2000 Toyota Echo
Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-17 | 04V455000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 109,056 | — | Details |
| 2001-10-10 | 01V326000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 42,198 | — | Details |
| 2000-09-07 | 00V256000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4,530 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | IT Was a small accident in the rear bumper someone Was backing up and he crashed the Back part of his car |
| 2021-09-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Echo equipped with NEXEN Tire, Tire Line: N PRIZ, Tire Size: 175/65/R14, DOT Number: 8EJ… |
| 2018-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PE… |
| 2016-04-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE SRS WARNING LIGHT (FLASH'S). |
| 2014-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG DASH LIGHT REMAINS "ON" WHENEVER ENGINE IS RUNNING. |
| 2013-09-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROX… |
| 2011-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED PROBLEMS TWICE IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD AS FOLLOWS:THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2011: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO L… |
| 2010-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, TH… |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THIS IS NOT RELATED TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT, BUT I FEEL I SHOULD REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2000 TOYOT… |
| 2009-12-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AROUND 263,000 MILES. IRONICALLY, THIS HAPPENED A… |
| 2009-09-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, AND MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE FAST ENOUGH AND COLLIDED HEAD ON. THE CAR HAD… |
| 2008-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE USING FULL BRAKE PEDAL FORCE AND HAND BRAKE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I WA… |
| 2008-11-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE STARTED TO BUBBLE AND THE TREAD STARTED TO COME APART, I REPLACED 2 TIRES ON 11/13/2008. *TR |
| 2008-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ON MAY 2, 2008 PERTAINING TO … |
| 2008-03-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY CHANGING INTO FAST LANE. TRIED TO EASE INTO LANE BY GRADUALLY BRAKING BUT CAR CONTINUED TO… |
| 2007-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT FAILURE (ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT SEAT FROM A COLLISION VEHICLE) ... SEAT BUTT PAN (MIDDLE METAL PANEL O… |
| 2006-12-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER CONTINUOUSLY FLUCTUATES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 0 - 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. SPEEDOMETER WOULD R… |
| 2006-10-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH YESTERDAY (OCTOBER 12,2006). THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE CRASH WAS PRETT… |
| 2006-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL DESIGNATED: "SSC 40K - 2000 MODEL YEAR CELICA AND ECHO BRAKE MAST… |
| 2005-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 WHEN SHE NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN HER CAR. S… |
| 2005-07-22 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING FROM FLORIDA AFTER A VACATION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 HOURS OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THAT TH… |
| 2005-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF… |
| 2004-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, AND IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2004-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TODAY I WRITE TO YOU WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT REPORTED BY JB ON MARCH 9, 2002. LAST YEAR I WAS TOLD THE VERY SAME THING… |
| 2004-12-18 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | IN MARCH 2002 THE STEERING COLUMN TILT LOCK MECHANISM BROKE PERMITTING THE COLUMN TO FREELY MOVE UP AND DOWN. TOYOTA OF… |
| 2004-09-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEAR SIR/MADAM, WHILE ON YOUR WEBSITE, I DISCOVERED THE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS. TODAY I WRITE TO YOU WI… |
| 2004-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUSPENSION IS VERY SOFT, VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT SPEED OVER 60 MPH, EASILY MOVED BY GUSTS OF WIND. *AK |
| 2004-04-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HAD A 2000 TOYOTA ECHO HIT SOME ON IN THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT HOLD .HAD SEAT BELT O… |
| 2004-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING SYSTEM FAN BELT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PART WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK |
| 2003-09-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 2000 TOYOTA ECHO, PURCHASED USED ONE YEAR AGO FROM DEALER - BILL COOK TOYOTA OF ITHACA, NY. SERIOUS FRONTAL COLLISION A… |
| 2003-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 5 | 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING. STEPPING ON BRAKES, PUMPING BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. 1 … |
| 2003-03-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2 RECALL 02V268000 LETTERS FOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM RECALL R… |
| 2002-12-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT… |
| 2002-12-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE BRAKE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR *PH *JB… |
| 2002-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CATESTROPHIC FAILURE |
| 2002-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLSION WHEN BRAKES FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE… |
| 2002-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR STALLED OR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON ROAD 7/6, 7/8, 7/15, 7/28, 8/21, 8/26, 9/5 - 3 OCCASIONS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC VE… |
| 2002-07-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE GOING 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, PASSNGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER… |
| 2002-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 1 | CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEH… |
| 2002-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL.DEALER CONTA… |
| 2002-03-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TOYOTA ECHO 2000. RECENTLY WHEN GOING TO THE MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED TH… |
| 2002-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS I BEGAN TO ACCELLERATE ONTO HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, I DID NOT PANIC, PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND PULL UP ON T… |
| 2001-12-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPAIRS FOR RECALL 01 V 326 000 CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER IN… |
| 2001-11-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AT 40 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS SOME FRONT END DAMAGE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2001-10-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, FRONT WAS CRUSHED IN, BUT NONE OF … |
| 2001-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | ON 1 OCT 2001 JESSICA TOOK CAR TO LIBERTY TOYOTA FOR GRINDING NOISE. ADVISED BRAKES WERE SO BAD SHE COULD NOT DRIVE AW… |
| 2001-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | MI 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GABRIELA WAS DRIWING AND THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND CRASHING AT 30MPH.*AK |
| 2001-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V256000 7 MONTHS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PC… |
| 2001-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. NLM |