1991 Toyota Landcruiser Full Time 4WD from North America - Comments

Mulitple alternators replaced. Multiple rotors and brakes replaced. Shaky transfer case. Multiple tires replaced. Multiple fuse modules replaced. Catalytic converter went bad, muffler problems. This car was strong, but also a turd--it really worked hard to pull itself up hills, but had no problem pulling big oak trees out of the woods. It had engine running problems and got terrible gas mileage. I'm still not sure what was wrong with it.

I was a heavy user of this used car in off-roading conditions including, but not limited to, snow driving on unpaved roads, mud driving, pulling trees out of the woods, hauling 55 gallon barrels of fuel and 100 gallon tanks of water in the back, hauling bales of hay and horse feed in the back, hauling firewood, hauling kids, driving 500 miles to San Diego every winter, you name it, this truck did it. But it did not ENJOY doing it...lol.

It had electrical problems that caused it to be very unreliable. For example, the windows could go up and down when the car was off and key was out of ignition... this was not good. I went through 3 alternators in 1.5 years with this car--which left me stranded each time. Finally I got a Toyota alternator through Ebay instead of generic, and that fixed the problem!

It should be noted that I am VERY hard on vehicles and they usually have little to no value left when I am done with them.

Bottom line, if it can't stick it out with me for two years, it's crap.

Sounds like it's crap anyway.

I am disappointed in your review of the vehicle. You should realize that you are blaming the vehicle for your lack of knowledge of it's operation. You say it will pull a stump, but it will struggle to climb a small hill. You have traction control which will not allow it to spin the tires, therefore when you floor it to try to get up the hill faster, it is spinning all four tires, therefore all four wheels have brakes applied to them, and your engine will be revving and struggling to out power the brakes. Hence, you are wearing out brakes and rotors. And the electrical problem? you get what you pay for. Don't blame Toyota for an aftermarket part failure. You own the best vehicle in the world, so calm down and let the truck do it's job.

Whoa there guys. I'm original poster. I never once spun a tire on this truck. I was referring to the mountainous country roads that I drove up and down every day. The truck felt too heavy for the straight six that carried it.

I also bought it Used with lots of miles from a shady (unbeknownst to me at the time) dealer, so it could have had said problems from a previous owner.

This truck served me well as I continued, on a daily basis, to abuse the crap out of it. It really took a beating. There were good and bad issues and I tried to give a well rounded review on it.

I remember once driving with my whole family over a mountain pass covered in unplowed snow in the dark and feeling overwhelmingly grateful that I was driving that Landcruiser--it almost had me in tears, that's how safe I felt.

Unfortunately, a person has to be prepared that if you "dare" to criticize a Toyota, surely somebody who thinks they are the Second Coming is going to jump on you and start bashing you for "having lack of knowledge" about a car that "everyone knows" is more perfect than God. As if they have any idea of how you drive up a hill. Do they really believe that traction control has anything to do with locking up your brakes and causing the rotors to warp even if your tires were spinning trying to go up a hill? What an absurd and utterly stupid design that would be! The Toyota Landcrusier used to be the kind of vehicle that would stand up to the job of being a ranch vehicle, but not since they became a $70,000 yuppie-mobile.

I have a 1991 toyota land crusier, it run pretty good, but I have a little ploblem. when I started it start pretty good, but when it warm up I can't started until I let the car cool down completely. please give me any adives you have.