FaultScore report
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 1989 Toyota Cressida with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
15
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
5
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
3 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 complaint #10002956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
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 complaint #10002956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
MOTORBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #509299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #800205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #800205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 complaint #10002956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
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 complaint #10002956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8003214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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 complaint #718452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 complaint #718452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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 complaint #718452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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 complaint #718452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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.
NHTSA complaint #851677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.
NHTSA complaint #521036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT IMPROPERLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND BUCK IN TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #812894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
MOTORBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #509299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #800205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #800205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, WILL SLID BEHIND THE LATCH.
NHTSA complaint #982636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED; FIRE CAME FROM UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE; NO WARNING; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
NHTSA complaint #964473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.