Driver Window Weatherstrip problem? - Toyota Yaris Forums

michaelhay · 04-23-2010, 11:34 PM

Hi,

I got a new 5-door Yaris six months ago. I like everything about it except this one little annoying problem: the horizontal weatherstrip (the one that looks like a long squegee) of the driver side does not touch the glass. When I roll the window down, it does not get wiped.
(it works fine on the passenger side).

Has anyone encountered this problem?

Any solution?

Thanks

Michael

Stove · 04-24-2010, 12:31 AM

You can take it back to the dealer and have them check to see if the wiper seal is installed correctly and/or adjust the window tracks/mechanism so the window contacts the wiper seal. It should be covered under warranty since its a workmanship issue.
-or-
It should be something you can do yourself if you are even slightly mechanicaly inclined. I havent been inside the doors on my Yaris yet but every other car that I've had has room to adjust the window tracks/mechanism so you can get the window into the proper position.
For starters ,here is the Yarisworld 30 second door panel removal DIY (for the lift back Yaris).
CLICK ME

OTA'sTOY · 04-24-2010, 02:15 AM

take it to the dealer, have them look at it since its still under warranty
if they find signs that you messed with it they might not cover it under warranty

michaelhay · 04-24-2010, 05:50 PM

Great, thnks guys for the great advice.
I will take it to the dealer then.

So your Yaris doesn't do that, does it? both windows get wiped fine when the window is rolled down/up?

Thanks

Michael

swidd · 04-24-2010, 08:38 PM

My 2007 HB wipes the windows of rain, dew and very light frost, by cycling them down and up.

Kongo-Otto · 04-25-2010, 05:29 AM

My Yaris doesn't wipe off anything from the windows, too.

HTM Yaris · 04-25-2010, 10:05 AM

Mine does the same thing . So did my Evo . I just use the 55 mph method in conjunction with Rain-X . No problems ....

127.0.0.1 · 04-25-2010, 11:13 AM

it is not a flaw. the seal is there to keep garbage
out of the door when the window is up

when you drop the window it is not designed to keep the seal
pinned against the glass. if it does fine, it is does not that is not a flaw

many vehicles work the same way. it is not a -wiper-

IllusionX · 04-26-2010, 09:14 PM

yeah.. it's not a wiper :P

it's supposed to only touch the window when it is up... I would rather have it not touch the glass at all... one less thing that scratches my window!

04-23-2010, 11:34 PM	#1
michaelhay Drives: 2010 5-door hatchback Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Foster City, CA Posts: 12	Driver Window Weatherstrip problem? Hi, I got a new 5-door Yaris six months ago. I like everything about it except this one little annoying problem: the horizontal weatherstrip (the one that looks like a long squegee) of the driver side does not touch the glass. When I roll the window down, it does not get wiped. (it works fine on the passenger side). Has anyone encountered this problem? Any solution? Thanks Michael

04-24-2010, 05:50 PM	#4
michaelhay Drives: 2010 5-door hatchback Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Foster City, CA Posts: 12	Thanks Great, thnks guys for the great advice. I will take it to the dealer then. So your Yaris doesn't do that, does it? both windows get wiped fine when the window is rolled down/up? Thanks Michael

04-25-2010, 10:05 AM	#7
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	Mine does the same thing . So did my Evo . I just use the 55 mph method in conjunction with Rain-X . No problems .... __________________

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04-24-2010, 12:31 AM	#2
Stove View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris 5 Door Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tigard Oregon Posts: 314	You can take it back to the dealer and have them check to see if the wiper seal is installed correctly and/or adjust the window tracks/mechanism so the window contacts the wiper seal. It should be covered under warranty since its a workmanship issue. -or- It should be something you can do yourself if you are even slightly mechanicaly inclined. I havent been inside the doors on my Yaris yet but every other car that I've had has room to adjust the window tracks/mechanism so you can get the window into the proper position. For starters ,here is the Yarisworld 30 second door panel removal DIY (for the lift back Yaris). CLICK ME

04-24-2010, 02:15 AM	#3
OTA'sTOY DAT'S RIGHT I GOTz 2 View User's Garage Drives: '10 5dr Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 361	take it to the dealer, have them look at it since its still under warranty if they find signs that you messed with it they might not cover it under warranty

04-24-2010, 08:38 PM	#5
swidd Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Alabama, GOD BLESS AMERICA Posts: 755	My 2007 HB wipes the windows of rain, dew and very light frost, by cycling them down and up.

04-25-2010, 05:29 AM	#6
Kongo-Otto Drives: '09 Yaris & '10 Auris Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 268	My Yaris doesn't wipe off anything from the windows, too.

04-25-2010, 11:13 AM	#8
127.0.0.1 Banned Drives: '10 Yaris5drHB+99 4runner LTD Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE Posts: 672	it is not a flaw. the seal is there to keep garbage out of the door when the window is up when you drop the window it is not designed to keep the seal pinned against the glass. if it does fine, it is does not that is not a flaw many vehicles work the same way. it is not a -wiper-

04-26-2010, 09:14 PM	#9
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	yeah.. it's not a wiper :P it's supposed to only touch the window when it is up... I would rather have it not touch the glass at all... one less thing that scratches my window!