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1984 Toyota Tercel 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.
5
Latest Jun 29, 1996
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 Jun 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Toyota Tercel. 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 1–5 of 5

BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+3 more
Filed Jun 29, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED. *SD

NHTSA ID
505969
Incident
Jun 29, 1996
Engine
Filed Jun 25, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
505601
Incident
May 2, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 22, 1995

THE BACK SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970831
Incident
Aug 21, 1993
Body & structure
Filed Aug 16, 1995

THE REAR RUSTED OUT AND IT ALMOST CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970561
Incident
Jun 12, 1994
Visibility
Filed Jun 1, 1995

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW OPENED SO FAR; ATTEMPTED TO OPEN WIDER; WINDOW BROKE/SHATTERED INTO LOTS OF LITTLE PIECES. TT

NHTSA ID
966172
Incident
May 25, 1995

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

Data on this page last refreshed .