Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Toyota Tercel.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE RUBBER PIN/PEG/PIECE (LOOKS LIKE THUMBTACK BUT BIGGER AND MADE OF RUBBER) THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT TH… |
| 2005-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1994 TOYOTA TERCEL 4-DOOR SEDAN A/T WHITE/EXTERIOR 191400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER VIN#[XXX]. THEY TOLD ME IT HAS A REBUIL… |
| 2004-11-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DRIVER… |
| 2003-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY… |
| 2003-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS VERY LOW… |
| 2000-10-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE HAD A COMPLETE VALVE JOB, NOW THE PISTON RINGS ARE SHOT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE 94 TERCEL ALSO HAD A FRIED ENGINE. … |
| 2000-05-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH HIT A DEER HEAD-ON & AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP.… |
| 1999-08-29 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 3 | ON 8/29/1999 MY DAUGHTERS BOYFRIEND AND HER BROTHER WERE ON THEIR WAY TO DATONA, FL FOR THE WEEK. NEARING DATONA HER L… |
| 1999-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AFTER I STOPPED AND PUT THE GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO "DRIVE" THE CAR TOOK OFF IMMEDIATE… |
| 1999-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 2 | I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AFTER I STOPPED AND PUT THE GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO "DRIVE" THE CAR TOOK OFF IMMEDIATE… |
| 1998-05-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT B… |
| 1996-11-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, CAUSING HEAD, NECK, BACK INJURY. |
| 1996-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE. |
| 1996-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE 1994 TOYOTA WAS FIRST REPAIRED AUG 1996 FOR OIL LEAKAGE AT 63000 MILES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN AT 98000 MILES. T… |
| 1996-06-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-05-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO CATCH ON FIRE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK |
| 1996-05-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. |
| 1996-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-09-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UPHOLSTERY IS FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING DRIVING VISIBILITY. TT |
| 1995-07-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER, AIR BAG BUT BURNED DRIVERS HAND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-05-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS FROM AIR BAG WHEN DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT, ALSO DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AS A RESULT OF AI… |
| 1995-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NOISE FROM ENGINE AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. |
| 1995-02-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | WHILE CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT HOOKS CUT PASSENGER'S FINGERS. *AK |
| 1995-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. TT |
| 1994-12-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON FRONTAL/SIDE IMPACT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TOYOTA SAYS SENSORS WEREN'T HIT PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. … |
| 1994-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 0 | LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT,ON IMPACT DID NOT LOCKUP IMPACT 6:00 POSITION VEHICLE WAS AT COMPL… |
| 1994-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 2 | DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AW |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | FALSE AND VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN VEHICLE RAN OVER DEBRIS IN ROAD WHICH HIT UNDERCARRIAGE SENSORS, CAUSED IN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HAS A WHINING NOISE AND BURNING SMELL. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE IDLIES AND SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHENEVER ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT WILL SHUT … |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURELY RUSTED OR CORRODED, CAUSE UNKOWN BUT DEALER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR FROM NO… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG PARTIALLY INFLATED THEN EXPLODED AND … |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD -ON ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED ACCIDENT/INJURIES ON FACE AND EYES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED OVER INTO HER LANE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTH… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL SHORTS ON THE INTERIOR. DEALER COULDN'T FIX ELECTRICAL SHORTS. *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER HAS TO POSITION THE SEAT IN THE FOREMOST POSITION AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AN AIRBAG, AFTER DEPLOYME… |