1993 Toyota Previa problems
The 1993 Toyota Previa has 54 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns brakes. After that come air bags (15%) and tires (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 207,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 12 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 207,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Toyota Previa with enough data (14 complaints in that window).
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.
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
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.
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.
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!!