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2003 Toyota Celica — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
29
Owner Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
91
Excellent
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +100%
Complaint Trend
1 last 24mo vs 0 prior
Feb & Jan
Peak Complaint Months
38% of complaints in these months

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2003 Toyota Celica Safety Recalls (1)

03V07400005/03/2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE, LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK INLET PIPE, MAY BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE INLET PIPE AND FALL INTO THE FUEL TANK. IF THE CHECK VALVE FALLS INTO THE TANK, FUEL MAY SPILL FROM THE FUEL INLET PIPE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF DURING FUELING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 4, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2003 Toyota Celica

POWER TRAIN
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
STRUCTURE
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2
WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
1

Based on 29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

2
Crash-Involved Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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