Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CELICA / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003239372 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2003
Consumer's City: AUSTIN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CELICA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT5FG02T0W0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The rear window of the convertible was designed such that raising and lowering the automatic top was not given enough clearance. as a result the back window of the vehicle repeatedly rubs against the sharp top of the rear seat upon opening and closing. this causes the rear window to disengage from the glue that adheres it in place and consequently fall out. many reports have been filed to toyota dealers and they refuse to cover any such defects. the only solution they propose is taking the car to a third party auto top repair service to have the entire window replaced for a fee of $700 dollars. *la