The serpentine belt tensioner for my toyota celica is once again failing. The vehicle has 75000 miles on it, and the tensioner has already been replaced twice. It eventually fails to the point the belt is constantly slipping.
2000 Toyota Celica: transmission slipping
5 of the 106 complaints about the 2000 Toyota Celica describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Transmission slipping by model year
- 20041
- 20005
- 19951
What owners say
While shifting from 6th to 5th gear transmission slipped into a lower gear, causing engine to blowout. *ak
Toyota has a big problem with there 6 speed in the new celica. They even told me about it at toyota. The malfunction is that when trying to shift from 3rd to 4th gear the transmission will slip into 2nd instead of 4th. This then causes the engine to be blown. This is a very dangerous situation if trying to merge with traffic on interstate at around 70 to 75 MPH and suddenly you cars deccelarates instantly to around 50 MPH. They need to do something about it before someone gets seriously hurt, or is that what it is going to take before they will!!
Toyota has a big problem with there 6 speed in the new celica. They even told me about it at toyota. The malfunction is that when trying to shift from 3rd to 4th gear the transmission will slip into 2nd instead of 4th. This then causes the engine to be blown. This is a very dangerous situation if trying to merge with traffic on interstate at around 70 to 75 MPH and suddenly you cars deccelarates instantly to around 50 MPH. They need to do something about it before someone gets seriously hurt, or is that what it is going to take before they will!!
The engine will nearly stall intermittently after cold start of the vehicle when leaving driveway and entering traffic. The engine will bog with no power feeling like a stall is imminent (usually after sitting overnight). This happens 3 or so times per week and has been happening for 3 months. It did not occur in the previous 8.5 months of ownership.. Reapplying the clutch and revving the engine and slipping the clutch helps however the engine is slow to recover (~2 seconds). A similar start (same RPM and clutch action) after the engine has warmed up does not exhibit the action. This happens with ambient temperatures of 60-80 degrees.
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- U340E/U341E transmission solenoid identification
- Repair manual correction - diagnostics - automatic transaxle
- Proper identification of the 5 solenoids used in the U240E/U241E automatic transaxles
- Subject regarding 6-SPEED mtm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Toyota Celica slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 2000 Toyota Celica?
5 of 106 owner complaints about the 2000 Toyota Celica (5%) mention transmission slipping. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Toyota Celica?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Toyota Celica
Grinding brakes 14Oil consumption 10Engine failure 8Stalling 7No deployment 6Knocking 6Headlights 5
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