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Consumer states that when the vehicle crashed at 40mph in the front center of the vehicle, the air bag did not deploy.dealer notified. Nlmthe consumers vehicle was totaled.there was extensive damage in the front end-due to a defective air bag system.scc
Air bag front passenger looks that is not working, alarm in red shows that there is a problem with the airbag
Dt: as of august 17, 2005there was single car accident in which the car rolled 3 times, and the air bags did not deploy.the speed was 45 mph when this happened, there was a blown tire that caused the carto strike an embankment., and when consumer tried to correct the vehicle itrolled.car was towed to consumer's residence where an insurance adjustor was going to make an assessmenton this accident.no repairs or no dealer.didn'tknow why air bags did not deploy.had not contacted toyota at this time.
Takata recall.nothing has happened sofar.i want to know if this is one of the models of cars affected by the takata air bag recall?please let me know,so i can get it repaired, if necessary. Thank you!
My boy friend was driving my 2002 toyota echo 2-door coupe.we were driving in the middle lane on the outerloop of 495 (maryland), right past the connecticut/kensington exit when traffic began to slow down (50mph).the mazda 626 in front of us suddenly slammed on his breaks so my boyfriend slammed on his breaks when he noticed a chevy malibu coming full speed behind us with the driver unconscious at the steering wheel.he glanced to the side and saw no one coming on his left so he turned the steering wheel to change lanes.the toyota echo kept going straight since slowing down at that speed, the car was skidding toward the mazda 626 quite fast.since he was slowing down quite rapidly and the chevy malibu behind us didn't seem to be slowing down, it was inevitable that the chevy malibu slammed into the back of our toyota echo.the impact crushed the trunk past the gas tank.after that we were lurched forward into the mazda 626.in turn hitting the car in front of him and so forth. It didn't end there because the driver behind us was unconscious, the chevy malibu kept slamming into the back of our toyota 2-3 times like a bumper car until we finally came to a stop.needless to say, the toyota echo suffered severe frontal and rear damage, yet the air bags did not deploy.when the paramedics arrived on the scene, they were shocked to see that with such severe damage to the car, that the air bags did not deploy.the insurance adjuster has told me that the car is a total loss and not worth the cost of repairing as it would exceed $10,000 in charges.my main concern is that although we all survived the crash without serious injury, why would such an impact not make the air bags deploy?
New 2002 toyota echo was involved in a front end collision going 40-45mph and neither air bag deployed. No one was injured due to the use of seatbelts. Air bags should have deployed according to manufacturer claims for safety.
I was driving down a 4 lane highway (us 29 s), when a car tried to turn into the median three cars ahead of me. One car swerved to avoid the front two vehicles. When they did i was able to see the cars trying to stop. I slammed on my brakes, by the time i did it was too late. So going about 65 with about 50 feet of stopping distance i guess i was going 40 - 50 mph. I could not move to the other lane since there was tractor trailer in the other lane. So i rear ended the vehicle in front of me. Impacting on the driver side front corner.my airbags failed to deploy. The following day inspecting the damage, the air bag sensor was right next to the damaged area and should have been able to pick up the impact.
Low beam headlights were engaged using the dimmer switch located on the steering column per normal operations.the low beams switched to high beams display. Unable to disengage without totally switching off the lights.the high beam indicator appeared on the dashboard display as well. This event occurred when the temperatures were at or below 20 degrees fahrenheit and the car had been parked for about 8 hours (in a park and ride lot).once the interior cabin warmed up after about 20 minutes i was able to "jiggle" the lights back to low beams.
Dt: the contact owns a 2002 toyota echo. It was really hot afternoon andstereo malfunctioned.the electricity surged throughoutcar, and throughoutspeakers. This happened evenafter she turnedoff the air conditioner,stereo, and vehicle .there was a bad smell of burnt plastic that remained invehicle for about three days. It was apparent that it was not the stereo fuse because the cabin light and the clock was not working. She will not know for sure the cause of the problem until she has the vehicle looked at.
While driving and without warning the clutch would go to the floor, and would become hard to stop.the dealer was notified.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
2002 toyota echo.consumer writes in regards to gasoline burning too much in the exhaust system.consumer sent additional correspondence.
The contact owns a 2002 toyota echo.while driving 60 mph, the vehicle shut off.prior to the failure, the dealer informed the contact that she needed a starter and the part had to be ordered.the vehicle was placed on a lift and a hole was discovered in the engine.the failure has been recurring for four or five years.when she drives over 80 miles, the oil light illuminates.the dealer diagnosed the failure on several occasions.the vehicle's maintenance has always been current.the dealer also stated that they repaired the vehicle according to nhtsa campaign id number 06v266000 (engine and engine cooling), but the failure continued.currently, the engine is being replaced with a used engine at the contact's expense.the replacement will cost over $3,000.the failure and current mileages were 97,500.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)nhtsa recall 06v266000 recalled 02 toyota echo for crankshaft sensor failures which could cause the vehicles to stall and not restart, risking a crash. Toyota only recalled vehicles up to serial numbers ending in 212671. My 02 echo just had the exact crankshaft sensor failure described in the recall. My vin number is[xxx]. So i was told by toyota that by vehicle did not qualify for the recall, even though i have the exact failure. The recall needs to be extended to higher vehicle numbers.
While driving and without warning the clutch would go to the floor, and would become hard to stop.the dealer was notified.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
Toyota floor mat over accelerator- this happened to me! more than once! i discovered what it was the second time it happened. I pulled the emergency brake and put the car in neutral both times. Toyota echo, 2002 .
While driving and without warning the clutch would go to the floor, and would become hard to stop.the dealer was notified.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
The contact owns a 2002 toyota echo. The contact stated that a burning odor was present inside the vehicle while driving. The contact soon discovered smoke coming from the rear window brake light. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear window brake light socket and housing, which were made of plastic, had both melted from the heat of the light bulb. The failure was not repaired. The contact removed the light bulb from the socket. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 06/10/14 mathe consumer purchased the parts and vehicle has since been repaired.
2002 toyota echo.consumer writes in regards to gasoline burning too much in the exhaust system.consumer sent additional correspondence.
I shifted into reverse to back out of a driveway when the car suddenly accelerated on its own.it crossed the street and ran over a brick planter box, knocked down a crape myrtle tree and finally hit the neighbor's suv.i applied the brakes to no avail and had no time to shift into neutral or turn off the ignition.after the accident, i checked the gas pedal to see if it was against the floor or if the floor mat was interfering with it, but found nothing wrong.the car was totaled and my back was injured.
My 2002 toyota echo on nov. 16th 2010 while driving on the freeway in the county of los angeles ca. Went into reverse while still in drive.there was traffic ahead of me so i was only driving about 2 mph when it went into reverse while the automatic shift was still in drive.i went to put on the brake but the brakes did not work.i turned off the car and put on the hazards.two minutes went by when i turned on the car and it went into drive.i then took it to the keyes toyota in van nuys ca, and was told that they never heard of this before from any toyota cars and that if they were even to look it would be completely at my expense.i sold the car for parts on 11/18/10.
Vehicle would intermittently jump out of drive into neutral when applying the accelerator pedal from a stop/slow motion or from increasing the speed to high levels. Vehicle had been to the dealer on three occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem.
1. Approaching a left turn at 15 to 25 mph, gap in on-coming traffic, press accelerator and turn left.2. The car decelerates as the transmission takes over and lethargically downshifts, 98% of the time, causing near misses.3. I doubt anyone cares to consider it a problem.so, how many more broadsides occur with echoes than the average for other cars, or has no one ever checked?
While driving and without warning the clutch would go to the floor, and would become hard to stop.the dealer was notified.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
While driving 45 mph brakes failed, causing the vehicle to roll down a cliff.as a result of severe damage the vehicle was totaled.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
No parts available. Recall#02v268000 rear brake line please provide the address of the dealer. Rick mcgill toyota 865-970-2615 phconsumer was never made aware that part was in stock and still waiting for part to become available again.
2002 toyota echo experienced brake failure.*mrthe consumer stated the brakes did not function at the same time, which caused the consumer to spin out of control. The brake indicator did not function as designed to let the consumer know when the brakes had worn out.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with rear tube brake. Dealer was not contacted at the time of this call.ph
1.no problems whatsoever until event.we are original owners and the car only had 17,000+ miles on it. 2.driving along at normal rate of speed, suddenly metallic, grinding sounds from under hood (not like a blow out or tire tread coming off), slowed down to pull over when car pulled hard to the right and locked.husband pulled hard on the steering wheel to the left.the steering wheel turned but the wheels didn't.no control of car whatsoever.car hit guardrail.airbags deployed.husband was taken by ambulance with head, chest, and back injuries.3.still haven't heard from insurance company but everyone has told us the car is totaled.
When the consumer became to move from a stopped position the steering wheel began to oscillate from left to right which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and hit a curb.once the vehicle hit the curb it tipped over onto it's side.none of the occupants were injured.*ph *nlm
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.
1.no problems whatsoever until event.we are original owners and the car only had 17,000+ miles on it. 2.driving along at normal rate of speed, suddenly metallic, grinding sounds from under hood (not like a blow out or tire tread coming off), slowed down to pull over when car pulled hard to the right and locked.husband pulled hard on the steering wheel to the left.the steering wheel turned but the wheels didn't.no control of car whatsoever.car hit guardrail.airbags deployed.husband was taken by ambulance with head, chest, and back injuries.3.still haven't heard from insurance company but everyone has told us the car is totaled.
1.no problems whatsoever until event.we are original owners and the car only had 17,000+ miles on it. 2.driving along at normal rate of speed, suddenly metallic, grinding sounds from under hood (not like a blow out or tire tread coming off), slowed down to pull over when car pulled hard to the right and locked.husband pulled hard on the steering wheel to the left.the steering wheel turned but the wheels didn't.no control of car whatsoever.car hit guardrail.airbags deployed.husband was taken by ambulance with head, chest, and back injuries.3.still haven't heard from insurance company but everyone has told us the car is totaled.
The contact owns a 2002 toyota echo. The contact stated when traveling at speeds of 40 mph and up, the traction would feel as if she was driving on ice and the vehicle would slide back and forth. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic advised that the sway bar was worn. The mechanic replaced the sway bar, a rear shock that was leaking and all four tires. The failure persisted. The manufacturer advised the contact to have the vehicle diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 127,220 and the current mileage was 128,443.
Another vehicle traveling north, crossed center line and hit daughter in 2002 toyota echo head on. As a result of impact toyota echo caught on fire resulting in daughter receiving 3rd degree burns on right arm, head and leg. The air bag deployed as noted by -stander that removed daughter from vehicle and helped extinguish flames on daughter. Daughter was unconscious after impact. Vehicle was completely consumed by fire and daughter airlifted to burn center for treatment.
Stuck throttle on jan 19th, 2012 when accelerator pressed to floor. Recovered by pulling up with foot. Tried to reproduce the same day and was able to. Took to dealer (boulder toyota) on jan 30th. They claimed they were unable to reproduce but thought carpet might be interfering with foot pedal and recommended i change all of carpet in car at a cost of $1200. I asked them to just trim the card around the pedal, and they told me they couldn't do that. Tried to reproduce after dealer visit and was unable. Inspected on feb 3rd, and it appeared like carpet might have been pulled back around hole in floor. I pushed it back into position, and then tried to reproduce the stuck throttle and was able.
Our toyota excels to top speed on its own full speed.this almost had us in a very serious accident. The dealer says there is nothing wrong with the car but this happened twice last week 12/30/15 toyota gave us a case # ni50883640 however, they have not done anything about it, what can we do?
The contact owns a 2002 toyota echo. The contact stated that while he was at a traffic light with his foot off of the accelerator pedal the engine idled and accelerated to a higher speed. He had to put his foot on the brakes and shift into neutral gear in order tostop the vehicle from idling. The failure has occurred several times. The manufacturer was called and a claim was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and adiagnostic test was performed which confirmed the accelerator pedal malfunctioned.the dealer advised the contact the he would be responsible for the repair cost since there were no recalls. The dealer refused to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 03/12/10. *ljwhen the beginning acceleration, the engine would rev at a high idle and the vehicle would pick up speed and severe brake pressure was need to stop the vehicle. Updated 09/14/10
I shifted into reverse to back out of a driveway when the car suddenly accelerated on its own.it crossed the street and ran over a brick planter box, knocked down a crape myrtle tree and finally hit the neighbor's suv.i applied the brakes to no avail and had no time to shift into neutral or turn off the ignition.after the accident, i checked the gas pedal to see if it was against the floor or if the floor mat was interfering with it, but found nothing wrong.the car was totaled and my back was injured.
Toyota floor mat over accelerator- this happened to me! more than once! i discovered what it was the second time it happened. I pulled the emergency brake and put the car in neutral both times. Toyota echo, 2002 .
Consumer state that while in heavy traffic the car suddenly accelerated, the brakes would not stop the car, and also to averted a collision the consumer then turn into a parking lot when in parking lot consumer state that he had to put car in neutral from hitting brick wall approx 15 feet away car was only 3 weeks old, this happen with cruise control control on but not engaged, on another occasion the cruse control was off when te vehicle suddenly accelerated. *mj
While driving vehicle will accelerate to 60mph without hitting the gas pedal. Have to put vehicle in neutral to stop it. Contacted dealer, cannot locate cause.the sudden acceleration incidence occurred three times. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem in test driving, but removed the cruise control. The problem was not corrected by removing the cruise control.
Vehicle would intermittently jump out of drive into neutral when applying the accelerator pedal from a stop/slow motion or from increasing the speed to high levels. Vehicle had been to the dealer on three occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem.
Dt:2002 toyota echo.the contact stated when closing the passenger door the rear window collapsed and shattered.the vehicle has not been taken to the dealership, but it was at a local auto glass repair shop.toyota stated they had not heard of this problem, and asked the repair shopto file a letter of cause, condition, and remedy.this occurredon october 14, 2005.there had been no trouble with that window prior to this.
1.no problems whatsoever until event.we are original owners and the car only had 17,000+ miles on it. 2.driving along at normal rate of speed, suddenly metallic, grinding sounds from under hood (not like a blow out or tire tread coming off), slowed down to pull over when car pulled hard to the right and locked.husband pulled hard on the steering wheel to the left.the steering wheel turned but the wheels didn't.no control of car whatsoever.car hit guardrail.airbags deployed.husband was taken by ambulance with head, chest, and back injuries.3.still haven't heard from insurance company but everyone has told us the car is totaled.
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.
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