Problems with 2001 Toyota Echo ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota echo. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds above 5 mph and operating the headlights, the vehicle would stall without warning. the vehicle was able to be restarted after a jump and was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 225,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota echo. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start, even after repeated attempts. a mechanic inspected the vehicle and concluded that the crankshaft position sensor was the cause of the failure. the component needed to be replaced. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06v266000 (engine and engine cooling); therefore, they would not assume responsibility for the repair. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 109,000.

My 2001 toyota echo oil light came on so i checked the oil and it was full. i drove to the place where my oil was changed last and my engine light came on. the light stayed on until i turned off my engine and would reappear from time to time. when my car started making a loud clanking noise, i got concerned and was ready to take it to the dealer when it completely lost power and i had it towed to the dealer. there they tell me that because i did not maintain my vehicle properly, engine oil sludge occurred. i proved to them my vehicle was very well maintained for over 5 years so why the sludge. they informed me that because i bought my car used, the previous owner did not maintain the car properly. it was a leased car that i bought used in 2003. the dealer is telling me it will cost about $3000 to fix this problem. *tr

The consumer (which is the mother of the person who sent this correspondence)-had come to a curve where she misjudged the turn, and caused her to slide off of the right side of the road and hit a pine tree. the impact ignited a fire under the hood. the driver side air bag did not deploy. *mr *scc *nlm

Consumercomplained having problems with fire on the engine. also stated that while driving the vehicle was involved on a front collision and the vehicle got on fire which it lead into a total lost of the vehicle and the air bags did not deployed . dealer was not contacted at the time of this call. ts moment after impact the fire had ignited underneath the hood. the driver side air bag did not deploy but the passenger side air bag did deploy. *tt

Vehicle makes a hydraulic drill sound when engine got hotter, it wasn't only on open road when given gas. dealer replaced transmission, and it was no better. performance was better, but it didn't rectify problem. manufacturer and dealer weren't responding to consumer's need of vehicle.*ak