2000 TOYOTA ECHO Complaints

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

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

CAR STALLED OR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON ROAD 7/6, 7/8, 7/15, 7/28, 8/21, 8/26, 9/5 - 3 OCCASIONS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. TOOK TO DEALERS 7/18 R&H AND COMPLAINED SOMETHING WAS WRONG W/CAR, THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO LOOK THE CAR OVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AS A SERVICE CENTER THEY COULD NOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT (SALES MGR. HAS A NO CARE ATTITUDE - MR. ATTWOOD) , 7/28 CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, HIT CURB AND YIELD SIGN GOING DOWN RAMP, 8/21 TOOK CAR TO JERRY'S TOYOTA, PICKED UP 8/26 GUAGE NEVER MOVED WHEN FILLED W/GAS, RETURNED 8/27 - SAID THEY FIXED SENSOR GUAGE, 9/5 MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN AGAIN. SHE HAS BEEN ON THREE OCCASION IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION - INTERSECTION - PEOPLE YELLING AND HONKING THE HORNS. THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. PLEASE HELPMY SISTER HAS A LEARNING DISABILITY, I'M JEANNETTE WRITING THIS INFO. FOR HER. IN ADDITION SHE WAS FORCED TO SIGN A CONTRACT W/ R&H BEFORE COMING TO US TO REVIEW. THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO CALL US TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT WHEN SHE PUR. THE CAR 2/01, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HER THE KEYS TO HER OLD CAR - THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING OF HER LOOKING AT USED CARS. R&H IN REISTERSTOWN RD. MD. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED W/UNETHICAL PRACTICES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLSION WHEN BRAKES FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT HOLD, AND CONSEQUENTLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST.*JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE GOING 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, PASSNGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVER'S BODY MADE CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD INTO WOODED DITCH. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND HISSING NOISE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

CONSUMER HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING PROMPTLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 01V326000 NOTICE RELATING TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT APPLIED BRAKES AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, COVERING DRIVER'S VISION WITHOUT WARNING, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING ACCIDENT AND MINOR BODY INJURIES.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL 01V326, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ONE OF THE ACCIDENTS. *YD