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Has anyone else experienced a noise like this in the echo?
I have detailed my experience with Toyota and the arbitration at link title.
The 2003 Toyota Echo I owned produced a noise from the rear of the vehicle right from the day I drove it off the dealerships lot. It sounded like glass on metal or metal on metal. I spent numerous visits to the dealership hoping their technicians would correct the problem. I ended up having to take Toyota to arbitration. The arbitrator ruled in my favour and awarded me a buy back. Toyota never solved the problem.
I have detailed my experience with Toyota and the arbitration at link title.
I want to change them myself; Anybody have any experience with the replacement.
But first...
Are you getting a check engine light with codes that says both sensors are bad? o2 sensors don't seem to be a common problem on the Echo...
I went to a couple of mechanics and they all say that it was the O2 sensors.
As for the price I have been checking on the internet and aftermaket sensors are around 30% cheaper than original parts.
There are 2 different catalog parts for the O2 sensor after the catalyst;
Do you know any way of knowing which one I should buy?
Thanks
I recently bought a 2005 echo, and after the first usage of the heater I smelled what I think is prestone. I took the car back to the dealer about a month after and they said they could not smell anything, and did not find any leaks. I do not know if I have just grown acustomed to the smell but I don't know if I smell it all the time now, but I still get an occassional swiff. The point of this is that now that it has gotten cold outside (I am in Montreal Canada) my windows are ALWAYS fogged up. I have to keep the defrost setting on the front {{{{ and the fan on at least 3 just to see out the windshield. My back windows are always fogged over. If I turn the dial to feet (even half feet half defrost) or if I turn the fan down to 2 so my nostrils don't bleed the windshield immediately fogs up.
Has anyone ever had this problem or can suggest a possible solution? (carpets are dry, air vents are exterior)
Thanks for you cooperation!
The picture below is of the cruise control unit from my '04 Echo RS. The cruise has not been working since I bought the car previously enjoyed, from a regional Mercedes dealer.
There was only 15000K on it when I got it, so it is still well under warranty.
Toyota service tells me this is not a Toyota part and therefore can not service it. Can anyone tell me if they've seen this cruise unit on any other Toyota's, or for that matter, any other car? If you have cruise on your Toyota, perhaps you could send me a snap of it, so I can compare it to mine.
If you recognize the unit as not being a Toyota part, but an after market one, and know who makes it, please tell me.
I'm tearing my hair out trying to get this darn thing serviced, under warranty or not.
Thanks
Bill
BTW, the picture is of under the hood, looking from the front center of the car, back toward the fire wall on the driver side. The unit is bolted to the front-left wheel's suspension dome.
bollockchops: I don't think there is such a thing as a "Toyota part" for cruise in these cars. Mine has the aftermarket cruise from the Toyota Southeast distributor (port or dealer installed), and it is not located where yours is under the hood, nor does it look the same, sorry.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The car is a 2002 and only has about 37,000 miles on it. I have a short commute, only about 7 miles each way (city driving).
Is anyone else having rotor problems?
My dad feels that they charged me too much (I had the work done at the dealer). I will probably start bringing my ECHO to a local (Ann Arbor, MI) Japanese import shop that has gotten good reviews.
Any thoughts or input?
thx
Sit in the driver seat and grab the top of the pod right about at the seam you can feel. Now pull straight towards you and it pops right off. You don't much strength to do it.
Once it's off, you will see the display module. There are two phillips screws (one on each side). Remove them but don't drop them or it will be a real pain finding them. Now that the screws are out, the module comes right out. Don't pull too hard on the wires that are attached. They are not fragile but they are not coming out.
Turn the unit around and you will see towards the bottom right behind the two gauges there are two grey plugs. They are not really plugs but they are maybe 1/2 inch long and you simply turn them counter-clockwise (they only go about a 1/4 to 1/2 turn) and the grey thing comes out and there is the light bulb at the end with a blue covering on it.
Remove the covering, replace the bulb and covering, put the grey thing back in and rotate clockwise and put it all back together. The trim piece will just pop back in place.
That's all there is to doing it. I've ripped mine apart about a dozen times. It's not tough at all.
toyota wants 60 bucks for the kit a 5o cent oring and a couple of bolts the cost to install around 200
i've been searching for an after market one ..no luck
Do others get their Echo's serviced at dealers or at local shops? I don't think I'll be going to the dealer for service anymore.
I could easily see the brakes going 100K miles on such a light car though, especially if you do a lot of highway driving.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Anyhow I have read all the replies and will take everyone suggestions and ask for help 1st and take this info to a mechanic.
It is often worse in smaller cars, but I had this issue with both of my 4Runners as well. And in my Echo, it is mostly fine as long as just the driver's window is down - have you tried that?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Other than that I had a wheel bearing go bad at 101K.
Love the car. Expect another 100K miles out of it. 40 mpg still.