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1992 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 Jan 22, 2003
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 Feb 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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

Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 2003

2 OF THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 1992 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER CAME COMPLETELY OUT IN A PASSENGER'S HAND. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRICTLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS AND BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME - BUT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. I THINK ALL LANDCRUISERS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS CHECKED AND THAT THIS CHECK SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEMS BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHO WOULD SUSPECT THAT THE SEATBELT CONSTRUCTION WAS SO FAULTY THAT IT ERODES OVER TIME?

NHTSA ID
10003193
Incident
Dec 8, 2002
Mileage
115,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2001

TIRE BLEW OUT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION SINCE I CANNOT DETERMINE IF THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE A COMPLETE SET OF THESE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT BE CONFIDENT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL I CAN RULE OUT TIRE FAILURE AS THE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
753534
Incident
Oct 18, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 1, 2000

THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK R4S WL TU TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH MEDIAN, ALMOST RESULTING IN ROLLOVER. *MJS

NHTSA ID
555360
Incident
Aug 15, 2000
Engine
Filed Mar 3, 1999

ITS BLOWN 2 EFI RELAYS.BOTH TIMES IT HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL START THEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND BLOWN THE EFI AFTER RESTARTING.I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ITS ONLY ON ALL 91-92 LANDCRUISERS.

NHTSA ID
703994
Incident
Jan 12, 1999
Engine
Filed Feb 17, 1999

VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO RIVETS POPPING OUT OF ENGINE. HAD ENGINE REPLACED A YEAR AGO (1997). ORIGINAL OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RIVETS. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. OIL WAS GUSHING FROM RIVET HOLE, AND WAS LOSING PRESSURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
834926
Incident
Dec 16, 1998
BrakesOther / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Jun 3, 1998

O-RINGS AND LUG NUTS FAILED CAME OFF OF STUD DUE TO CHAFFING AND WEARING DOWN OF THE O-RING, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
536701
Incident
Sep 4, 1997
Steering
Filed Jul 19, 1997

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AS BEING DRIVEN CONTINUOUSLY.

NHTSA ID
521525
Engine
Filed Aug 23, 1996

MANUFACTURER INSERTED A PLUG IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

NHTSA ID
505815
Incident
Jun 21, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 9, 1995

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A STOP BRAKE MAKE A GRINDING NOSIE AND EXPERIENCE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. TT

NHTSA ID
961579
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 1995

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480927
Incident
Nov 22, 1994

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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