2000 TOYOTA CELICA Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 TOYOTA CELICA'S ENGINE. *MR THE ENGINE HAD BEGUN TO KNOCK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA DID NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW OF OIL. THE CONSUMER REQUEST COMPENSATION FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. *SC

MY 2000 CELICA GT-S (BOUGHT NEW) HAS EXHIBITED A SQUEALING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMRNT SINCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES. A PULLEY BELT TENSIONER AND THE BELT HAVE BEEN COMPLETEY REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES (I LOST COUNT), AS WELL AS "REPAIRED" BY TOYOTA AT LEAST 3 ADDITONAL TIMES. IN JUNE 2003, AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES, 2 MONTHS AFETR I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR YET ANOTHER REPAIR OF THIS ITEM, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN THE CONNECTOR COLT SHEARED OFF AT THE ENGINE BLOCK, REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED TO DRILL OUT THE BOLT AND REMOUNT THE ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS FIXED, LUCKILY, UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALTHOUGHT THE BILL WAS LISTED AS $1271. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED AGAIN YESTERDAY, MARCH 18, 2004 ONLY 9 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST REBUILD. THE ASSEMBLY HAS YET TO LAST MORE THAN 9 MONTHS WITHOUT BREAKING, SO IS ALWAYS FIXED UNDER THE REPAIR'S 1-YEAR WARRANTY. STILL WHEN THE ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. HAD I BEEN GOING 65 MPH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. KEEP IN MIND IT HAD BEEN "REPAIRED" ONLY 2 MONTHS PRIOR. THE DELAER OFFERS NO SYSMPATHY FOR THE CONTINUED FIXES, NOR A REASON WHY IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. THIS THING HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT, AND APPARENTLY NEVER WILL.*AK

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BURNED OUT. THIS IS UNREASONABLE THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD BURNOUT AT PRECISELY THE SAME TIME, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *JB

RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS SHORTING OUT. HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. *LA

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA GTS, I BOUGHT IT IN 2001AND EVER SENCE THEN THE BELT HAS SQUEALED. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES, THEY REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER AND THE BELT BECAUSE IT WAS CHEW UP THE BELT. MY CAR IS NOW AT 46,000 MILES AND IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE SAME THING. I LOVE MY CAR ,BUT AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN THE DISIGN OF THE OF THE BELT TENSIONER. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA AND FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANK YOU, ROBERT VAN DYCK. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA GTS I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BELT TENSIONER THAT SQUEAKS AND RATTLES!ALSO THE LIFT BOLTS ARE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED OVERTIME. *LA

I HAD CRANKSHAFT AND BEARINGS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO FAILURE, WHICH I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WAS CRUISING AT 55-60 MPH ON HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RATTLE, AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD TO CALL DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I DROVE THE VEHICLE TOO HARD AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

2000 TOYOTA CELICA HATCHBACK. THE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC HINGES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE REAR DOOR DOESN'T REMAIN OPEN WHEN IT GETS WARM OR COLD. I'VE REPORTED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO GAVE ME A 1-800# THAT PUTS ONE IN AN ENDLESS LOOP. I PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE CONSUMER FORM BUT HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ONE COULD RECEIVE SEVERE OR EVEN FATAL HEAD INJURIES.*AK

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

ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TENSIONER IS VERY NOISY AND SQUEALS WHEN WET. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT AFTER 20,000 MILES THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT'S ESPECIALLY NOISY AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED AND SITS AT IDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE, BUT VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA