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1991 Toyota MR2 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jan 31, 2021
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Aug 30, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Toyota MR2. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Steering
Filed Jan 31, 2021

TOLD BY PATT LOBB TOYOTA IN MCKINNEY, TX THAT TOYOTA NA WILL BE REACHING OUT TO ME. "UNABLE TO REPLACE STEERING WHEEL" UNDER RECALL 91V223

NHTSA ID
11390864
Incident
Jan 30, 2021
Filed Oct 29, 2019

FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA EVERY FEW MONTHS. I THINK IT IS FOR AIRBAGS, BUT I'M NOT SURE. THE NOTICE ALWAYS SAYS TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER, WHICH I HAVE DONE A FEW TIMES WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTION. THE LAST TIME I PURSUED THE REPAIR MORE VIGOROUSLY, AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY NO LONGER HAVE THE REPAIR KITS AND SO CANNOT FIX MY CAR. NOW I HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH IS CLEARLY AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. I WANT THE CAR REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID
11276992
Incident
Oct 26, 2019
Mileage
63,909 mi
AirbagsSteering
Filed Nov 6, 2017

I WAS CHECKING FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND FOUND THIS RECALL WHICH INCLUDES STEERING WHEEL AND AIRBAG(91V223) AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS TO OLD OF A RECALL TO FIX.

NHTSA ID
11043904
Incident
Nov 6, 2017
Mileage
130,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 24, 2017

NHTSA REFERENCE ID 91V223. ESCONDIDO TOYOTA SAYS THEY CAN'T REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID
11019349
Incident
Aug 24, 2017
Mileage
176,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 7, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ONE OF THE TWO THROTTLE BODY SPRINGS FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF SEVERAL TIMES SO THE VEHICLE COULD BE SAFELY MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10161835
Incident
Jul 7, 2006
Mileage
117,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 29, 2005

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD AND T-TOP GLASS. SECONDARY LATCH FAILED TO CATCH HOOD FROM FLIGHT AND RESULTED IN HOOD, HOOD LATCH, WIPER COWL, WINDSHIELD, AND T-TOP DAMAGE. NO ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT FAILURE. SOME REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GLASS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE, 3 DIFFERENT CARS.

NHTSA ID
10116057
Incident
Jun 28, 2004
Mileage
136,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 8, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING TYPE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BELT HAD COME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DIED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FROZEN IN THE EVENT THE VEHICLE HAD RAN OUT OF OIL, HOWEVER THERE WAS FRESH OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND NO SIGNS OF LACK OF OIL. DEALERSHIP ADDED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FREEZE IF THE VEHICLE HAD AT ANY TIME RUN LOW ON OIL. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID
566927
Engine
Filed Jan 10, 2002
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL BODY OF THE CAR,THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT WAS TO THE ENGINE, (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *TT

NHTSA ID
563964
Incident
Oct 20, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 22, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID
854334
Incident
Dec 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Feb 11, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUISES, HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS,CERVICAL STRAIN, SEVERE BRUISING TO BOTH THUMBS, AND LOOSENED LOWER BRIDGE IN MOUTH.

NHTSA ID
514709
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 28, 1997
1 injury reported

DRIVELINE FLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AHEAD, WENT UNDERNEATH PLAINTIFF'S VEHICLE, IMPACTED ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE, CAUSING AIR BAG TO FALSELY DEPLOY, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, MULTIPLE BRUISES AND HEARING LOSS.

NHTSA ID
514195
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 30, 1996

BRIDGESTONE TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY, CAUSING INSTABILITY.

NHTSA ID
508153
Incident
May 14, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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