Toyota Echo 2003

• Recall 2021723 [Canada]: Accessories
  Issue: this recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at toyota or lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: this recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 pk5a408j09 pU14000904 C014003151 pk5a408j13 pU14000905 C014000885 pk5a489j11 pU14000907 C014000888 pk5a489j22 pU14000909 C014000907 pk5a410h00 pU14000911 C014100904 pU14000900 pU14000913 C014100907 pU14000901 pU14003571 C014100911 pU14000902 pk5a408j05 pU14000903 safety risk: engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota echo. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure occurred without warning. Due to the failure, the vehicle ran a red light. The contact pulled into a driveway and turned off the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact called fitzgerald toyota gaithersburg at (301) 921-0300 (located at 907 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. *tt consumer stated called fitzgerald toyota back after they called. The service manager told me that it should not happen, but to do a diagnostic would be $180/hr. He said they could look at it. It has been serviced for entire time that we have had and no problems, i was not going to pay $180/hr to have that done, when repots fromechp burners have had same problem and toyota won't fix. Updated 10/16/18*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota echo. The contact stated that while his spouse was driving at approx 65 mph, the vehicle began to accelerate. The driver had to steer to the side of the road and hit a snowbank to avoid a serious accident. The contact noticed no prior experiences with the sudden acceleration before that day. The vehicle was towed to a dealership and the dealer test drove the vehicle and ran diagnostics tests. The dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 63,800. The failure mileage was 63,536. Updated 03/30/10 *bf updated 07/07/10.*jb

2003 toyota echo with manual transmission shuts off when slowing or stopping, especially on downgrades when clutch is depressed. I have learned to lessen these occurrences by not pushing in the clutch until the car is almost stopped, by never coasting with the clutch in, and by making turns with the car in gear. Because it doesn't always happen, it never has happened for the dealer or other mechanics, so they say they can't fix it. Or they tell me there is nothing wrong with it. This has been happening since i bought the car in 2005. The date i am using for the incident is the most recent time it happened. *tr

I own a 2004 echo. There are 3 main problems with this vehicle. One; the transmission hesitates when its switching gears. This is an automatic. Two; i was in a car accident on december 2, and none of the air bags deployed. Three; a lot of times when i try to start the car, it stalls. *nm

This involves my uncle thomas barrett's toyota echo. The vehicle struck another vehicle. Neither air bag deployed and the passenger side seat belt did not tension. The passenger occupant was injured. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle commonly shuts off while braking or decelerating to 20 mph. The vehicle had been to a service dealer twice but the dealer was unable to duplicate the issue.

On march 17, 2005 i purchased a 2003 toyota echo from toyota of nashua in new hampshire. After purchasing the car and leaving toyota of nashua to drive home, the engine stopped as i approached a stoplight at the end of the highway exit near my house. I had simply depressed the clutch to coast toward the red light. I didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that it stalled due to stale gas. However, the engine continued to quit periodically. Sometimes the engine would quit several times in a week and then go several months with no problem. When i took the car in to have the oil changed on june 2, 2005 i described the problem to the service manager and asked that it be fixed. At that time, the car had 28,606 miles on it and was still under factory warranty. The technician could not duplicate the problem. (service report is available) the problem persisted throughout the following year so when i brought the car in to be inspected on june 29, 2006, i asked the service manager to have a technician use the car to commute to work until the problem was diagnosed and fixed. On july 19, 2006, the dealer called and asked me to pick up the car. The car had been driven 787 miles, but they were unable to duplicate the problem. When i went to pick up the car the service manager told me that i had to pay for the diagnostic. I refused because the defect had not been fixed and the car was still under warranty. After some discussion with another manager, they agreed not to charge me, but told me that if i brought the car in again for this problem i would be charged. (service report is available) the problem persists to this day. I drive the car almost exclusively and compensate for the problem by downshifting when coasting or coming to a stop to keep the engine running. Recently, the engine quit while my daughter was driving nearly resulting in an accident. *tr

2003 toyota echo window sign stated that the vehicle had power equipment, this turned out to be false.*mr *jb the consumer would like to know if his vehicle is on the air bag recall list. Updated 06/03/15. *jb

Purchase a toyota echo from maroone dodge. Window stick said car had power steering. Equipment missing from car.Dealership will not acknowledge. Further more cars with rack and pinion without power steering are a potential safety hazard. Attorney general working on case. *jb

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• U340E [1] U340E
• U341E [1] U341E
• P0741 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off