Two problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Turned vehicle on to drive my son to school. Proceeded 5 blocks and heard warning sound coming from dash. 2 seconds later while crossing major intersection 8 lane avenue in the bronx new york, loss complete power to brakes. Pedal went to the floor with no power at all. Used e brake to come to a cruising stop in front of 49th police precinct. Almost collided with full size school bus while trying to e brake stop. Master cylinder complete failure diagnosed by mechanic. Total cost for repairs $3k dollars. No previous warning before this incident, no previous problems braking before this incident. Problem is well known among Land Cruiser owners. Checked ih8mud. Com for more cases involving this model vehicle from Toyota. I've had more than 15 cars in my lifetime, some with very high mileage. Never had complete brake failure. I think about the possibility if I was on highway doing 65mph with no shoulder or traffic ahead. This problem should be rectified as there are numerous cases I've been reading about regarding this particular model and the years 1998-1999. If I would have known about this problem, I would have never ever purchase this vehicle. Please do something about this. Toyota is hiding behind technicalities as usual.
The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser. While driving in reverse the contact heard a high-pitched noise coming from the dashboard. The abs indicator light illuminated, and the contact could not stop the vehicle. The contact applied the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The brake pedal failed as the contact attempted to depress the pedal. The pedal depressed very slowly and easily. The contact brought the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the abs actuator assembly and master cylinder needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 111,854.