaris will be Toyota's FAIL car; why do you never see it advertised in commercials or print?

The salesman told me they don't spend money on advertising here in the USA because it's basically like a "loss leader" at the grocery store...just to get buyer in the door, hopefully a young buyer who will stick with Toyota the rest of his/her life. There's not as much mark-up on a Yaris.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

The salesman told me they don't spend money on advertising here in the USA because it's basically like a "loss leader" at the grocery store...just to get buyer in the door, hopefully a young buyer who will stick with Toyota the rest of his/her life. There's not as much mark-up on a Yaris.

^^^^^ This

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by otterhere

I'm having the same problem with my 2008. I THOUGHT it was because when the body shop replaced that door panel, they didn't put it back together quite right (there's a slight gap; have been meaning to bring it in to be fixed, but it means a whole day off).

So where's the water getting in, or is it just general "moisture"?

I'm beginning to think the Yaris will be Toyota's FAIL car; why do you never see it advertised in commercials or print?

No offense intended, but I would guess the reason Wee Yari posted links to 3 threads is because this subject has been discussed ad nauseam in other threads with CTScott providing the cause and the remedy. On one thread CTScott provided the cause and the solution each TWICE within the same thread without acknowledgement! (the thread just continued!).....Cause = Toyota created a place for a cabin air filter within the ventilation system BUT (at least re the U.S.) Toyota was too cheap to include the actual filter stock from the factory.......Remedy = Buy a cabin air filter and either put it in or have it put in.......CT, please correct me if I have erred re trying to repeat the ultimate point of your concise, top quality posts on this subject.....Too cheap=my two cents. CT is more diplomatic than I am!

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ oops...WeeYari not Wee Yari. Sorry WeeYari.

[matti]

Does the 2012 Yaris have a cabin filter?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by matti

Does the 2012 Yaris have a cabin filter?

Yes, and it is included from the factory. I believe 2012 is the first year the cabin air filter was included from the factory. Someone at 'HQ' must have done an analysis re overall cost (all areas) of not including the filter with new delivery versus including the filter with new delivery and including it finally won out. The OP on this thread has a 2008 Yaris.

[matti]

Thank you. I have a 2012 Yaris L and I went through the maintenance guide and I didn't see anything referring to changing the cabin filter. Perhaps I missed it?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by matti

Thank you. I have a 2012 Yaris L and I went through the maintenance guide and I didn't see anything referring to changing the cabin filter. Perhaps I missed it?

I did a search on the DuckDuckGo search engine and I think the parameters were : 2012 Yaris Cabin Air Filter. Several of the hits indicated that the part number is the same for 2006 through 2012, so I imagine the housing is still the same...but I don't know if the housing is still in the same location as through Model Year 2011. I would think it would be. I've never located it for my own needs, but I know somewhere on Yarisworld you can download a file that comprises the Owner's Manual (at least through 2011 Model Year) and you could look at that and see if it is in the same location on your car. I regularly get coupon brochures from various local Toyota dealers and a coupon for the cabin air filter itself and the labor (together) is always either $47.95 or $48.95 for both together.

I've never had a problem with my empty, filterless housing in nearly 223,000 miles and, given all the problems so many have had, in my particular case I'm just going to leave my housing empty/filterless.

I searched the Toyota site as well (back when I did the DuckDuckGo search) and if you put the cursor over the cars and minivans label a picture of each car will come up. Move the cursor over the picture and then click on Features and Specs. Then click on Interior and the first feature listed is Air Conditioning with filter. I clicked on all of the Yaris specific tabs during the 2011 Model Year and I don't remember seeing the 'with filter' as part of the Air Conditioning label. Happy Locating/Familiarizing.