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1987 Toyota Supra 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.
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Latest May 7, 2001
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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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.
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Reports on file since Mar 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Toyota Supra. 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 1–7 of 7

Tires & wheels
Filed May 7, 2001

TIRE TREAD FLEW OFF ON 1-10 AFTER ONLY 1 WEEK ON CAR. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO GENERAL TIRE FOR MY BENT RIM THEY REPLIED WITH A LETTER CLAIMING THAT THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TREAD, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. WHEN ASKED IF TREAD FLIES OFF NEARLY KILLING PEOPLE BECAUSE OF NAILS THEY SAID YES, AND DENIED MY CLAIM. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES AND I CAN SEE NO NAILS IN MY PICTURES NOR DID ANYONE WHO SAW THE TIRE BEFORE IT WAS SHIPPED TO GENERAL. THEY ARE SHIPPING IT BACK TO ME NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS I ALMOST ENDED UP UNDERNEATH A SEMI WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225 50 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225 50 R16 )

NHTSA ID
745001
Steering
Filed Apr 7, 1999

WHILE DRIVER IS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE STEERING SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA ID
544837
Incident
Mar 30, 1999
EngineOther / unspecified
Filed Oct 19, 1998

OIL PAN FAILED RESULTING IN LEAK.

NHTSA ID
542076
Incident
Jul 2, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 7, 1998

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED WHEN CONSUMER TOOK GEAR OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE FOR UNKNOWN REASON. MANUFACTURER NOFITIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
825125
Incident
Jul 6, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 6, 1996
Crash reported

UPON STARTING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 2 WEEKS, EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE UNINTENDENT ACCELERATION WHEN AT POINT OF SLIGHT PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE SURGED THEN POPPED OUT THROUGH HOME GARAGE, 1 1/2 WEEKS LATE EXP. SURGING INTO A WALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
806001
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 16, 1995

REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TT

NHTSA ID
970557
Incident
Aug 13, 1995
Electrical
Filed Mar 3, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS SEVERELY WITH CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. TOYOTA MFG., IS AWARE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE GIVEN. TT

NHTSA ID
961303
Incident
Oct 1, 1991

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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