https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Toyota Celica. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:49:05 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1965727 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Celica equipped with Dextero Touring, DTR1 Tires Size 205/55R16 91H, and DOT: Y9JTCHX1816. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH she observed a noise emanating from the undercarriage of the vehicle. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road where the vehicle was inspected but no failure was found. The contact continued to drive at approx https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1958555 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT This vehicle was involved in a rollover accident on Monday, January 15, 2024. When the car rolled over several times, the airbags never deployed. This vehicle is available for inspection, The driver safety was put at risk with a neck injury due to the airbags, not deploying Yes, and auto repair business is aware that the airbags did not deploy. The police were notified at the accident that the air https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1813222 Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Celica. The contact stated that the daytime running lights failed to turn off as needed, causing the battery to be drained. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the running lights needed to be adjusted. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informe https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1813223 Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Celica. The contact stated that the daytime running lights failed to turn off as needed, causing the battery to be drained. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the running lights needed to be adjusted. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informe https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1788527 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Lf wheel bearing is gone and axle is only thing holding on the wheel. The steering knuckle is damaged, caliper/bracket is damaged, rotors damaged, axle damaged. Extremely unsafe to drive https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1788528 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Lf wheel bearing is gone and axle is only thing holding on the wheel. The steering knuckle is damaged, caliper/bracket is damaged, rotors damaged, axle damaged. Extremely unsafe to drive https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1788529 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Lf wheel bearing is gone and axle is only thing holding on the wheel. The steering knuckle is damaged, caliper/bracket is damaged, rotors damaged, axle damaged. Extremely unsafe to drive https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1771895 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT Belt tensioner won't retract when trying to replace serpentina belt. Most likely a defective part , original. Have to creative finding other ways to replace belt without breaking the tensioner. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1743540 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE VEHICLE I JUST BOUGHT AND WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE ENGINE LITERALLY BROKE INTO PIECES AND OIL WENT EVERYWHERE https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1658605 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V03300 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HAMER TOYOTA (11041 SEPULVEDA BLVD., MISSION HILLS, CA 91345, (818) 365-9621) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFI https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1656019 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT A TRUCK TIRE WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP MY ENGINE OF MY CELICA https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1653182 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE FAULTY AIRBAG RECALL AND HAS FAILED TO FIX THE FAULTY AIRBAG AND IN ADDITION, MY CAR IS STALLING WITHOUT CAUSE. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1653183 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE FAULTY AIRBAG RECALL AND HAS FAILED TO FIX THE FAULTY AIRBAG AND IN ADDITION, MY CAR IS STALLING WITHOUT CAUSE. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1612557 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT I AM TRYING TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION FOR MY 2000 TOYOTA AND IT DOESN'T LET ME AND IT MIGHT HAVE A RECALL ON THE LIGHTS https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1612363 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT THIS ENGINE HAS A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IT CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I HAVE HAD A MOTOR COMPLETELY FAIL WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO OIL LEVELS RUNNING DRY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTAS RECALL DEPARTMENT ANT THEY SAID UNLESS NHTSA MAKES THIS A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR OWNERS OF THESE CARS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS HAPPENS https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1589654 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTIER DID NOT WORK AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMI https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1570573 Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT SINCE THE RECALLS HAVE CAME OUT FOR THE CELICA OIL ISSUES MY WIFE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET A SOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT HER CAR IS NOT PART OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER TSB EG 6020 HER CAR IS A PART OF THE ISSUE. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE OF THE CARS THAT WERE RECALLED AND HERS THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ENGINE SAME PARTS. SO BOTTOM LINE SHE SHOULD OF BEEN TAKING CAR OF https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1521022 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT AS SOON AS I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2017, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING OUT OF OIL SUPER FAST. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY LEAKS OR PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WERE NONE. TO THIS DAY DEC 2018 I'VE SPENT ABOUT 2K ON OIL ALONE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN THE CELICAS. I RECENTLY WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO EVEN BE CONSID https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1521023 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT AS SOON AS I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2017, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING OUT OF OIL SUPER FAST. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY LEAKS OR PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WERE NONE. TO THIS DAY DEC 2018 I'VE SPENT ABOUT 2K ON OIL ALONE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN THE CELICAS. I RECENTLY WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO EVEN BE CONSID https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1509638 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES STARTED A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN (V06) FOR 1990 - EARLY 1995 TRUCKS, 4 RUNNERS & T100S WITH 3VZ-E V6 ENGINES. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS TO REPLACE THE 3VZ-E HEAD GASKET ON CERTAIN IDENTIFIED VIN NUMBERS THAT TOYOTA IDENTIFIED AS HAVING DEFECTS FROM THE FACTORY. THIS SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTPS://TECHINFO.TOYOTA.COM AND IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. ON PAGE TWO, TOYO https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1438020 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CELICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN WAS NOT ALWAYS AUDIBLE WHEN PRESSING THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (SOUTH BAY TOYOTA, 310 https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1438021 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CELICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN WAS NOT ALWAYS AUDIBLE WHEN PRESSING THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (SOUTH BAY TOYOTA, 310 https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1403498 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT ON I-110 PENSACOLA, FL WHILE GOING TO WORK 08/22/2017 AROUND 5:45AM CDT. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE, AND I MANAGED TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. I CHANGE THE WHEEL WITH MY SPARE AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. I SUSPECT THE BLOW-OUT IS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TIRE WAS NEW, WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES USE. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW-OUT. POLICE OFFIC https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1399878 Sat, 12 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. I'VE HAD THE SENSOR RESET 4 X, IT STILL FLASHES AND STAYS ON. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1273939 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT EASILY. IF I EXTEND IT OUT TO PUT IT ON WITH SLACK, AND LET GO, IT STAYS SLACKED. I HAVE TO MOVE IT IN AND OUT A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT FEELS "SNUG". POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE LUBRICATION GUMMING UP THE GEARS AND THE FUNCTION OF THE SEAT BELT. BEFORE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I HIT THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT AND IT JUST SITS THERE AND NEVER RETRACTS B https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1251635 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA CELICA GT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BACK AROUND 2003, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. A SERVICE MEMBER CAME OUT TO MY CAR WITH A HANDHELD DEVICE AND PLUGGED IT INTO THE CAR. BOTTOM LINE, HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET THE AIRBAG WITH NO SUCCESS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS OR NOTICES. HOW DO I GET https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1250669 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT I WAS IN A FRONT ON COLLISION ON A CITY STREET. I WAS TRAVELING 25 AND OTHER CAR 35 HIT ME HEAD ON. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED WHEN IT DEPLOYED TAKING OUT WINDSHIELD SCATTERING GLASS EVERYWHERE WHICH CUT ME. I BREATHED IN THE POWDER FROM THE AIRBAG AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING FOR SOME TIME. I INITIALLY SUFFERED ALMOST TOTAL HEARING LOSS RIGHT EAR AND PERMANENT DIMINISHED HEARING. REPORTED https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1192662 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT THE SEAT BELT STOPPED ROLLING AND LOOSE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING REGARDLESS OF AGE. MY SON BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION ON JUNE 21, 2015. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1192663 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 12/16/2015 *JS https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-celica#complaint-1156299 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA CELICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILED RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.