1991 TOYOTA CRESSIDA

9 complaints filed with NHTSA.

9
Complaints
0
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
EQUIPMENT1

Recent Complaints

20050802FireEQUIPMENT

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1991 TOYOTA CRESSIDA. THERE WAS A HUMMER PM525 MUFFLER, MANUFACTURED BY PILOT MOTOR SPORTS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. THE HEAT FROM THE MUFFLER CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER TO CATCH ON FIRE. IT BURNT THE WHOLE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 2005 CONSUMER THOUGHT THE MUFFLER WAS INSTALLED A YEAR EARLIER. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN INOPERABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR; CONSUMER WAS REBUILDING THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER

20050802FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1991 TOYOTA CRESSIDA. THERE WAS A HUMMER PM525 MUFFLER, MANUFACTURED BY PILOT MOTOR SPORTS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. THE HEAT FROM THE MUFFLER CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER TO CATCH ON FIRE. IT BURNT THE WHOLE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 2005 CONSUMER THOUGHT THE MUFFLER WAS INSTALLED A YEAR EARLIER. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN INOPERABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR; CONSUMER WAS REBUILDING THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER

20020523FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON A FL TURNPIKE. THE TEMP. WAS 85 DEG. F. TRAVELING AT ABOUT 80 MPH (GENERAL TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED). A COUPLE ON IN A TRUCK WAS INDICATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH OUR CAR (THEY ACUALLY STATED THAT OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE). THE CAR WAS HANDLING OK AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL SMELLS. I PULLED OVER INTO AN EXIT AS SOON AS THE WAY WAS CLEAR, AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - THE CAR GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE S

20020523FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON A FL TURNPIKE. THE TEMP. WAS 85 DEG. F. TRAVELING AT ABOUT 80 MPH (GENERAL TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED). A COUPLE ON IN A TRUCK WAS INDICATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH OUR CAR (THEY ACUALLY STATED THAT OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE). THE CAR WAS HANDLING OK AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL SMELLS. I PULLED OVER INTO AN EXIT AS SOON AS THE WAY WAS CLEAR, AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - THE CAR GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE S