Recall

[2000BAMAGT-S]

has anyone gotten a letter in the mail for 2000 and 2001 Celicas with faulty headlights? I got one today saying I needed to get it fixed A.S.A.P. because they are too bright when operating? Do I really need to get this fixed and has anyone else had this done? They said they would do it for free...

[DesigningEcho]

Why wouldn't you want your headlights to be brighter tho?

[martang]

its about the DRL

[2000BAMAGT-S]

toyota says that they are too bright as is, and i dont really want them to be dimmer thats stupid

[Blue Bomber]

toyota says that they are too bright as is, and i dont really want them to be dimmer thats stupid its about the DRL .

[GTS 6speed]

Yeah they told me it would take the entire day.. I said forget it.

[toyotarkeener]

Yeah they told me it would take the entire day.. I said forget it.

BS. All they do is add a resistor. 30 minute job tops.

[GTS 6speed]

BS. All they do is add a resistor. 30 minute job tops.

yeah i didn't believe them, they probably wanted to drive my car around.

[toyotarkeener]

yeah i didn't believe them, they probably wanted to drive my car around.

... Right...

They just wanted to able to work on your car as they please. So they make you drop your car off first thing in the AM.

[Curt705]

Its a recall on the DRL. Toyota says the DRL lights are too bright and can make the light of the blinker not be seen that well by other drivers...causng accidents.

[hapa77]

yeah i didn't believe them, they probably wanted to drive my car around.


hell yea i know i would if i worked at the stealership :thumbup: . but i would lie and say its gonna have to stay the night one headlight per day :thumbup: :D

[CEGONAX-MAN]

I'll leave them the way they are, freak toyota! first they discontinue the celi and now they want to mess around with our light's up there's man! :gap:

[JonGTSVegas]

People still haven't disabled the DRL's?

[RTZCeli]

Ehh... Screw it! :fawk:

[Beast]

they probably wanted to drive my car around.


with your butterfly valve removed? Hell yeah! :thumbup:

[XYRCNCP]

they probably wanted to drive my car around.


with your butterfly valve removed? Hell yeah! :thumbup:

Don't you know that's what all service techs think about all the time at the dealership?

"oh man...I hope someone comes in with a Celica...I soooooo wanna drive one of those all day long!"

[CID]

Last time they had my car they kept it for 3 months and put 200+ miles on it 'cuz the idiots couldn't figure out how to install a clutch properly.

[Smaay]

Last time they had my car they kept it for 3 months and put 200+ miles on it 'cuz the idiots couldn't figure out how to install a clutch properly.


holy crap, where was that? and disabling the DRL was my second mod, next to S2K antenna

[The_Mongoose]

Anyone know how to make the fog lights come on even when the lights are off? I know some guy makes chips for eclipses that disable it but wat about celis?

[v3bahumut]

People still haven't disabled the DRL's?


Second thing I did to mine, right after I hacked that lightning rod off.

[Celica_GT-S]

People still haven't disabled the DRL's?

Here in Canada it is mandatory for cars from.... i think its 89 on..... have to have day time running lights.

[blackgt0101]

has anyone gotten a letter in the mail for 2000 and 2001 Celicas with faulty headlights? I got one today saying I needed to get it fixed A.S.A.P. because they are too bright when operating? Do I really need to get this fixed and has anyone else had this done? They said they would do it for free...

well, i finally took mine in to get the recall done and it turns out, whatever needed to be done, had already been done and the person i got my car from forgot or something....??? i don't know, but i asked about this on this forum i think, and most people said it's nothing to worry about, but if you have extra time on your hands, i guess you could do it. and if i remember correctly, the problem is that when the drl's are on, people can't see your turn signal.

[JOHN_B]

Anyone know how to make the fog lights come on even when the lights are off? I know some guy makes chips for eclipses that disable it but wat about celis?


I think there is one in the Install forum. Go search.

has anyone gotten a letter in the mail for 2000 and 2001 Celicas with faulty headlights? I got one today saying I needed to get it fixed A.S.A.P. because they are too bright when operating? Do I really need to get this fixed and has anyone else had this done? They said they would do it for free...

well, i finally took mine in to get the recall done and it turns out, whatever needed to be done, had already been done and the person i got my car from forgot or something....??? i don't know, but i asked about this on this forum i think, and most people said it's nothing to worry about, but if you have extra time on your hands, i guess you could do it. and if i remember correctly, the problem is that when the drl's are on, people can't see your turn signal.



I heard from the radio a couple days ago. Having your headlight on reduces the number of a daytime accidents. Close 30%.

other info.
http://www.iihs.org/research/qanda/drl.html
DRL (http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:UfIYuFh_GDkJ:www.safespeed.org.uk/~dadrl/docs/ECF%2520ETRA%2520Position%2520Paper%2520DRL%252020 06.pdf+DRL+reduces&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5)



I cut mine off the day I got the celi.

[verbal272]

I got a letter in the mail saying that break master cylinders on some 2000 and 2001 celicas and matrix' were fault, anybody else get that one?

[JOHN_B]

I got a letter in the mail saying that break master cylinders on some 2000 and 2001 celicas and matrix' were fault, anybody else get that one?


I got the letter and I had them check it when I got my alignment from the dealer.

[deltaB]

I looked. I can see my turn signals with the DRLs on. I can expect others to see it as well. I've been ignoring the recall for almost two years.
When I read the notice the first time, it almost seemed like the the problem was the chance that the lights would go to full high beam mode. If they do, then I'll take it in. I'm not interested in lessening the brightness of the normal DRL.
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[FenixGt]

The letter is still on my refrigerator.

[skalogre]

I got a letter in the mail saying that break master cylinders on some 2000 and 2001 celicas and matrix' were fault, anybody else get that one?

I got the letter for the DRL, and after calling Toyota I found out my car was not brought in for the brake master cylinder recall by the prior owner(s). So I took it in for them to work on both at the same time.