https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Toyota Land Cruiser. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:48:49 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-2127551 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser. The car dealer and business received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V155000 (SEAT BELTS); however, the part to do the recall repair was no longer available. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that the recall was no longer active, and that the recalle https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-2127219 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Water pump failed at under 60k, but was just over 60k miles when I brought into Toyota Dealer (Rudy Luther, Minnetonka MN). Toyota denied claim and won’t stand behind a water pump failure. This part doesn’t have any maintenance needed per manufacture documentation within the miles I have on vehicle. Further - this is becoming a topic within many forums that Toyota has an issue with water pumps and https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-2095101 Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2018 Toyota Landcruiser. Potential vehicle crash, injury, damage, loss of value, reduced lifespan & reliabilty. Issue #1 - 2-3 times a month I experience shift shock. The transmission hesitates shifting up between 1->2 gear or down 2->1 gear at less than 15 mph. Depending how far you push the accelerator to force it to shift into gear, the car can shift into gear after hesitating so hard i https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1963798 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY failed. Lost all braking ability while driving. Had to use emergency brake for stopping. Dealer found the following codes: C1223, C1251, C1252 AND C1256. ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, PUMP MOTOR IS LOCKED/OPEN CIRCUIT IN PUMP MOTOR GROUND. Hydraulic brake booster assembly was replaced with a new OEM unit and brakes now work as they should. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1908368 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT I have purchased this vehicle from the dealer at prestige toyota in ramsey NJ 2002- it was a certified dealer car. I have maintained my car and it still rides well, until about 2 weeks ago i felt the back of the car while driving 65mile hr highway that was curvy,felt like i was going to go out of control and it's never done that before. I took it to Toyota june 8th 2023 to get an oil change, and m https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1907105 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. TOYATA believes this is nit a safety issue. TOYATA HAS NOT RELEASED ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THIS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 82,000 miles. The ENTUNE SYSTEM is a wide spread safety problem for many mill https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1907106 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. TOYATA believes this is nit a safety issue. TOYATA HAS NOT RELEASED ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THIS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 82,000 miles. The ENTUNE SYSTEM is a wide spread safety problem for many mill https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1907107 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. TOYATA believes this is nit a safety issue. TOYATA HAS NOT RELEASED ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THIS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 82,000 miles. The ENTUNE SYSTEM is a wide spread safety problem for many mill https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1875037 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Throttle accelerates on its own when cold. This especially happens when vehicle has not fully warmed up in weather below freezing. I will let off the throttle and vehicle will continue to accelerate for several seconds before seemingly getting unstuck. There is no issue with throttle cable, and throttle body has been cleaned since the onset, which changed nothing. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1875038 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Throttle accelerates on its own when cold. This especially happens when vehicle has not fully warmed up in weather below freezing. I will let off the throttle and vehicle will continue to accelerate for several seconds before seemingly getting unstuck. There is no issue with throttle cable, and throttle body has been cleaned since the onset, which changed nothing. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1846954 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Fuel tank develops crack and leaks when filled more than 10 gallons approx 1/2 full. There is a specific point on the tank where it cracks on top. The metal is very thin at this point and possibly with newer Ethanol fuels the tank expands and contracts far more in hot weather? This problem is well documented on Toyota Land Cruiser websites, specifically IH8MUD.com. The website is telling owners to https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1811529 Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT Driving on trail ridge road in Estes park. Fuel boiled and gas flowed out of the vehicle around the gas cap. It presents a real fire and environmental risk in addition to causing property damage to the vehicle by potentially damaging the paint with the boiling fuel. The government has not done anything to address this design flaw with Toyota despite it being known for decades. This has bee https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1770099 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V155000 (Seat Belts) and 91V110000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available and was no longer being produced. The contact stated that the manufacturer https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1770100 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V155000 (Seat Belts) and 91V110000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available and was no longer being produced. The contact stated that the manufacturer https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1769141 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Braking system failed. Unable to stop operating vehicle traveling 30 MPH without downshifting and allowing vehicle’s momentum to dissipate. Vehicle towed to repair facility. Repair has been completed. Repair facility, Love Field Auto, in Dallas, TX diagnosed concern (master cylinder +’ABS system failure) and replaced components. Vehicle had approximately 155K miles. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1756513 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT I live in Utah, The incident occurred in San Francisco with children in car. going down one of the steeper roads towards fisherman wharf. the ABS alarm went off and I lost all breaking power. I immediately downshifted(automatic trans), used the emergency break almost killed some pedestrians.. pulled over. I checked all fuses, breaks. etc. I did not have any money, so as nightfall came upon us, https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1749940 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT I took my 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser for service at Victory Toyota of Canton Michigan on the 24th. While driving the vehicle i started to hear noise from the rear wheel and it continued to get worse. I had someone look into it and every tire on the vehicle had lug nuts loss to the point that you can move them with your hand. This really demonstrate lack concern to human safety and life. My family an https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1744185 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN ON A CITY STREET, THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN INCLUDING ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE WERE NO ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS OR NOISES UNTIL A MINUTE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND UNABLE TO PULL OVER, IT WOULD HAVE CREATED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS T https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1696662 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT TODAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT AT LEAST THREE OF MY COOPER DISCOVERER HT PLUS (285/60/18 MANUFACTURE DATE 3/18) HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE CORE WIRE. ALL THREE WHEELS APPEAR TO BE ALMOST WAVY. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY SHAKING BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE TECHNICIAN THAT THE PROCESS IS AT THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SEPARATION AND THAT IT WILL https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1696668 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS COOPER DISCOVERER HT PLUS IN 285/60/18 WITH MANUFACTURER DATE OF 3/18. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A ROTATION OF TIRES AND I WAS ADVISED BY THE STAFF THAT MY TIRES HAVE SEPARATED PARTIALLY AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEPARATING FROM THE BELT SYSTEM ON AT LEAST TWO WHEELS. ALL OF MY TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME BATCH AND INSTALLED ON ALL FOUR CORNERS. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUF https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1695593 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW / LOCK CONTROL MODULE WILL NOT LEARN OR RETAIN THE CONNECTIONS TO THE OTHER DOORS. WHILE THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN THE CONTROL MODULE WORKS AS IF IT IS IN NORMAL MODE AND CAN CONTROL ALL THE WINDOWS. THE 4 DOOR LOCKING DOES NOT WORK WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING BUT WORKS WHILE IT IS SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR MODULE DOESN'T WORK. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1691796 Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT OUTBOARD REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. SO MY KIDS CANNOT RIDE IN IT. FUEL TANK ISSUE INVOLVES EXTREMELY HIGH VAPOR BUILDUP. WHEN I TAKE THE CAP OFF TO ADD FUEL, VAPOR PRESSURE IS SO BAD THAT IT HAS BLOWN THE CAP OUT OF MY HAND WHEN REMOVING IT. CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A OEM REPLACEMENT WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE. NO DIFFERENCE IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY OR DRIVEN FOR EXTENDE https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1691797 Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT OUTBOARD REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. SO MY KIDS CANNOT RIDE IN IT. FUEL TANK ISSUE INVOLVES EXTREMELY HIGH VAPOR BUILDUP. WHEN I TAKE THE CAP OFF TO ADD FUEL, VAPOR PRESSURE IS SO BAD THAT IT HAS BLOWN THE CAP OUT OF MY HAND WHEN REMOVING IT. CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A OEM REPLACEMENT WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE. NO DIFFERENCE IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY OR DRIVEN FOR EXTENDE https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1690827 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO COMPLY WITH BELOW RECALL AND STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLACE FAULTY FUEL TANK. PLEASE ADVISE. JUN 26,1991 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERM01 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER91V110 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY CONTINUOUS DRIVING UNDER EXTREMELY SEVERE CONDITIONS I.E. HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND HEAVY LOAD, CAN CREATE HIGH VAPOR PRESSURE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK, AND THE RESUL https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1688471 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT BACKSEAT SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT OR COME BACK OUT. GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOTICED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1688472 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT BACKSEAT SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT OR COME BACK OUT. GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOTICED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1670246 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AND AS I APPROACHED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD ZERO RESISTANCE AS MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND ZERO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES. AS I DEPRESSED PEDAL, MY ABS LIGHT WENT ON THE DASHBOARD AND A BEEP ALARMED. I TRIED HITTING THE PEDAL AGAIN TO NO AVAIL AND TURNED TO ATTEMPT TO MISS THE VEHICLE AND PULLED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS MOVING AT A LOW RA https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1670325 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 89V155, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: K04. REAR SEAT BELT RECALL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (LARRY H MILLER TOYOTA, MURRAY, UTAH) NOTIFIED ME OF THE OPEN RECALL DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. THEY CHECKED FOR THE PARTS TO SATISFY THE RECALL WORK, AND COULD NOT FIND THEM. AFTER CHECKING FOR PARTS FOR ABOUT 2 2 WEEKS, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL "TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE". INITIAL REP I SPOKE https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1666210 Sun, 31 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT BATTERY KEPT DRAINING - HEARD BUZZING NOISE FROM ABS MODULATOR WHILE MOTOR OFF - DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR AND BUZZING STOPPED BUT ABS VALVE WAS STILL CLICKING. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP ABS SYSTEM FROM CLICKING. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-land-cruiser#complaint-1661477 Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS SUNROOF EXPLOSION. DRIVING FROM ESTES PARK, CO TO LOUISVILLE, CO WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON IN BACK SEAT. HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION OVERHEAD ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF BOULDER, CO ON HWY. 93. NEAREST CAR WAS 6-7 LENGTHS IN AHEAD AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. IT WAS A WARM SEPTEMBER DAY WITH INTENSE 2:00P SUN. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AFTER 5 MINUTES. THERE WAS A NICKLE SIZED