Toyota YARIS brakes problems
147 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
809 owner complaints analyzed
23 distinct recall campaigns
55,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 471 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
147 of 809 complaints match this topic (18.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10259800 · 2009-02-24 (February 24, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND SPUN THREE TO FOUR TIMES UNCONTROLLABLY INTO THE MEDIAN. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE FLATTENED. THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10259800 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10320736 · 2010-03-18 (March 18, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA YARIS . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR WHO ADVISED THE HIM BY MAIL TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,160 miles reported. Look up ODI 10320736 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10513379 · 2013-05-24 (May 24, 2013)
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2006 IN PUERTO RICO. I NEEDED A CAR TO VISIT MY FATHER WHO CURRENTLY LIVES THERE. DURING 2007 THROUGH 2012, I VISITED HIM APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND DROVE THE CAR. IN 2013, I DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO VIRGINIA, US. I BOUGHT THE 2006 YARIS TOYOTA TO THE US WITH APPROXIMATELY 6K MILES IN MARCH 2013. IN MAY 2013, THE SENSOR CONTROLLING THE AIR BAGS TURNED ON AND I IT WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE WEEK AFTER, WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR LOST ALL OF THE BRAKES FUNCTIONALITY. I HAD TO PU…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513379 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10201605 · 2007-08-31 (August 31, 2007)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE 2007 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION TOYOTA YARIS ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT COMPRESSION TO HOLD THE CAR ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. I EXPERIENCE A CONTINUAL BUMPING-BACK ON A SLIGHT HILL. (I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I HADN'T SET THE PARKING BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR.) I'VE DRIVEN STICK-SHIFTS ALL MY LIFE AND EVERY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I'VE SHOWN THIS TO HAS AGREED THAT IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. SEVERAL NOTED THAT IT IS CALLED "REVERSE DIES…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201605 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10206543 · 2007-10-22 (October 22, 2007)
GOING 35 MPH SOUTH ON PAVED ROAD, IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING, I SLOWED DOWN TO DUE TO DEER IN THE ROAD, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, MY CAR WHEN INTO A COMPLETE 180 SPIN, HAD NO CONTROL, THE ANITLOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO ME PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT INSTEAD, I LANDED IN THE DITCH. CAR WAS JUST REPORTED TO ME AS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10206543 at NHTSA ↗