Toyota Land Cruiser Problems

By 1998, the LandCruiser had gained bigger brakes and a bigger wheel and tyre combination, making these later versions the best for towing. Pre-1995 versions were limited to towing 2500kg, but the upgrade took that limit to 3500kg which is still competitive even today. The transmission makes no difference to this limit.

As an estimate if it’s got a petrol engine it would be $20,000-$25,000, it the engine is a diesel it would be $29,000-$33,000.

Check the brake fluid level, it could be a warning for low fluid.

The car you want will need to have a towing rating of 3500 kg, which cuts the field down considerably. Your best bet is probably a used Toyota Landcruiser, it would tow your caravan, and parts are readily available in most parts of the country.

It could any number of things and the dealer should be able to identify and rectify the cause for you. It could be as simple as a faulty solenoid in the transmission, a problem with the car’s computer, or a dodgy electrical connection.

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The engine used in the 1998 model was the 1 HD FT, which doesn’t suffer the big-end bearing problems.

You tell us you don’t want a ute, but I’m unsure of what it is you do want. Four wheel drives tend to be either a ute or an off road wagon, and neither would be particularly comfortable because you’re talking about a heavy-duty vehicle tailored for off-road use. There’s always the Toyota Landcruiser.

There are numerous things that go into determining the towing rating of a vehicle, the valves not being one of them. It would be illegal to try and uprate the towing capacity of the 1992 model, your insurance company would certainly be unhappy about it.

The GCM of the current VX Landcruiser is 6850kg, the GVM is 3350, and it can tow up to 3500kg. You are correct, the Gross Combination Mass (GCM) is the maximum weight of the vehicle, including passengers, luggage, payload, or whatever is in the vehicle, plus the weight of the caravan or trailer including whatever is being carried in it.