1993 Toyota Previa: problems, recalls and reliability
0 recalls and 41 owner complaints on record; the weakest area is air bags (21% of complaints).
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0
recalls
41
owner complaints
6
fire reports
234,000
typical failure mileage, mi
All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.
No recall campaignsProblems tend to appear late (median 234,000 mi)Weak spot: air bags (21%)6 fire reports
Common problems
Computed from 41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.
Air Bags (airbags and crash sensors)21% · 8 complaints
Tires16% · 6 complaints
Service Brakes, Hydraulic (brakes)13% · 5 complaints
Electrical System (battery, wiring, electronics)11% · 4 complaints
Power Train (transmission, axles, driveline)8% · 3 complaints
Structure (body, frame, doors, rust)5% · 2 complaints
“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.”Owner report · Air Bags · Jul 2019
“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”Owner report · Air Bags · Mar 2015
“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”Owner report · Equipment · Aug 2008
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“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”Owner report · Air Bags · May 2005
“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”Owner report · Tires · Jul 2003
“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”Owner report · Air Bags · Jun 2003
“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”Owner report · Suspension · Feb 2002
“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 )”Owner report · Tires · Dec 2000
“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”Owner report · Structure · Dec 2000
“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”Owner report · Electrical System · Nov 1999
When filing, owners marked a crash in 5 of these complaints and injuries in 6 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.
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Is the 1993 Toyota Previa reliable?
NHTSA has 41 owner complaints and 0 recall campaigns on record for the 1993 Toyota Previa. The most complained-about area is air bags (21% of complaints).
At what mileage do 1993 Toyota Previa problems usually appear?
Half of the complaints that mention mileage were filed at 234,000 miles or less.
Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.