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2003 Toyota Echo

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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17Owner complaints

Model-year median: 26

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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200050
200135
200217
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20045
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
5Power Train
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Electrical System
2Vehicle Speed Control
2
All reported categories
Engine
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Interior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 17 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2004
Electrical System

2003 TOYOTA ECHO HAS PROBLEMS STALLING.*MR THE DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO VEHICLE THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE. THE CONSUMER DID STATE THAT ONE TIME IN MAY THE DEALER EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT STILL COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEA…

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2003 TOYOTA ECHO HAS PROBLEMS STALLING.*MR THE DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO VEHICLE THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE. THE CONSUMER DID STATE THAT ONE TIME IN MAY THE DEALER EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT STILL COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10082169

Mileage unknown · Jun 8, 2004
Electrical System

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE…

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WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO FIXED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AFTER A RECENT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. (THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ODI TO PLEASE REFERNCE TO ODI#10065760 WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.) *SC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10015521

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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