1991 Toyota Previa problems
The 1991 Toyota Previa has 92 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come engine (9%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Toyota Previa with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was involved in a front end collision and there was no deployment of the drivers frontal air bag during collision, accident resulted in injury to the driver. *mjs
Upon unscrewing pressure vacuum filler cap, flames spewed from filler neck, caused burning of paint around filler neck, fire extinquished itself.
Car was parked overnight and caught on fire due to an electrical short in the radio. Car was totaled. There is a recall on the radio. Consumer was not notified of this recall. Manufacturer will be contacted. 93v-147.
The brakes go completely to the floor. There is grinding and crunching noise. The brake calipers failed, and there was damage to the wheels. Took vehicle too dealer. However, the problem had not been resolved.
While backing out of the driveway consumer's child opened the door to let the pet in and the door fell completely off. Manufacturer offered no assistance. The door is now tied on.