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1994 Toyota Van

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Latches/locks/linkages
1Steering
1Structure
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. 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.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

3 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2008
Latches/locks/linkagesStructure

SLIDING DOOR WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING, NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND MOTOR REOPENS IT. THE FIRST HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO WE TURNED OFF THE DOOR. THE SECOND HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE USE THE DOOR WITH THE MOTOR ON. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTED AFTER ONLY 1.5 YEARS OF USE... ALL OTHER DOORS ARE FINE. WE WERE AL…

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SLIDING DOOR WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING, NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND MOTOR REOPENS IT. THE FIRST HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO WE TURNED OFF THE DOOR. THE SECOND HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE USE THE DOOR WITH THE MOTOR ON. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTED AFTER ONLY 1.5 YEARS OF USE... ALL OTHER DOORS ARE FINE. WE WERE ALREADY OUT OF MILEAGE WARRANTY. WILL COST OVER $1500 TO REPAIR DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10240075

235,000 miles · Jan 20, 2004
Steering

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10055391

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 1995
Suspension

STRONG VIBRATION MANIFESTS ITSELF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. APPEARS TO BE OFF BALANCED. TT

NHTSA ODI #962272

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.