Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V455000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/17/1999 to 06/30/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 109056 | 11/29/2004 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 09/17/2004 | 09/22/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles have the possibility that the recess retains a rubber seal ring, which is located at the end of the cylinder body, and may be corroded due to an improper washing process. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In this condition, brake fluid may leak from the seal, or a small amount of air may enter the master cylinder, which could lead to an increase of vehicle stopping distance. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the brake master cylinder and, if necessary, replace the brake master cylinder and booster. the recall began on november 29, 2004. owners should contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota recall no. ssc 40k.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V326000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/17/1999 to 08/01/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 42198 | 10/29/2001 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/10/2001 | 10/17/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. due to a unique combination of conditions which consist of cold ambient temperatures, load applied from air conditioner and other electrical devices, and immediately after starting the engine, there is a possibility that the vacuum in the intake manifold could be insufficient for the brake booster. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When the brake is applied under this combination of conditions, vacuum assist to the brakes would decrease, and the increased pedal pressure required could lead to an increase in vehicle stopping distance. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the brake booster and front brake pads. owner notification began october 29, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||||
| BR00401 | 02/05/2001 | 620036 | Tdn electronic mail message regarding speed sensor replacement changes. *tt | 07/09/2001 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| TC01027 | 10/15/2001 | 627054 | Subject regarding brake booster and front brake pad replacement. *yd | 02/05/2002 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||||
| TC01027 | 10/15/2001 | 625616 | A special service campaign to replace the brake booster and front brake pads on certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. *jg | 11/29/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 213000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 toyota echo. while driving approximately 5 mph approaching a traffic light he engaged the brakes and they locked up. the vehicle slowly crashed into the vehicle in front of his. he stated the air bags deployed and the passenger side air bag shattered the windshield upon deployment. he stated there was no damage to the other vehicle. no police report was filed. he stated his vehicle had not been repaired. he stated before the failure he had one other occurrence of the brakes locking up but he thought there was too much air in the tires. he stated his insurance stated the vehicle was destroyed. he called the manufacturer and they advised him not to give the vehicle up for salvage they would repair it. the contact was later told my the manufacturer that his vehicle was part of recall nhtsa campaign id number: 04v455000, service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder but the recall work was never performed on the vehicle. the contact stated he never received this recall. the vin was unavailable. the contact had not heard any more from the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 213,000. vwb | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 120000 | 1 | |
| This is not related to a specific incident, but i feel i should register a complaint about the brakes on the 2000 toyota echo. the stopping distance required seems excessive to me, and i feel that it would be nearly impossible to ever cause the car to skid (lock up the wheels) using the breaks if you slammed them on in an emergency despite the car not having anti-lock breaks. all recalls have been done on my car as far as i know. there was one recall which involved them replacing the break booster - i noticed dramatically improved breaking performance immediately after this recall - however after about a year maybe, the car returned to its poor breaking performance. new break pads and shoes, and a brake fluid change did not fix the problem. i called toyota a while ago to ask about this, and all they could tell me was that my car already had the break recall done many years ago and that there was no new recall. it may be worth mentioning that i also have a 2001 toyota echo which does not have the same problem - so i definitely can tell the difference and i know that stopping distance is much worse on my 2000 vehicle. *tr | |||
| 12/15/2002 | 10992 | 1 | |
| Vehicle brake equipment stopped working which resulted in an accident and the air bags did not deploy.*mr *ph *jb *cb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 60000 | 1 | 09/01/2000 |
| Consumer states: all the time there was a constant clanking noise. brakes caused a problem. screeching sound when pushing on the brakes, and when stopping made a sound like a truck. took to dealer twice they said nothing was wrong. *ak | |||
| 02/10/2005 | 3 | ||
| While applying the brakes pedal went to the floor. vehicle stopped on its own. driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. driver informed the mechanic that this problem occurred more than once and still had not been resolved. *ak | |||
| 12/27/2004 | 2 | ||
| Brakes failed to stop vehicle when applied, and it rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. no injuries reported. vehicle was towed, and totaled by the insurance company. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2001 | 0 | ||
| Brakes are streaking when applied. also, cd player is defective. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 1 | 08/07/2000 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a rear end collsion when brakes failed.*ak consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes they did not hold, and consequently rear ended another motorist.*jb | |||
| 05/05/2002 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Consumer started the vehicle and put it in reverse to back out. he applied brakes and the brake failed to stop. the vehicle rolled backward into wooded ditch. also, consumer stated there was a vibration and hissing noise, one person was injured in the accident. *yh | |||
| 03/03/2000 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| The brakes pulsates, dealer resurfaced the front rotors and installed new brake pads, due to rotors being warped.*jb | |||
| 09/09/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Mi 16-year-old daughter gabriela was driwing and the brakes do not respond crashing at 30mph.*ak | |||
| 03/03/2000 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| The brakes pulsates, dealer resurfaced the front rotors and installed new brake pads, due to rotors being warped.*jb | |||
| 05/24/2001 | 1 | 12/13/1999 | |
| Received recall notice 00v256000 7 months ago. took vehicle to dealership for repairs. informed by mechanic that pcv port was already repaired. afterwards, received letter from manufacturer that brakes were not repaired. contacted dealer again, and was informed had no parts available, but will order parts or locate parts to do repairs of pcv port. *ak *slc | |||
| 03/26/2001 | |||
| Consumer attempted to brake at stop light, brakes failed. consumer used emergency brake to slow vehicle down, but still hit vehicle in front of her. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 06/14/2000 | |||
| Vehicle has had brake problems since purchase in april 2000. front pads were replaced 4 times; in june/ august/ december 2000, and june 2001. front rotors were replaced once, and brakes failed and caused consumer to rearend another vehicle. brake pedal felt normal, vehicle just kept going as brake was applied. damage was $ 2000.00.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 2 | 11/01/2000 | |
| On 1 oct 2001 jessica took car to liberty toyota for grinding noise. advised brakes were so bad she could not drive away and brakes, front and rear replaced. less than one month later we receive ssc -10l - 2000 my echo brake booster safety recall notice that brake booster and front brake pads will be replaced at no cost to client. when we asked about reimbursement for brakes installed on 2 oct 01 advised to call toyota usa.. call to toyota usa on 12 nov opened case #200111120298 who said that toyota would not reimburse previous bill for brakes. as a 3-car toyota family i find this to be unfair since we had no choice to replace brakes due to current situation and did question why this was occuring. brakes previously replaced with new and now again at 28,878 miles. garage looked at other toyota echos in the local area. this is the only one currently being maintained in local area. feel toyota usa owes jessica full reimbursement for brakes replaced on two seperate occassions as defect is now substantiated with recall and identified as related to motor vehicle safety. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 01/05/2003 | 3000 | 1 | |
| The consumer received 2 recall 02v268000 letters for brake line failure. dealership was unable to perform recall repairs because the parts were not available since jan 03, 2003. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 05/30/2008 | 59000 | 1 | 07/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota echo. the contact received a recall notice from toyota on may 2, 2008 pertaining to the brakes. she immediately called the dealer and was informed that the part was unavailable. the dealer stated that they would call her when the part arrived. the contact believes that waiting three weeks is unacceptable because the brakes are presently failing. she is afraid to drive the vehicle because a crash could occur. the vin and recall number were unknown. the failure mileage was 59,000 and current mileage was 70,000. updated 09/15/08 *bf updated 09/18/08. *jb | |||
| 03/09/2006 | 86000 | 1 | 05/07/2005 |
| I own a 2000 toyota echo. i received a safety recall designated: ssc 40k - 2000 model year celica and echo brake master cylinder inspection safety recall notice. i took the car to oxmoor toyota in louisville, ky but i was told that the recall notice would not be honored unless i agreed to give up my rights to judicial remedies in favor of arbitration. i refused to do so and oxmoor toyota refused to honor the recall notice. oxmoor toyota is located at 8107 shelbyville road, louisville, ky 40222. i believe that this refusal violates the spirit of the recall program and effectively denies me the right to have the recall performed. please advise me regarding nhtsa's position on this matter. i appreciate you help. benjamin l. gardner, 1402 brush jump lane, goshen, ky 40026 (502)585-3100. *nm | |||
| 09/27/2002 | 90000 | 1 | 03/10/2000 |
| Brake master cylinder catestrophic failure | |||
| 06/22/2003 | 45250 | 2 | 09/07/2000 |
| 2 accidents due to brakes not working. stepping on brakes, pumping brakes and the vehicle continues to accelerate. 1 accident occurred during a blizzard and the second one occurred in the rain. i believe there is a defect in the master cylinder. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 03/01/2000 | |||
| Brake pedal is to close to the accelerator pedal. if driver let up his foot pressure to reposition it further left on the brakes pedal, the car naturally surges from gas in the system. on numerous occasions when brakes applied, the gas pedal is pressed also. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 2 | 11/01/2000 | |
| On 1 oct 2001 jessica took car to liberty toyota for grinding noise. advised brakes were so bad she could not drive away and brakes, front and rear replaced. less than one month later we receive ssc -10l - 2000 my echo brake booster safety recall notice that brake booster and front brake pads will be replaced at no cost to client. when we asked about reimbursement for brakes installed on 2 oct 01 advised to call toyota usa.. call to toyota usa on 12 nov opened case #200111120298 who said that toyota would not reimburse previous bill for brakes. as a 3-car toyota family i find this to be unfair since we had no choice to replace brakes due to current situation and did question why this was occuring. brakes previously replaced with new and now again at 28,878 miles. garage looked at other toyota echos in the local area. this is the only one currently being maintained in local area. feel toyota usa owes jessica full reimbursement for brakes replaced on two seperate occassions as defect is now substantiated with recall and identified as related to motor vehicle safety. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 1 | |||
| Very unsatisfactory service regarding waipahu auto service. *mr there was a failure to correct the brake booster safety recall where the vehicle was purchased. *scc *jb | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Consumer was involved in an accident possibly caused by the brakes not responding promptly. shortly thereafter the accident, consumer received a recall 01v326000 notice relating to the brake booster. *tt | |||
| 3 | |||
| Prior to the recall brake failed to stop and vehicle involved in 3 different accidents (recall#01v326000). *yd | |||
| 3 | |||
| Prior to recall 01v326, brakes failed to stop and vehicle was involved in 3 different accidents, the consumer was injured in one of the accidents. *yd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/17/2000 | |||
| Consumer had an accident that resulted because dealer did not repair recalled item in timely manner. over three months ago, dealer said they would notify consumer when parts arrived, still has not received call. *ak | |||