2008 Toyota Land Cruiser Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 13%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles.
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.
“Uncontrolled acceleration of 2008 Toyota landcruiser resulting in run-away situation on interstate highway in rain. Speeds in excess of 90 MPH. Gas pedal was operational. Engine could not be turned off. Engine ran at >7000 RPM while in park for several minutes. No control of vehicle speed, acceleration, or engine. Require massive brake pressure to get vehicle to 60 MPH and then place engine in neutral. During entire episode, accelerator was free moving and made audible clunk sound when foot rapidly removed from petal. …”
NHTSA complaint #10303485, filed 2010-01, 20,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10183281Oct 21, 2020TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.
- 10183188Oct 16, 2020TSB: This Service Bulletin provides updated non-electric water pump leak inspection and diagnostic tips for some 2008 ? 2021 model year Toyota vehicles.
- 10178524Jul 30, 2020TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.
- 10042926Nov 1, 2011Toyota: some vehicles may exhibit mil on condition (crankshaft position correlation bank 1/bank 2 sensor b) after engine area room repairs. These are 3ur and 1ur equipped vehicles.
- 10034284Feb 4, 2010Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. Flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. Flash calibration updates for specific…
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 13% |
| 2002 | 2 | 17% |
| 2000 | 2 | 8% |
| 1999 | 2 | 9% |
| 1997 | 1 | 6% |
| 1996 | 1 | 8% |
| 1994 | 2 | 10% |
| 1992 | 3 | 30% |
| 1991 | 1 | 9% |
| 1990 | 1 | 20% |
| 1988 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser
5 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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.
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