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2001 Toyota Echo Engine problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Echo's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 18% of all its complaints, most recently on December 3, 2018. They describe 3 crashes, 4 fires and 2 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
10
Recalls
1
Crashes
3
Fires
4
Injuries
2
Deaths
0

Engine recalls for the 2001 Toyota Echo

Engine and engine cooling

06V26600034,771 vehicles affected

The problem
On certain passenger vehicles, due to improper molding of the resin body of the crankshaft position senor installed on the engine block, engine oil may penetrate the seal and enter the sensor wiring connector. The wire harness connector may not be sufficiently attached to the locking tab of the sensor wiring connector.
The risk
Engine oil inside the sensor wiring connector could cause expansion due to the heat of the engine and could deform the sensor wiring connector. The connector may become disconnected, which could cause the engine to stall while driving and not be able to be restarted increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the crankshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on july 26, 2006. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Engine complaints

Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota echo. While driving various speeds, the air bag and check engine indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the gear shift indicator did not illuminate when changing gears. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the computer was reset, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Incident Power train · Air bags · EngineNHTSA 11155661
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota echo. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds above 5 mph and operating the headlights, the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted after a jump and was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 225,000. The vin was unavailable.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10439785
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota echo. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start, even after repeated attempts. A mechanic inspected the vehicle and concluded that the crankshaft position sensor was the cause of the failure. The component needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06v266000 (engine and engine cooling); therefore, they would not assume responsibility for the repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 109,000.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10254773
Engine & cooling

My 2001 toyota echo oil light came on so I checked the oil and it was full. I drove to the place where my oil was changed last and my engine light came on. The light stayed on until I turned off my engine and would reappear from time to time. When my car started making a loud clanking noise, I got concerned and was ready to take it to the dealer when it completely lost power and I had it towed to the dealer. There they tell me that because I did not maintain my vehicle properly, engine oil sludge occurred. I...

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proved to them my vehicle was very well maintained for over 5 years so why the sludge. They informed me that because I bought my car used, the previous owner did not maintain the car properly. It was a leased car that I bought used in 2003. The dealer is telling me it will cost about $3000 to fix this problem. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10254434
Engine & coolingAirbagsCrashFire1 injury

The consumer (which is the mother of the person who sent this correspondence)-had come to a curve where she misjudged the turn, and caused her to slide off of the right side of the road and hit a pine tree. The impact ignited a fire under the hood. The driver side air bag did not deploy. *Mr *scc *nlm

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Air bagsNHTSA 10012211
Engine & coolingCrashFire

While driving the vehicle consumer was involved on a front collision. The vehicle caught on fire and was a total lost. The drivers side air bag never deployed. Dealer was not contacted at the time of this call.

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10004265
Engine & coolingFire

While driving around a slight curve at about 35 mph, consumer loss control off the vehicle and hit a tree. Consumer noticed smoke coming from under hood, and exited the car. The vehicle caught fire and completely burned. Consumer feels vehicle should not have burned so severely. Please provide any further information. Ph

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10004039
Engine & coolingAirbagsCrashFire1 injury

Consumercomplained having problems with fire on the engine. Also stated that while driving the vehicle was involved on a front collision and the vehicle got on fire which it lead into a total lost of the vehicle and the air bags did not deployed . Dealer was not contacted at the time of this call. Ts moment after impact the fire had ignited underneath the hood. The driver side air bag did not deploy but the passenger side air bag did deploy. *Tt

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Air bagsNHTSA 10001410
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

Vehicle makes a hydraulic drill sound when engine got hotter, it wasn't only on open road when given gas. Dealer replaced transmission, and it was no better. Performance was better, but it didn't rectify problem. Manufacturer and dealer weren't responding to consumer's need of vehicle.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power trainNHTSA 890128
Engine & cooling

Within one week of ownership, the vehicle started to bog down when making a turn from a dead stop. A day later the engine light came on. The problem was brought to the dealers attention and the reply was that; "we don't know what's wrong, when we find out we'll let you know...Until then, be careful" that was over a month ago and I haven't heard anything from them. I called to find out what was going on and was told that they still didn't have a clue what was wrong. The vehicle is unpredictable when taking off and...

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has already resulted in a couple of close calls when pulling out into traffic. The general attitude is nonchalant and nobody has made any attempt to notify me of anything. From what I was told by the dealership. All the 2001 highlanders are experiencing the same problem.

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Unknown or otherNHTSA 741400

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