Toyota Yaris reliability

[500snakz]

Originally Posted by yarswiss

36,000 miles on mine, had no problems except squealing brakes which I get deglazed each time I do an oil change.

And to think that it is not too uncommon for people in luxury vehicles to have to visit their dealerships multiple times a year due to so many things breaking down!

What luxury vehicles? Toyota avalon? Cadilac? what kind?

[Pars]

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...t=11533&page=7

Originally Posted by Pars

I traded my 07 Yaris 3 month ago for a RAV4. In less then 2 years I put on 150,000km (94,000miles) of mostly in-city driving. Left rear abs sensor gave out at about 100,000km. They had to replace both the sensor and the harness since the connections were getting corroded. Otherwise, everything else was working well. Especially the engine which became quick from all the hard driving. Also, the brakes where still original and like new. The dealership wanted to machine em because they seemed glazed, but I told them not to, since braking power was still at 100%.

Interestingly, the cost of extended warranty for the RAV4 and the cost Yaris's extended warranty are the same. Go figure considering RAV4 is a 26k car with 4WD and traction control vs a Yaris which is half the price.

If I were in the market for a another Yaris (which is highly likely) I'd probably skip out on the ABS and also skip the extended warranty. Toyota really needs to address the under chassis wiring to handle our harsh Canadian winters???. Granted, the ABS/EDS on the Yaris is awsome, but I'm a old school driver and make do with a good set of winter rubber.

[buchieboy]

22k KM only problem is:

"tok" sound when braking at slow speeds, is this normal?

[mkaresh]

Originally Posted by buchieboy

22k KM only problem is:

"tok" sound when braking at slow speeds, is this normal?

Probably normal.

Additional participants remain needed, especially for 2008+.

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[500snakz]

Blower motor under dash went bad.
Now car has a tick in the motor that was not there when new.

[buchieboy]

Originally Posted by mkaresh

Probably normal.

Additional participants remain needed, especially for 2008+.

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Tok sound is gone after the brakes were cleaned and lubricated :)

[thewifesyaris]

20000+ miles on hers with only 1 problem, her left steering column stick was faulty and made the high beams stay on. She drove a whole year with them on not knowing until I bought my 2008 and did a comparism. Did all my own scheduled maintenence and run 0w30. Nothing to report yet.

About 10000 on mine and have had 0 OEM problems, only real problem was a leak in my coolant hose cause by me cutting it to add a sensor for my gauge, fixed with sealant and haven't had a problem since. Also run 0w30 and have completed all scheduled maintenance on my own.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by thewifesyaris

20000+ miles on hers with only 1 problem, her left steering column stick was faulty and made the high beams stay on. She drove a whole year with them on not knowing until I bought my 2008 and did a comparism.

I had a related problem that came up.

Driving back from Grand Bend/Sarnia, i LOST the ability to turn on my highbeams.

The left column stick was stuck. Unmovable. They had to replace the column to fix. They never told me why it happened.

[mkaresh]

Interesting.

This month's survey is the last before the February results. Additional participants would be helpful, especially for the 2009.

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[elmo]

2008 liftback 28,000 miles avg 38.4 MPG, change oil every 5000 miles synthetic oil NO problems at all.
self maintained no visits to dealer

[nerp]

Originally Posted by mkaresh

Interesting.

This month's survey is the last before the February results. Additional participants would be helpful, especially for the 2009.

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Just signed up to report on my new 2009 Yaris 3door LB I picked up today.

[mkaresh]

Originally Posted by nerp

Just signed up to report on my new 2009 Yaris 3door LB I picked up today.

Thanks, I appreciate it. The more participants we have, the more information we can provide to everyone.

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[AlexNet0]

I dont know if only people who signed up can post here, but I have put 50,985 mi on my 07 LB and have had no problems yet, all self-maintained.

[caş]

About 6.500 km, and I have had no problem until now.

[Jem_hadar]

CD player isnt playing CDs until car is quite warmed up (20+ mins of driving often)

VERY annoying. It just keeps flashes "Error 1."

Took it in today to get a new unit put in, but the one they ordered had the same prob.

[TitaniumBarbell]

6500 miles. Just a rare sound near the engine.

[buchieboy]

Vibration on un-even roads under my foot, driver side. Will bring it again to the dealer this weekend. On a side note, is this normal?

[mkaresh]

We have updated results, and the Yaris continues to have a low repair rate.

A big thanks to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May, August, and November. Additional participants needed, especially for the 2009.

We now have a separate results page for each model that includes the results for competitors. The page for the Yaris:

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