Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CELICA / 1990

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999086657 Incident Date: Jun, 20 1999
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CELICA Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2ST88P9L0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The origional transmission problems are: hard into 2nd gear & grind on up&down shift, 3rd gear grind up&down shift, 4th gear grind on upshift & lock out of gear on down shift. the "new" transmission (thats the way toyota sells it, no remanufactured units available, dealer item only) problems are: hard in to 2nd on down shift, 3rd gear grind on up&down shift, lock out of 4th gear on down shift & grind if engaged, 5th gear grind on up shift. new transmission purchased july 1998. problems documented before warranty expired in july 1999 by dealer & clutch connection. the new transmission was purchased at fairfield toyota and installed at clutch connection 327 texas st., fairfield, ca 94533. phone# 707-422-5607.