2009 Toyota Yaris H/B problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (4) · Air Bags (3) · Suspension:front (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Toyota Yaris H/B model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (16)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:oil/Lubrication 2024-03-04 · T-PANT-2024-004- · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is to advise of various price adjustments that will affect toyota genuine motor oil and long life coolant, effective march 1, 2024. these products are ordered through the toyota complete maintenance care (tcmc) website.
Air Bags 2022-07-28 · Takata CSP Cover · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
csp: takata csp coverage job aid - published 7.28.2022
Air Bags 2022-07-28 · 22TE04 - Takata · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
csp: on july 30, 2018, a settlement of claims for economic loss related to takata airbag inflators was approved for full implementation. the settlement includes toyota?s agreement to provide a customer support program (?csp?) for 2002-2019 model year (my) vehicles originally equipped with certain ta
Wheels 2022-01-12 · Toyota PRO19-02 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pol: this consolidated tire warranty guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by toyota. this information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any customer that requests it. customers can find this information
Air Bags 2021-03-17 · Toyota Safety Re · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
toyota safety recall and service campaign - technician certification requirements
Equipment 2021-02-03 · T-SB-0032-20 Rev · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and vin plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2021 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this service bulletin. fo
Showing the 6 most recent of 16 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2017-03-03 · Structure:body · 175,000 mi“november 24 2015 i purchased vechild add problems since i had it there recalls dealor wont fix charged me to much for the automobile.dealr new recall on car product liablity for errors of omissions sold ccar to me im entitled to legal remedies nhtsa id nos 15v689 and 16v340 police told me not to drive on road til repaired it at in on mothers prope…”
2016-08-22 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2009 toyota yaris h/b. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced …”
2016-05-11 · Vehicle Speed Control · 113,000 mi“i have had this happen twice now where i try to pass someone on interstate 79 northbound from pittsburgh to cranberry township pa and press the gas pedal and once i get to speed the pedal goes to the floor and the car goes to 80 + per hour before i can get it to slow down or stop. luckily both times there were no cars in front or behind me that…”
2014-01-09 · Air Bags · 62,000 mi · 💥 crash“while traveling home in wet conditions, my friend lost control of the vehicle striking 2 full size pine trees and two electric poles, basically we bounced from one to the other hitting the front head on and front left and right before coming to a stop on top of a fire hydrant... the only airbag to deploy was the drivers steering airbag. i was obvio…”
2011-02-24 · Service Brakes, Electric · 33,000 mi · 💥 crash“i was driving my 2009 toyota yaris (ca. 30k miles) home from work under normal road conditions. as i approached a red light, i was alarmed to find that the brakes were compromised and the braking power was reduced. i had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid hitting the back end of the car in front of me. at this point, i was only 2 miles from ho…”
2011-01-19 · Air Bags · 20,000 mi · 💥 crash“air bag failure on a 2009 toyota yaris involved in head on collision with a guard rail. *tr…”
2010-04-27 · Electrical System · 10,340 mi“my 2009 toyota yaris experiences a loss of power, and has weird pedal habits whenever i use my radio/cd player/aux port. other yaris owners are claiming that this is also happening to them. when i am using the radio/cd player or aux, the car is totally different. it is almost a safety hazard because the car acts differently. *tr…”
2010-04-07 · Vehicle Speed Control · 10,660 mi“at 60mph on the highway the accelerator stopped responding and the check engine light came on. pressing the accelerator to the floor gave no response and the car rapidly slowed. accelerator began to respond a minute or two afterwards but was not consistent. this is the second instance of this happening within 6 months of purchasing this 2009 toy…”
2010-03-03 · Vehicle Speed Control · 9,000 mi“my 2009 toyota yaris needs to be placed upon the recent recalls with toyota. my accelerator pedal is beginning to get harder to push down, my brakes are mushy and are sometimes hard to stop the vehicle, when i have my defrosters on, the car wants to keep going and braking is harder. my radio randomly switches to am radio when its off, or on a diffe…”
2010-02-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 100 mi · 💥 crash“tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota yaris. the vehicle has experienced numerous unexpected acceleration failures. the vehicle has also exceeded 90 mph when the failure occurred. toyota told the contact that there were no problems with the vehicle; however, the failure occurred every time she drove it. the contact has received several tickets because …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.