IllustrationANTI-SKID BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN FRONT.*AK
2000 Toyota Land Cruiser
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. 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.
6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
25 reportsSEVERE BLOWOUT WITH FULL TREAD SEPARATION. DT
CONSUMER HAD PULLED PARTIALLY INTO GARAGE AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN REMOVED SOME ITEMS FROM VEHICLE, RESTARTED VEHICLE TO PULL COMPLETELY INTO GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD SHIFTED TO PARK, AND DROPPED AN ITEM ON GARAGE FLOOR. WENT TO PICK UP ITEM, AND TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, RUNNING INTO THE DRIVER. …
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CONSUMER HAD PULLED PARTIALLY INTO GARAGE AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN REMOVED SOME ITEMS FROM VEHICLE, RESTARTED VEHICLE TO PULL COMPLETELY INTO GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD SHIFTED TO PARK, AND DROPPED AN ITEM ON GARAGE FLOOR. WENT TO PICK UP ITEM, AND TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, RUNNING INTO THE DRIVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED. VEHICLE WAS TESTED BY ENGINEERS FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DETECTIVE ROB CHRISTOPHER ( 281 275 2554 ). *AK
REQUESTING DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO MIS SHIFT AND PARK TO REVERSE SAFETY DEFECTS IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLES SHIFTING INTO PARK POSITION BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVES FORWARD OR REVERSE UNEXPECTEDLY OR WITHOUT WARNING. *JG
TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. WE WERE CLIPPED BY ANOTHER CAR ON OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. OUR SUV SLID TO THE LEFT CROSSING 3 FREEWAY LANES AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. OUR SUV SLIDE DOWN THE FREEWAY ALONG THE DIVIDER AND MADE ONE COMPLETE ROLL, LANDING AGAIN ON OUT TIRES. THE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR …
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TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. WE WERE CLIPPED BY ANOTHER CAR ON OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. OUR SUV SLID TO THE LEFT CROSSING 3 FREEWAY LANES AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. OUR SUV SLIDE DOWN THE FREEWAY ALONG THE DIVIDER AND MADE ONE COMPLETE ROLL, LANDING AGAIN ON OUT TIRES. THE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS MASSIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. IT STAYED LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUV AND ALSO OF THE CONSOLE SHOWING NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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