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vehicle
2003 / toyota / echo
known issues
3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-02)
complaints
29 on file (2003-02-05 → 2026-02-01)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
78 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Engine stalling when decelerating or stoppingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2004-04 → 2014-03echo-2003-stalling-on-deceleration
10065760 I OWNED MY NEW 2003 TOYOTA ECHO LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN IT STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING--SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWING THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH, OR SLOWING THROUGH A TURN, OR EXITING A HIGHWAY, OR MERGING WITH TRAFFIC, OR COMING TO A STOP
10297234 2003 TOYOTA ECHO WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHUTS OFF WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING, ESPECIALLY ON DOWNGRADES WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED
10170791 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COMMONLY SHUTS OFF WHILE BRAKING OR DECELERATING TO 20 MPH
10312627 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA ECHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE
10325317 THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A FENCE
11114791 WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED
Air bags not deploying in a collisionAIR BAGS4 complaints2003-04 → 2006-05echo-2003-air-bags-no-deployment
10063559 UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED
10136828 NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT TENSION. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED
10015225 THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2003 Toyota Echo vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/toyota/echo
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_toyota_echo_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Toyota Echo},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/toyota/echo}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
