Toyota YARIS transmission problems
23 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
23 of 809 complaints match this topic (2.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10173536 · 2006-11-15 (November 15, 2006)
ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR WAS "JUMPY" AND "UN SMOOTH" ON A BRAND NEW 2007 AUTOMATIC SEDAN TOYOTA YARIS. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 11 MILES ON IT AND BY 6,400 IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A BRAND NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND IT HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I SMELL LEMONS. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 6,474 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173536 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10187985 · 2007-04-15 (April 15, 2007)
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS JUST STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN AFTER IT WARMS UP.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 6,875 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187985 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 10282660 · 2009-09-02 (September 2, 2009)
I'VE HAD MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY, WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD ITS WORSE, THE OTHER PROBLEMS IS THAT THE CAR WOBBLES WHEN IM DRIVING SLOW, AN WHEN I DRIVE FASTER IT STARTS TO SHAKES, AN WHEN I RUN THE AC THE ENGINE SHAKES REAL BAD, THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10282660 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10283172 · 2009-08-31 (August 31, 2009)
2007 TOYOTA YARIS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP, BEFORE HE COULD CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. IN THE WINTER TIME, IT WAS WORSE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT/LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10283172 at NHTSA ↗