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1999 Toyota Land Cruiser

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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23Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes
7Vehicle Speed Control
4Power Train
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
2Air Bags
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Interior Lighting
1Structure
1Suspension
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 15 of 23 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2023
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

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 sin…

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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.

NHTSA ODI #11508363

126,550 miles · Dec 29, 2012
Air BagsVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

CAR ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 25 MPH AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. DRIVERS FAULT. THE INDENT FROM THE DAMAGE OF HITTING A POLE THAT DID NOT MOVE WAS 12 TO 18 INCHES DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUMPER. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOLYED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10490472

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2010
Vehicle Speed Control

1999 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO DEALER 5 YEARS AGO, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT. BUT EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AT MY COST. SHOULD THAT MODEL ALSO BE RECALLED? MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND COULD NOT STOP. WE STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED AT BEECHMONT TOYOTA,CIN.,OHIO. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10312967

60,000 miles · Jan 16, 2004
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AFTER CHECKING VEHICLES, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON WHEN IT WAS NEVER ENGAGED. THE MA…

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WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AFTER CHECKING VEHICLES, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON WHEN IT WAS NEVER ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB THERE WAS A SNOW CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AS IT SLID AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSATED DUE TO THE SLIDING ACTION. *SC

NHTSA ODI #10048585

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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