2008 Toyota Yaris: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Apr 16, 2016 · Brakes · NY

The ABS and brake light have been lighting up intermittently. The dealership said no codes show stored. I saw history of this complaint with sensor issues. Lights did not go on day of appointment. But did come on in the way home.

Filed Feb 10, 2015 · Brakes · 123,000 miles · CT

The ABS and brake warning lights came on at the same time and have remained on. Internet research has revealed that this is a known problem with the 2008 toyota yaris due to corrosion of the rear sensor and harness. Abs is now inoperable and the repair is very costly. This should have been a recall long ago by toyota.

Filed Dec 28, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 150,000 miles · KS

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.

Filed Jun 9, 2014 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. The contact stated that the ABS indicator illuminated intermittently in the vehicle. The dealer stated that the ABS sensor was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 09/16/14*lj updated 9/18/14*cn the consumer stated salt corroded the sensors for the ABS. Then with no warning, there was a pulse in the brakes on dry pavement, thus greatly increasing braking distance. Updated 10/02/14 updated 10/07/14

Filed Mar 14, 2014 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · IL

In the winter months since I bought my car brand new, randomly the ABS would just go off during normal braking and then stop working all together and the ABS and the e-brake light would come on for a while. When I was driving home one morning I was coming up to a red light when the ABS decided to stop working and I slid right through the light, almost getting hit by on coming traffic. Now I had dismissed the problem till I realized that it could cause harm to me or my children and the ABS and e-brake light will no longer go off which is causing me to fail emissions.

Filed Feb 12, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 80,000 miles · UT

Periodically my ABS brake light will come on during winter weather and then it will just go away when it is dry. On snow roads my brakes sometimes will not work. One day driving I drove through a red light because my brakes would not stop even though I was going around 30 and braked while in advance. Lucky, for me other drivers stopped. My mechanic confirmed that my ABS wiring has to be replaced and the hub. This is a common issue for yaris and toyota admitted they know this is an issue but they do not have a recall. This could have easily cost my life or my 18 month old son's life.

Filed Jul 2, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 34,039 miles · NJ · crash

Purchased 2008 toyota yaris sedan used in 7/09 for my daughter with 16,000 miles on it. She's at college so I drive it every other day to work which is only 10 miles. I began to notice a sound when I made a sharp right hand turn into a parking spot like the noise of an actual bar and also a rattle if I went over a small dip in the road. I was told it needed new tires on 10/12/12 @ 29,645 miles, I bought good,safe tires:goodyear eagle ls tires 185/60r15. On 5/10/13 I had her car serviced at toyota: oil change, tires rotated, inspection of air filter, ball joints, etc. Afterwards, as I was driving my daughter and I up to my son's college graduation it was 80 degrees/sunny/clear roads. 52 miles into our trip I was in the slow lane following traffic at 65 MPH.watching the road, both hands on the steering wheel. All of a sudden the steering wheel jerked to the left and we began to go into a skid.I was avoiding other cars as I was trying to regain control of the yaris. It was buckling under me each time I tried to carefully get us out of the skids.my foot was not on the brake but I had carefully pulled it off of the accelerator and I remember thinking why wasn't the car slowing down, it just kept skidding. After the 4th skid it went into a complete 180 degree spin with us slamming into the cement median.I slammed on the brakes as we went toward the wall. I have been driving for 35 yrs with no accidents and I have been in skids before, on icy roads & regained control. I do not know what caused the steering to malfunction. I have read about faulty bolts on the control arm. The auto repair shop did tell me they replaced the stabilizer bar.I have noticed since the repair the noise under the car is gone and the throttle no longer "screams" when I take my foot off the gas going downhills. We were not speeding, nor driving carelessly. This car does not have ABS nor anti-spin brakes.

Filed May 3, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 54,200 miles · WI

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.

Filed Mar 26, 2013 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 67,500 miles · VA

While driving the car at approximately 10 MPH the ABS and brake lights came on. At the same time the ABS felt like they engaged. After researching the problem online I found out that many users in the us and canada are having the same problem due to faulty ABS wheel speed sensors on the wheel hub. Due to the salt on the roads during the winter months, salt can enter the sensor and corrode the terminals. This is due to a poor seal between the connector and the wiring harness. When salt water enters the terminals it causes the ABS to act up. This is true for 2007 and 2008 models according to other yaris users. It seems that the problem has been taken care of in 2009 models. But for owners of 2008 and 2007 models problem exists even after replacing the sensor and wiring harness with new ones. This is a major safety concern since the ABS system can engage at any time possibly causing an accident and/or injury to the driver and passengers.

Filed Feb 28, 2013 · Airbags, Brakes · 39,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. The contact stated that the ABS and air bag warning lights illuminated intermittently but most recently, both warning lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed, which located the failure at the ABS sensor and the air bag spiral cable. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 61,529. ...updated 04-03-13

Filed Feb 12, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 56,000 miles · IN

Vehicles emergency brake light and ABS light continued to come on. Vehicle was taken to the toyota dealer and we were told that the rear wiring harness and sensors had completed eroded and that until this problem was repaired the vehicle had no working ABS system or traction stability control. We were advised that toyota is aware of the problem but has still not done a recall. This to me is definitely a safety issued that should be addressed. The dealer did state that the reason the wiring harness had eroded was because the actual harness is open on the bottom allowing moisture to get into the harness area. The cost for this repair is over $750.

Filed Feb 5, 2013 · Brakes, Suspension · 40,000 miles · PA

I have had numerous problems with this vehicle since just after the warranty expired. Toyota refuses to acknowledge or repair anything. I have replaced rear shocks, front wheel bearings, and now am having issues with the ABS system. It seems the entire underside of the vehicle needs replacement. The problems began less than 2 months after the 3 year warranty expired. At that time, the car had only 40,000 miles on it. The only response toyota provided was "sorry, your warranty has expired." all mechanics I have discussed these issues with agree that such repairs should not be necessary on a vehicle with such low mileage. This car has not been abused or driven hard. It has had all maintenance done as suggested by it manufacturer. These issues should be taken care of by toyota as warranty repairs since they are all obvious manufacturer defects. This is the one and only toyota I will ever own.