1980 Toyota Supra 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 1980 Toyota Supra, 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
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Engine150.0%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL- THE CONTACT OWNED A 1980 TOYOTA SUPRA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF OR SURROUNDING THE CRASH, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. SHE SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES AS WELL AS SLIGHT MEMORY LOSS. SHE DID RECALL THAT MONTHS BEFORE THE CRASH WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF OVER 90 MPH WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATLEY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *KMJ
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
IN MAR 95 THE CAR HAD THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF MINOR LEAK IN #6 CYLINDER. THE HEAD WAS RESURFACED AND PRESSURE TESTED AND FOUND OK. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THE GASKET WAS REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES AND LEAK STILL REOCCURS.
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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