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Vehicle speed controlPart report

1987 Toyota Cressida Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
45,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1987 Toyota Cressida, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Rapid & uncontrollable acceleration in Toyota models Toyota Cressida model should be added to recall list. Here is my experience. Having just finished pulling into a parking spot, I attempted to shift the car into park, but instead, the car rapidly accelerated to top speed. The car was blocked from movement by three objects. These were in order of contact: a tall curb, a landscaped medium about 4 feet deep, with a small tree and finally, across the medium (on the opposite side of my parking spot, facing my front) a parked volvo sedan. …”

NHTSA complaint #10314998, filed 2010-02, 45,000 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1987120%
1986120%

Other parts of the 1987 Toyota Cressida

Engine cooling
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1987 Toyota Cressida

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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