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1986 Toyota Supra Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest May 17, 2001
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1986 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

  • Engine2100.0%

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I LIKE TO KNOW IF NHTSA HAS ANY INFORMATION ON HEAD GASKET DEFECT ON MY 86.5 NON-TURBOSUPRA MODEL. I HAVE READ AND SEEN LOTS OF THESE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON WEBSITES AND OWNER CLUBS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING TO ME. THINKING THAT IT MIGHT HAVE APPLIED TO PEOPLE THAT MIGHT MOD THEIR ENGINE AT FIRST AND DIDNT THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE I DONT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO MY CAR. MY CAR IS ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL, NO MODS, ALL MAJOR SERVICES DONE BY TOYOTA DEALER THEMSELVES SO I AM MOST SURPRISED WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. STRANGE THING IS I WAS TOLD BY ONE MECHANIC AFTER THE FACT THAT THESE ENGINE MUST HAVE HEAD RETORQUE EVERY 30K IN TOYOTA MANUAL. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT IN THE OWNER;S MANUAL OR HEARD IT RECOMMEND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICES.HMMMM. ANYWAYS I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELPS YOU COULD PROVIDE. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID 745457 · filed May 17, 2001

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET DESIGNED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *DH

NHTSA ID 501867 · filed Feb 20, 1996

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

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