2008 Toyota Yaris Engine cooling Problems

“Stopped to place a fast food order-moved up to pay-truck in front waiting to pay-had foot on break--car lunged forward and hit the truck in front-the engine revved up while I had my foot on the break-I even pushed down harder on the break.”

“During oil change I decided to look for any oil leaks and discovered oil down on the back of the engine to the oil pan. Dealership put dye in engine. Confirmed head gasket leak. Head gasket was replaced by dealer. That same day, I looked at our other vehicle same model different year 2010. I noticed the same oil leak. Since then, I have looked at three other 2010 Yaris and found the same oil leak from the #1 cylinder of the head cylinder gasket.”

“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. …”

“I bought the car on march of 2008 (Toyota Yaris sport 4dr sedan) as brand new. Note - brand new. After driving around for 4 months, my air conditioning smells like vinegar everytime I turn it on. Later on, the smell worsen; it smells like rotten vomit. I went to the dealership and they said they smelled nothing. I was confused. After the dealership, the smell remains the same. After 5 months of driving, one day when I was at school, I was walking to my car and got in (it was a hot day) I turned on the AC and it barely blow air. Mention air; its not cold. …”

“12/21/09 - ABS light and brake light came on. Car difficult to brake and making sprung spring type noises. Rear wheel sensor and wire harness had gone bad - replaced and went out again on 1/25/11. 6/8/10 car making funny whirling noises under hood. Alternator went bad.”