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I bought a 2007 Toyota Yaris brand new. It's a one owner car with 216000 miles. 5 years ago, I noticed that the side skirt was rusty near the back wheel. Over time, they rusted out. One month ago, while pulling in at the gas station, I heard a crunch. I felt the drivers side of my car go down as well. Got out and drivers rear wheel was tilted in at the top. The passenger rear wheel was also leaning in at the top. The rear axle was rusted out on the welds. The car was about to crumple up in two. It looks to me like the car had a defect in which water somehow accumulated or ran down the back of that side skirt and rusted it, then the rear axle out. My little economical car is junked out. It may be one of the cheapest cars...well I'm a poor person. I worked my butt off to pay for that and I thought because it was a toyota that it would last. I was wrong. Thank God I only going 5mph. That could easily kill someone. Of course toyota killed all kinds of people a couple of years after I bought that yaris. I knew they were not to be trusted at that point. I thought I was going to keep my yaris forever. I guess I thought wrong.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to magic Toyota (21000 hwy 99, lynnwood, wa 98036, (425) 775-4422) to be repaired per NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V340000 (air bags), 14V168000 (air bags), and 14V169000 (seats). The contact stated that there was extreme mold in the vehicle, which made it unable to be driven. The contact stated that water entered the vehicle and soaked all the seats, carpeting, and seat belts. The contact stated that the carpet and fabric in the vehicle had excessive mold. The contact stated that there was water even in the air conditioning and heating vents. While at the dealer, the contact requested that the mechanic check for the entry points of the water, but the dealer declined the contact was informed that the recall repairs could not be completed until the mold was removed from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 1802021186. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Water drain for A/C system condenser clogged. Has happened every summer since purchase in 2007. Water fills the drain, and gets trapped within the unit leading to an overflow onto the blower and blower motor shorting the relays. Fuses are blown, and the blower motor needs replacing. It has happened several times. A mold buildup also occurs in carpeting leading to a health hazard.
On 16 August, 2013, while turning into a garage parking spot I took my foot off the accelerator to press on the brake to come to full stop before the concrete column at the end of the parking space when, of its own Accord, the car suddenly lurched forward at much accelerated speed. The car crashed into the concrete column destroying the front left head lights, entire front grill work, and the frame of the driver's side door was bent so the door would not be opened. No airbags deployed. On 20 August, 2013 my insurance company deemed the car a total loss.
- Mclean, VA, USA
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The trunk of the vehicle does not stay open on its own, there are no springs or any device to keep it open especially if the car is on a incline. Myself, my parents and boyfriend have been hit in the back of the head by the trunk lid. Very painful. Did question the dealership about it and was told that was how the car was made.
I [xxx] purchased a 2007 Toyota from moss brother Toyota that have a defective trunk part that allow the trunk door to coming down on your head when opened. Several times that car trunk have came down hitting me in the head. This was reported to the car dealership and to the manufacture rep. And in April 2010 the rep met with the dealership and ordered it to be corrected. We took the car in to be fixed but the problem was not fixed. Since that time, on several occasion, this trunk has come down smashing me and my husband in the head. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I was driving my 2007 Toyota Yaris sedan along I-75 northbound towards atlanta when all of a sudden my driver's side door window just exploded for no reason. The shattered glass blew out all over the inside of the passenger cabin. There was no external force that caused the glass to shatter (it simply exploded spontaneously).
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- Bridgeport, AL, USA