2003 Toyota Echo Problems, complaints & recalls

Many things are happening to my truck that's why I am contacting you people to see if I got any callback thank you so much

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota echo. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure occurred without warning. Due to the failure, the vehicle ran a red light. The contact pulled into a driveway and turned off the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact called fitzgerald toyota gaithersburg at (301) 921-0300 (located at 907 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The...

On march 17, 2005 I purchased a 2003 toyota echo from toyota of nashua in new hampshire. After purchasing the car and leaving toyota of nashua to drive home, the engine stopped as I approached a stoplight at the end of the highway exit near my house. I had simply depressed the clutch to coast toward the red light. I didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that it stalled due to stale gas. However, the engine continued to quit periodically. Sometimes the engine would quit several times in a week and...

2003 Toyota 4dr. Consumer states unintended acceleration. *Tgw the consumer stated she was attempting to park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and struck a fence. The consumer believed the accelerator was stuck. *Jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota echo. The contact stated that while his spouse was driving at approx 65 mph, the vehicle began to accelerate. The driver had to steer to the side of the road and hit a snowbank to avoid a serious accident. The contact noticed no prior experiences with the sudden acceleration before that day. The vehicle was towed to a dealership and the dealer test drove the vehicle and ran diagnostics tests. The dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 63,800. The failure mileage was 63,536. Updated 03/30/10 *bf updated 07/07/10.*Jb

2003 Toyota echo with manual transmission shuts off when slowing or stopping, especially on downgrades when clutch is depressed. I have learned to lessen these occurrences by not pushing in the clutch until the car is almost stopped, by never coasting with the clutch in, and by making turns with the car in gear. Because it doesn't always happen, it never has happened for the dealer or other mechanics, so they say they can't fix it. Or they tell me there is nothing wrong with it. This has been happening since I bought the car in 2005. The date I am using for the incident is the most recent time it happened. *Tr

REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK, LARGE AMOUNT. *TR

I have a 2003 4runner that has a horrible clunking sound that happens at random. The toyota dealer has attempted to fix it 3 times. It will happen when coming to a stop or starting from a stop. It's very annoying and not very comforting. If the driveshaft is slamming and making this noise, I can't imaging anyone thinking that is very safe. The thing could break at any moment. Who knows what damage the slamming does to it! Toyota needs to fix this before some gets hurt from it. *Tr

Back hatch unlocked and flew open on highway while I had customers in my 4 runner. Pulled over and tried to shut...Would not shut. Having to drive now with back tailgate tied shut. Exhaust comes in through back of vehicle. Having repaired on 10/24 for a cost of over $400! *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact heard a loud ticking and rattling noise coming from under the hood when the vehicle was started. She immediately took the vehicle to a dealer and they performed a diagnostic test. The test indicated that the intake manifold was separating from the inside. The dealer stated that the vehicle had too many miles to be covered under warranty. The vehicle has not been repaired. The vin was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 62,000.

Power locks - beginning in 2006, the driver side/rear power lock in my 2003 toyota camry se began to fail. The failure begins with intermittent functioning of the locks - the doors will lock/unlock unpredictably. I consider this to be a safety issue for a couple of reasons - children in the car and the risk of theft from a car that failed to lock. I took my car to the dealership and the part was covered under my extended warranty. (I also have a problem with the intake manifold). *Nm

From the date of purchase of this vehicle I hear a high pitched whine coming from the car. From doing research on forum sites dedicated to the echo it seems to be common on all cars. The whine is loudest on the highway between 45 - 65 mph. I contacted two different dealers about this issue and I was told to remove my stock hub caps / this does not work. I was also told that toyota will not look into the issue due to the car being discontinued. *Jb

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle commonly shuts off while braking or decelerating to 20 mph. The vehicle had been to a service dealer twice but the dealer was unable to duplicate the issue.

I own a 2004 echo. There are 3 main problems with this vehicle. One; the transmission hesitates when its switching gears. This is an automatic. Two; I was in a car accident on december 2, and none of the air bags deployed. Three; a lot of times when I try to start the car, it stalls. *Nm

This involves my uncle thomas barrett's toyota echo. The vehicle struck another vehicle. Neither air bag deployed and the passenger side seat belt did not tension. The passenger occupant was injured. *Jb

Dt: caller said the dash board light is not bright enough. Caller can not see gas gauge and other gauges during the day time. Dealer said the lights are normal and they said they can't do anything about it. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet because he cant get through on the phone number he has. No air conditioning filter in the vehicle when it was purchased.*Ak

2003 Toyota echo window sign stated that the vehicle had power equipment, this turned out to be false.*Mr *jb the consumer would like to know if his vehicle is on the air bag recall list. Updated 06/03/15. *Jb

Purchase a toyota echo from maroone dodge. Window stick said car had power steering. Equipment missing from car.Dealership will not acknowledge. Further more cars with rack and pinion without power steering are a potential safety hazard. Attorney general working on case. *Jb

2003 Toyota echo has problems stalling.*Mr the dealer has tried numerous times to vehicle the vehicle, but has been unsuccessful, because the problem was intermittent and difficult to duplicate. The consumer did state that one time in may the dealer experience the vehicle stalling, but still could not fix the problem. The dealer replaced several parts, but the problem continued. The consumer believed the problem may have been electrical. *Jb

While exiting the highway the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer had been contacted. *Nlm the consumer believed the problems may be attributed to electrical problems, the consumer stated there was a burning smell coming from the vehicle. *Jb *nm while exiting the highway the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer had been contacted. *Nlm the consumer believed the problems may be attributed to electrical problems, the consumer stated there was a burning smell coming from the vehicle. *Jb ...

I owned my new 2003 toyota echo less than a week when it started stalling intermittently when decelerating--sometimes when slowing through a toll booth, or slowing through a turn, or exiting a highway, or merging with traffic, or coming to a stop. I took the car back to the dealership I purchased it from on three separate occasions for this problem. The dealership replicated the problem once and tried to find a solution (bringing in regional toyota experts, and even keeping my car once for eight days), but the...

Consumer stated that while driving 50 mph her husband was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Driver was slightly injured. *Ak

2003 Toyota limited 4-runner v8- awdfront-end vibration problem. I first presented the vibration problem to my dealer the last week of august! They tried balancing the wheels with no improvement. They agreed the problem was there and notified corporate. Their technical staff had them remove the front axels and retest the vibration which started at 22 mph, went to 32mph 42, 55, and 62mph now disappeared! A week later a technical representative met with me and mentioned that several vehicles in phoenix had the same...

Re: valve cover oil baffle we recently purchased a new toyota echo on 3-23 03. On 9-14-03 we experienced engine trouble. Leaving us stranded on a desolate stretch of highway. We had the vehicle towed to frontier toyota in santa clarita. Upon their inspection they stated that who ever last changed the oil had bent the oil baffle causing it to lodge into the timing chain. Reviewing our records our last oil change was one month earlier and 2,200 miles earlier. Researching further there is a tsb dated on 3-02-02 under...

Nar 9-10-03. Foia email fwd fm kost/gc inquiring how many 2003 toyota's have had a problem of accelerating while the brake is being applied, es have no record. *Cb