1999 Toyota Land CruiserProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 23 owner complaints about the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser, most often about the service brakes. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 21, 2023. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser has problems

23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes71
Vehicle speed control42
Power train31
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Engine and engine cooling21
Air bags11
Structure10
Suspension10
Tires10
2 other systems20

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1999 Toyota Land Cruiser recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1999 vs. every other Land Cruiser year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Land Cruiser median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Land Cruiser owners report

Recent service brakes complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BREAK FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. MY ABS BOOSTER PUMP FAILED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO GET REPAIRED.
Complaint 10775470 · Sep 23, 2015 · 190,000 miles
TURNED VEHICLE ON TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL. PROCEEDED 5 BLOCKS AND HEARD WARNING SOUND COMING FROM DASH. 2 SECONDS LATER WHILE CROSSING MAJOR INTERSECTION 8 LANE AVENUE IN THE BRONX NEW YORK, LOSS COMPLETE POWER TO BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO POWER AT ALL. USED E BRAKE TO COME TO A…
Complaint 10744424 · Jul 28, 2015 · 133,000 miles
WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT ON AND A HIGH PITCHED SOUND CAME FROM THE DASH. THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD IT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR SHOP. TOLD THAT THE ABS ACTIVATOR MASTER…
Complaint 10654053 · Nov 10, 2014 · 195,000 miles

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