1987 Toyota Cressida Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1987 Toyota Cressida, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Heating & air conditioning114.3%
- Driver assistance114.3%
- Engine114.3%
- Exterior lighting114.3%
- Seat belts114.3%
- Steering114.3%
- Transmission114.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
AIR CONDITIONER CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
"RAPID & UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA MODELS" TOYOTA CRESSIDA MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL LIST. HERE IS MY EXPERIENCE. HAVING JUST FINISHED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT INSTEAD, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED. THE CAR WAS BLOCKED FROM MOVEMENT BY THREE OBJECTS. THESE WERE IN ORDER OF CONTACT: A TALL CURB, A LANDSCAPED MEDIUM ABOUT 4 FEET DEEP, WITH A SMALL TREE AND FINALLY, ACROSS THE MEDIUM (ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF MY PARKING SPOT, FACING MY FRONT) A PARKED VOLVO SEDAN. IT WAS AN OLDER MODEL, WHICH HAD A LARGE AND PROTECTIVE FRONT METAL GRILL (PROBABLY A 1970'S MODEL). MY CAR'S WHEELS WERE MADLY SPINNING IN PLACE, BURNING RUBBER ON THE CONCRETE. THE FRONT WHEELS JUMPED THE TALL CURB AND PUSHED DOWN ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE TREE, THEN WAS STOPPED IN PLACE BY THE HEAVY GRILL OF THE VOLVO SEDAN. I EXITED THE CAR BEFORE IT JUMPED THE CURB, THEN GOT BACK IN WHEN IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE VOLVO, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. AT THAT POINT THE CAR STOPPED AND THE WHEELS STOPPED SPINNING. IT WAS AN EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND FURTHER DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE CAR FRONT AND THE LANDSCAPING. I SOLD THE CAR, SOON AFTER, BUT DID TELL THE BUYER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A TOYOTA CRESSIDA, APPROXIMATELY A 1987 YEAR MODEL. CRESSIDA MODELS WERE DISCONTINUED, BUT THEY ARE STILL BEING DRIVEN TODAY, AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST!!! IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE "RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM" GOES BACK MUCH FURTHER THAN IS BEING CURRENTLY INVESTIGATED BY THE SENATE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS HAD BULBS CHANGED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER IN A 12:00 POSITION COLLISION, UPPER BODY WAS NOT RESTRAINED PROPERLY. TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
AIR CONDITIONER CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
"RAPID & UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA MODELS" TOYOTA CRESSIDA MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL LIST. HERE IS MY EXPERIENCE. HAVING JUST FINISHED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT INSTEAD, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED. THE CAR WAS BLOCKED FROM MOVEMENT BY THREE OBJECTS. THESE WERE IN ORDER OF CONTACT: A TALL CURB, A LANDSCAPED MEDIUM ABOUT 4 FEET DEEP, WITH A SMALL TREE AND FINALLY, ACROSS THE MEDIUM (ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF MY PARKING SPOT, FACING MY FRONT) A PARKED VOLVO SEDAN. IT WAS AN OLDER MODEL, WHICH HAD A LARGE AND PROTECTIVE FRONT METAL GRILL (PROBABLY A 1970'S MODEL). MY CAR'S WHEELS WERE MADLY SPINNING IN PLACE, BURNING RUBBER ON THE CONCRETE. THE FRONT WHEELS JUMPED THE TALL CURB AND PUSHED DOWN ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE TREE, THEN WAS STOPPED IN PLACE BY THE HEAVY GRILL OF THE VOLVO SEDAN. I EXITED THE CAR BEFORE IT JUMPED THE CURB, THEN GOT BACK IN WHEN IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE VOLVO, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. AT THAT POINT THE CAR STOPPED AND THE WHEELS STOPPED SPINNING. IT WAS AN EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND FURTHER DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE CAR FRONT AND THE LANDSCAPING. I SOLD THE CAR, SOON AFTER, BUT DID TELL THE BUYER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A TOYOTA CRESSIDA, APPROXIMATELY A 1987 YEAR MODEL. CRESSIDA MODELS WERE DISCONTINUED, BUT THEY ARE STILL BEING DRIVEN TODAY, AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST!!! IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE "RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM" GOES BACK MUCH FURTHER THAN IS BEING CURRENTLY INVESTIGATED BY THE SENATE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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