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1989 Toyota Cressida Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jan 19, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Toyota Cressida. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

EngineOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 19, 2003
1 injury reported

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS FOR NO REASON, NO-ONE REALIZE WHAT'S THE CAUSES. THE CAR DIES WHEN MAKING TURNS VERY OFTEN, AGAIN, NO ONE CAN FIND OUT THE REASONS.

NHTSA ID
10002956
Incident
Dec 26, 2002
Engine
Filed Jan 30, 2002

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8003214
Incident
Oct 1, 2001
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Feb 8, 2000

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED FOUR TIMES, CYLINDER HEAD/HEAD GASKET CRACKED, TWO OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED WITHIN 10,000 MILES, BRAKES GRIND, VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS

NHTSA ID
718452
Incident
Feb 5, 2000
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Oct 26, 1999

WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON, IT WOULD LEAK UNDER THE DASHBOARD. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE EVAPORATOR CORE WAS DEFECTIVE. ITS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 6 TIMES, BUT IT KEEPS LEAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID
851677
Incident
Oct 8, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 1997

GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.

NHTSA ID
521036
Incident
May 31, 1997
Transmission
Filed Jun 9, 1997

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT IMPROPERLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND BUCK IN TRAFFIC. *AK

NHTSA ID
812894
Incident
May 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

MOTORBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID
509299
Incident
Mar 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK

NHTSA ID
800205
Incident
Jul 20, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 11, 1996

DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, WILL SLID BEHIND THE LATCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
982636
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Apr 27, 1995

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED; FIRE CAME FROM UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE; NO WARNING; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

NHTSA ID
964473
Incident
Apr 5, 1995

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.

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