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1988 Toyota Land Cruiser Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 24, 2021
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Sep 24, 2021

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 exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID
11434270
Incident
Sep 24, 2021
Fuel system
Filed Sep 29, 2015

THE FUEL TANK IS LETTING WATER IN AND I HAVE RUST IN MY FUEL LINE.

NHTSA ID
10778500
Incident
Sep 7, 2015
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 9, 2010

ON A FEW OCCASIONS (4-8 TIMES), THE GAS PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK, IN SUCH A WAY, THAT THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ACCELERATED. IT HAS HAPPENED FROM A COMPLETE STOP GOING UP TO 20-25 MPH, AND WHILE ON THE FWY, DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE FIRST TIME, WHILE DRIVING FROM COMPLETE STOP TO ABOUT 20-25 MPH, MY WIFE NOTICED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING, SHE TURNED INTO A SMALLER STREET, THEN FORCED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK, AND PULLED UP THE E-BRAKE. ALL OTHER TIMES, WE SIMPLY TAP, OR PUMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR IT TO GET 'UNSTUCK'. *TR

NHTSA ID
10318119
Incident
Jan 15, 2010
Fuel system
Filed Mar 10, 2005

I HAVE A 1988 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER. THERE IS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN (M01) NHTSA CAMPAIGN #91V110000 THAT DIRECTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL GAS TANK WITH ONE WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN. I SPOKE TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFFERED ME TO SERVCO PACIFIC WHICH IS THE TOYOTA DISTRIBUTOR FOR MY AREA. I SPOKE WITH A MAN NAMED FRED KITAJIMA WHOM IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR SERVCO. HE TOLD ME THAT A CHECK OF MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] SHOWED THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON 05/29/1992, AND THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER SERVICE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT SERVCO PUTS A TEN - YEAR CAP ON SSCS, SO EVEN IF THE FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT ANYWAY. MY VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CAB, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO TRACK DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT I HAVE A FAULTY "VAPOR CONTROL VALVE" WHICH THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN WHAT THE PART NUMBER WAS ON THE FUEL TANK THAT IS NOW ON MY VEHICLE AND HE GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING #: [XXX]. I CHECKED SSC M01 AND IT READS THAT THE FUEL TANK IS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED WITH PART #: [XXX]. I FEEL THAT MY FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS STATED BY SERVCO PACIFIC AND THAT THEY, SERVCO PACIFIC, IS EITHER NEGLIGENT OR MISTAKEN. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID
10113861
Incident
Mar 9, 2005
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
506868
Incident
Jan 1, 1989
ElectricalEngineSeat belts
Filed Mar 5, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
502069
Incident
Jan 1, 1992
Body & structure
Filed Aug 15, 1995

THE LIFTGATE ON VEHICLE HAS FAILED, WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT HAS STARTED TO CORRODE AFTER ITS FIRST YEAR, OWNER BELIEVES IT WAS NOT A TOYOTA REPLACEMENT

NHTSA ID
970507
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jul 17, 1995

VEHICLES EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING, CAUSING SEVERE DISTORTION AND MISCALCULATION WHEN CHANGING LANE. TT

NHTSA ID
968890
Incident
Jul 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

RECEIVE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR #89V155000 ALL OF THE REAR SEAT LAP BELT CAN NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR FULLY. TT

NHTSA ID
965870
Fuel system
Filed Mar 23, 1995

GAS TANK SPLIT AT SPOT WELD, CAUSING FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL. (91V-110) *AW

NHTSA ID
482547
Incident
Aug 1, 1990

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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