Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
17
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Toyota Tercel.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 91 TOYOTA TERCEL SEEMS TO HAVE A DEFECT. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL, OR M… |
| 2001-06-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | A PART OF THE DOOR MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE LATCH BECOMES DISENGAGED TO WHERE THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSI… |
| 2000-01-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH (THE ONE OPERATED BY HAND FROM OUTSIDE) SEEMS TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE SPRING DOES N… |
| 1998-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DUE TO A DEFECTIVE THEROMOSAT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND OIL LEAKED, DAMAGING THE ENGINE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. … |
| 1997-10-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5-10 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING… |
| 1996-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 2 | TERCEL WAS HIT HEAD ON; SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER & PASSENGER. *AK |
| 1996-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE ON VEHICLE, UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1994-05-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT BROKE AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND T… |
| 1993-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED TWICE. *DSH |
| 1991-05-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT WOULD FREQUENTLY NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO LEAN FORWARD IN SEAT; DRIVER… |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | HEAD RESTRAINTS INOPERATIVE, DUE TO HEADREST RESTAINTS INTERNAL BOLT BREAKING, CAUSING DETACHMENT FROM SEAT, SECOND OCC… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | SEAT DESIGN DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *AW |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, WETTING FRONT FLOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS JAMMED WITHIN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SHOULDER BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS RIPPING APART. THE OWNER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER . *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE SEAT BEALT THREADS ARE ALL LOOSE, IS ALL TORNED APART. WEARING … |