Electrical SystemFire1 injured
Filed Feb 21, 2003113,090 milesKY
WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE STERING COLUMN BECAME VERY HOT. RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TOTALING DESTROYED BY FIRE
1996 Toyota Previa
Routine
Owners filed 11 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Rear/Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed ControlCrash3 injured
Filed Jun 7, 2001VA
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 1, 2001NJ
WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH WHEN THE VAN STARTED INCREASING IN SPEED FOR NO REASON,SPEED SHOT UP TO 100MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BARELY SLOW IT DOWN ,UPON PULLING THE HAND BRAKE IT DID SLOW IT DOWN TO AROUND 40MPH AT WHICH TIME MY WIFE JUMPED OUT AND THE VAN WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH AND WAS STOPPED BY A CHAIN LINK FENCE WHICH IT WAS STILL TRYING TO GO THREW, SHE RAN DOWN TO THE VAN AND SHUT THE KEY OFF.*AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 8, 1998OK
SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTION.
Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Nov 5, 1997FL
MIDDLE RIGHT BENCH SEAT LAP BELT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST DUE TO ITS DESIGN.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA
SLIDE/SIDE DOOR WINDOW FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 7, 1997GA
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR FLAT SURFACE ROADS ABOUT 30 MPH AND UP, WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IS HARD TO STOP AND FEELS A BIG VIBRATION LIKE A KICK BACK. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
SPEED SENSOR FAILED.
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 9, 1997CA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 27, 1996FL
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 21, 1996FL
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIS CAR, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, THEN CONSUMER HAD TO MANEUVER TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKE BUT NO RESPONSE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER HIT A SAMLL CANAL AND NOW ENGINE WILL NOT RUN WATER WAS IN FUEL C ANISTER DEALER REPLACED FUEL CANISTER AND PURGED FUEL TANK..*JB
11 of 11 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.