2000 TOYOTA CELICA

130 complaints filed with NHTSA.

130
Complaints
15
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries
3
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE8
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
AIR BAGS6
ENGINE5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
STRUCTURE:BODY3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)2

Recalls (3)

04V56600029/11/2004

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL) WILL BE MODIFIED TO MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

06E04900024/05/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.

04V45500017/09/2004

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

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.

Recent Complaints

20200325CrashENGINE

A TRUCK TIRE WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP MY ENGINE OF MY CELICA

Mileage: 54,000

20100226CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

PAST INCIDENT THAT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF. 2000 TOYOTA CELICA ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAR ENDED UP GOING THROUGH A BUILDING. I REPORTED INCIDENT TO TOYOTA, BUT THEIR RESPONSE OF 11-6-03 SIMPLY STATED AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR DRIVER AND THEY SENT ME A BROCHURE ON AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED THE CAR. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. UPDATED IVOQ 04/02/10

20100129FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

9/11/01: SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNITE: FIRE IGNITED IN OUR UNATTACHED GARAGE, FAMILY SLEEPING, ONLY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE WAS A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA (APPROX 20,000 MILES ON IT). NEIGHBORS WOKE US UP, BY THAT TIME HOUSE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WE WERE EVACUATED. TOTAL LOSS:NEARLY $300,000.00 IN LOSS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. WE THOUGHT OUR AREA WAS BEING BOMBED, DUE TO THE EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE THAT ENTIRE DAY. 2 AUTO INVESTIGATORS CAME TO THE HOME, WORKED TOGETHER ON THE CAR, 1 FROM OUR INS CO., THE OTHER

Mileage: 20,000

20100105FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WE BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE CAR WAS USED WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, AND HAD NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY. ON JANUARY 2ND, OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CALL 911. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE WEATHER THAT DAY WAS CLEAR, BUT VERY COLD. SHE STATED THAT THE ONLY THING ON IN THE CAR WAS THE HEATER. WE H

Mileage: 80,000

20070509CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1999 CELICA, BUT NOT FOR THE 2000 MODELS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS RECALLED. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER THE BRAKE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT HE

Mileage: 70,000

20070509CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1999 CELICA, BUT NOT FOR THE 2000 MODELS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS RECALLED. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER THE BRAKE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT HE

Mileage: 70,000

20060417CrashPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

REAR END LOCKED UP AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *NM

20060417CrashAIR BAGS

REAR END LOCKED UP AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *NM

20051101CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, DEAD CENTER IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS TOTALED, BUT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DAUGHTER HAS SORE NECK AND IS BEING TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN. *JB

Mileage: 112,018

20050707CrashFatalAIR BAGS

VEHICLE WENT OF SHOULDER, FRONTEND SANK AND THE CAR CATAPULTED HEAD OVER END1 AND 1/2 TIMES ENDING UPSIDE DOWN....NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL...OUR DAUGHTER DIED INSTANTLY....NO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS

Mileage: 110,000

20050402LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

THE TRUNK DOESN'T STAY OPEN IN COLD WEATHER, HIT ME IN THE HEAD WITH THE CENTER LATCH.*AK

20040401STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

REAR HATCH BACK LIFTER FAILED. *AK

20031111CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ACCELERATOR ON 2000 TOYOTA CELICA STUCK AND I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A BUILDING.*AK

Mileage: 55,600

20030919CrashFatalAIR BAGS

2000 TOYOTA CELICA WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB

20030808CrashAIR BAGS

MY SON WAS SIDESWIPED BY EIGHTEEN WHEELER WHERE HE SPUN AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. HE ENDED UP HITTING A LIGHT POLE ON THE FREEWAY AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 40 MPH PLUS. THE CONTACT WAS WITH THE LIGHT POLE WAS IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 50,000

20020327CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

20020110CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND FORCED INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

20010430CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

20010323STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH UNDER GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

20000128CrashWHEELS

WHILE DRIVING 22MPH FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK