NHTSA Complaint #10424593 — 2008 TOYOTA YARIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10424593
Vehicle	2008 TOYOTA YARIS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 1, 2011
Date Filed	September 10, 2011
Mileage	64,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

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. *TR

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