Service Brakes Problems of Toyota Land Cruiser - part 1

Since new, the brakes squeak loudly when backing up.

From 3,000 miles to now 8,300 miles, it started occasionally when you put it in reverse a loud squeal, like the brakes are going bad, now it’s literally every time you put it in reverse. Dealership said “most all of new Toyota SUV and full size truck are doing it, and there’s nothing they can do.

Vehicles brakes squeal when reversing on startup after vehicle has been allowed to sit. Braking at 10mph or slower is not smooth and has an abrupt sudden loss when transitioning from the energy regeneration to the hydraulic brakes.

The brakes when in reverse squeal the loudest I have ever heard in a car (even those that I have had over 150k miles. The car, with only 4272 miles on it, is now doing this pretty much each time I go in reverse. Today, 5/30/2025 the dealership was able to reproduce the problem. However, they say that Toyota has not made a remedy available. This is disturbing considering it is the brakes and the noise is loud. To me, squealing brakes indicate brakes that could fail - that is a safety concern.

Brakes on a relatively brand new vehicle are squealing and creating a metal on metal sound. I am worried that the brakes on this vehicle are going to fail and cause a serious safety issue.

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My new Land Cruiser only has 2,000 miles, but the brakes squeal in reverse. It sounds like metal on metal—pretty loud and annoying. Not what I expected from a brand-new vehicle.

Brakes are squealing when in reverse. After the vehicle has not been driven for a day or even parked for more than an hour. Placing the vehicle in reverse, when backing out of the carport and turning the steering wheel to the left, there is a bad brake squeal. Had the same issue on my 2024 Toyota tundra. That was fixed under t-sb-0043-24. The 2022-2024 Lexus gx550 has the same issue and has had a service bulletin issued l-sb-0036-24. The gx550 and Toyota landcruiser use the same brakes. Dealership will do nothing till a sb is issued.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. The contact stated that while in reverse(r) and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle made an abnormal loud sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and a case was filed. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a safety complaint. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Horrible squeaking when car is backing up in reverse.

2025 Land Cruiser bought 7 months ago constant rattling and tapping noise near passenger rear near pillar b and c. Brought to the dealer for corrective action to identify, address and to resolve the problem due to annoying ticking, rattling and tapping noise while travelling on a rough road. According to a service adviser their mechanics from dealer dismantled panels and head liners to pinpoint noise and find out that, the noises is located near pillar c and pillar b. As recommendation by the service adviser the Land Cruiser needed to be bring to a car body shop to reweld parts from both pilar b and c that was creating the rattling noise. I believe the 2025 Land Cruiser have a manufacturer welding defects that creating the rattling and tapping noise which is needed to be thoroughly investigated. Pillars a, b, c, and d on cars which have welding defects can compromise the safety of the vehicles and its occupants. 1. It weakens the structure and reduce crashworthiness. 2. Failure of welded components will reduce strength and load bearing. 3. Risk of cabin collapse. 4. It impact on safety features this areas is where airbags and safety belts been supported. 5. Welded defects will increase risk of accidents and injury.

Brakes are squealing when in reverse. This was a known issue with 2022-2024 Toyota tundra's. The service bulletin was number t-sb-0043-24 to change out front rotors and brake pads and mounting hardware. After that no more squeal. It was coming from the front end when backing up. The same issue is occurring on the 2024-2025 Toyota Land Cruiser's. I have attached 2 videos showing the squeal. After the vehicle has not been driven for a day or two, on a cold start and placing the vehicle in reverse, when backing out of the driveway and turning the steering wheel to the left, there is a bad brake squeal. The vehicle was purchased new with 13 miles on it and currently has 325 miles on it and the problem started when vehicle was purchased. I have the incidents on video and can provide if needed for proof.

At startup in garage in subfreezing condition. I put vehicle in reverse and brakes did not engage at normal pedal pressure. I had to push the brakes with extreme force to slow down the backwards movement. I did not think I would be able to stop the car. I had driven the vehicle the night before in wintery conditions and parked in my detached unheated garage. I feel like there may have been ice build up on the brake pads/rotors. Has not happened again but I have not had the exact same conditions. Will note the engine was revving at a little higher rpm because it was very cold out and was at start-up (normal behavior) but created a bit more force in reverse. There would have been a collision if something were behind me, it took that long to stop.

Loud squealing brakes when in reverse. Dealer confirmed the sound, performed an independent test drive to replicate the sound, but returned the vehicle with no solution. A few days into driving the vehicle and the sound is louder, but the dealership claims Toyota doesn't have a service bulletin despite widespread reports of the problem.

Brakes squeak heavily while in reverse and create concern about the safety and reliability of the brakes.

The automatic emergency braking is activated when no objects are in front of the car potentially resulting in being rear ended. The feature is so oversensitive that it is safer to deactivate it. Car taken to a local dealership and the concern was replicated with a dealership technician. The dealership refused to evaluate the safety concern any further as the car is being inspected by a Toyota regional technician. Additionally, the brakes squeak when in reverse but the concern has not been addressed by multiple dealerships or Toyota headquarters.

2024 Land Cruiser, purchased in July, 2024 has had 4 random hard downshifts when coming to a stop and then lunges forward as when a driver downshifts harshly in a manual car (keeping in mind that the Land Cruiser is an automatic and the driver is not intentionally down shifting). On the 4th occurance, I nearly rear ended a car. Fist occurance at approximately 250 miles and last occurance at approximately 1,200 miles. The car was taken to a local dealership on 11/04/24 but the dealership refused to further evaluate as Toyota headquarters informed them that the vehicle is sheduled to be evaluted by a Toyota regional technician. On 11/12/24, the Toyota regional technician did not replicate the safety concern per the dealership and it was advised to go pick up the car. As of 11/18, the car remains in the local dealership due to my safety concerns. Toyota headquarters has not advised me or dealership on the next steps. No warning lights on the dash are present and Toyota does not consider this a safety issue as it has not been replicated. Concern of the car automatically braking without objects in front has been brought up to Toyota as well.

Brakes squeal in reverse. Loudly. Problem started after 3 months of ownership; purchased vehicle new. Toyota corporate and dealer notified. Dealer has had vehicle 3 times in the shop for the issue. Response was "no fix available. " there is a TSB on this very issue for the Lexus gx550 (l-sb-0036-24). Wanted to put this issue on the NHTSA radar. This is a known issue on the [xxx]. Thank you for reading. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Brakes are extremely loud especially when backing up.

Brake squeal when reversing.

Light application of brakes causes a squeal when backing down driveway 1st drive of the day. Does not occur when vehicle has warmed up. 1600 miles on vehicle. Reported to dealer who could not replicate at first oil change at 1000 miles.

When backing up, the brakes squeal, sometimes a little bit, sometimes extremely loudly. Initially only happened off of a cold start at the beginning of the day, but now happens about half the time when backing up. This started occurring within a couple of weeks of purchasing the brand new vehicle. It has been to the dealership twice and they have made no repairs because they reportedly cannot replicate the issue.

The vehicle has 3800 miles. The brakes squeal when backing. I took the vehicle to the dealership and they confirmed the problem and then “lubed” the brakes. The brake squeal has returned since this maintenance fix.

Hydraulic brake booster assembly failed. Lost all braking ability while driving. Had to use emergency brake for stopping. Dealer found the following codes: c1223, c1251, c1252 and c1256. Abs control system malfunction, pump motor is locked/open circuit in pump motor ground. Hydraulic brake booster assembly was replaced with a new oem unit and brakes now work as they should.

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Braking system failed. Unable to stop operating vehicle traveling 30 mph without downshifting and allowing vehicle’s momentum to dissipate. Vehicle towed to repair facility. Repair has been completed. Repair facility, love field auto, in dallas, TX diagnosed concern (master cylinder +’abs system failure) and replaced components. Vehicle had approximately 155k miles.

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Battery kept draining - heard buzzing noise from abs modulator while motor off - disconnected connector and buzzing stopped but abs valve was still clicking. Had to disconnect battery to stop abs system from clicking.

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Low speed - parking the vehicle - lost the brake power - can't stop the vehicle.

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During normal driving and braking conditions, the anti-lock brake system activates, extending braking distance.

Parking brake is frozen. My private mechanic explained this model year uses a white metal that corrodes very easily. I was not able to engage the parking break while parked on a hill on a city street. I've attached a picture of the parts that show the corrosion. I believe that Toyota should recall these vehicles and replace this part for safety reasons, and reimburse customers who had the part replaced. (300+ dollars).

Vehicle may creep while brakes are applied when stopped. Normal braking pressure is applied to stop vehicle. Vehicle stops ok. After a few second, the vehicle may begin to creep forward as if the hydraulic brake booster is no longer applying the correct pressure to hold the vehicle, requiring additional light pressure to stop the vehicle. Problem is more noticeable if an accessory such as the a/c compressor turns on and causes the engine idle speed to increase very slightly. Until yesterday my biggest concern was bumping a vehicle in front of me at a stoplight. On 7/1 while sitting in the pick up line at camp, the creeping caused me to nearly bump a child who was standing next to the vehicle. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser. While driving various speeds, the traction control warning indicator illuminated, which caused the brakes to engage and the vehicle's speed to suddenly decrease. When the failure occurred, the vehicle decreased 10-15 mph in speed. The failure occurred on approximately five occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for repairs, but the failure persisted. On the most recent occasion, the rear passenger side wheel seized due to the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seal bearing, a snap ring, the rear passenger side axle bearing retainer, the brake drum gasket, the skid control rotor, and the rear parking brake needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 141,000.

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I was driving 30kph , I heard the noise , I tried to break , it was complete fail . Luckily no trafi that time on the road . Accelator released and veichel slowed down and stopped without break.

I live in utah, the incident occurred in san francisco with children in car. Going down one of the steeper roads towards fisherman wharf. The abs alarm went off and I lost all breaking power. I immediately downshifted(automatic trans), used the emergency break almost killed some pedestrians. . Pulled over. I checked all fuses, breaks. Etc. I did not have any money, so as nightfall came upon us, with abs glaring in our ears. I drove through the night back to utah when the traffic was the lowest and used the emergency break all the way home, it was a horrific experience. The repair on this was not cheep where I had the abs/brakes fixed so the breaks would work at our local dealer where I live, this was about 8-10 years ago, I am still pretty upset someone cold have been killed, why would the breaks fail if the abs fails. . This could have killed my family and/or someone else. I would have to check with menlove bountiful Toyota for an exact date of repair.

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The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser. While traveling 15 mph, the contact noticed a high pitched sound coming from inside of the vehicle. Moments later, the contact noticed that the brakes had suddenly stopped functioning and the vehicle was safely coasted to a stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the abs assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 157,000. The VIN was not available.

On 8/14/10 at approximately 6 pm, I was traveling with my family southbound on interstate 5-freeway in north los angeles county (city of valencia) when an audible dash alarm and several dash panel lights lit up on my dash panel. Shortly after this occurred, I lost all power assist in my braking system and was forced to use both extreme foot pressure on the brake pedal and the hand brake to bring my car to a stop. I would classify this as a catastrophic failure of the braking system. The car was towed to a Toyota dealership, where the problem was diagnosed as a failure of the abs actuator system. Cost to repair exceeded $2700. Toyota customer care was notified - an attempt to obtain good-will repair based on the circumstances of the problem was denied by Toyota. Toyota has not offered any response to me regarding the system failure and the extreme danger that my family and myself were exposed to. Based on internet research, this same problem has been reported by other Toyota landcruiser owners, and Toyota has been notified in each case and chosen to do nothing to investigate the reported failure. This type of catastrophic failure of a braking system has the potential to cause fatal accidents and should be investigated by Toyota and the NHTSA. The lack of any type of fail-safe system that would provide braking back-up represents a serious design flaw in this model landcruiser. Toyota needs to develop a fix for this problem and a recall notice should be sent out to owners for all landcruiser models for which this design flaw exists.

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- the contact stated that when she applies the brakes of her 1998 Toyota land-cruiser the vehicle vibrates. The first incident occurred approximately in may July of 2006 while driving at 60 - 70 mph. The vibration now occurs at 30 mph. The contact stated there are no warning indicator lights. The failure mileage was 50,428. The contact has repeatedly taken the vehicle to a repair shop. The vehicle continues to vibrate and the dealer is unable to diagnose the failure. The contact replaced, and balanced the tires, as well as, having the vehicle aligned. The contact has researched and found similar problems with Toyota SUVs.