The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact stated that when the vehicle hit the tree her head went through the driver's side window as well as suffering injuries to her ribs, broken collar bone, broken shoulder, punctured lung, and a ruptured spleen that required medical attention. The air bags did deploy. The contact stated that to her knowledge a police report was not filed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the contact had a different vehicle. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- Taunton, MA, USA

I was less than five minutes from home, on my way to take my children to school. I made a right hand turn off the street from my neighborhood, unto the service road that leads to the ramp for the highway entrance. As I headed towards the ramp that enters unto the highway, the 2008 Toyota Yaris felt like it suddenly started to accelerate. Despite my foot was on the brakes, the car would not slow down. I swerved back unto the service road to avoid continuing unto the ramp, in fear that I would crash into the cars on the highway. To avoid hitting any vehicles on the service road, I managed to swerve the vehicle off the side of the road ? with the car finally stopping when it crashed into a pole. My children and I suffered seat belt bruising and cuts. I was hospitalized for a few days for hand, foot, and back injuries, and still under doctor's care for the injuries. In addition, the vehicle was a total lost. I have my service receipts reflecting that I kept up with the maintenance of the car. In addition, I had the brakes serviced in October of the previous year...updated 03/15/16.....updated 03/31/16 updated 6/11/18

- Clearwater, FL, USA

Our daughter was driving on highway 44 in Missouri at or near grey summit Missouri with the cruise control set on, when our 2008 Toyota Yaris started to accelerate on it's own. Our daughter had to swerve to miss hitting other vehicle on the highway. She attempted to stop and the cruise control did not disengage. To avoid hitting another vehicle she steered the vehicle off the highway and crashed head on into trees. Toyota hired Bosch to have the "black box" analyzed. The company and Bosch claim no malfunction of the vehicle. Our daughter continues to dispute their claims and we have lost the vehicle in an insurance claim to aaa of Missouri. In additional we have lost value in the vehicle, we are paying insurance accident penalties and lost $1000 in deductibles. We continue to dispute Toyota and Bosch's claim that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Since our accident there has been additional evidence of "tin whiskers" as potential cause of electronic failure. We believe we have been the unfortunate victims of Toyota negligence and need to request assistance in fighting this issue with Toyota.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

When using the cruise control and going up a hill, ABS light and brake light comes on. Now it does it even without cruise control on. Those lights come on when you start the car. The brakes and fluids have all been check and there is no defaults with any of that.

- Stockton, KS, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. There was one injury reported that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.

- North Canton, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 30 mph. The check engine light illuminated as the failure occurred. The vehicle resumed normal function when the engine was restarted. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the throttle sensor and the engine wiring harness. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 76,215.

- Great Bend, PA, USA

Driving vehicle on city streets, and attempted to brake. Brake and ABS came on, and ABS system engaged. Road conditions were dry, weather was warm and sunny. ABS engagement made it difficult to come to complete stop, even though road conditions were dry. Since initial incident, ABS system comes on periodically while driving and while braking. Toyota has denied any responsibility for repairs, even though this is a known issue that numerous Yaris owners have experienced. Later models for the Yaris have had the ABS design fixed to prevent this issue from happening.

- Wauwatosa, WI, USA

My brake light and ABS light come on and go off every few days, my anti lock brakes disable and some times it's hard to slow down. It's the sensor, it started in the winter.

- South Milwaukee , WI, USA

My vehicle has intermittently exhibited a failure to accelerate once a day or once every other day for a couple of months. The check engine light would come on and the vehicle would not accelerate until the ignition is turned off and restarted. My mechanic told me the problem might be related to the throttle body which he replaced with no improvement in performance. He also told me that Toyota has issued a tsb related to the fault recorded in the engine computer. P0121 is one of the codes mentioned in the tsb which was also the code recoded in my engine computer, however the tsb does not mention the failure to accelerate. I took my vehicle to the local Toyota dealer for further diagnosis. They told me the engine wiring harness needed to be replaced as per the tsb and that the cost would not be covered by Toyota because the vehicle has over 58000 miles on it and it was no longer under warranty. I was shocked that Toyota would not cover this repair considering the potentially dangerous circumstance one could find themselves in when a vehicle cannot accelerate. To my dismay this repair cost me 1000 dollars and its hard to believe that a 2008 model vehicle would need to have the engine wiring harness replaced.

- Fleetwood, PA, USA

We drive a 2008 Yaris. Because we got it used and the previous driver drove so much, its 3 year/36,000 mile warranty no longer applied, but we got an extended power train warranty. This year, the engine wiring harness broke, and we found out that Toyota knew about the faulty harnesses. (the tsb on it mentions replacing it with an "improved" harness.) while Toyota describes this as not being a safety issue, we feel otherwise, as the symptom is an immediate loss of power and inability to accelerate, which could be dangerous on the highway. Needless to say, since this part is not being recalled, since in a dbw car, this is not part of the powertrain, and hence, we are not under warranty, Toyota required us to pay $1000 to fix this.

- Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

I was driving my Yaris and attempted to pass another vehicle on a 4-lane road. I pressed on the accelerator pedal as I entered the left lane and nothing happened. The pedal went halfway down, but the engine did not respond. As I quickly tried to decide what to do as a car in the left lane behind me came up fast, the engine responded unexpectedly and I surged forward. The next time I depressed the pedal, it responded normally at the top of its travel. However, it happened again about 3 weeks later when I was stopped at a red light. The light changed and I pressed on the accelerator. Again, no response. This happened on and off until last week when it started to become more common than the normal response. Since I didn't want to pay Toyota for an expensive fix only a few thousand miles after my warranty ran out, I resolved to get used to it. I adjusted my actions so I didn't expect an immediate response from the car until the pedal got part way down to the floor and, though I'm sure it affected my gas mileage, I could deal with it. Then yesterday, as I pulled into my garage, the pedal response suddenly went back to normal and I almost went through the back of the garage. I bought this car (and one for my wife as well) because of Toyota's reputation for reliability and its fuel economy. Now I don't know what to expect. I have read that Lexus owners have reported the same problem. This is annoying, reduces gas mileage, and could be very dangerous.

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

2008 Toyota Yaris. Consumer states sudden unintended acceleration the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and swerved to the right in the direction of a wall at a very rapid speed. The consumer tried to steer the vehicle back into her lane, but then it made a rapid 360-degree turn and stopped in the opposite direction, with three lanes of traffic in front of her. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an inspection, however they were unable to find any mechanical issues.

- Bronxville, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated while driving at speeds of 28 mph, the contact moved to avoid another vehicle. The contacts vehicle then abnormally accelerated to speeds of 60 mph and he was unable to stop the vehicle by depressing the brakes. The vehicle proceeded to crash into a boulder and the air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was not injured and the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The manufacturer advised an investigator would further inspect the vehicle for a determination of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 55,000.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. While driving at speeds of 55 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. After depressing the brake pedal several times, the contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further inspection. The contact confirmed that he experienced the failure on at least two occasions. The failure mileage was 14200. The current mileage was 14,400. Updated 06/25/10. Updated 06/29/10.

- Granville, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. While driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space applying pressure to the brake pedal the vehicle began to lunge forward forcefully. The driver placed the gear shift into the "reverse" position and suddenly, there was an unintended increase in acceleration. The vehicle failed to slow down and traveled over a curb into some bushes. The gear shift was placed into the "neutral" position before the vehicle came to a complete stop. The ambulance and police were called to the scene. There were injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The body damage repair cost was $4,523.94. The cause of failure has not been determined at this time. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Orlando, FL, USA

2008 Toyota Yaris driving in rain rental vehicle with approx 29,000 miles would not stop or slow down when applied brake going down familiar street.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. After shifting into neutral gear and exiting the car wash, the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a consequence he crashed into a fence. The front end of the vehicle and the windshield were damaged. There were no injuries. His license was suspended, and his insurance increase twice the amount because of the crash. The vehicle was repaired. Report number [xxx] was filed with the manufacturer. An authorized investigator inspected the failure and concluded that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 6,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable. Updated 11/23/09.

- Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Accelerator petal sticking, I took my foot away from the gas pedal in preparation for my turn, but the pedal became stuck and continued to accelerate I had to depress brakes to stop car and gas pedal released. Updated 02/04/10.

- Altha, FL, USA