2003 Toyota Echo Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 18%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,979miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2003 Toyota Echo, 18% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,979 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.
“Re: valve cover oil baffle we recently purchased a new Toyota ECHO on 3-23 03. On 9-14-03 we experienced engine trouble. Leaving us stranded on a desolate stretch of highway. We had the vehicle towed to frontier Toyota in santa clarita. Upon their inspection they stated that who ever last changed the oil had bent the oil baffle causing it to lodge into the timing chain. Reviewing our records our last oil change was one month earlier and 2,200 miles earlier. Researching further there is a TSB dated on 3-02-02 under the heading egoo7-02 valve cover oil baffle -damage prevention. …”
NHTSA complaint #10041347, filed 2003-10, 14,958 miles“I owned my new 2003 Toyota ECHO less than a week when it started stalling intermittently when decelerating--sometimes when slowing through a toll booth, or slowing through a turn, or exiting a highway, or merging with traffic, or coming to a stop. I took the car back to the dealership I purchased it from on three separate occasions for this problem. The dealership replicated the problem once and tried to find a solution (bringing in regional Toyota experts, and even keeping my car once for eight days), but the problem has never been fixed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10065760, filed 2004-04“The contact stated the vehicle commonly shuts off while braking or decelerating to 20 MPH. The vehicle had been to a service dealer twice but the dealer was unable to duplicate the issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10170791, filed 2006-10, 13,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10253223Mar 4, 2024This is to advise of various price adjustments that will affect Toyota Genuine Motor Oil and Long Life Coolant, effective March 1, 2024. These products are ordered through the…
- 10034284Feb 4, 2010Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. Flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. Flash calibration updates for specific…
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Toyota Echo
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Echo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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