We found the following complaints for TOYOTA CRESSIDA (1991)
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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 shoulder.as soon as i got out of the car, a plume of black smoke started to billow out of the front of the hood.i opened the hood, proped it open - the fire was concentrated on the right (passenger) side of the engine.by the time the fire department had the fire extinguished, the car was a total loss (they had arrived on the scene within 15 minutes).because of recent informationon the internet, i've become aware that other people are experiencing the same problem with their '1991-'1992 cressidas.aparently,there is a problem with the head gaskets failing at some point after 100k miles, causing oil to leak past the gasket onto the hot manifold on the right side of the engine.when i started the read these reports, this incident began to make sense.i maintained our car very conscientiously, focusing on preventitive maintenance to keep it in excellent running order.up to this point our cressida has proven very reliable and we had been very happy owners..
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 shoulder.as soon as i got out of the car, a plume of black smoke started to billow out of the front of the hood.i opened the hood, proped it open - the fire was concentrated on the right (passenger) side of the engine.by the time the fire department had the fire extinguished, the car was a total loss (they had arrived on the scene within 15 minutes).because of recent informationon the internet, i've become aware that other people are experiencing the same problem with their '1991-'1992 cressidas.aparently,there is a problem with the head gaskets failing at some point after 100k miles, causing oil to leak past the gasket onto the hot manifold on the right side of the engine.when i started the read these reports, this incident began to make sense.i maintained our car very conscientiously, focusing on preventitive maintenance to keep it in excellent running order.up to this point our cressida has proven very reliable and we had been very happy owners..
The head gasket failed causing damage to the engine components when engine overheated, consumer has owner two other toyota cressidas (1982 and 1990) which experienced the same head gasket failures.
The consumer has been having problems with emission, all the smoke gets inside vehicle while vehicle is driven, but not at all time.
Transmission slipped/shuttered.
Firestone , firehawk tiresare notoriginal tires on a toyota, cressida, 1991, p205/60r15, dotvdunjbbo. While traveling at 75 to 80 mph vehicle started to shake very badly.pulled over to shoulder and noticed left front tire tread had come completely off. However,tire was still inflated.mileage at purchase of the tires was 63000 miles, tire had 18425 miles at time of failure.
Air flow (ventillation) fan failed.
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