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1993 Toyota PREVIA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

41 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

234,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1993 model year. Data updated: . 8 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Tires is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 41 complaints (14.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior614.6%
Electrical and battery issues49.8%
Engine operation12.4%
Fuel system concerns12.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Tires
6
Air Bags
4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
3
Unknown Or Other
3
Air Bags:Frontal
2
Electrical System:Wiring
2
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Tires6
Air Bags4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor3
Unknown Or Other3
Air Bags:Frontal2
Electrical System:Wiring2
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft2

Tires: 6; Air Bags: 4; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 3; Unknown Or Other: 3; Air Bags:Frontal: 2; Electrical System:Wiring: 2; Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
6
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9991
150,000 and above6

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 6

150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 33 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
4
1996
3
1997
3
1998
4
1999
6
2000
5
2001
2
2002
1
2003
3
2004
2
2005
1
2007
1
2008
1
2010
1
2014
2
2015
1
2019
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19954
19963
19973
19984
19996
20005
20012
20021
20033
20042
20051
20071
20081
20101
20142
20151
20191

1995: 4; 1996: 3; 1997: 3; 1998: 4; 1999: 6; 2000: 5; 2001: 2; 2002: 1; 2003: 3; 2004: 2; 2005: 1; 2007: 1; 2008: 1; 2010: 1; 2014: 2; 2015: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Tires leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 6 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10208287 · 2007-10-31 (October 31, 2007)

1993 TOYOTA PREVIA SUSPENSION ISSUES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE AFTER MARKET PARTS AND WANTS TOYOTA TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE PARTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT STRUTS, SPRINGS, REAR SHOCKS AND REAR SPRINGS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BOTTOM OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR ENGINE AND OIL SEAL WERE LEAKING .THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. *J…

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Owner report 10351435 · 2010-08-24 (August 24, 2010)

1993 TOYOTA PREVIA. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO STOP AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING. PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO NOT OPERABLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. PUTTING IT IN PARK OR REVERSE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW IT DOWN. I WENT DOWN GULLEY, ACROSS LAWNS AND PARKING LOTS AND DID CIRCLES IN PARKING LOT UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED (?RAN OUT OF GAS). TERRIFYING!! I NOTIFIED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHY THERE WAS THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AND I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND…

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Owner report 10130743 · 2005-08-01 (August 1, 2005)

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NOT DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS VERY UNREASONABLE. IT WAS NEVER IN A WRECK AND NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH. *JB

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Owner report 835327 · 1999-04-27 (April 27, 1999)

EVERY TIME CONSUMER CHANGES THE BATTERY AIRBAG WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE.DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER . *AK

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Owner report 987194 · 1996-07-23 (July 23, 1996)

WHILE DRIVING A FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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Owner report 961260 · 1995-03-06 (March 6, 1995)

REMOVED GAS CAP TO FILL, FLAMES BURST OUT OF GAS TANK. TT

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

41 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

19.5%Usable mileage8 / 41 records
82.9%Valid incident date34 / 41 records
100.0%Valid filing date41 / 41 records
82.9%Ordered incident and filing dates34 / 41 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1987199119921993199419951996199719982001
Tires
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

34.1%
ODI 482955

RADIO SMOKED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93V-147) *AW

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

614.6%
ODI 10023599

BOUGHT NEW TIRE 6/20/03 (P205/75R14, T47-SIGMA TEMPEST); TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE ON 6/23/03 (SERIAL #S AQ5W30/SG01120754W). CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. CAR DAMAGE TO 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA IS TOTALED. MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *NLM

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15.3%
ODI 728797

I NOTICED A BUMP-BUMP-BUMP LIKE RUNNING OVER ROUGH ROAD WHEN I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 70 TO ABOUT 55 AND THEN IT BLEW. I STILL HAVE THE LAST TIRE. TWO MONTHS AGO, A SISTER TIRE BLEW UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE RETURNED IT TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER AND THE CREDITED US SOME PART OF THE COST OF A NEW ONE (THEY SAID IT STILL HAD 15-20,000 MILES STILL LEFT IN TREAD).( DOT NUMBER: MKVF5BHR03 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

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310.0%
ODI 10052207

VEHICLE'S PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR WHILE CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, FRONT QUARTER PANEL, RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOWS, LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL, REAR BUMPER, RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT COVER AND REAR WINDOW (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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133.3%
ODI 10024481

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES .WHILE ON WARRANTY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALE RRE[PLACED TIRES AND PART OF THE SUSPENSION., PREMATURE WORN TIRE. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PREMATURE WORN TIRES STILL OCCUR. *AK

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

22.7%
ODI 9005121

WHILE STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING UP ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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15.3%
ODI 8014258

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AND COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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310.0%
ODI 10312596 · 92,453 mi

PROBLEM OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE HAVE A 1995 PREVIA. ABOUT 3 YRS BACK THE VAN WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS. FIRST MY WIFE NOTICED IT. THEN I STARTED DRIVING THE VAN AND NOTICED IT TOO. SCARED US. REALLY SCARY. I HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. TOOK IT TO LANSING TOYOTA DEALER, THE HEAD ENGINEER THOUGHT IT WAS ONE KIND OF SENSOR WHICH WAS ABOUT $350.00. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, IF IT STILL DID THE SAME, HE WOULD REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR THAT WOULD COST $600.00. WE F…

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327.3%
ODI 602950

SPEED SENSOR FAILED.

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444.4%
ODI 10314810 · 121,500 mi

MY TOYOTA PREVIA HAD A INCIDENT WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE WITH MAXIMUM FOOT BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE POINT OF GRINDING BRAKES AND TURNING IGNITION OFF WHEN AWAY FROM OTHER TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATOR AND RED-LINING OF RPM'S LED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THAT WAS NOT PHYSICALLY REPAIRABLE BY RECOMMENDATION OF AUTHORIZED TOYOTA REPAIRMAN. *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Air Bags:Frontal
00.0%

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11.4%
ODI 558358

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

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25.7%
ODI 805194

WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

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24.9%
ODI 835327

EVERY TIME CONSUMER CHANGES THE BATTERY AIRBAG WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE.DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER . *AK

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15.3%
ODI 810056

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER SUSTAINED JAW BONE FRACTURE. *AK

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516.7%
ODI 507329

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE/ACCIDENT/INJURY.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Structure:Body:Door
00.0%

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56.8%
ODI 10107247 · 177,000 mi

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S CHILD OPENED THE DOOR TO LET THE PET IN AND THE DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE DOOR IS NOW TIED ON.*AK

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25.7%
ODI 807532

SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY FREEZE DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE THE DOOR. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

210.5%
ODI 513275

SLIDING REAR DOOR STICKS.

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13.3%
ODI 479815

POWER DOOR SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

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19.1%
ODI 540658

SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTION.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

79.5%
ODI 482955

RADIO SMOKED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93V-147) *AW

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25.7%
ODI 516587

RADIO AMPLIFIER CAUGHT FIRE.

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12.4%
ODI 10239938 · 261,000 mi

WHILE STARTING UP OUR 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA, THE RADIO AMPLIFIER UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE FIRE STOPPED. SMOKE ODORS FROM THE FIRE STILL PERSIST, AND THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR ONE OUTPUT TRANSISTOR WAS BADLY BURNED, AND THE AMPLIFIER IS NOT REPAIRABLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE GLUE USED TO ATTACH THE LARGE CAPACITORS HAS MIGRATED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT. NO NEW PART HAS BEEN FOUND AS YET. *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

810.8%
ODI 10330292 · 100,000 mi

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 VE…

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12.9%
ODI 974351

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES HIT EACH OTHER AND CRUMPLE UP CAUSING RIGHT BLADE TO STOP OPERATING; RESULTS ZERO VISIBILITY ON LEFT SIDE. TT *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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19.1%
ODI 513568

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.4%
ODI 706428

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 INDIC…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

37.3%
ODI 486851

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LOCK. *AK

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15.3%
ODI 728444

THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY - PORTION OF THE RIGHT THUMB SEVERED

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310.0%
ODI 10281377 · 267,940 mi

I HAVE OWNED MY 1995 CAR FOR 5 YEARS. JUST RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THE ALARM WENT OF. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD AN ALARM IN THIS CAR.THE ALARM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. I FINALLY TOOK OFF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND PUT IT BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD START, BUT IT WOULD DRIVE ROUGH AND STALL OUT. I KNEW IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACR ALARM, SO I CONTACTED THE COMPANY THAT MADE IT. THEY WERE STANDOFFISH AND TOLD ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALARM.I LOOKED ON THE NET AND FOUND MANY POST AND EVEN A …

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00.0%

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111.1%
ODI 875917

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH UP HILL AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AT SHOULDER OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS SMOKING SLIGHTLY. THEN, VEHICLE OVERHEATED , AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OFF. COOLANT EXPLODED ALL OVER ENGINE. MEHCANIC SAID THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE UNTIL ENGINE WAS RELEASED. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Air Bags
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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49.8%
ODI 10023599

BOUGHT NEW TIRE 6/20/03 (P205/75R14, T47-SIGMA TEMPEST); TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE ON 6/23/03 (SERIAL #S AQ5W30/SG01120754W). CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. CAR DAMAGE TO 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA IS TOTALED. MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *NLM

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15.3%
ODI 11242055 · 130,000 mi

I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT IT SMELLED STRANGE. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SPIDERWEBBING THE WINDSHIELD AND FILLING THE CABIN WITH A SMOKE THAT SMELLED INTENSELY OF THE BAD SMELL FROM BEFORE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION NOR EVEN CONTACT WITH ANY THING ELSE BY THE VEHICLE.

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310.0%
ODI 544761

DASH AND AIR BAG SEAL COMING APART.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
TiresToo few reports for a range319,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10079099 · 41,000 mi

IN JANUARY 2004, THE STEEL BELT IN ONE OF OUR TIRES FRAYED THROUGH THE TIRE TREAD WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, AND THE COMPANY THAT SOLD IT TO US RETURNED IT TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH A REQUEST FOR EXPLANATION OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS NO REPLY. IN JUNE 2004, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER TIRE FROM THE SAME SET. THE MECHANIC REPLACING THIS SECOND FAULTY TIRE POINTED OUT THAT A THIRD TIRE WAS BULGING, BECAUSE IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT, AND THE STEEL BELT WOULD SOON FRAY THROUGH THE TREAD IF NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE ORI…

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ODI 10583608 · 319,000 mi

HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PUTS HUMAN LIFE IN DANGE…

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ODI 10588466 · 319,000 mi

HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE, SAN RAMON, CA 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR ON 70,000 MILE TIRE. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING …

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range307,848 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11229675 · 307,848 mi

VEHICLE HAS DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG ONLY. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON TUESDAY, JULY 2 AT ABOUT 5PM WHILE DRIVING ON A SAN DIEGO FREEWAY AT 60MPH. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR WARNING TO DRIVER. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED FROM ROAD TO SERVICE CENTER.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

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2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

1998: 1 complaints · 2001: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1998011
2001223
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
1998100
2001300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentTiresAir BagsService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation ComponentsService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:RotorUnknown Or OtherAir Bags:FrontalElectrical System:WiringPower Train:Driveline:Driveshaft
Tires—
1
ODI 10023599

BOUGHT NEW TIRE 6/20/03 (P205/75R14, T47-SIGMA TEMPEST); TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE ON 6/23/03 (SERIAL #S AQ5W30/SG01120754W). CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. CAR DAMAGE TO 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA IS TOTALED. MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *NLM

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Air Bags
1
ODI 10023599

BOUGHT NEW TIRE 6/20/03 (P205/75R14, T47-SIGMA TEMPEST); TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE ON 6/23/03 (SERIAL #S AQ5W30/SG01120754W). CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. CAR DAMAGE TO 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA IS TOTALED. MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *NLM

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components00—0000
1
ODI 857997

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING NOISES. THE PROBLEM GETS LOUDER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THE AUXILLIARY SHAFT NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor000—0000
Unknown Or Other0000—000
Air Bags:Frontal00000—00
Electrical System:Wiring000000—0
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft00
1
ODI 857997

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING NOISES. THE PROBLEM GETS LOUDER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THE AUXILLIARY SHAFT NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

4 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 4.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 207,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10351435 · 207,000 mi

1993 TOYOTA PREVIA. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO STOP AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING. PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO NOT OPERABLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. PUTTING IT IN PARK OR REVERSE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW IT DOWN. I WENT DOWN GULLEY, ACROSS LAWNS AND PARKING LOTS AND DID CIRCLES IN PARKING LOT UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED (?RAN OUT OF GAS). TERRIFYING!! I NOTIFIED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHY THERE WAS THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AND I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND…

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ODI 535173

BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 319,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10588466 · 319,000 mi

HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE, SAN RAMON, CA 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR ON 70,000 MILE TIRE. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING …

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 987194

WHILE DRIVING A FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10806915

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b