Land Cruiser 4WD selector problems
I recently took a second-hand 2011 Land Cruiser for a test drive, and it would not disengage from low 4WD. When I told my mechanic about it, he was not surprised and said it was a common problem. Apparently the (electronic) low 4WD engage/disengage mechanism is located in a place where it is affected by water - even over-zealous spraying with a car-wash hose can cripple it.
Why would a manufacturer of off-road vehicles build them with such a vulnerability, and do you know which year Toyota changed from a manual selector to this electronic one?
Why would a manufacturer of off-road vehicles build them with such a vulnerability, and do you know which year Toyota changed from a manual selector to this electronic one?
Asked on 17 December 2013 by Adrian Stevens
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Honest John
Never heard of this before, but will add to car by car. Presumably you mean the smaller LC and not the Amazon? I guess the electronic system was one of the new features of the 2010 LC.
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