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2008 Toyota Yaris H/B Problems and Recalls

Owners filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B, most often about the air bags (59% of complaints, typically around 100,000 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Yaris H/B model year since 2000 and has 1 recall.

Complaints29
Recalls1
Crashes reported4
Fires reported1
Injuries reported1

Most common 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B problems

  1. Air bags

    17 complaints · 59%

    Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.

    My airbag light came on, and hasn't turned off for longer than a minute in the past couple of months. Brought it to repair shop, was told airbag won't work with light on. I was told it was most likely the clock spring. Noticed on multiple forums people have the same complaint. Not sure if I want to replace it with a…
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2013, at 100,000 miles
    A red light appeared on my dashboard in my 2008 yaris, brought it to the dealer, they said the airbag on the driver side was not working. There is absolutely no reason for this air bag to stop working. There has been no accident of any kind etc. That would cause this. The Toyota, the dealer asked if I beeped the horn…
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2014, at 101,000 miles

  2. Brakes

    3 complaints · 10%

    On 12/19/2009 I was in a car accident on the northern state parkway I hit the guard rail cement divider at 40 miles an hour. My air bags did not deploy. My ABS brakes failed to stop the car in a snow storm. My seat belt did not work correctly. Again with the same car on 10/7/2010 a woman stopped short and completely…
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2010, at 32,000 miles
    In january of 2011 the red hydraulic brake light and the yellow ABS lights began to illuminate intermittently. When the lights were on the ABS did not operate on slippery roads. Within two weeks the lights illuminated constantly. I brought the car to the dealership where the diagnostics indicated codes c0210 and c1238…
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2011, at 39,485 miles

  3. Electrical

    3 complaints · 10%

    During the past several winters the brake and ABS warning lights have come on when driving during wet snowy/slushy conditions. The condition would fix itself after the vehicle dried out. This started after 30k miles/2 years of ownership. This winter (2013) the warning lights lit up and stayed lit. Took it to the…
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2013, at 30,000 miles
    The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B. While at a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.
    Owner report to NHTSA, 2015, at 134,000 miles

Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

2008 Toyota Yaris H/B recalls

  1. Equipment: labels

    NHTSA 09V223000 · June 15, 2009 · 27,080 vehicles

    Risk: Incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels could result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Toyota will notify owners and provide them with a new, accurate label to be installed over the inaccurate label free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2009. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371.

    Full defect summary

    Toyota is recalling 27,080 model year 2005 through 2010 passenger cars built from september 1, 2005 to may 4, 2009. These vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims."

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.

Questions about the 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B

What are the most common problems with the 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B?
By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (17 complaints, typically around 100,000 miles); brakes (3 complaints); electrical (3 complaints).
How many recalls does the 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B have?
1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from June 15, 2009 (equipment). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
Is the 2008 a bad year for the Toyota Yaris H/B?
It is the 2nd most complained-about Yaris H/B model year since 2000, with 29 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.

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