1993 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.

Mileage: 307,848

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. MANUFACTURI

Mileage: 319,000

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

Mileage: 319,000

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

Mileage: 261,000

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

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 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

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

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. CONSU

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

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.