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2008 Toyota Yaris electrical system problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2008 Toyota Yaris8% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Electrical System complaints
8%
share of all complaints
57,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My brakes have failed me many times. I had to eventually get those change in the brakes still aren’t working completely correct

    filed Jun 9, 2023

  • When I tried to roll the window down, by clicking on the button, there was a small fire that caused smoke inside the car. I would also like to verify my breaks and airbags. I would like to make an appointment to bring my car in either monday, tuesday, thursday, or friday.

    filed May 17, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Yaris years

YearReportsShare
2019 Yaris831%
2012 Yaris411%
2011 Yaris14%
2010 Yaris78%
2009 Yaris1011%
2007 Yaris156%
Yaris electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.