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1988 Toyota Celica Owner Complaints

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

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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 Apr 5, 2000
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jun 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–6 of 6

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Filed Apr 5, 2000

I CURRENTLY OWN AN 87 AND 88 TOYOTA CELICAS AND BOTH HEATERS DO NOT WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
721037
Incident
Jan 15, 2000
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Oct 10, 1999

ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER WARM UP SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GRINDING LIKE THE GEARS ARE NOT MESHING CORRECTLY. SO TRY AND SKIP 2ND WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
713093
Incident
Jun 18, 1999
Electrical
Filed Dec 22, 1998

RING GEAR BEHIND THE STARTER TEETH STARTED SLIPPING, WHICH MADE LOUD NOISES, DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, MECHANIC DID REPAIR WORK, CONSUMER HAD TO PAY EXPENSES TO GET REPAIRS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
832564
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
BrakesEngineSuspension
Filed Oct 16, 1996

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
509937
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Feb 20, 1996

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
501737
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN LOCK IT STAY LOCK AND HARD TO LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
967754

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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