JT3AC11R4P10690401993 TOYOTA Previa

VEHICLE HAS DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG ONLY. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON TUESDAY, JULY 2 AT ABOUT 5PM WHILE DRIVING ON A SAN DIEGO FREEWAY AT 60MPH. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR WARNING TO DRIVER. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED FROM ROAD TO SERVICE CENTER.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *JB

HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE, SAN RAMON, CA 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR ON 70,000 MILE TIRE. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PUTS HUMAN LIFE IN DANGER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WILL NOT PURCHASE HANKOOK TIRES AGAIN. THERE ARE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH INSIDE WALL CRACKING ON THE HANKOOK OPTIMO H725 TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION. I HAD REPORTED THE PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HANKOOK. [XXX], HANKOOK TIRE, CONTACTED ME 04/21/14. HE IS CLEARLY NOT INTERESTED IN THE SERIOUS NATURE OF A POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN 2 PHONE CONVERSATIONS ON 04/22/14. I CLEARLY STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY INTENT IN CONTACTING THEM WAS FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. [XXX], FROM HANKOOK TIRE, DID NOT KNOW WHICH MANUFACTURING PLANT HAD MANUFACTURED THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROVIDED THE DOT NUMBER OR IF THERE WERE OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MODEL NUMBER. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME OR A CAR BEHIND ME OR A TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH WITH THAT TYPE OF INSIDE WALL TIRE SEPARATION. AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE HOW RARE AND DANGEROUS INSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE. THERE IS NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT, THEN JERKED TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN JERKED TO THE LEFT AGAIN BEFORE IT STARTED TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND ROLL. THERE WERE NO TELL-TALE WARNINGS (ROUGH RIDE) OF THE POTENTIAL INSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATION LIKE AN OUTSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATION. A TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO IS LACKADAISICAL ABOUT SAFETY IS DEEPLY TROUBLING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PUTS HUMAN LIFE IN DANGER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WILL NOT PURCHASE HANKOOK TIRES AGAIN. HAVE REPORTED IT TO HANKOOK TIRES. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INSIDE TIRE WAS MISSING A CORD IN THREE PLACES. UPDATED 07/15/15. *JB

1993 TOYOTA PREVIA. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO STOP AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING. PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO NOT OPERABLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. PUTTING IT IN PARK OR REVERSE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW IT DOWN. I WENT DOWN GULLEY, ACROSS LAWNS AND PARKING LOTS AND DID CIRCLES IN PARKING LOT UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED (?RAN OUT OF GAS). TERRIFYING!! I NOTIFIED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHY THERE WAS THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AND I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE. OVERALL IT HAD BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE AND ALL SIX OF MY CHILDREN USED IT TO LEARN TO DRIVE. I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE IT TO MY YOUNGEST SON. THANK GOODNESS IT HAPPENED WITH ME AND NOT HIM. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA REALLY DIDN'T CARE THAT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF PREVIAS ON THE ROAD. IT HAD FAIRLY NEW BRAKES AND HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT WILL NOW BE SOLD FOR SCRAP. *TR

WHILE STARTING UP OUR 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA, THE RADIO AMPLIFIER UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE FIRE STOPPED. SMOKE ODORS FROM THE FIRE STILL PERSIST, AND THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR ONE OUTPUT TRANSISTOR WAS BADLY BURNED, AND THE AMPLIFIER IS NOT REPAIRABLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE GLUE USED TO ATTACH THE LARGE CAPACITORS HAS MIGRATED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT. NO NEW PART HAS BEEN FOUND AS YET. *TR

1993 TOYOTA PREVIA SUSPENSION ISSUES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE AFTER MARKET PARTS AND WANTS TOYOTA TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE PARTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT STRUTS, SPRINGS, REAR SHOCKS AND REAR SPRINGS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BOTTOM OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR ENGINE AND OIL SEAL WERE LEAKING .THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NOT DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS VERY UNREASONABLE. IT WAS NEVER IN A WRECK AND NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH. *JB

IN JANUARY 2004, THE STEEL BELT IN ONE OF OUR TIRES FRAYED THROUGH THE TIRE TREAD WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, AND THE COMPANY THAT SOLD IT TO US RETURNED IT TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH A REQUEST FOR EXPLANATION OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS NO REPLY. IN JUNE 2004, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER TIRE FROM THE SAME SET. THE MECHANIC REPLACING THIS SECOND FAULTY TIRE POINTED OUT THAT A THIRD TIRE WAS BULGING, BECAUSE IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT, AND THE STEEL BELT WOULD SOON FRAY THROUGH THE TREAD IF NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED NEW AS A SET OF 4 IN NOVEMBER 1999. THEY HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES WEAR WHEN THE FIRST ONE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND ABOUT 41,000 MILES WEAR WHEN THE NEXT TWO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAND IS TOYO, P215/65R15 800 ULTRA 95T BL. THE DOT NUMBER FOR THE SECOND TIRE THAT FAILED IS CX KW 49 V 088. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN CAR ON A 45 MPH CRASH FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CRASH.*AK

TREAD SEPARATION ON I-64 AT 65 MPH ON TWO CONTINENTAL TIRES #P21565R1595S ON TOYOTA PREVIA MINIVAN. 6 PASSENGERS IN THE VAN, 5 CHILDREN, DRIVER BARELY ABLE TO GET TO SIDE TO AVOID TRAFFIC.*AK

I AM CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) FIXED ON PREVIA. 6 WEEKS AGO A NEW CONDENSOR AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. THESE NEW PARTS WERE REPLACED TO MEET EPA REQUIREMENTS FOR R-134A COOLANT (ORIGINAL COOLANT WAS R-12). A/C ON SYSTEM FAILED ON JULY 2, 2003. PREVIA WAS TAKEN TO MOTORCARS TOYOTA IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS (NOT THE SAME PLACE AS WHERE R-134A CONVERSION WAS PERFORMED) AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED. SYSTEM WAS RECHARGED WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE DEALER MADE ANY TYPE OF CHECKS FOR LEAKS. PREVIA WAS RETURNED THE NEXT DAY TO DEALERSHIP WITH STRANGE "HARMONIC" NOISE THAT WAS HEARD BY SERVICE MANAGER BUT NOT CORRECTED. REAR A/C UNIT IS NOT OPERATING AND FRONT A/C UNIT IS NOT CAPABLE OF COOLING ENTIRE VAN. I WILL BE NOTIFYING TOYOTA OF THIS ISSUE, BUT FEEL THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF PREVIA'S STILL ON THE ROAD, THERE WILL BE CONTINUING ISSUES WITH THE SWITCH OVER FROM R-12 TO R-134A. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE NOISE IS NOTICEABLE BUT TOO DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. THEIR CLAIM IS THAT REAR A/C IS COOLING NORMALLY, EVEN THOUGH SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THAT IT IS NOT DOING SO. HE BLAMES THE ISSUE ON DIFFERENCES BETWEEN R-12 AND R-134A. IN READING INFORMATION ON THE WEB, ALL PARTS OF SYSTEM NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND THAT R-134A RUNS AT A HIGHER PRESSURE, COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. FROM YOUR WEBSITE, TOYOTA RECOMMENDS IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN 080498 THAT AN IMPROVED REAR A/C MAGNETIC VALVE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP INTERNAL VALVE CORROSION TO A MINIMUM. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT I STILL HAVE THE OLD VALVE DESIGNED TO RUN UNDER R-12 INSTALLED. THIS WILL BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM AS THERE WAS NO EFFORT TO LOOK FOR ANY LEAKS OR OTHER PROBLEMS. RECHARGING THE SYSTEM EVERY MONTH IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION. I WILL BE MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO GIVE THE DEALERSHIP ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I'LL CONTACT THE BBB, AAA AND THE NEXT MANAGEMENT LEVEL AT TOYOTA IF IT ISN'T FIXED THEN. *JB

BOUGHT NEW TIRE 6/20/03 (P205/75R14, T47-SIGMA TEMPEST); TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE ON 6/23/03 (SERIAL #S AQ5W30/SG01120754W). CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. CAR DAMAGE TO 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA IS TOTALED. MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL SIX TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE TURNED INTO AN EGG AND WERE NOT DRIVABLE. TIRE INFO: YOKOHAMA-185R-14D/DOT #NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THE TIRES SEPARATED. (TOYOTA MOTOR HOME) SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AXLE BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, NO INJURIES. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER PARKED VAN ON DECEMBER 14. 0N DECEMBRT 15 GLOVE BOX BURNED/ MELTED. ONLY THING THAT WAS ACTIVATED WAS ALARM SYSTEM.*AK THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF HEAD LIGHT WIRING SHORTED CAUSING FIRE IN THE GLOVE BOX. *YH

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2000 ME AND MY FAMILY WERE TRAVELING ON VACATION GOING EAST ON I-10 OUT OF EL PASO, TX, RIGHT BEFORE SONORA, TX (MILE MARK 397 ON I-10) I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AND FELT MY VAN BOUNCING FROM THE REAR AND TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN PULL ME COMPLETELY OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER ONCE, FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY HURT (I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN) WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEFT SIDE TIRE (DRIVER'S SIDE) HAD PEELED OFF THE SURFACE THREAD COMPLETELY AND HAD GOTTEN OF THE RIM CAUSING THE ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/75R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R14 )

MIDDLE REAR CAPTAINS CHAIR HAS A LAP BELT THAT CANNOT BE USED SAFELY IN THE REAR FACING POSITION. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS NOT TO USE LAP BELT IN REAR FACING POSITION WHILE IN MOTION.*AK

AUXILLARY DRIVESHAFT IS GOING BAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PREVRA VAN. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING NOISES. THE PROBLEM GETS LOUDER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THE AUXILLIARY SHAFT NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

CHILD HEAD FLOPPED FORWARD AND HER NOSE AND MOUTH WERE COVERED BY THE FRONT SHIELD ON HER EVENFLOW ULTARA CAR SEAT.

WHILE FILLING UP CAR, CONSUMER SET BACK IN THE CAR UNTIL WAS FINISHED PUMPING GAS. GOT OUT AND LEFT HAND TOUCHED SIDE OF CAR, AND CONSUMER GOT A STATIC POLK. THEN CONSUMER LOOKED AT GAS HANDLE AND IT WAS ON FIRE AS THE GAS WAS PUMPING. CONSUMER SCREAMED TO DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEN SCREAMED FOR HELP. SERVICE MANAGER REMOVED THE NASAL AND FIRE WAS INSIDE OF THE GAS SEAL AND TANK. CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE RECEIVED A SHOCK IN THE CAR JUST BEFORE THE FIRE, LIKE AN ELCTRICITY SHOCK. CONSUMER ALWAYS GETS SHOCKED BY THE CAR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THIS TIRE SEPARATED WRAPPING AROUND AXLE AND TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE UNTIL THE RUBBER TREAD TIRE OFF. THE FACT WECOULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 WAS A MIRACLE. THIS TIRE HAD ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS ABOVE THE TREAD DEPTH LIMIT. FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 1996 AND ANOTHER OF THIS SET WAS REPLACED OVER A YEAR AGO FOR DEVELOPING AN OUT OF ROUND CONDITION. THESE TIRES ARE DEADLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21570R14 )

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP THE REPLACED BATTERY BLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD IN FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EVERY TIME CONSUMER CHANGES THE BATTERY AIRBAG WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE.DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER . *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND PADS CONTINUALLY WHICH CAUSE VIBRATION.

MASTER CYLINDER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR FELL OFF WITHOUT A WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

UNSPECIFIED.

BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

WHEN STARTING THE VAN, THE AMPLIFIER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO POOR DESIGN, CONTINUE TO WARP. *AK

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS, WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. *AK

WHEN DRIVING EXPERIENCED WARPING OF ROTORS, DUE TO STEEL COMPOSITION BRAKE PADS, CAUSING ROTORS TO WEAR AND WARP EXCESSIVELY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A 65MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THERE WAS NO IMPACT. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE RESAON AIR BAG DEPOLYED WAS BECAUSE OF MAJOR DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE.*JB

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LOCK. *AK

UV JOINT REPAIRED. *SKD

REMOVED GAS CAP TO FILL, FLAMES BURST OUT OF GAS TANK. TT

JUST PRIOR TO PARKING NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, AND UPON MAKING ATTEMPT TO RESTART VEHICLE MADE A NOISE, BUT NO RESPONSE, DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH.

HEAD REST OPENING TOO LARGE, ALLOWING SMALL CHILD'S HEAD TO GET STUCK. *AW