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1996 Toyota Previa 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.
11
Latest Feb 21, 2003
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.
3
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 Nov 21, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Toyota Previa. 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

Showing 1–11 of 11

Electrical
Filed Feb 21, 2003
Fire reported1 injury reported

WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE STERING COLUMN BECAME VERY HOT. RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TOTALING DESTROYED BY FIRE

NHTSA ID
10007910
Incident
Feb 21, 2003
Mileage
113,090 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 7, 2001
Crash reported3 injuries reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
746563
Incident
May 26, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 1, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

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

NHTSA ID
738601
Incident
Dec 29, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Sep 8, 1998

SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID
540658
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 5, 1997

MIDDLE RIGHT BENCH SEAT LAP BELT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST DUE TO ITS DESIGN.

NHTSA ID
524351
Incident
Sep 17, 1996
Visibility
Filed Oct 27, 1997

SLIDE/SIDE DOOR WINDOW FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604565
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
815176
Incident
Aug 6, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 10, 1997

SPEED SENSOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
602950
Incident
Apr 10, 1997
Visibility
Filed Jan 9, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
513568
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
BrakesHeating & air conditioningSuspension
Filed Dec 27, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
513257
Incident
Nov 9, 1996
BrakesFuel system
Filed Nov 21, 1996

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

NHTSA ID
805409
Incident
Nov 9, 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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