2003 Toyota Echo Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,768miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2003 Toyota Echo, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,768 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.
“The contact owns a 2003 Toyota ECHO. The contact stated that while his spouse was driving at approx 65 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerate. The driver had to steer to the side of the road and hit a snowbank to avoid a serious accident. The contact noticed no prior experiences with the sudden acceleration before that day. The vehicle was towed to a dealership and the dealer test drove the vehicle and ran diagnostics tests. The dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. …”
NHTSA complaint #10312627, filed 2010-02, 63,536 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Toyota Echo
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsElectrical system
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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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