Toyota Echo Complaints

196 consumer complaints on file.

#10082881July 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE CAME SPONTANEOUSLY UNDONE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD TOWED TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT OCCURRED. FUEL LINE WAS REINSTALLED AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY JUST HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082169July 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 TOYOTA ECHO HAS PROBLEMS STALLING.*MR THE DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO VEHICLE THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE. THE CONSUMER DID STATE THAT ONE TIME IN MAY THE DEALER EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT STILL COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015521June 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO FIXED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AFTER A RECENT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. (THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ODI TO PLEASE REFERNCE TO ODI#10065760 WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073053May 24, 2004
SUSPENSION, STEERING
SUSPENSION IS VERY SOFT, VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT SPEED OVER 60 MPH, EASILY MOVED BY GUSTS OF WIND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072878May 19, 2004
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A FLAT, STRIGHT HIGHWAY IN LIGHT-TO-MODERATE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON A ROAD WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR VISIBLE FLUID/OIL SPOTS MY 2002 TOYOTA ECHO SUDDENLY AND SHARPLY VEERED RIGHT. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT MY TRAJECTORY, BUT THE CAR SWERVED COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL, FINAL TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN NEARLY-HEAD-ON, WITH MAJORITY OF IMPACT ON RIGHT FRONT OF CAR. THE RECOIL OF THE IMPACT TURNED THE CAR SO THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE DRIVING DIRECTION ON THE FREEWAY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED IN, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE HOOD PUSHED IN AND UP AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. NO INJURY OCCURED FROM THE CRASH. I WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS, WAS NOT TALKING ON A CELL PHONE AND HAD BOTH HAND ON THE WHEEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT OCCURED DURING CLEAR, SUNNY WEATHER AT 4:00 PM ON MAY 7, 2004. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED "TOTALLED" BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073643May 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN A VEHICLE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC COLLIDED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073536May 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WORE A SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066083April 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
HAD A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO HIT SOME ON IN THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT HOLD .HAD SEAT BELT ON.HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HOSPITAL SAID BUCKELD BREAST BONE AND A HAIR LINE CRACK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10065760April 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWNED MY NEW 2003 TOYOTA ECHO LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN IT STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING--SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWING THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH, OR SLOWING THROUGH A TURN, OR EXITING A HIGHWAY, OR MERGING WITH TRAFFIC, OR COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLICATED THE PROBLEM ONCE AND TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION (BRINGING IN REGIONAL TOYOTA EXPERTS, AND EVEN KEEPING MY CAR ONCE FOR EIGHT DAYS), BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. ONCE I WENT SIX WEEKS WITHOUT A STALL, BUT IT CAN ALSO STALL MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY--AT TIMES AND IN WAYS THAT ARE LIFE THREATENING. WHEN TOYOTA TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ITS FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR (BEFORE I PURSUE REMEDY THROUGH MAINE'S LEMON LAW), I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NOTHING TO FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063559March 19, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10054025February 24, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS DUE TO A FUEL LINE CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED FUEL TANK, AND REPLACED THE FUEL LINE. 3000 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055675January 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
COOLING SYSTEM FAN BELT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PART WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069354January 15, 2004
STEERING
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STRAIGHT, DRY ROAD AT 35 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED OSCILLATING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN OUT OF CONTROL OF THE DRIVER. THE CAR HIT THE CURB AND TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050198January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A CLIFF. AS A RESULT OF SEVERE DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK AT AN EARLIER DATE, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT SPUN AROUND ON THE FRONT TIRES. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT COVER THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SWERVED TO MISS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. RECALL #02V268000 WAS ISSUED AFTER THE OCCURRENCE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OVER A CLIFF AND HIT A TREE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10050494December 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
VERY UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE REGARDING WAIPAHU AUTO SERVICE. *MR THERE WAS A FAILURE TO CORRECT THE BRAKE BOOSTER SAFETY RECALL WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050115December 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2 RECALL 02V268000 LETTERS FOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SINCE JAN 03, 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041347October 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RE: VALVE COVER OIL BAFFLE WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA ECHO ON 3-23 03. ON 9-14-03 WE EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE. LEAVING US STRANDED ON A DESOLATE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FRONTIER TOYOTA IN SANTA CLARITA. UPON THEIR INSPECTION THEY STATED THAT WHO EVER LAST CHANGED THE OIL HAD BENT THE OIL BAFFLE CAUSING IT TO LODGE INTO THE TIMING CHAIN. REVIEWING OUR RECORDS OUR LAST OIL CHANGE WAS ONE MONTH EARLIER AND 2,200 MILES EARLIER. RESEARCHING FURTHER THERE IS A TSB DATED ON 3-02-02 UNDER THE HEADING EGOO7-02 VALVE COVER OIL BAFFLE -DAMAGE PREVENTION. IN THEIR OIL FILLING PROCEDURE THEY STATE "PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE BAFFLE IS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE OIL FILL PROCESS" I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL THE OIL CHANGES 3 TOTAL, THE VEHICLE. ONLY HAS 14,958. I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE MEN THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE TSB. NOWHERE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL IS THERE NOTICE OF THIS OIL BAFFLE WARNING,OR ANY KIND OF WARNING ON THE OIL FILL CAP OR ON THE VALVE COVER. IN FACT AS FAR AS I CAN SEE THERE WERE NO MEASURES TAKEN OTHER THAN THE TSB WHICH WAS NOT PRESENTED TO US UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ALMOST 1 YEAR AFTER THE TSB WAS ISSUED THE DEALERSHIP FRONTIER TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE VALVE COVER IS COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY MANUAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038896September 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY 2001 ECHO WAS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR HAD A LARGE CRACK IN THE GLASS.........IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE WAS NO SUN OR HEAT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN......I TOOK IT TO THE TURNERSVILLE TOYOTA IN NEW JERSEY WERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY LAUGHED AT MY WIFE AND I .............THEY CLAIM THAT A TINY PINPOINT DOT ON THE WINDSHIELD, BARELY VISIABLE TO THE NAKED EYE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN............ONE PINPOINT MARK CAUSE A NOW 10INCH CRACK TO FORM ON THIS WINDSHIELD........IF FEEL THIS GLASS IS NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT IT SHOULD BE....MAYBE IT WAS A FAULTY WINDSHIELD......IT AM JUST SO UPSET THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRENTY AND JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A LARGE COMPANY THEY THINK THIS IS A JOKE....WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OF MY OTHER CARS......MY 1990 HONDA HAS TONS OF THESE MARKS ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IT NEVER HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD CRACKING..........I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE ANYMORE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS BUT THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE A QUALITY PROBLEM ...THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD IS AT QUESTION HERE AND HOW MUCH PROTECTION DOES IT HOLD FOR THE DRIVE ROR THE PASSENGER.........EVEN IF I TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS MARK THEY CLAIMED CAUSED IT YOU WOULD NEED A INLARGE IT TENS TIMES TO SEE THIS MARK THEY CLAIM IS THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE QUALITY OF THE GLASS........
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038856September 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
2000 TOYOTA ECHO, PURCHASED USED ONE YEAR AGO FROM DEALER - BILL COOK TOYOTA OF ITHACA, NY. SERIOUS FRONTAL COLLISION AND ROLLOVER ON 9-12-03 - NO INJURIES - BUT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY? *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031522August 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CLUTCH WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND WOULD BECOME HARD TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE RELEASED TO HEIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVED (NO REMEDY), HARD START AT ANYTIME, ALARM WENT OFF BY ITSELF AT ANYTIME (NO REMEDY), WOULD NOT START AND OR CRANK (REMEDY-REPLACED THE STARTER ASSEMBLY/PROBLEM-STARTER RELAY), ALARM HAD GONE OFF RANDOMLY, WOULDN'T SHUT OFF AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED, ALARM WOULD COME ON, SOMETIME THE CLUTCH WOULD HAVE TO BE PLAYED WITH IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE (PROBLEM-SWITCH INTERMITTENT/REMEDY-REPLACED THE PARK NEUTRAL POSITIONER SWITCH ASSEMBLY), THE RADIO HAD STATIC, THE COOLANT LIGHT STAYED ON 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A CHIME NOISE WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GO OFF (NO REMEDY), THERE WAS OVER HEATING, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE GEAR MADE BANGING SOUNDS, AND THE THERMOSTATS RELAY SWITCH WAS PROBLEMATIC AND REMAINED TO BE FIXED. REFER TO ODI#10031522 *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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