2000 TOYOTA ECHO Complaints

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, AND IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

IN MARCH 2002 THE STEERING COLUMN TILT LOCK MECHANISM BROKE PERMITTING THE COLUMN TO FREELY MOVE UP AND DOWN. TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH (THEN MCKINNEY TOYOTA) REPLACED THE BROKEN PARTS AND INSTALLED A REINFORCEMENT KIT. IN DECEMBER 2004 THE REPLACEMENT PARTS BROKE AND TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH AGAIN REPLACED THE PARTS. IN DECEMBER 2004 WHILE AWAITING REPLACEMENT PARTS TO ARRIVE AT TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH, WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY IT WAS NECCESSARY FOR ME TO PERFORM VERY HARD BRAKING TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE WHICH CUT ME OFF VERY CLOSE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY TORSO WAS THROWN FORWARD BY THE SUDDEN DECELERATION (WITH SAFETY BELTS ON) AND NATURALLY THE FORCE WAS TRANSMITTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH MY HANDS, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR TO OF COURSE SWERVE TO THE LEFT UNINTENDED. FORTUNATELY THE LEFT LANE WAS VACANT AT THAT TIME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ALONGSIDE TO THE LEFT. CONSEQUENTLY I WAS ALERT TO THIS AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS WHILE AWAITING PARTS TO ARRIVE AND BE INSTALLED BY TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS ORIGINAL PARTS, SO IN ABOUT 2-3 YEARS THEY WILL AGAIN BREAK.*AK

SUSPENSION IS VERY SOFT, VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT SPEED OVER 60 MPH, EASILY MOVED BY GUSTS OF WIND. *AK

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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