2000 Toyota Celica

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1999 CELICA, BUT NOT FOR THE 2000 MODELS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS RECALLED. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER THE BRAKE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT HE WAS 100% LIABLE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND HE BELIEVED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE AT LEAST 50% RESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE CRASH AND FAILURE EXPENSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND SMOKE BELLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THEY FOUND OIL GELLING IN THE VALVE COVER AND SPARK PLUGS CONTAMINATED. WE RECEIVED A PRINTED DOCUMENT FROM TOYOTA STATING REPAIRS NEEDED AND SENT THE CAR OUT FOR REPAIRS. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE WHOLE PROCEDURE AND HAVE RECEIPTS/DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE. WE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT TOYOTA RECOMMENDED. WE DROVE THE CAR AND TWO DAYS LATER SMOKE BEGAN BELLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BECOMING SOOTY. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE THE DEFECTIVE 1ZZ-FED ENGINE THAT HAS PLAGUED TOYOTA WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND SLUDGE ISSUES. WE HAVE A TOYOTA WARRANTY THAT ENDS JULY OF 2007 AND TOYOTA WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE. *JB

THIS IS FOR A AUTOMATIC GTS MODEL. WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED SAY 40 MPH TO A REDLIGHT STOP, THE ENGINE RPM GETS REALLY UNSTABLE AND THEN SHORTLY STALLS, MEANING HAVE TO PARK THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE ON AN AUTOMATIC CAR. ENGINE LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT LIT UP/ STORE A CODE AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE. DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP IS NO PROBLEM MOST OF THE TIME, EXCEPT RECENTLY HAVING A DETECTION OF PROBLEM WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REMAINS. THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT, AND THE STALLING OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE PAST 7 YEARS CONSISTENTLY. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE STALLING OCCURANCES COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. I HAVE TRIED BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION ABOUT 6 TIMES, HOWEVER, THERE'S NO RESOLUTION.*AK

BAD CAR SERVICES REPAIR HAD 2000 CELICA TOYOTA SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ENGINE AND BRAKES PROBLEMS, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOYOTA SERVICES WANT TO TEAR DOWN ENGINE FOR FURTHER CHECK NOISE. IN WHICH I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HEARING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THEY STATED COULD NOT HEAR ANY NOISE. I HAD THE CAR SERVICE 04/09/2005 FOR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THEY FIX THE GASKET, BUT CONT TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO. I THINK I HAVE BAD LEMON CAR I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE WARRANTY BUMPER TO BUMPER SUPREME 72 100.000 MILES THEY WILL INSPECTED THE ENGINE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A SOUND AS IF A CHAIN WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I THEN REALIZED THAT MY CAR HAD SHUTDOWN, I PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY TO THE SHOULDER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE A HOLE IN MY ENGINE AND BROKEN PARTS AND OIL STREWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MOTOR FAILED AT 60489 MILES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO SERVICE THE CAR. I THEN FOUND ANOTHER DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AFTER HAVING THE CAR IN THEIR SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS THEY CALL ME TO COME AND PICK UP THE CAR WITHOUT COMPLETING THE NEEDED REPAIRS.

MY YEARMODEL 2000 TOYOTA CELICA HAS CONSISTENTLY AND REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER MECHANISM. ON OR ABOUT EVERY 30,000 MILES, THE BELT TENSIONER FAILS AT WHICH TIME RATTLING AND SQUEAKING NOISES EMINATE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS DESCRIBED IN TSB #EG01401. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE TENSIONER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY AT ABOUT 60 - 70,000 MILES. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PART HAS FAILED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REPEATED AND CONSISTENT FAILURE OF THIS PART IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY PASSENGERS LIFE AT RISK.

MY 2000 CELICA GT-S (BOUGHT NEW) HAS EXHIBITED A SQUEALING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMRNT SINCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES. A PULLEY BELT TENSIONER AND THE BELT HAVE BEEN COMPLETEY REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES (I LOST COUNT), AS WELL AS "REPAIRED" BY TOYOTA AT LEAST 3 ADDITONAL TIMES. IN JUNE 2003, AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES, 2 MONTHS AFETR I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR YET ANOTHER REPAIR OF THIS ITEM, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN THE CONNECTOR COLT SHEARED OFF AT THE ENGINE BLOCK, REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED TO DRILL OUT THE BOLT AND REMOUNT THE ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS FIXED, LUCKILY, UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALTHOUGHT THE BILL WAS LISTED AS $1271. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED AGAIN YESTERDAY, MARCH 18, 2004 ONLY 9 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST REBUILD. THE ASSEMBLY HAS YET TO LAST MORE THAN 9 MONTHS WITHOUT BREAKING, SO IS ALWAYS FIXED UNDER THE REPAIR'S 1-YEAR WARRANTY. STILL WHEN THE ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. HAD I BEEN GOING 65 MPH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. KEEP IN MIND IT HAD BEEN "REPAIRED" ONLY 2 MONTHS PRIOR. THE DELAER OFFERS NO SYSMPATHY FOR THE CONTINUED FIXES, NOR A REASON WHY IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. THIS THING HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT, AND APPARENTLY NEVER WILL.*AK