1992 Toyota Previa Problems

TOYOTA PREVIA. MANUFACTURE DATES BETWEEN 1989 TILL 1993? BUT MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK KEEPS ON MALFUNCTIONING (WILL NOT OPEN OR OPERATE PROPERLY) UNTIL LATELY (NOW/TODAY), IT WILL NEITHER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR FROM THE INSIDE. ALL BECAUSE OF A BAD SPRING THAT IS ATTACHED (NO LONGER) TO THE LOCKING ACTUATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN PART OF WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY CREW OR THE DRIVERS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. DRIVERS HAD TO USE THE PASSENGERS DOOR. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE IN PART TO THE NEGLIGENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOYOTA CORP. THEN WE ARE REALLY IN DIRE STRAITS FOR THIS COUNTRY THAT I LOVE. THANK YOU. *TR

FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE ELECTRIC DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK ON MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE, OTHERS IT WOULD WORK MANUALLY. RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCK HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE WHEREIN I WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE ASSUMING I CAN MOVE OVER AND DO SO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND YET THERE WAS NEVER EITHER A RECALL OR A WARNING/REPAIR NOTICE ISSUED. *JB

ON 7/15/2001 I DROVE MY WIFE'S PREVIA AND NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO HAVE AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DRAG WHILE GLIDING WHILE IN "DRIVE" AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SOMEHOW ON, ALTHOUGH NEITHER THE MAIN BRAKES NOR THE PARKING BRAKE WERE ON. ONE DAY LATER, MY TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT WAS A "STICKING PARKING BRAKE" AND THAT IT WOULD COST $490 (!!) TO FIX. A FEW CALLS TO OTHER MI TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CONFIRMED THAT IT'S NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM AT ALL. SINCE THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM AND SHOE UNIT IS SEPARATE FROM THE REAR DISC BRAKE ROTORS, BUT STILL ENCLOSED FROM THE WEATHER, I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHY THIS WOULD BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COST OF $490 IS ABOUT WHAT A FULL DEALER DONE BRAKE JOB WOULD COST IF NONE OF THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO ME, AND MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WERE THEY ASKED, THAT BRAKES CAN WEAR OUT BUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO CAUSE TERMINAL DETERIORATION IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION. A HIGH VOLUME DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T EVER ALLOW THEIR MECHANICS TO TOUCH THE PARKING BRAKES BECAUSE "OF THE COMMON OCCURRENCE OF HAVING THOSE BRAKES SEIZE UP." HOW'S THAT FOR RELIABILITY? (OR IS IT PLAIN LIABILITY?) PLAESE NOTIFY ME IF ANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OR IF THEY HAVE MERELY PASSIVELY COUGHED UO THE $500 BUCKS AND 'GOTTEN ON WITH IT.*AK

A DAY OR TWO AFTER TRANSPORTING A FULL LOAD (SIX PASSENGERS PLUS DRIVER, NO LUGGAGE) AND PASSING OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE ACCESS TO A BRIDGE ON A MAIN ROAD (PR-2) THE BRAKE FLUID STARTED COMING OUT THE CENTER METAL BRAKE LINES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE,DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, STOPPING TO ADD BRAKE FLUID' TO A BRAKE SHOP WHERE A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS DONE. NEW BRAKE LINES WERE ORDERED FROM THE US, AS THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY. *AK

1992 TOYOTA PREVIA ACCESSORY SHAFT WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES, AT THE RATE OF 1 EVERY 50,000 MILES. GOING BAD FOR THE 5TH TIME NOW. COMMON PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. *TR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULD MAKE LOUD/HORRIBLE/RATTLING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT FLEX TUBE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS ALSO AFFECTING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER & BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TRIES TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BURN , INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

THE ACCESSARY SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND TO CHANGE THE BUSHING YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE SHAFT WHICH COST ABOUT $850. ALL THE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IN ALMOST ALL THE PREVIA'S FROM THE YR 1991 TO 1993 ACCESSARY SHAFT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM.

SON WAS GOING DOWN FREEWAY VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT/LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER ONE AND A HALF TIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MACPHERSON STRUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH A DEER APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE & WAS HIT. UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

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

ELECTRONIC SOLENOID VALVE MANFUNCTIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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

IN A YAHOO.COM AUTO REVIEW " A FAULTY EXPANSION VALVE MAY CAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER TO GRADUALLY LOOSE EFFICIENCY IN 1992 AND 1993 TOYOTA PREVIAS" I BELIEVE THIS IS MY PROBLEM FOR I DISCOVERED I HAVE PLENTY OF FREON INSIDE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

CASSETTE TAPE WILL EJECT AFTER STARTED TO PLAY. CD PLAYER HAS DEVELOPED A ONE SIDE ONLY IN "ON" WHILE THE OTHER SIDE IS COMPLETELY "OFF". WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO OPERATE OF NO LUCK.

RADIO AMPLIFIER CAUGHT FIRE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS ACCIDENTALLY POWERED UP AND THE PASSENGERS HAND WAS PINNED TO THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. THE POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT RELEASE NOR WOULD IT POWER DOWN. THE WINDOW WAS PHYSICALLY PULLED DOWN ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE HAND. MINOR INJURIES TO THE HAND WERE SUSTAINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - LATER THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED THE WINDOWS. APPARENTLY THE CONSUMER HAD PRESSED THE WINDOW LOCK BUTTON WHEN SHE ORIGINALLY CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SENSOR TO PREVENT THE WINDOWS FROM BEING LOCKED SHUT. *NM

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

WHEN OPENING FUEL FILLER TANK CAP, A THREE FOOT FLAME SHOT OUT FROM IT. CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL PUT OUT.SUSPECTED, IT IGNITED FROM THE STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM PERSON OPENING FUEL TANK COVER. *AK

SUPPLEMENTAL DRIVESHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN MOST PREVIAS COSTING $1000

WHILE BRAKING CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING CRACKS IN SIDEWALL. *AK

IDENTIFICATION PLATE ON INSIDE OF DOOR FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 15" TIRES, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 14" TIRES.