2000 Toyota ECHO: complaints, problems and recalls

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS *JG

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001979 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10012233 at NHTSA ↗

2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING. STEPPING ON BRAKES, PUMPING BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. 1 ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A BLIZZARD AND THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED IN THE RAIN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 45,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10023667 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE BRAKE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR *PH *JB *CB

Owner-reported narrative. 10,992 miles reported. Look up ODI 10034520 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10038856 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10050115 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10050494 at NHTSA ↗

COOLING SYSTEM FAN BELT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PART WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10055675 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2000-09-07 (September 7, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) PORT COULD SEEP TOWARD THE BRAKE VACUUM PORT INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND START TO FREEZE.

Consequence: VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD BE DECREASED AND INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE WOULD BE REQUIRED, INCREASING THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VACUUM PORT. ALSO, OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IN STATES OTHER THAN THE RECALL STATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. IF THE ECHO OWNER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE OPERATED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER OR IN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL.

Reported: 2001-10-10 (October 10, 2001)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DUE TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CONDITIONS WHICH CONSIST OF COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, LOAD APPLIED FROM AIR CONDITIONER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE VACUUM IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COULD BE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Consequence: WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED UNDER THIS COMBINATION OF CONDITIONS, VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD DECREASE, AND THE INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND FRONT BRAKE PADS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Reported: 2004-09-17 (September 17, 2004)

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE RECESS RETAINS A RUBBER SEAL RING, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE CYLINDER BODY, AND MAY BE CORRODED DUE TO AN IMPROPER WASHING PROCESS.

Consequence: IN THIS CONDITION, BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE SEAL, OR A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR MAY ENTER THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.