Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / ECHO / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099281 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2002
Consumer's City: BALTIMORE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ECHO Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDBT1238Y0 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car stalled or shut down completely on road 7/6, 7/8, 7/15, 7/28, 8/21, 8/26, 9/5 - 3 occasions in middle of traffic very dangerous experience. took to dealers 7/18 r&h and complained something was wrong w/car, they didn't seem to want to look the car over to figure out what was going on as a service center they could not figure the problem out (sales mgr. has a no care attitude - mr. attwood) , 7/28 car completely shutdown, hit curb and yield sign going down ramp, 8/21 took car to jerry's toyota, picked up 8/26 guage never moved when filled w/gas, returned 8/27 - said they fixed sensor guage, 9/5 my car completely shutdown again. she has been on three occasion in a very dangerous situation - intersection - people yelling and honking the horns. the car just shuts down completely anywhere, anytime. please helpmy sister has a learning disability, i'm jeannette writing this info. for her. in addition she was forced to sign a contract w/ r&h before coming to us to review. they would not allow her to call us to review the contract when she pur. the car 2/01, they would not give her the keys to her old car - they took advantage of the situation right from the beginning of her looking at used cars. r&h in reisterstown rd. md. should be investigated w/unethical practices.*ak