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1986 Toyota Celica Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 21, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 4, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Toyota Celica. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Fuel system
Filed Mar 21, 2001

AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FUEL FILTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING FUEL, THE HONEYWELL FUEL FILTER NUT DOES NOT TIGHTEN ADEQUATELY (HONEYWELL FUEL FILTER FRAM G6476). NLM

NHTSA ID
560444
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 20, 1999

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, AND ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH. WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE CABLE HAD CRACKED DUE TO VEHICLE GETTING OLDER.*AK

NHTSA ID
842683
Incident
May 17, 1999
Electrical
Filed Aug 6, 1998

STARTER FAILURES. OWNER BANGS IT AND IT WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

NHTSA ID
780348
Electrical
Filed May 4, 1998
Fire reported

BATTERY AND THE SHELF THAT BATTERY SAT ON FELL INTO ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID
535168
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Oct 24, 1997

ENGINE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604448
Incident
May 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Oct 9, 1997

ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
523874
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 21, 1996

WHILE INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEAT, SEAT BELT BUCKLE SNAPPED OFF. *SD

NHTSA ID
504780
Incident
May 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE FEMALE END WILL NOT RECIEVE THE MALE PART AND THE RED BUTTON IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
966763
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 4, 1995

PLASTIC SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS SIDE SPLIT, ALLOWING TO SLIP OUT OF BUCKLE THROUGH SPLIT. *AK

NHTSA ID
962992
Incident
Nov 4, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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