The 2002 Toyota Echo has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 94,165 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING06V2660002006-07-1934,771 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER MOLDING OF THE RESIN BODY OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENOR INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, ENGINE OIL MAY PENETRATE THE SEAL AND ENTER THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR. THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ATTACHED TO THE LOCKING TAB OF THE SENSOR WIRING…
Consequence
ENGINE OIL INSIDE THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE EXPANSION DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND COULD DEFORM THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC02V2680002002-10-0159,394 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER REPEATED START AND STOP OPERATION IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND IN DEEP SNOW, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN LARGE QUANTITIES INSIDE THE REAR WHEEL AND FREEZE. THE SNOW FROZEN INSIDE THE WHEEL COULD CONTACT THE REAR BRAKE LINE…
Consequence
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS FREQUENTLY, THE REAR BRAKE LINE COULD BE DAMAGED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING A DECREASE IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Complaints by component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
1crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
6
4crashes5injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
1crashes1injuries
STEERING
3
3crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN
2
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
WHEELS
2
2crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints45
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Air bag front passenger looks that is not working, alarm in red shows that there is a problem with the airbag”
“Takata recall.nothing has happened so far. I want to know if this is one of the models of cars affected by the takata air bag recall? Please let me know,so I can get it repaired, if necessary. Thank you!”
“Our toyota excels to top speed on its own full speed. This almost had us in a very serious accident. The dealer says there is nothing wrong with the car but this happened twice last week 12/30/15 toyota gave us a case # ni50883640 however, they have not done anything about it, what can we do?”
“Another vehicle traveling north, crossed center line and hit daughter in 2002 toyota echo head on. As a result of impact toyota echo caught on fire resulting in daughter receiving 3rd degree burns on right arm, head and leg. The air bag deployed as noted by -stander that removed daughter from…”
“I shifted into reverse to back out of a driveway when the car suddenly accelerated on its own. It crossed the street and ran over a brick planter box, knocked down a crape myrtle tree and finally hit the neighbor's suv. I applied the brakes to no avail and had no time to shift into neutral or turn…”
“I shifted into reverse to back out of a driveway when the car suddenly accelerated on its own. It crossed the street and ran over a brick planter box, knocked down a crape myrtle tree and finally hit the neighbor's suv. I applied the brakes to no avail and had no time to shift into neutral or turn…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota echo. The contact stated that a burning odor was present inside the vehicle while driving. The contact soon discovered smoke coming from the rear window brake light. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear window brake light…”
“2002 toyota echo. Consumer writes in regards to gasoline burning too much in the exhaust system. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd *js”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Toyota Echo as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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