1986 Toyota MR2 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 250,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1986 Toyota MR2, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 250,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.
“I own an 1986 Toyota MR2 with a 4 age engine and manual transmission. I was driving around the neighborhood when I approached a neighborhood intersection. The engine started to rev really high and I put the car into neutral. I sat at the intersection for a while trying to find out what the problem was. This was the first and only time it has happened to me. So I started to jiggle the limp gas pedal. Soon after I looked in the engine bay and had seen that a rubber piece was jammed under the throttle linkage. …”
NHTSA complaint #10307137, filed 2010-02, 250,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1986 Toyota MR2
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1986 Toyota MR2
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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