Major Problems with 2002 Toyota Celica Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Toyota Celica

2002 Toyota Celica AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 165000 miles

2002 Toyota Celica AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2002 Toyota Celica TRUNK LID Victims: 1

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Problems with FRONTAL, AIR BAGS and MANUAL TRANSMISSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Celica owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer's daughter was involved in a minor traffic accident in which the vehicle suffered a considerable amount of damage consumer...	6 ~ 36833 miles
AIR BAGS while driving at 40 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision and air bags did not deploy. *ak...	5 ~ 61554 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my car was making a noise. i took it to several mechanics and was told it was something with the...	2 ~ 75000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i got a recall notice on my 1 year old 2002 toyota celica. nhtsa # 03v-074000. i took the car...	2 ~ 39787 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING consumer complained about engine check light coming on and staying on. consumer had a diagnostic test done. took vehicle back	2 ~ 7500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE daughter (17) lost control of car in a curve due to wet roads and speed. the car spun then struck...	1 ~ 118000 miles
WHEELS daughter (17) lost control of car in a curve due to wet roads and speed. the car spun then struck...	1 ~ 118000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL twice when coming to a stop at a stop light my toyota celica continued to idle at about 4000 rpm....	1 ~ 165000 miles
STEERING we own 2002 celica gt-s. it has had to have 4 sets of tires in 85 000 miles. at the...	1 ~ 85000 miles
TIRES we own 2002 celica gt-s. it has had to have 4 sets of tires in 85 000 miles. at the...	1 ~ 85000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION we own 2002 celica gt-s. it has had to have 4 sets of tires in 85 000 miles. at the...	1 ~ 85000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS air bags did not deploy. i hit a snow bank at 50mph and the air bags did not deploy i...	1 ~ 89000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving at any speed the front of the vehicle vibrated violently. the cause has not been determined. please provide	1 ~ 21000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC a 2002 toyota celica driven by our 16 year old daughter exiting off of i-295-designated speed- 65 mph was exiting...	1
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE front grill of my 2002 toyota celica gts fell off. also the plastic that's on the bottom front was...	1 ~ 35000 miles
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE consumer complained about a timing belt problem. dealer replaced the timing belt a year ago. *ak...	1 ~ 32000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my airbags failed to deploy after i hit a gaurd rail head on doing 45-50 mph. i have also seen	1 ~ 24770 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the gasoline tank had a hole inside which caused fuel to leak. the dealer has been notified. *nlm...	1
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT i took my car to the dealer where i purchased the car b/c of recent problems. the car was riding...	1 ~ 15000 miles
POWER TRAIN i was driving my 2002 toyota celica and i went to shift into third gear and missed and went into...	1 ~ 3500 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE nar 05/21/2003 *mr the consumer experienced problems with the gasoline spilling back out of the filler pipe and running down	1
STRUCTURE consumer's daughter was involved in a minor traffic accident in which the vehicle suffered a considerable amount of damage consumer...	1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2002 celica gt is consuming 3/4 of a quart of oil every 1000 miles. toyota says that there is not...	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES consumer noticed while traveling on wet roads 30-35 mph and making a sudden stop brakes locked tires did not grape	1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS consumer noticed while traveling on wet roads 30-35 mph and making a sudden stop brakes locked tires did not grape	1
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE dealer was notified of the problem but indicated that there was nothing they could do. maybe i needed to be	1

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