1991 Toyota Previa

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *MJS

• 12/23/1998· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER NOTICED A SCREW MOLDED INT0 THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN ON REAR WINDOW SIDE, BEHIND DRIVER. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE WINDOW COLLAPSING IF ENOUGH WIND PRESSURE IS APPLIED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY FACTOR AND WANTED ON RECORD/ DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/20/1995· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASN'T HAVING PROBLEM UNTIL DEALER FIXED IT CAN'T FIND THE RECALL THERE IS INVESTIGATION PE9316.

• 12/19/1995· EQUIPMENT

  93V147 TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD. RADIO SHORT CIRCUITED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE. TT

• 12/16/1996· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD AND COMING OFF AN INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. CONSUMER HAS YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *AK

• 12/12/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 IN ORLANDO 12/7/00 AT 70 MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULL INTO THE MEDIAN, BUT BY THEN THE SEPARATED TREAD HAD BEAT THE CAR UP. I AM FILING A DAMAGE CLAIM NEXT WEEK WITH FIRESTONE, AND YESTERDAY REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH GOODRICHES. THE FOUR YEAR OLD TIRE THAT FAILED HAD 52,00 MILES ON IT AND WAS WARRANTED FOR 60,000. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR PATTERN. THE MANAGER OF THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP IN WINTER PARK, FL INSPECTED THE TIRE AND AGREED THE TREAD WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO HAVE FORSEEN THAT THE TIRE WOULD FAIL BEFORE THE WARRANTED MILEAGE OCCURRED. HE DECLINED TO REPLACE ANY OF MY TIRES FOR FREE, ONLY OFFERING A 13% PRO-RATA CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW PURCHASE. MY OFFICE # IS 407-237-4851. I WILL PROBABLY MAIL THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE ON 12/18/00 AFTER PHOTOGRAPHING IT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJREDJD154 TIRESIZE: 20575R14)

• 12/08/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AFTERMARKET RAYBESTOS, MANUFACTURED BY BRAKE PARTS INC., MODEL #MKD500(NA) FRONT BRAKE PADS. AFTER EXAMINING THE BRAKE PADS HE NOTICED THAT THE SQUEAL SHIMS WHERE CUTTING THROUGH THE ROTORS. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

• 12/03/1998· STRUCTURE

  WHILE OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR THE DOOR COMPLETELY FEEL OFF THE HINGES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/02/1994· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS ON MIDDLE BENCH SEAT NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD CHILD SEATS. *AK

• 11/30/1999· STRUCTURE

  DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED- DEALER HAD TO REMOVE THE WHOLE DOOR. *AK

• 11/16/1998· STEERING

  ALL TOYOTA EQUIPMENT DRIVE SHAFTS HAVE DESIGN DEFECTS ON PREVIA VANS-IF SHAFT IS NOT REPLACED OFTEN- COULD THROW METAL INTO CAB. USUALLY VIBRATION IS SO BAD, OWNER REPLACES SHAFT BEFORE HARM. THE RUBBER SPACERS THAT HOLD THIS SHAFT TOGETHER CANNOT HOLD TOGETHER BECAUSE OF STRESS OF POWER STEERING, AC COMPRESSOR, ALTERNATER AND FAN. THIS LIKELY PLAYED APART INTO THIS VEHICLE DISCONTINUATION. TWO DEALERS TELL ME THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY STAY BUSY REPLACING THIS. BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS.

• 11/09/2000· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR DOESN'T OPEN WITH A KEY OR MANUALLY. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DOOR WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK

• 11/02/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING & WAS REPLACED TWICE TO CORRECT FAILURE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

• 10/30/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES ON DRIVER,S SIDE. *AK

• 10/28/1997· STRUCTURE

  SLIDING DOOR STICKING SHUT.

• 10/21/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TWO BOLTS ON ACCESSORY DRIVESHAFT ARE CRACKED.

• 10/19/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKING SYSTEM SQUEAKS WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLYED. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACDE THREE TIMES, AND STILL BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK AND MAKE A SCRAPPING SOUND. MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/19/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

• 09/26/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 09/26/1995· SEATS

  EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SEAT LOOSE AND DRIVER SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. TT

• 09/24/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS GRINDING AND CRUNCHING NOISE. THE BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED, AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS. TOOK VEHICLE TOO DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

• 09/24/1996· VISIBILITY

  TAILGATE POWER WINDOW BLEW OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY.*AK

• 09/19/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVNG ON HIGHWAY ABOUT (60) MPH CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED, HAD DIFFERENTIAL UNIT REPLACED (4) TIMES WITHIN A ONE MONTH.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND FRONT TRANSFER CASE, HOWEVER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *SLC

• 09/11/2000· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE WAS MAKING RATTLING NOISES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE UP A HILL WHEN THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.*AK

• 09/09/2002· TIRES

  AFTER HAVING TREAD SEPARATION DIAGNOSED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND MY AUTO MECHANIC TOOK THE VEHICLE WITH BRIDGSTONE BT 70 TIRES TO THE FIRESTONE STORE ON BOTH OCCASIONS TO BE CHECKED FOR TREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST TIME FIRESTONE TOLD ME THERE NO TREAD SEPARATION IN ANY OF THE TIRES, BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION IN WRITING. THE SECOND TIME AT THE FIRESTONE STORE ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED , AFTER DETECTING TREAD SEPARATION, THE OTHER THREE TIRES BEING TOLD WERE OKAY. EIGHT MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE BRIDGESTONE BT70 TIRES WHILE TREVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH BECAUSE I DETECTED SOME UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. I HAVE THE THREE TIRES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SEPARATED TIRES. I HAVE RECENTLY CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. *AK

• 09/07/2001· TIRES

  COMPLETE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT 65 MPH ACCIDENT BARELY AVOIDED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: R3B109 TIRESIZE: P205/70R14)

• 08/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  RUBBER COUPLING ON THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 08/27/1996· SEATS

  APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE LATCING MECHANISM TORE OUT OF SHEET METAL ON DRIVER'S SEAT.*AK

• 08/21/2001· TIRES

  TIRE BELT AND TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE CARCASS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDVFDVA157 TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)

• 08/19/1996· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD SHORT, CAUSING RADIO TO BURN.

• 08/12/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONCE VEHICLE GETS WARMED UP, IT BECOMES EVIDENT THAT ENGINE NEVER GETS A FULL SUPPLY OF GAS. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHETHER TANK IS FULL, 1/2 OR 1/4 FILLED. *AK

• 07/15/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  DISCOLORED HEADLIGHT LENSES CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO BECOME VERY DIM. CAN'T SEE BECAUSE OF SUCH DIM LIGHTS.

• 07/14/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SUBJECT ON SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT FOR HEAD GASKETS. SERVICE BULLETIN # 97121797017/ NHTSA ITEM # 54015, STATED THAT FAULTY HEAD GASKET WAS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND BAD ON 17 DEC. 1997. AS THE RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS SPECIFIC PART. *JB

• 07/14/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DIMMER SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING HEAD LIGHT FAILURE.

• 07/02/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SLIDING DOOR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHUT EVEN WITH SEVERE PRESSURE. SLIDING DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOOR LATCH CATCHES. AREA DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 07/01/1997· EQUIPMENTFire

  CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE RADIO. CAR WAS TOTALED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE RADIO. CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. 93V-147. *AK

• 06/25/1996· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH IS BROKEN. PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE. *AK

• 06/14/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  I HAVE A 1991 TOYOTA PREVIA LE. THE DISTRIBUTOR O-RING AND VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING OIL, AND THEY LEAK RIGHT ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I REPAIRED THESE PROBLEMS, AND ALL IS WELL, HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY INSTANCES IN VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, AND HAS RESULTED IN A MAJOR VEHICLE FIRE. I BELIEVE THE WORD NEEDS TO BE SPREAD TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TO CHECK FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, CAUSED BY THE DRYING OUT AND CRACKING OF RUBBER SEALS. I DID, IN FACT, HAVE FLAMES WHEN I NOTICED IT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. *TR

• 06/10/1998· SEATS

  MISSING THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BACK BENCH SEAT.

• 06/08/2000· VISIBILITY

  RECALL 93V113000/ WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT THE RECALL. OWNER HAS RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE. *AK THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *YH

• 06/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  RUBBER COUPLING ON DRIVESHAFT LOCATED IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF DRIVESHAFT CRACKED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY,AND LOUD RATTLING NOISE. 2. THE PLASTIC ON THE FLOAT SENSOR HAS SWELLING, ALLOWING THE OIL IN THE PAN TO GET STUCK. *AK

• 05/23/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS ARE NOT SYNCHRONIZED WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE OPERATING. ARMS HIT EACH OTHER AND BECOME STUCK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 05/17/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP CAR VIBRATE. TT

• 05/17/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN DRIVING CAR IS IN GEAR IT JERK DEALER SAY THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. TT

• 05/13/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PREVA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HIT EACH OTHER, FLIPPED, SCRAP THE GLASS AND STOP FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLIP THE WIPERS SO THAT THEY COULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF SHE DROVE SLOWER THAN 55 MPH, THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 93V113000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AS ONE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED BUT ANOTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

• 05/12/2010· VISIBILITY

  IN HEAVY RAIN AT 55MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HIT EACH OTHER, FLIP, SCRATCH THE GLASS AND STOP WORKING. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR THE PARTS OR THE SERVICE. THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ALONE ARE OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND OR MOTOR ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO ZERO WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS DEADLY AND I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO TO GET TOYOTA TO HONOR THE RECALL. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE WIPERS TRIPPED AND FLIPPED ON THE FREEWAY. MY VISIBILITY WENT TO ZERO INSTANTLY. I SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO PULL OVER, FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AT THAT MOMENT. *TR

• 05/12/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON A RETURN TRIP FROM CA. MY TOYOTA PREVIA JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LAS VEGAS NV. ABOUT 50 MILES. IN TAKING THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF WATER AND ALMOST OUT OF OIL .THE FIRST PISTON HAS NO COMPRESION THE REST ARE BELOW 100 PUONDS. THE VAN GAVE NO WARNING THAT IT WAS OUT OF WATER OR EVEN LOW ON OIL, ALSO THIS VAN HAS EXTRA OIL UP UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT HAS A PUMP THAT SHOULD HAVE PUMPED OIL INTO THE ENGINE, IT DID NOT IT FAILED. ALSO THE WRANING GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME RICH IN VEGAS. *AK

• 05/06/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  UPON UNSCREWING PRESSURE VACUUM FILLER CAP, FLAMES SPEWED FROM FILLER NECK, CAUSED BURNING OF PAINT AROUND FILLER NECK, FIRE EXTINQUISHED ITSELF. *AK

• 05/02/1995· EQUIPMENTFire

  CAR RADIO SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT FIRE, PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-147). *AK

• 04/29/2001· TIRES

  THIS VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH P205/75R14 TIRES. THE DOOR PLACARD STATES THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE P215/65R15 TIRES ON IT. HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF THE CORRECT SIZE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED ON MY PREVIA AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IF THE DOOR PLACARD NEVER MATCHED THE TIRE SIZE THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN WITH? I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT I NEVER GOT A REPLY. ONCE WHEN I WAS BUYING REPLACEMENT TIRES I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONVINCING THE TIRE DEALER THAT MY VAN ACTUALLY CAME WITH THE SMALLER TIRES ALREADY INSTALLED ON IT. HE DID NOT WANT TO SELL ME TIRES THAT WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE SIZR SHOWN ON THE DOOR PLACARD.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK