{"count":59,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11506400,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2023","vin":"JTDAT123010","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"While entering interstate accelerator was depressed all the way and became stuck on a couple of occasions. I had to use my foot to release it and it popped out. Dealership recommended it was floor mat.  I purchased aftermarket ridged floor mats that will not curl up and it is still an issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11365911,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2020","vin":"JTDBT123X10","components":"WHEELS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA ECHO EQUIPPED WITH PRIME WELL TIRES, TIRE LINE: PS830, TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN: DOT: 7TB03MH13318. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HER FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. THE DAMAGE WAS A LONG TEAR AND HOLE IN THE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE TIRE SHOP DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 215,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11155661,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2018","vin":"JTDBT123X10","components":"POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10920010,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/2016","vin":"JTDBT123610","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR! I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO HASN'T DRIVEN THE CAR FOR AWHILE AFTER IT DIED ON HIM AND HE WAS UNABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN. I HOOKED IT UP TO AN OBD READER AND IT GIVE S ME THE CODE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I CHECKED FUEL PUMP SPARK PLUGS TO MAKE SURE AND THOSE ARE GOOD WORKING ORDER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10748086,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2015","vin":"JTDAT123610","components":"AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA ECHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A HOUSE GARAGE DOOR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WAIST INJURY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST AND ARM INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10746407,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2015","vin":"JTDAT123710","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA ECHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. MA 10/8  UPDATED 3/22/16 *JS      *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10593267,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2014","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEAKER WIRE SHORTING AND GETTING HOT. I ONCE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT BECAUSE THE SPEAKER WAS SO HOT TO THE TOUCH. I AM STILL HAVING THAT PROBLEM AND JUST CUT THE WIRE AGAIN DUE TO SPARKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO FREEMAN TOYOTA IN SANTA ROSA, CA WHERE I GOT IT AND THEY REWIRED THE SPEAKERS. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10439785,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/29/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10315128,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2010","vin":"JTDBT123010","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR IN TOYOTA ECHO 2001.  HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2009 TOO.  I TRY NOT TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10310179,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2010","vin":"JTDBT123XY0","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THIS IS AN INCIDENT I EVENTUALLY PUT BEHIND MYSELF, BUT THE RECENT NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA HAS RESURRECTED THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON 5/5/02 IN MY 01 TOYOTA ECHO (I CAN PROVIDE THE VIN# AND THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN BELEWS CREEK, NC).  I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY CAR WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND I ENDED UP GOING INTO THE TREES AND DOWN A HILL BEFORE MY CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE TREE THAT THE TRUNK OF MY CAR HIT.  I WAS CONVINCED I HAD HIT THE BRAKE.  I EVEN TOOK MY OTHER FOOT AND TRIED TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP THE CAR (I CRUSHED THE TOP OF MY FOOT WITH MY OTHER SHOE ' THAT IS HOW MUCH PRESSURE I TRIED TO APPLY).  I RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BREAKS STICKING AND REMEMBER SOMETHING BEING SAID ABOUT COOL AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.  I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND NHTSA AND PROVIDED WEATHER TEMPERATURES AND OTHER DETAILS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.  I EVEN REQUESTED REPAIRS NOT BE MADE TO THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS INSPECTED.  I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION AND I MY CLAIM WAS BASICALLY DISMISSED.  THE ACCIDENT WENT ON MY RECORD AS MY FAULT SO OF COURSE MY PREMIUMS WENT UP FOR YEARS.  I WAS MOST FRUSTRATED AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW IT FELT TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE NOT BELIEVE ME.  I FEEL IT AFFECTED MY CONFIDENCE AS A DRIVER AND I WAS SO NERVOUS DRIVING THAT CAR THAT I TRADED IT IN NOT LONG AFTERWARDS.  I ALSO TRADED IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRA I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED.  I WROTE TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM IF THIS WAS HOW THEY TREATED THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEN I WOULD NOT REMAIN A CUSTOMER AND WOULD NEVER RETURN.      I AM WRITING THIS EMAIL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA'S ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF PROBLEMS EVEN EARLIER THAN WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY ACKNOWLEDGING.  THE FACT THAT IT HAD TO TAKE PEOPLE DYING FOR THEM TO NOTICE IS COMPLETELY APPALLING TO ME!  I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE BOUND TO BE PROBLEMS WITH VIRTUALLY EVERY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, BUT IGNORING CLAIMS LIKE THIS IS COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10285824,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2009","vin":"JTDBT123710","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE ENTERING A RAMP AT 50 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT AND AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10285678,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2009","vin":"JTDAT123710","components":"EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"FLOOR MAT SLIPPAGE CAUSED CAR TO GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL, ONCE AT A HIGH SPEED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ONCE AT A DOWNTOWN INTERSECTION. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10274890,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2009","vin":"JTDBT123910","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"I HAVE A TOYOTA ECHO 2001. THE CAR SUDDENLY QUIT AFTER I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND DID NOT START. I TOOK MY CAR TO GARAGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT FUEL INJECTOR FUSES KEEPS BLOWING EVERY TIME THEY REPLACE NEW FUSES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER 2 WEEKS LATER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE FUSE BOX, WIRE HARNESS THAT SHORT IN FUSE BOX, AND DUE TO FAULT IN WIRE HARNESS, THEY HAD TO REPLACE ONE WIRE THAT RUNS ENTIRE CAR. IT COULD HAVE CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS IF THE CAR HAVE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. IT COST ME ABOUT $1800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10254773,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2009","vin":"JTDBT123610","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10254434,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2009","vin":"JTDAT123610","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10236735,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2008","vin":"JTDBT123710","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I AM REPORTING VERBAL THREATS OF A CARRIER COMPANY THAT SHIPPED MY CAR FROM CA TO NY: UI EXPRESS (18 SHORT HILLS BLVD. JACKSON, NEW JERSEY, 08527; UIEXPRESS@YAHOO.COM; 732-513-3636). VLADYMIR BOTIUK (HIS OWN COMPANY: UI EXPRESS) IS A CARRIER/DRIVER WITH CONTRACT WITH A CAR-SHIPPING COMPANY, AMERIFREIGHT, TO BRING MY CAR FROM SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, TO MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. AFTER MOVING MY CAR TO NEW YORK, VLADYMIR BOTIUK FORCED MY CAR TO BE KEPT IN BROOKLYN FROM 11:29 AM ON 7/26/2008 TO 3:50PM ON 7/28/2008 BY REJECTING TO TELL ME THE BROOKLYN ADDRESS AND PREVENTING ME FROM ACCESSING MY CAR. HE PARKED MY CAR IN THE FREE ON-STREET PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF HIS OWN APARTMENT BUILDING (2387 OCEAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) AND PAID NOTHING TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT; HOWEVER, HE FORCED ME TO PAY HIM THE SO-CALLED STORAGE/GARAGE FEE? OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS BY VERBALLY THREATENING TO SELL MY CAR IN AUTO-AUCTIONS AND CONTINUE CHARGING THE STORAGE/GARAGE FEE OF SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER DAY BEFORE MY CAR IS SOLD OUT IF I REFUSE TO SIGN MY NAME ON HIS CONTRACT AND GIVE HIM SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LESS THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER MY ARRIVAL AT HIS ADDRESS AT 11:20 AM ON 7/29/2008. AMERIFREIGHT (MANAGER: AMY WOODS; AWOODS@AMERIFREIGHT.COM; 1-877-719-0916) KNOWS VLADYMIR BOTIUK?S THREATS AND IS A WITNESS (CONSTANT PHONE COMMUNICATION DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS) OF HOW VLADYMIR BOTIUK ORALLY THREATENED ME AND COMPELLED ME TO GIVE HIM SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND SIGN MY NAME ON HIS UNREASONABLE CONTRACT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10189106,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2007","vin":"5TDBT44A21S","components":"SEATS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELDING ON THE SEAT FRAME OF THE MIDDLE ROW DETACHED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWIVEL AND MOVE.  THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR,  BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10173636,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2006","vin":"JTDBT123310","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"DURING A REAR END COLLISION ON , THE BACK SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK THROWING THE PASSENGER INTO THE FRONT SEAT, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO BOTH PASSENGERS.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10168320,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2006","vin":"JTDBT123110","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I REPORTED A SAFETY PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AS A TOYOTA CUSTOMER- ON 08/29/2006 08:29 AM:  HOW DO I KEEP THE DEFROSTER VENT CONTROLS FROM SHORTING OUT IN THE RAIN?  WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN A BAD RAIN STORM AT NIGHT THE DEFROSTER AIR STOPPED COMING OUT OF ALL VENTS. THE FAN COULD BE HEARD BUT NO AIR CAME FROM ANY OPENING.  CHANGING THE CONTROLS ON THE DASH BOARD HAD NO EFFECT, EXCEPT FOR TURNING THE FAN OFF AND ON.  THE FRONT WINDOW FOGGED UP AND DRIVING BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF NEARLY ZERO VISIBILITY.  WE WERE FORCED TO STOP DRIVING AND SEEK REFUGE IN A MOTEL.  THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THE RAIN HAD STOPPED AND THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT THE DEFROSTER WORKED NORMALLY.  2001 ECHO.  PURCHASED JANUARY 3, 2002  QUOTING ASK TOYOTA <TOYOTA_CARES@TOYOTA.COM>:  RESPONSE (ENRIQUE) - 08/31/2006 04:30 PM  THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.  WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONCERNS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING WITH YOUR 2001 ECHO.  THE WARRANTY FOR YOUR DEFROST IS THREE YEARS OR 36 THOUSAND MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE FOR YOUR VEHICLE. BASED ON THE VIN (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) YOU PROVIDED, YOUR WARRANTY COVERAGE STARTED ON 01/07/2002.   YOUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE THESE WARRANTY PARAMETERS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. ETC.  TO TOYOTA,  I AGAIN SUMMARIZED THE FAILURE AND THE CONSEQUENCES:    ON- 09/02/2006 09:12 AM; I  SAID: ... MY QUESTION WAS SENT TO YOU AS A SAFETY ISSUE.  I ASKED  \"HOW DO I KEEP THE DEFROSTER VENT CONTROLS FROM SHORTING OUT IN THE RAIN?\"  BECAUSE YOUR RESPONSE WAS INADEQUATE: IT IS MY INTENT TO \"REPORT A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH A VEHICLE\" TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION...  SO I AM REPORTING THE SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10141650,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2005","vin":"2T1CF22P11C","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DT:  THE CONTACT STATES  VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH.  THE CLUTCH HAS REPEATEDLY MALFUNCTIONED.  HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.  THE DEALERSHIP  REPLACED THE CLUTCH TWICE WITHIN THREE YEARS.  ALSO,  CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.  NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10119833,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2005","vin":"JTDBT123610","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE CONSUMER STATED BUYING FOUR TIRES FOR VEHICLE, ONE FAILED A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE.  CONSUMER'S SON HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NOBODY CHECKED THE TIRES, SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PUNCTURE MARKS. TWO WEEKS LATER, HUSBAND HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE RUBBER DISINTEGRATED FROM THE INSIDE AND IT PEELED OFF.  THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK OFF BOTH TIRES.  *AK    THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES FAILED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE, 2 WERE FOUND TO BE BULDGING AND PEELING ON THE INSIDE.  *SB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"B.F.GOODRICH","productModel":"TOURING","size":null,"manufacturer":"B.F. GOODRICH TIRE CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10116993,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"OWNER HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES BEFORE ARRIVING TO WORK.  THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE ANOTHER CO-WORKER NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE  WAS INOPERABLE. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10103130,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2005","vin":"JTDBT123810","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM  BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. IN TURN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  *AK  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10105590,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2004","vin":"JTDBT123810","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THE HEADLIGHTS LOOK LIKE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10103833,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2004","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION  LOST POWER TEMPORARILY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10082881,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2004","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL LINE CAME SPONTANEOUSLY UNDONE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT.  HAD TOWED TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT OCCURRED.  FUEL LINE WAS REINSTALLED AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY JUST HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10073536,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2004","vin":"JTDBT123810","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH  CONSUMER  LOST  CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION.  UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT  DEPLOY.  ALSO, NO AIR BAG WARNING  LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WORE A  SEAT BELT.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10054025,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2004","vin":"JTDBT123210","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING  GAS DUE TO A FUEL LINE CRACK.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED FUEL TANK, AND REPLACED THE FUEL LINE.  3000 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.   *AK   *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10038896,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2003","vin":"JTDAT123710","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY 2001 ECHO WAS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR HAD A LARGE CRACK IN THE GLASS.........IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE WAS NO SUN OR HEAT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN......I TOOK IT TO THE TURNERSVILLE TOYOTA IN NEW JERSEY WERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY LAUGHED AT MY WIFE AND I .............THEY CLAIM THAT A TINY PINPOINT DOT ON THE WINDSHIELD, BARELY VISIABLE TO THE NAKED EYE CAUSED THIS TO  HAPPEN............ONE PINPOINT MARK CAUSE A NOW 10INCH CRACK TO FORM ON THIS WINDSHIELD........IF FEEL THIS GLASS IS NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT IT SHOULD BE....MAYBE IT WAS A FAULTY WINDSHIELD......IT AM JUST SO UPSET THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRENTY AND JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A LARGE COMPANY THEY THINK THIS IS A JOKE....WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OF MY OTHER CARS......MY 1990 HONDA HAS TONS OF THESE MARKS ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IT NEVER HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD CRACKING..........I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE ANYMORE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS BUT THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE A QUALITY PROBLEM ...THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD IS AT QUESTION HERE AND HOW MUCH PROTECTION DOES IT HOLD FOR THE DRIVE ROR THE PASSENGER.........EVEN IF I TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS MARK THEY CLAIMED CAUSED IT YOU WOULD NEED A INLARGE IT TENS TIMES TO SEE THIS MARK THEY CLAIM IS THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE QUALITY OF THE GLASS........","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10025098,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2003","vin":"JTDAT123610","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"FRONTAL COLLISION INVOLVING 2001 TOYOTA ECHO AND A CONVERSION VAN.  DRIVER OF VAN SUFFERED HEART FAILURE.  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE PASSENGER UPON IMPACT.    *TT  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10012211,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2003","vin":"JTDBT123010","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10011316,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2003","vin":"JTDAT123210","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER HAD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE, 02V268000  ONLY TO BE TOLD THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PERFORM THE WORK, AND ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10004265,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON A FRONT COLLISION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE  AND WAS A TOTAL LOST. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG  NEVER DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10004039,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/16/2003","vin":"JTDBT123010","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE AT ABOUT 35 MPH, CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OFF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE.  CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, AND EXITED THE CAR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED.  CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BURNED SO SEVERELY.  PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.   PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10003826,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2003","vin":"PROVIDE","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02-V-268-000, CONSUMER THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10002413,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2003","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATED AND IT BECAMES DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RESULTING IN VEHICLE DAMAGE,  THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.  *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10001410,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2002","vin":"JTDBT123010","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10001207,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/19/2002","vin":"JTDBT123010","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING  AT 55 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT,  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING SOMEBODY TO SEE THE VEHICLE, BUT NOBODY HAS COME TO SEE THE VEHICLE YET. TS......*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8023743,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2002","vin":"JTDBT123410","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NO PART AVAILABLE::::::  THE CON SUMER RECEIVE A RECALL 02V268 001  FOR THE REAR BRAKE.  DEALER NAME STATEN ISLAND  TOYOTA STATEN ISLAND NY 718 979 1200 TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8023598,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE A RECALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEN EITHER. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND TOLD THEM SAME THING THAT THE DEALER. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":565806,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2002","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":565806,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT SQUEAK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8006144,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2002","vin":"JTDBT123810","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT,  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  CONSUMER  SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8006145,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2002","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER  WAS INVOLVED IN AN  ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH , AND WITHOUT WARNING,  SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK,  CAUSING  DRIVER TO CRACK  WINDSHIELD. DRIVER  SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY INJURIES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8005345,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2002","vin":"JTDBT123810","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH OCCURRED A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY AND CAUSING BODY INJURIES.  ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":526896,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2002","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"VEHICLE WAS IN FULL FRONTAL COLLISON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENTIRE FRONT WAS SMASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":526896,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2002","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"VEHICLE WAS IN FULL FRONTAL COLLISON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENTIRE FRONT WAS SMASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":896131,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2001","vin":"JTDBT123710","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":562896,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2001","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FULL FRONTAL COLLISION, HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY, DUE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE BEING LARGER THAN CONSUMERS VEHICLE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":892935,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2001","vin":"GTDBT123510","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE AND CAUSE ERRATIC OPERATION WHEN APPLYING EITHER PEDAL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":891512,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2001","vin":"JTDET123710","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE CONSUMER BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE PRESSURE DECREASED AND WASNT SLOWING THE CAR DOWN FAST ENOUGH, THE VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED AND AS A RESULT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, PLOICE REPORT COMPLETED, NO INJURIES.    DEALERSHIP  WAS AWARE OF  PROBLEM.  NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":9003041,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":3,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2001","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN, DURING THIS ACCIDENT THERE WERE 3 DEATHS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":890128,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2001","vin":"PDAT1236101","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":741400,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2001","vin":"JTEGD21A010","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BOG DOWN WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A DEAD STOP. A DAY LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND THE REPLY WAS THAT; \"WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, WHEN WE FIND OUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW...UNTIL THEN, BE CAREFUL\"  THAT WAS OVER A MONTH AGO AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN TAKING OFF AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE GENERAL ATTITUDE IS NONCHALANT AND NOBODY HAS MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ME OF ANYTHING. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALL THE 2001 HIGHLANDERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":738149,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2000","vin":"JT2BK12U310","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE IS LOW-PROFILE DESIGN STANDARD ON PRIUS. EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OCCURRED ON DRY ROADWAY WITHOUT DEBRIS. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78 DEGREES. THANK GOODNESS THAT THE TIRE WAS ON THE REAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INITIATE A CONTROLLED STOP FROM THE NUMBER ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER-PANEL, THE ALLOY RIM AND OF COURSE THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE CUSTOMER CARE WAS CONTACTED AT 800-847-3272 AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CLAIM PACKAGE WITHIN 5 DAYS. THERE IS NO REFERENCE NUMBER ASSIGNED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. SERIAL NUMBER FOR ALL 4 TIRES IS: CHA3700. IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS LOT OF TIRES IS ON ALL OF THE PRIUS VEHICLES SITTING AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA STORAGE FACILITY. THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.  *AK (DOT NUMBER: EL9P  TIRESIZE: P17565 R14)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":737091,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"JTDAT123510","components":"TIRES","summary":"AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I  SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)( DOT NUMBER:  TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":737092,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"JTDAT123510","components":"TIRES","summary":"AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I  SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)( DOT NUMBER:  TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":737091,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"JTDAT123510","components":"TIRES","summary":"AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I  SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK( DOT NUMBER:  TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":737092,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"JTDAT123510","components":"TIRES","summary":"AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PEBBLE IN OUR TREAD AS WE MOTORED ON A SECONDARY, PAVED ROAD. UPON TURNING ON HIGHWAY 11 THE SOUND HEIGHTENED, SO WE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FIND A FLAT ON THE RIGHT REAR. AFTER CHANGING TIRE I  SEVERAL TIMES CLOSELY OBSERVED THE FLAT TIRE FINDING NO HOLES OR CUTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A SLASH, ALLEGEDLY, AND PLACED 3 PLUGS. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT IT FITS INTO A LARGER PATTERN OF FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE MODEL. MAHALO AND THANKS.*AK( DOT NUMBER:  TIRE SIZE: P175/65R14 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"ECHO","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]}]}