2001 Toyota Echo Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 107,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2001 Toyota Echo, 6% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 107,000 miles.
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.
“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota ECHO. While driving various speeds, the air bag and check engine indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the gear shift indicator did not illuminate when changing gears. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the computer was reset, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11155661, filed 2018-12, 155,000 miles“Vehicle makes a hydraulic drill sound when engine got hotter, it wasn't only on open road when given gas. Dealer replaced transmission, and it was no better. Performance was better, but it didn't rectify problem. Manufacturer and dealer weren't responding to consumer's need of vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #890128, filed 2001-06Related service bulletins
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- 10109404Oct 16, 2014TSB: The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation of the correct torque converter bolts during automatic transmission/transaxle…
- 10109492Sep 30, 2014TSB: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL "ON" shifting issues and/or…
- 10132084Oct 1, 2013The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL ?ON,? shifting issues, and/or…
- 10016638Aug 1, 2005U340e/u341e transmission solenoid identification.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Echo
13 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Echo
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.
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