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SuspensionPart report

2002 Toyota Celica Suspension Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
10%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
21,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the suspension of the 2002 Toyota Celica, 10% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I took my car to the dealer where I purchased the car b/c of recent problems. The car was riding very rough (even on the smoothest of roads), there was a thumping in the front end, the car pulls to the right, and at speeds in excess of 65 MPH the steering wheel shakes considerably. The service dept. Decided that it was definately an issue with the tires.... Which is fine, except I have only been driving the car for 11 months and there is only 16,000 miles on the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #10007907, filed 2003-02, 15,000 miles

“We own 2002 Celica gt-s. It has had to have 4 sets of tires in 85,000 miles. At the last alignment the technician could not get the 2 rear tires in alignment with the front 2 tires. The problem were the rear tie rods. He got a set of adjustable tie rods & replaced the factory tie rods and was able to get all 4 tires in proper alignment. My son had an accident previously where he lost traction and skidded off the road but with no injuries thank god. I took the tie rods to the anderson Toyota dealer & they said they had never seen that problem. But they did not show any concern whatsoever. …”

NHTSA complaint #10244027, filed 2008-09, 85,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200316%
2002310%
200112%
200022%
199515%
1994214%
199318%
199127%
1988117%

Other parts of the 2002 Toyota Celica

Air bags
11 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Toyota Celica

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology