Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Toyota Tercel.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG, DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING REAR-END CAR ACCIDENT. *NM |
| 2002-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXHIBITS WHITE SMOKE, CONSUMER HAD TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INSPECT VEHICLE AND BOTH STATED THAT … |
| 2000-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE WHICH CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND WOULD NOT … |
| 2000-07-27 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | AFTER PUTTING AIR IN ALL TIRES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT TIRES HAD A TREAD … |
| 2000-03-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER,AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW AT 72,517, WAS TOLD THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ENGINE,… |
| 1999-10-01 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | THAT DAY, WHEN I DRIVE IN RT 21, I SUDDENTLY LOST CONTROL, HIT TO ANOTHER SUV, WE SLOW DOWN( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 1999-08-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. BEEN TO DEALER & PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC. WAS INFORMED BY MECHA… |
| 1999-02-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON A MINOR CRASH. I RECEIVED BURNS AND SCRAPES TO MY FACE. ALSO THE AIRBAG OR SOMETHING IN IT CA… |
| 1998-12-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND AIRBAG DUST CAME… |
| 1998-08-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED HALFWAY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK |
| 1998-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS D… |
| 1998-04-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. |
| 1997-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKING AREA; TAKEN TO DEALER & HAD BRAKES CHANGED AT LEAST 5 TIMES; … |
| 1996-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING I… |
| 1996-09-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-06-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN SEAT BACK IS RELEASED, SEAT FLYS FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE. *DH |
| 1996-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEALER FIRST SAID NOTHING WRONG. RESET . THEN CAME ON AGAIN. SAID MAY BE BAD SENSOR. I NOTICED 50 AIRBAG COMPLAINTS ON … |
| 1996-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE STICKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT BEING APPLIED. PLEASE D… |
| 1996-04-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-12-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR. *SD |
| 1995-12-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1995-10-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE GOING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION . THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVRE HEAD AND NEC… |
| 1995-10-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, REPLACED SPIRAL CABLE CONNECTING HORN AND AIRBAG. … |
| 1995-08-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF/ON, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG . TT |
| 1995-07-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND WAS TOTALED, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD |
| 1995-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479623)*SKD |
| 1994-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO STAY ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1994-07-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BE… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT(PLAST… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE CONTINUES TO RACE AS IF GAS PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED AFTER GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | IN MINOR IMPACT THE BUMPER SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. MJS |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED DURING A COLLISION RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES. |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER 1993 TERCELS. MOST I HAVE NOTICED HAVE A HORIZONTAL CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. I AM WONDER… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT AND BACK, THE SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN. DEALER HAS B… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS DETERIORATING. *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 72,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO BUY A REBUILT ENGINE.*AK |