2002 Toyota MR2 Problems, complaints & recalls

2002 Toyota sienna minivan. When I try to open the driver side sliding door, I can hear it unlatch but remains shut. You have to push the rear part of the door back in until you hear a click, then you have to violently pull the handle and the door will open. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota mr2 spyder. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a clutch replacement when he was advised that the transmission would also need replacing. Both were replaced however, when the contact drove the vehicle off the dealer's lot, the engine seized. The engine was replaced by a different dealer. The vehicle began to become stuck in certain gears and would stall sporadically. The transmission warning light was illuminated since the date the transmission was...

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota mr2. While driving at 55mph the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle started to loose power and would not accelerate over 30mph. The vehicle was taken to the garage. The diagnostic testing located the failure at the catalytic coverter, which had blockage causing the sensors to fail. The estimated cost to replace the catalytic converter and sensors was $3,800.00. The manufacturer took a report 1004210579;and stated the vehicle is out of warranty therefore they will not assist with the repair. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota mr2. The vehicle has experienced unexpected acceleration. When the vehicle was driving 35 mph off of an on ramp and starting to accelerate, the vehicle continued to accelerate even after taking his foot off of the gas pedal. The failure mileage was 43,000. The current mileage was 60,000.

2002 Toyota mr2 spyder mid-driving, smt slips out of gear into neutral. Only way to fix it is to disconnect the battery & let it sit overnight, disconnected. This resets the computer & thereafter the gears work again until it happens again. I've seen at least 50 complaints online about same problem, which is how I learned how to fix it. Toyota ignores complaints. It will happen while driving it, on the road. Recurs, not a one time incident. *Tr

Toyota mr2 spyder smt transmission problems. (5 Speed - clutchless shifting system) smt transmission went out on my mr2 spyder car. Got it fixed (or so I thought)at the dealership after excessive expense ($3,500) replacing two assemblies within the system. After this initial first trip to the dealership and supposedly repair, I was advised by dealership that the car was thoroughly tested, all codes erased on the on board computer, and car transmission was fixed and working properly. So I drove it home. Drove...

I have a 2002 toyota sequoia with 62,000 mi. I have been to two toyota dealers to figure out my problem. The vsc trac, vsc off, abs and brake lights are coming on. Finally after @$700 of my money, they figured out the problem to be the ecu. This will now cost me @1800 for parts, and who knows yet for labor. I have read online that many other toyota owners have the same problem. This is an expensive situation, unless you have the ext. Warranty. I feel that toyota needs to do something about this, maybe recall...

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota prius. Each time the vehicle is driving forward or in reverse at approximately 4 to 10 mph, it shakes violently. The failure occurs intermittently and usually in cold weather. The vehicle shakes roughly after it has been driven for a while. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on two occasions. Service bulletin number 20040604 was referenced. The dealer discovered that the steering rack and steering computer failed and needed to be replaced at the cost of $2,200. The current mileage was 50,000 and failure mileage was 40,000.

I purchased a 2002 toyota sequoia in november 2002. When the vehicle was purchased the sales person told me that the heating/air conditioner system appeared to be a poorly designed, but I did not think that a big obstacle to my purchase. I had continual problems trying to regulate the temperature in the vehicle. It was either 65 degrees and the next level down was cold. I was always flipping the knob back and forth trying to regulate the temperature. This was not a big safety issue unless taking my...

One week ago I was running errands with the toyota sequoia, but the car refused to start once I completed my errands. Eventually, the car had to be towed and the repair shop reported that the gear shift bracket and lever were broken and therefore prevented the gear from properly going into park. The repair shop reported seeing several such cases recently but stated that toyota has informed him that the problem resulted from improper handling of the gear shift. I had thecar for more than 5 years and have always followed the proper procedure. Perhaps this needed further investigation. *Ak

1:40 Pm, jan 20, 2007, I was driving my sequoia n/b on sierra hwy in the city of santa clarita. I was traveling approx 40-45 mph. I noticed a slight stiffness in the steering. A short time later the left front of my vehicle violently fell to the ground. There were vehicles behind me and with difficulty I steered to the curb. When the vehicle fell to the ground, I heard a loud 'bang', and I felt that I lost some of my brakes. One of the drivers behind me told me she saw sparks coming from under my vehicle. I looked...

On june 3, I had a collision with another auto that had run a red light. The other vehicle was crossing in front of me about 30 mph and I impacted her car on the passengers side at about 25 mph. The air bag on my 2002 toyota mr2 did not deploy. Have not had the car repaired yet. *Jb

Dt: 2002 toyota runner. The consumer received a recall letter for lower ball joint. The consumer stated the wheels were cutting the tires on front where lower ball joint was located. The consumer contacted toyota, who said it is not related to lower ball joint, and they could not do anything else for the consumer. This has being happening since the consumer bought vehicle. It has 30,000 miles , and needed new tires.*Ak

I purachase my toyota sequoia in august 2003 for the first several month the vehicle was not drive that much, because of my wife's illness. Within eight months the front door handle broke, it was underwarranty and I did not think much of it, in april of this year 2005, the rear passenger side door handle broke and again I did not think much of it. Three weeks ago on sunday one of the member from the church was attempting to retreive his bag and the handle broke. When I went to the dealer ship to ask about...

I bought a toyota saquoia limited 4x4 used in 2003. When I tookit to a friends house her husband siad I should get that ticking noise checked out. I told him that all of the suv's at the dealership made the ticking noise. Well, he was right. When I took it in to be inspected I was told that I had a cracked manifold. The mechanic said that all of the toyota suv's and trucks have problems with their manifolds. If this is true, why have they not done a recall to correct the problem? I manifold is not a cheap part to replace.

I am dealing with undersized brake caliper and associated rotor and brake pad quality problems. The cars shakes violently qwhen applying the brakes. They are causing the rotors to overheat causing the rotors to warp and excess wear. While toyota recognized that the calipers are too small for the 2002 sequoia, they would only replace them under warranty. Not sure why they are only too small under warranty. Do they grow after the warranty expires? This is bad policy. The dealer recommended I spend the $2000...

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Had an side impact accident while driving my 2002 toyota sequoia. Was hit by a truck traveling between 45-50 mph. Struck right in front of drivers door. Drivers head went through drivers window. Vehicle was equiped with side curtain airbags. None of the airbags deployed. Vehicle was damaged enough to be considered totaled. (Estimate was over $23,000) to fix. Want to know what went wrong? Paid extra for airbags that didn't work. Who's responsible?

Toyota 2002 mr2 spyder: sequential manual transmission (smt) creeping while in forward or reverse gear. This happen to the car in dec of 2004 but went away by itself after a week. I reported to fremont toyota dealership in ca but they said it was normal. Again on april 15th 2005, the smt creeping recurred. I brought the car back to the same dealership, they replaced the ecu but creep is still exist. Again, the dealer persists that this is normal. According the manual book, it states that unlike automatic transmission, smt does not creep. Please help. *Nm

I have a 2002 toyota sequoia limited. The brakes needed replacing at 21000 miles.This is concidered normal , for this heavy car. The dealer requested $330.00 To replace pads I shopped around got the job done for $250.00. But the brakes started vibrating whenever I applied them. Took it back to repair center they re-did the entire brake job with different factory pads (26000 mi) , same result. I then took it to the dealer I bought the car from (33000 mi) , they checked it out, problem not occuring at this time. No...

Once you come to a stop during normal breaking, and take your foot off the break pedal to start moving forward, there is a ?Thump? As if you are being hit from the rear. This is similar as being reported in odi?S 10089480 and 10092834. Dealer states this is normal in trucks, that it is the natural spacing in the drive shaft with rear wheel drive.The only way for the problem not to occur, it to glide to a smooth stop.*Ak

2002 Toyota sequoia brakes vibrate severely. Vsc system warning light frequently comes on. Problem has existed since car had 10,000 miles, now has 36,000 and dealer and toyota claim it is out of warranty. Toyota claims that car has no brake problems, no safety problems at all, and that original brakes are not defective in design. I am informed that toyota issued a technical service bulletin, although toyota denied this the dealer admitted that it existed, but I had to specifically complain about the specific brake problem, or they would not and did not advise me of the remedy. These brake issues are a serious safety problem.*Ak

Plastic door handles on toyota sequoias easily break off, very flimsy. This could lead to someone getting trapped in their car, especially if you are involved in an accident and need to open the door quickly or aggressively. My neighbor happens to have the same vehicle even the same color and I asked him how he likes it and he said fantastic, except we have broken off 2 door handles. When I took it to the dealer the service writer casually mentioned, "oh, we get these in all the time". I contacted the dealer and the toyota zone office and they will not pay for the $175 repair. This is a serious saftey hazard and a defective product.*Ak

I purchased a 2002 toyota saquoia in the year of 2002,in the year 2003 my air conditioning system went out in my new vehical upon taking it to the local toyota dealer I was told that my complete air conditioning system needed to be replaced,i have went a complete year with out an air condition system mind you I live in augusta georgia,this causes several things to not function properly such as gas gage not properlt working,when you drive the car 60 mph or over the truck began to burn,the air comes on automaticlly...

Door handle on inside of driver's side broke. Impossible to open door. Unfortunately it happened when mileage is at 38,000 and past warranty by 2000 miles. Cost to repair was $117. Technician stated problems with camry and corola with that respect. The handle was never treated roughly, just broke one day.*Ak