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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1999 Toyota Land Cruiser Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
13%of 23 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser, 13% of the 23 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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 complaint #11508363, filed 2023-02

“Vehicle was running in park position in the driveway while consumer was loading the vehicle. Vehicle all of a sudden came out of gear, rolled backwards, engine sounded like it was racing. Contacted the dealer. Second time this happened was may 1999. Backed the vehicle out of the garage into the driveway, put in park to help daughter get something out the back, and the vehicle came out of gear, engine sounded like it was racing.”

NHTSA complaint #856851, filed 2000-02

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2013117%
2009117%
2006222%
2001111%
2000416%
1999313%
1998319%
199716%
199415%
1991218%
1990120%

Other parts of the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser

Brakes
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Interior lighting
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology