Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
THE TRANSMISSION IS TOO EASY TO SHIFT FROM 5TH INTO 2ND AND I ALMOST BLEW THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY TOYOTA BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, EVERY 2000 CELICA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING UP TO 20MPH. WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED TO INDICATE DECELERATION OF THE CAR AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAPPEN. *AK
MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH MANY OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. REPORTS CAN BE FOUND ON OTHER WEB SITES. CHECK WWW.CELICA.NET UNDER THE SERVICE & WARRANTIES SECTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AFTER HOURS OF DRIVING. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL WILL MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF USE CAUSING THE CAR SPEED TO SUDDENLY DECREASE. THE SPEED WIL THEN LEVEL OUT AND VERY SLOWLY INCREASE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL. THIS CONTIMUES TO HAPPEN INTERMITENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 22MPH FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
THE MOTOR IS CLICKING, AND IT ALSO STALLS OUT AT 6700RPM'S WHEN COLD. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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