1988 Toyota Cressida

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling

1 Vehicle Speed Control

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 2000

Engine And Engine Cooling

MUFFLER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT MUFFLER CONTAINED A SHORT TAIL PIPE, PREVIOUS EVIDENCE OF RUSTING IN THE PATH OF THE MUFFLER, EVENTUALLY WOULD LEAD TO HOLE AND FUMES THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO TRUNK, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, DEALER SAID ATTACHING TRACK AUTO EXTENSION PIPE WITH CLAMP WOULD PREVENT SITUATION, HOWEVER…

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MUFFLER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT MUFFLER CONTAINED A SHORT TAIL PIPE, PREVIOUS EVIDENCE OF RUSTING IN THE PATH OF THE MUFFLER, EVENTUALLY WOULD LEAD TO HOLE AND FUMES THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO TRUNK, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, DEALER SAID ATTACHING TRACK AUTO EXTENSION PIPE WITH CLAMP WOULD PREVENT SITUATION, HOWEVER INVALIDATE WARRANTY.*ET

NHTSA ODI #552938

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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