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Hatchbacks Toyota Yaris New Yaris Problem - A Lemon?
81 messages, Last post on Sep 08, 2009 at 6:57 AM
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Hi my boyfriend bought a Toyota Yaris 2007, Automatic Sedan 4 doors. After a year of buying it it started to burn the fuse and it already has burn a few of them three times, last Saturday we were on our vacations driving and the cars mileage just stopped working, also the radio, air conditioner and the lights, I started felling it really heavy so my boyfriend told me to pull over to see what was happening, I did and after that he turn it off and on, it turn on ok but nothing else worked and the selector level stuck and it couldn't be moved.  We took him to the Toyota services and pieces and they said the battery was damage and the power steering cables were burn out. The warranty didn't cover cause the car already had 45,000 miles. And the warranty was only until 36,000 miles. They cant help and my boyfriend pays more than 350 bucks for that car monthly it only has 2 years of use and has given problems in more than 2 occasions in the same place. What can we do? We tried to get another car and nothing, I know it will be doing the same thing over and over again. We asked them why it happened what reasons they have for this and they cant give an answer, can someone tell me what to do?????  Or we will have to stay stuck with the car that is not functioning right???? By the way my boyfriends gives it all the maintenance it needs every time he has without missing one. Thanks for all the help you can give to us.
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Replying to: smcl8002 (Jul 06, 2009 6:54 pm) even if you bought the car second hand you may be able to get a refund or replacement car. and if you had been taking it in before warrenty was out for problems this works even more in your favor. not sure what state you are in but well worth checking into lemon laws. the dealerships make it sound more difficult than what it is cause they don't want you to go through lemon law. save all paper work when took in for repair or diagosing. In some states the dealership are required to give you proof of your bringing the car in every time. We are going through the lemon law arbitrarion. I'll tell you this much manufactures WILL bully, intimadate and every sly trick in book to scare you off read and follow all info in lemon law manual. you should be able to find the resolution. I hope it goes well.
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Replying to: mylantageorgia (Jul 16, 2009 8:46 pm) We live in Puerto Rico, so I think the laws apply almost the same as in the United States.
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Replying to: smcl8002 (Jul 18, 2009 5:25 am) always take a witness not related with you into repair shops or dealers. and if talking on phone with them use speaker with a witness present. Hope all goes well. our lemon hearing is in aug. finely going to get rid of this bad nightmare headache |
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Replying to: podred (Feb 16, 2008 2:36 pm) what kind of nonsense is this and what makes you think any one in their right mind would believe this line of crap!? who wants to own a car that the transmission acts up with no power. who waits 20 minutes to warm up a brand new car or an old one at that!? no one has time for it any more that's why we buy new. we are in the 21 centry for crying out loud don't give me this crap!!!!! |
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Feb 18, 2008 7:01 am) just because toyota has a good reputation does not mean one can't ever be a lemon. they do slip by. Pride is no longer an issue for car companies. It's all about money, money, greed and more money. and don't care who they mess over. just MONEY!!!!!!!!!! |
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Replying to: bambesi (Dec 08, 2006 6:56 am) What ever became of your problem? I recently purchase a 09 Yaris hatchback and have a simular complaint. About half the time I let off the gas to cruise up to a stop sign the car seems to downshift or have the brakes applied. This may save on the brakes but it seems like this would lower your gas MPG if you have to keep on the gas until you're close enough to let of and cruise. What really conserns me is that this only happens about half the time -- usually on a hot day after the car is warmed up. You can feel it kick down around 40 mph and then kick up when you reach about 20mph. BTW -- that seems to be the speed where the resistance stops and you can feel it kick back into high gear -- yet I'm sure it's not really doing that. I have an automatic and I made sure it is in D when I test this out. I can duplicate the problem at 25mph but again, it only does it half the time and more so when the car is warmed up. Is this really normal for a Yaris? Won't this decrease my MPG? Thaanks.
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Replying to: thecatman (Aug 31, 2009 12:57 pm)
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Replying to: lhanson (Sep 01, 2009 10:45 am) My Yaris is rated at 29-35MPG with some people getting 29-41 MPG. I drive like an old lady because I want to get the best gas mileage I can. About 90% of my driving in on the highway at 55-60 mph. I use the cruise (not factory -- purchased from another company) all the time to save gas. Even then it doesn't feel like it's in top gear even though I have it in "D". While my gas mileage has dropped since I got the car the drag sensation has gotten more pronounced. If I pull out of my driveway and get my car up to 25mph it will drop to 20 in 5 seconds and that's going downhill. Then around 20mph it feels like the car kicks up into a higher gear. As I said, this only happens half the time, more so when the car is warm or it's a warm day. It was cool this morning and I didn't have any problems coasting. I talked to another Yaris and they don't have this problem. I would feel better if this happened all the time, but as I said it doesn't. And I'm use to letting off the gas half a mile from a light and coasting without having to hit the gas again. But this car drops speed like a rock when whatever it's doing kicks in. I'm dropping it off at the dealers tonight to see what he can make of it. Apparently I'm the only Yaris owner who has complained about this. Maybe I coast while others keep up the speed until they are on top of the light or stop sign. Thanks for your reply |
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Replying to: thecatman (Sep 01, 2009 12:28 pm) |
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