Other Restraint System Info: Inflatable (2 Airbags)
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ST
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1977
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL RELATED PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA I HAD A 1977 TOYOTA CELICA AND A 1984 TOYOTA CELICA , MY WIFE NOW HAD A 1976 TOYOTA CELICA 1 AUTOMATIC AND 2 STICK SHIFTS ... WE BOTH EXPERIENCE THE STICKING OF THE GAS PEDAL AND WE JUST THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OLD ... THIS WAS IN THE YEARS 1988 TO 1995 ... I AM A SHADE TREE MECHANIC ... AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE STICKING AT ALL ... WE JUST EITHER PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR STEP THE CLUTCH IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN SURGE IN SPEED ,,, SOMETIME IT GETS REALLY STUCK I HAD TO PUT MY FEET UNDER THE PEDAL TO UNSTUCK IT ... ... SO THIS TOYOTA PROBLEM HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE 1970'S. *TR
1995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER IN A TOYOTA CELICA WHICH SKIDDED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER IN THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DEATH TO MS NATTER'S DAUGHER, THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK