1995 TOYOTA PREVIA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

I WENT TO VENTURA TOYOTA TO SEEK REPAIRS ON MY SEATBELT FOR MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 1995 PREVIA BASED UPON THE 1997 IIHSA CRASH TESTS WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE BELT WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATED PART FOR THE VEHICLE, SO I ORDERED IT AND HAD IT INSTALLED ON 8/4/16. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK I REALIZED THAT THE "UPDATED" PART WAS NOT AN UPDATED PART BUT WAS INSTEAD AN OLDER 1993 PART WHICH ALSO HAD THE SAME DEFECT. I RETURNED TO VENTURA TOYOTA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS NOT AN UPDATED PART AS THEY HAD REPRESENTED. HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE IS NO UPDATED PART. THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED MY REQUEST TO REMOVE THE PART WHICH IS NOT AS WAS REPRESENTED OR TO REFUND MY MONEY. TOYOTA HAS MISREPRESENTED THE NATURE AND TYPE OF PART THEY WERE INSTALLING ON MY CAR AND HAS KNOWINGLY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY VEHICLE WHICH CONTAINS THE SAME DEFECT AND IS OLDER THE ONE I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BE REMOVED.

WHEN MY WIFE USES THE BRAKE AND IS TURNING THE CAR. THE ACCELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

PROBLEM OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE HAVE A 1995 PREVIA. ABOUT 3 YRS BACK THE VAN WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS. FIRST MY WIFE NOTICED IT. THEN I STARTED DRIVING THE VAN AND NOTICED IT TOO. SCARED US. REALLY SCARY. I HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. TOOK IT TO LANSING TOYOTA DEALER, THE HEAD ENGINEER THOUGHT IT WAS ONE KIND OF SENSOR WHICH WAS ABOUT $350.00. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, IF IT STILL DID THE SAME, HE WOULD REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR THAT WOULD COST $600.00. WE FIRST REPLACED THE FIRST SENSOR AND STILL IT WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SO WE ENDED UP REPLACING THE OTHER SENSOR AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM SINCE THEN. WE NEVER REPORTED IT 3 YRS AGO (THOUGH WE WERE TOLD TO) AS WE THOUGHT WITH AGING OF THE VEHICLE IT COULD CAUSE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND NOT BE NECESSARILY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. BUT READING ABOUT OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS PROBLEMS WE DECIDED TO REPORT IT NOW AS IT MAY HELP OTHER CUSTOMERS/KEEP THEM SAFE. WE HAVE MOST OF THE RECORDS RELATED TO ABOVE REPAIRS AT SPARTAN LANSING TOYOTA. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LET US KNOW. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 1995 CAR FOR 5 YEARS. JUST RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THE ALARM WENT OF. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD AN ALARM IN THIS CAR.THE ALARM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. I FINALLY TOOK OFF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND PUT IT BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD START, BUT IT WOULD DRIVE ROUGH AND STALL OUT. I KNEW IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACR ALARM, SO I CONTACTED THE COMPANY THAT MADE IT. THEY WERE STANDOFFISH AND TOLD ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALARM.I LOOKED ON THE NET AND FOUND MANY POST AND EVEN A VIDEO ABOUT THIS ALARM CAUSING PROBLEMS AND EVEN STALLING CARS IN TRAFFIC. AGAIN I CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO GET WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMOVE THE DEVICE, THEY BLAMED MY CAR AND THEN TOLD ME THEY HAD NO INFO FOR THE DEVICES SERIAL NUMBER THAT I GAVE THEM. I EMAILED THEM PHOTOS OF THE DEVICE AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED THE ALARM AND NOW THE CAR RUNS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS ALARM. LIKE I SAID I HAVE OWNED THIS USED CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT HAD A ALARM, AND ONE THAT COULD BE POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS. THE COMPANY IS EITHER NOT AWARE OF THIS OR THEY ARE PURPOSELY GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 1995 CAR FOR 5 YEARS. JUST RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THE ALARM WENT OF. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD AN ALARM IN THIS CAR.THE ALARM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. I FINALLY TOOK OFF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND PUT IT BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD START, BUT IT WOULD DRIVE ROUGH AND STALL OUT. I KNEW IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACR ALARM, SO I CONTACTED THE COMPANY THAT MADE IT. THEY WERE STANDOFFISH AND TOLD ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALARM.I LOOKED ON THE NET AND FOUND MANY POST AND EVEN A VIDEO ABOUT THIS ALARM CAUSING PROBLEMS AND EVEN STALLING CARS IN TRAFFIC. AGAIN I CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO GET WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMOVE THE DEVICE, THEY BLAMED MY CAR AND THEN TOLD ME THEY HAD NO INFO FOR THE DEVICES SERIAL NUMBER THAT I GAVE THEM. I EMAILED THEM PHOTOS OF THE DEVICE AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED THE ALARM AND NOW THE CAR RUNS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS ALARM. LIKE I SAID I HAVE OWNED THIS USED CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT HAD A ALARM, AND ONE THAT COULD BE POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS. THE COMPANY IS EITHER NOT AWARE OF THIS OR THEY ARE PURPOSELY GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND. *TR