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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.
While turning left at 5mph the ABS and brake light suddenly went on and a high pitched sound came from the dash. The brakes failed completely with the pedal going to the floor and I rear ended the car in front of me. Had it towed to a Toyota dealer repair shop. Told that the ABS activator master cylinder failed.
- Agoura Hills, CA, USA
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I was driving 30mph, I heard the noise, I tried to brakes, it was complete failure. Luckily no traffic that time on the road. Accelerator released and vehicle slowed down and stopped without brakes.
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.
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- Carolina, PR, USA