Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SUDDEN ONSET OF BRAKE FAILURE; DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY, WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WIFE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER; DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AT 216K.
THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A EXPECTED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. BUT WHEN IT DID OCCUR, WE DID HAVE A CEL COME ONE AND LUCKILY, WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND DRIVING SLOWLY. THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE/DAUGHTER'S MAIN MEANS OF MOVING AROUND. HAD THEY BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES WITH THE UNKNOWN SIGNS THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL COMPLETELY. HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER ADDRESS AND REPAIR THE ISSUE. SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE NOTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES WITH THIS MODEL AND THE TOYOTA EQUIVALENT LAND CRUISER. LOTS OF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS POPULAR VEHICLE, AND IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED, WILL RESULT IN SOME INJURIES. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURRENCES.
FUEL RETURN LINE RUSTED OUT UNDER BRAKE FLUID TANK. DANGER SPRAYING OF THE FUEL RIGHT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATCHING THE FIRE. TRIED TO ORDER FUEL LINE FOR REPAIR . WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAVE OTHER 8 ORDERS FOR THE SAME PART.
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT PLUS BUZZER SOUNDED. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONLY TO FIND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. FAULTY DESIGN TO ALLOW BRAKES TO FAIL DUE TO AN ABS PUMP GOING OUT. NEEDS A NEW MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND ABS ACCUMULATOR. COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF I HADN'T BEEN DRIVING ONLY 30MPH. A LOT OF REVIEWS ONLINE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS LX 470. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC SHIFTED THE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CENTER SECTION WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTER IS LOCATED MELTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHEN SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE RADIO IN THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT; HOWEVER, THE RADIO IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP BULBS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V434000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 194,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/07/08. 8JB
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 — this page | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.