Toyota Echo Complaints

196 consumer complaints on file.

#878710January 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEERED OFF TO ROAD AND WAS TRYING TO GET CONTROL OF T VEHICLE. BUT, LOST CONTOL AND RAN INTO MERIDIAN STRIP AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878319January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED BECAUSE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR RECALLED ITEM IN TIMELY MANNER. OVER THREE MONTHS AGO, DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOTIFY CONSUMER WHEN PARTS ARRIVED, STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED CALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785197December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MAINTAIN GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737091November 30, 2000
TIRES
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737092November 30, 2000
TIRES
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875146November 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND VEHICLE STARTED REVVING. VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT. CONSUMER HIT A TREE & STORE. FRONT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NECK & BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#736011November 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ROTTEN EGG SMELL ALL THE TIME, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874012October 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP IT. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872993October 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH SHE WAS TURNING OUT OF PARKING ALLEY WHEN PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872671October 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SHIFTING CAR INTO REVERSE, AND THEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE A BACK FIRE, CONSUMER GOT THROWN FORWARD SO HARD THAT ALMOST WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD. *AK THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868957August 28, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLIZED. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING MORE THAN 50 MPH IT WILL START TO SLIGHTLY SWERVE AND CAUSE CONSUMER TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. IT WOULD FEEL AS IF THERE WAS GUSTY WINDS AGAINST THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WOULD BE NO WIND OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY..PLEASE FILL MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562573August 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, WHEELS:HUB, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN OCCUPANTS SAT IN VEHICLE AND GOT UP, THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DEALER WOULD OIL AND ADJUST THE ALTERNATOR BELT, AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE NOISE REOCCURED AND FINALLY THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AGAIN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864140June 23, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S SIDE, BEHIND THE DOOR, STRUCTURE WAS COMING APART ABOUT 2 INCHES, WHICH SEEMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURERED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724096June 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 1 AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND ENTERED A SWEEPING CURVE AT 2:00 AM IN STAFFORD, VIRGINIA. THE DRIVER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AT WALMART. THE ROAD WAS WET DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. UPON ENTERING THE CURVE THE REAREND OF THE ECHO LURCHED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE REAR OF THE CAR TO SLAM AGAINST THE METAL GUARDRAIL AND TURNOVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS (BOTH SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS). THE STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AND DID NOT CITE DRIVER SINCE THE DRIVER WAS NOT SPEEDING AND IN FACT WAS DRIVING LESS THAN THE RECOMMENDED SPEED DUE TO WET ROADS. THE DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERAL DEEP LACERATIONS NEAR THE RIGHT EYE WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES AND WILL REQUIRE PLASTIC SURGERY, ACCORDING TO THE ER DOCTOR AT MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A HIDDEN HANDLING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THAT HAS NOT COME TO LIGHT DUE TO THE NEWNESS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. ALSO, WHEN THE REAREND OF THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND SLAMMED INTO THE METAL SIDE BARRIER OF THE ROAD, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY (MAYBE IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO). BOTTOM LINE: THE CAR LOST TRACTION WHEN THE REAR OF THE CAR VIOLENTLY SWUNG OUT DESPITE THE DRIVER TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED WHICH MIGHT INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860926April 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD, CROSSING THREE LANES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526896December 16, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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