Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Toyota Celica.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | CAR WAS TRAVELING @ 50 MPH ( POSTED SPEED FOR THE ROAD). HE SNEEZED, WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE CARS SUDDENLY STOPPED IN F… |
| 2013-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | DAUGHTER (17) LOST CONTROL OF CAR IN A CURVE DUE TO WET ROADS AND SPEED. THE CAR SPUN THEN STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. THE C… |
| 2009-07-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS TURNING OUT ON A HIGHWAY OUT OF A SIDE ROAD. WHEN STRUCK ON MY FRONT/DRIVERSIDE FENDER AT A HIGH SPEED APPROXIMATE … |
| 2009-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TWICE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, MY TOYOTA CELICA CONTINUED TO IDLE AT ABOUT 4000 RPM. I TRIED PULLING THE… |
| 2008-03-01 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | WE OWN 2002 CELICA GT-S. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 85,000 MILES. AT THE LAST ALIGNMENT THE TECHNICIAN COULD… |
| 2007-12-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT A SNOW BANK AT 50MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I NEEDED TO BE TOWED/PULLED OUT OF… |
| 2007-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CELICA. EVERY TIME THE CONTACT FINISHES PUMPING FUEL, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS. THE P… |
| 2007-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 TOYOTA CELICA GT SUDDEN STANDARD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB |
| 2006-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE… |
| 2005-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 TOYOTA CELICA STARTED TO BURN OIL.*MR |
| 2005-01-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROV… |
| 2004-10-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | A 2002 TOYOTA CELICA, DRIVEN BY OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, EXITING OFF OF I-295-DESIGNATED SPEED- 65 MPH,WAS EXITING ON… |
| 2004-06-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | ,FRONT GRILL OF MY 2002 TOYOTA CELICA GTS FELL OFF. ALSO THE PLASTIC THAT'S ON THE BOTTOM FRONT WAS SCRAPING ON THE FLO… |
| 2004-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TIMING BELT PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING BELT A YEAR AGO. *AK |
| 2004-01-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER I HIT A GAURD RAIL HEAD ON DOING 45-50 MPH. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS… |
| 2003-12-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE MERGED OVER TO THE LEFT … |
| 2003-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 1 YEAR OLD 2002 TOYOTA CELICA. NHTSA # 03V-074000. I TOOK THE CAR ON 7/21/03 TO MY LOCAL TO… |
| 2003-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A "U" TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A COLLISION. CONSUM… |
| 2003-07-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 2003-04-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE GASOLINE TANK HAD A HOLE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-02-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR B/C OF RECENT PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH (EVEN ON T… |
| 2003-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA CELICA AND I WENT TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND MISSED AND WENT INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CAR… |
| 2002-11-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE GASOLINE SPILLING BACK OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE AND RUN… |
| 2002-09-15 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAM… |
| 2002-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 CELICA GT IS CONSUMING 3/4 OF A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IT MU… |
| 2002-07-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING ON WET ROADS 30-35 MPH AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES LOCKED, TIRES DID NOT GRAPE, VE… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MAYBE I NEEDED TO BE SERIOUSLY… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. CONSUMER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. TOOK VEHIC… |