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2001 Toyota Previa Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest Jun 19, 2003
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Toyota Previa, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes125.0%
  • Seat belts125.0%
  • Suspension125.0%
  • Tires & wheels125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

IN 4 MONTHS MY NEW CARS FRONT BRAKES WEARED OUT WITH 4500 MILES, WITH LOT OF FIGHTS WITH MY DEALERSHIP THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS THE SAME CAR WITH SAME PROBLEM AND GLENDALE TOYOTA FIXED HIS FOR FREE TOO, GLENDALE TOYOTA TOLD MY COUSIN THAT THEY ARE GETTING LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CARS FRONT BRAKES GOING OUT TO SOON AND TOYOTA MOTOR CO. IS TRING TO KEEP IT QUIT SO YOU NHTSA DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID 754791 · filed Nov 21, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE PASSENGER SEATBELT IN THE MIDDLE SEAT RATCHETS TIGHT AND LOCKS FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS THE BELT IS UNBUCKLED AND RETUNED TO THE RESTING POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH DURING HIGHWAY AND LOCAL DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED THE BELT AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BE THEIR FIELD REP. WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BELT AGAIN, AS THEY DEEMED IT FUNCTIONING. THE BELT LOCKED AGAIN ON MY CHILD AND I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY AGREED WAS A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS SENDING ANOTHER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE BELT, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE BELT UNTIL THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. I WILL NO LONGER ALLOW MY CHILD TO SIT IN THE SEAT. TOYOTA'S OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM (CASE # 200108070617) BUT THEY HAVE NOT SENT FOR THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE BELT AS OF 8.27.01. IT REMAINS IN FAIRLAWN, NJ. THE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED ME WHAT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO. I WANT IS A RELIABLE SEATBELT THAT DOES NOT STRANGLE MY CHILD (WHO IS 9 YEARS OLD).*AK

NHTSA ID 751201 · filed Aug 27, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES .WHILE ON WARRANTY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALE RRE[PLACED TIRES AND PART OF THE SUSPENSION., PREMATURE WORN TIRE. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PREMATURE WORN TIRES STILL OCCUR. *AK

NHTSA ID 10024481 · filed Jun 19, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES .WHILE ON WARRANTY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALE RRE[PLACED TIRES AND PART OF THE SUSPENSION., PREMATURE WORN TIRE. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PREMATURE WORN TIRES STILL OCCUR. *AK

NHTSA ID 10024481 · filed Jun 19, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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