Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT SLIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK TO SECURE DRIVER. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT WIRES HAD SNAPPED & WOULD NEED TO BE TRACED. WOULD PULL ON DOOR & SOMETIMES WOULD WOULD WORK, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *AK
CONSMER OPENED THE REAR DOOR AND THE METAL PLATE CRACKED AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE HINGES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WHEN SHE GETS AN OIL CHANGE SHE NEEDS TO GREASE THE DOORS. THE PAINTED, NOT BRASS BEARING, WAS THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD BOTH REAR DOORS REPAIRED, CURRENTLY, BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE HARD TO OPEN, AND CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO OPEN THE DOORS TO FULL CAPACITY BECAUSE THEY MAY BREAK. *AK
POSSIBLE CAR THEFT DUE TO DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS PRIOR TO RECALL.
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR PANEL. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY, AND PULLED THE PANEL OFF. FIRE WAS NOTICED ON THE WIRES AND SOLENOID WAS VERY HOT. FIRE DAMAGED ALL FOUR LOCK ACTUATORS AND RELAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STOPPED WORIKING, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUPPORT FROM THE SEAT BELT. COSNUMER THINKS THE MOTOR FAILED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE 7.5 FUSE LOCATED IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING OUT, AND WHEN IT BLOWS OUT THE VEHICLE WINDOWS AND LOCKS STOP OPERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD LIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS GOING UP SLIGHT INCLINE, IT WOULD LOSE CONSIDERABLE POWER. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES & MECHANICS COULD NOT LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG. *AK THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN AT HIGH ATTITUDES. *ADJ
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECOMES HARD AND RESISTS APPLICATION, AND THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES, DEALER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAMS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED. OWNER PAID FOR THE LABOR COSTS.*AK ALSO THE WAS A SMALL EXHAUST LEAK.*SLC
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S POWER DOOR LOCKS RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOORS TO BE INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THE SERVICE WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY. OWNER CLAIMS THAT HE NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. 92V-135000. *AK
SAFETY BELTS FAILED, CAUSING INJURY.
TOYOTA WEST, LAS VEGAS, NV MADE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE, EXCEPT FOR COST OF PART. I WAS TOLD THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP, THEY SOMETIMES BREAK ON THEIR OWN. THIS MADE BE DUE TO THE HEAT IN LAS VEGAS. I SUGGEST A RECALL E MADE WITH A REPLACEMENT OF THE PLASTIC CLIP WITH A METAL CLIP TO PREVENT A PROBLEM WITH REMOVING A PASSENGER FROM THE CAR (IN AN ACCIDENT) IF THE CLIF BREAKS.
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
CAR IS PRESENTLY AT TOYOTA WEST IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA FOR REPAIR. I HAVE INDICATED TO DEALER THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO ME, SINCE IT IS A FAILURE THAT PREVENTS THE REAR PASSENGER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA DOES NOT THINK THAT TOYOTA WILL COVER THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE.
WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ADJUST, AND IT COMES UP AND CUTS INTO THE CONSUMERS THROAT. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES OFFICE WAS CONTACTED AND A FILE NUMBER WAS ESTABLISHED, (199806121057) QUESTIONS TO 1-800-331-4331, DEPT. 1AA-102. *AK
ELECTRICAL WINDOWS/SEAT BELTS, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DO NOT WORK, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALER AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A WIRE IN THE DOOR/A FUSE, AND A SHORT IN THE HARNESS. *AK
FRONT SEAT FAILED.
GASOLINE TANK VAPOR VENT HOSE FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE.
SEAT BELT FAILURE IN COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES.
BUTTON STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS OPERATE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE FOUR DOORS, REPLACE RELAY ASSY FOR DOOR.
EA97008, THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAS FUEL RESIDE WHICH IS ALSO ON THE FUEL TANK,IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE CRACKS ON THE TANK. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE STALLS AND/OR CUTS OFF.
SEATBELT FAILED. NLM
MUFFLER FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. MJS
DOOR LOCKS ON VEHICLE DO NOT LOCK WITH KEY OR BUTTON. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED.OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION AND THEY COULD NOT FIX REPAIRS. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AFTER COMING TO A STOP, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM STOP. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. *AK
SEAT BELTS: THE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION, DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL.TOOK IN FOR REPAIR, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE THEM, AND THEY FELT IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. *AK
FUEL TANK LEAKS, CAN SMELL GASOLINE AFTER FILLING TANK AND PARKING IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC, STILL HAS PROBLEM. *AK
THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND SPILLED GASOLINE OUT OF THE CAR. *AK
CAR ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLS AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS.
INTRIOR SYSTEM: SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHEN THE CAR IS FILLED UP WITH GAS IT SMELLS LIKE GAS VERY STRONGLY AND THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE GAS LEAK. *AK
ALL 4 DOORS WERE LOCKED, WITH PASSENGER INSIDE NONE OF THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PASSENGER EXITED THROUGH WINDOW.
BROKEN REAR AXLE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIMES STOPS WORKING, LOCKED INTO POSITION . *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGE FAILURE, REAR PASSENGER'S. DOOR FELL OFF HINGE INTO 4 YEAR OLD AND ONTO OWNERS HANDS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, VEHICLE'S ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED DAY AND NIGHT, NO INJURIES .
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL FUMES DUE TO LEAKING FUEL TANK. *AK
DISTRIBUTOR CAP DEFECTIVE DUE TO CRACKED WIRES.
SOFT SPOT BY GAS TANK FILLER NECK ALLOWED GAS VAPORS TO SEEP INTO VEHICLE.
REAR DOOR LIFTS FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL DOWN/INJURY.
ENGINE VIBRATION.*SD
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE VHEICLE CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK
HAD RADIO DEFECT WORK DONE 1994. NOW HE RADIO WENT OUT AGAIN AND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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