2000 Toyota TercelProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2000 Toyota Tercel, most often about the steering. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 24, 2002. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2000 Toyota Tercel has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2000 Toyota Tercel recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2000 vs. every other Tercel year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tercel median. How we score

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  • Caution
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In owners' words

What Tercel owners report

Recent steering complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

STIFF/TIGHT STEERING HAS CAUSED MY FINGERS TO BECOME BENT AND TWISTED. MY INDEX AND RING FINGERS ARE BENT TOWARDS THE BABY FINGER. THIS RESULTS IN A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON MY HANDS. DT
Complaint 768811 · Oct 24, 2002

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