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1995 Toyota Celica problems

The 1995 Toyota Celica has 25 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (32%) concerns air bags. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (12%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).

At a glance

Complaints
25 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Air bags 32% of complaints
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Air bags 32%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 12%
  • Drivetrain & axles 8%
  • Fuel system 8%
  • Seats 8%
  • Electrical system 4%
  • Latches & locks 4%
  • Lighting 4%
  • Body & structure 4%
  • Suspension 4%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Toyota Celica with enough data (13 complaints in that window).

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

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.

CrashInjuryDeath

Had just pulled up to stop light; SUV pulled out in front of celica; celica going about 2-3MPH & hit SUV; driver's/passenger's airbags deployed. Headlight pushed into frame of vehicle (celica). Driver had injuries to chest (bruises), face & arms. Was wearing seat belts.

July 1997 CrashInjury

Consumer was in an accident hit from the front left side the driver side air bag deployed and broke two window, rear view mirror . Tt

CrashInjury

My daughter was driving her 1995 toyota celica and she said that on her way to work she heard a loud pop and then it would make a grinding sound when you cut the steering wheel either right or left. I went went and got the car and test drove it and it was making these terrible noises, but also, when I would brake, sometimes, not everytime, the brake pedel would fade before catching. I brought the car home and pulled the left front wheel and noticed that it had a bad front wheel bearing.

Reported at 98,500 miles, January 2005

When trying to fill the car up with gas, the gas gun shuts off because there is something blocking the flow of gas into the gas tank which activates anti-spill mechanism in the gas gun.

Reported at 92,000 miles, December 2005

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