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Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
8 reports
90,000 miles · Jun 19, 2019
Electrical SystemStructure
THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS ARE FAILING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. BOTH DOOR ARE ALSO FAILING TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR SENSOR. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BEGAN FAILING TO UNLOCK AND OPEN IN JUNE 2018. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NOW FAILING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING ABLE…
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THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS ARE FAILING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. BOTH DOOR ARE ALSO FAILING TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR SENSOR. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BEGAN FAILING TO UNLOCK AND OPEN IN JUNE 2018. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NOW FAILING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THE ENGINE CAN BE ON OR OFF WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS.
NHTSA ODI #11221175
215,000 miles · Jan 21, 2009
Engine And Engine Cooling
FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10255795
152,586 miles · Jan 19, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
HAD MY OIL CHANGED TIRES ROTATED ,FILLED UP GAS ,THEN WHEN I LEFT GAS STATION ,I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY EXHAUST, BARLEY MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES . INDICATIONS OF BLOWN HEAD GASKET, HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM? PLEASE RESPOND ASAP IF THERE HAS ,THANKS MISS PAM WEST. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10215434
192,000 miles · Dec 11, 2006
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipment
WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AT STARTUP, ROUGH IDLE, LOSS OF POWER, OVERHEATING. REPLACED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT. COOLANT RUNNING OUT OF EXHAUST. DETERMINED TO BE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. NEED NEW ENGINE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10175789
148,000 miles · May 20, 2005
Steering
LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW INTO A PARKING SPOT....IF THIS HAD HAPPENED GOING DOWN I-95 TRAVELING 70+ I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW. TAKE CARE, JOHN C. GROTH HI CHRIS, THE LATEST RECALL REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING. EVEN THOUGH MY TOYOTA IS A 1995...MY DRAG LINK SNAPPED IN DEC 02. THE FWD MESSAGE IS ONE I REPLIED TO A FRIEND …
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LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW INTO A PARKING SPOT....IF THIS HAD HAPPENED GOING DOWN I-95 TRAVELING 70+ I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW. TAKE CARE, JOHN C. GROTH HI CHRIS, THE LATEST RECALL REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING. EVEN THOUGH MY TOYOTA IS A 1995...MY DRAG LINK SNAPPED IN DEC 02. THE FWD MESSAGE IS ONE I REPLIED TO A FRIEND OF MINE. AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS NOT YOURS....IT WAS ONE IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC WHEN I WAS LIVING THERE WHILE IN THE AIR FORCE. TAKE CARE, CLIFF DATE: FRI, 20 MAY 2005 10:08:14 -0700 (PDT) FROM: "CLIFF GROTH" <CLIFFC130@YAHOO.COM> SUBJECT: RE: DRAG LINK TO: SCOTT.STACK@GMAIL.COM HI SCOTT!, YEA I HAD A DRAG LINK THAT JUST SNAPPED! I WAS PULLING INTO THE SHOPPETTE PARKING LOT ON POPE AND SOON AS I TURNED LEFT INTO A SPOT....BANG IT SNAPPED. LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW...BECAUSE ONCE IT SNAPPED I LOST STEERING AND WAS NOT GOING WHERE I WANTED...HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD A PARKED CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FREE WHEELING! I E-MAILED TOYOTA AND SENT PICTURES...THEY SEEMED THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED. SO I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP...AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF HITTING A POT HOLE...LOL AFTER THAT I GAVE UP....AND JUST TRIED TO NOTIFY ALL MY FRIENDS WHO MIGHT HAVE A 1995 MODEL. TO AT LEAST GET THE DRAG LINK CHECKED FOR CRACKS. RED LINE AUTO SHOP JUST DOWN MANCHESTER RD. OFF POPE DID MY REPAIR WORK. THEY SAID A "DRAG LINK" SHOULD NEVER SNAP OR BREAK...PARTS ATTACHED TO IT MIGHT WEAR OUT, BUT A DRAG LINK IS MADE TO OUTLAST THE VEHICLE. WELL DIDN'T MEAN TO WRITE A BOOK...NICE HEARING FROM YOU. I THOUGHT OF MY DRAG LINK THE SECOND I HEARD ABOUT THAT TOYOTA RECALL TOO. MY TOYOTA IS A 1995. HAVE ATTACHED SOME PICTURES...I THINK I SENT THEM TO YOU BEFORE, BUT IF NOT HERE ARE A FEW.TAKE CARE MY FRIEND,CLIFF SCOTT <SCOTT@JIMFRIEDECK.COM> WROTE:CLIFF, DIDN'T YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRAG LINK ON YOUR TOYOTA? I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE RECALL AND WONDERED IF THAT WAS YOUR YEAR? SCOTT
NHTSA ODI #10121696
98,000 miles · Oct 28, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
LEAKING OIL AND ANTIFREEZE FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10043739
Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, DEALER STATES NEED TO REPLACE SHORT BLOCK DUE TO CORROSION, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET. DT
NHTSA ODI #769117
Mileage unknown · May 19, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #535867
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