2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INNER FENDER OF THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. MY TRUCK HAS 34K MILES AND I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER, IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY BULGED. I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER FJ CRUISERS HOW THESE BULGES WILL SLOWLY CRACK AND CAUSE THE FENDER TO TEAR. AS THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPS IN A DESIGNED CRUMPLE ZONE, I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER WAS SERVICED BY BIG ISLAND TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2008. FEBRUARY 11, 2008 - 31649 MILES ' 30,000 MILE SERVICE, INCLUDES UNDER VEHICLES INSPECTION. APRIL 16, 2008 - 33007 MILES ' SAFETY CHECK INSPECTION, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, CABIN FILTER REPLACEMENT AUGUST 20, 2008 - 34418 MILES ' STEREO INSPECTION FOR WARRANTY ISSUE AUGUST 27, 2008 ' 34582 MILES - WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF BROKEN STEREO THE FEBRUARY 11 SERVICE STATES THE FOLLOWING PARTS UNDER VEHICLE WERE MARKED "CHECKED AND OKAY": SHOCK ABSORBERS / SUSPENSION STEERING GEAR BOX / LINKAGE AND BOOTS / BALL JOINTS / DUST COVERS MUFFLER / EXHAUST PIPES / MOUNTINGS ENGINE OIL AND FLUID LEAKS BRAKE LINES / HOSES / PARKING BRAKE CABLE DRIVE SHAFT BOOTS / CONSTANT VELOCITY BOOTS / U-JOINTS / TRANSMISSION LINKAGE TRANSMISSION / DIFFERENTIAL / TRANSFER CASE FUEL LINES AND CONNECTIONS / FUEL TANK BAND / FUEL TANK VAPOR VENT SYSTEM HOSES INSPECT NUTS AND BOLTS ON BODY CHASSIS THE APRIL 16 SERVICE MARKED ALL COMPONENTS AS APP'D, INCLUDING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE TECHNICIAN TO BE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WE CHOSE BIG ISLAND TOYOTA TO PERFORM OUR SERVICE AS WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GETTING THE BEST SERVICE FOR OUR TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE CORROSION DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER WAS SO COMPLETE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT WASN'T PRESENT DURING PREVIOUS SERVICES AND TOYOTA DID NOT POINT IT OUT WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NEGLECTING TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM DURING PREVIOUS PAID SERVICES PRE

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER APRON BEGINNING TO BULGE. *TR

A HAIRLINE FRACTURE BEGAN GROWING FROM A CENTRAL MID-POINT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES AS I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ROAD DEBRIS THAT HIT MY WINDSHIELD THAT MADE THIS OCCUR, NOR HAVE I EVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE OFF-ROADING. FROM THE CENTRAL POINT THE CRACK GREW OVER THE COURSE OF 10 SECONDS IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTIONS UNTIL ENDING AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I BELONG TO AN FJ CRUISER ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM AND 33% OF 2007 OWNERS REPORT HAVING HAD/HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. NOW THAT I AM PART OF THAT GROWING PERCENTAGE, I'M NOT HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS. NHTSA, YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED. MANY OWNERS ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN SOON AFTER GETTING THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO GET A RECALL DONE HERE? A VEHICLE BUILT FOR RUGGED OFF-ROADING SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE A PAPER-THIN WINDSHIELD AND NOT CRACK FOR ANY APPARENT REASON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOME POOR SOUL GOES SAILING THROUGH THEIR WINDSHIELD BECAUSE IT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

ENGINE BAY OR FENDER APRON RIPS IN TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRACKS DEVELOPING IN MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS IN VEHICLE. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE INNER METAL FENDERS ARE TEARING AND BULGING. *TR

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I NOTICED CRACKS IN BOTH INNER FENDER WELLS OF MY 1 YEAR OLD TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I THEN STARTING DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND AT THE TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN A FIX OR REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. SEVERAL MONTHS WENT BY WITHOUT A RESPONSE AND DURING THAT TIME I HAD INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND SUSPENSION. I THEN HAD SOME MORE SERVICE AT ANOTHER DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FENDERS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ANY ALTERATIONS FROM STOCK WOULD VOID ALL WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOTED WELL BEFORE ANY MODIFICATIONS AND I DON'T SEE WHERE DIFFERENT TIRES, BUMPERS, OR SUSPENSION WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FENDERS. THE REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE INNER FENDER WELLS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS NOTED ON HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/33440-ENGINE-BAY-BODY-RIPS.HTML THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE ON SEVERAL FJ CRUISERS THAT I AM AWARE OF AND THE CRACKS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE AREA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE THE TRUCK LIFTED WITH A DEALERSHIP APPROVED LIFT KIT, AND DEALERSHIP APPROVED TIRES. I HAVE ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, AND I JUST NOTICED THE INNER FENDER INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO BULGE OUT TOWARDS THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA AND THEY ONE SALES REP SAYS I MUST OF HAD AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS, I HAVE NOT! ANOTHER REP SAYS HE HAS HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ENGINEER COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THIS SECTION NOW 3 TIMES BUT ARE STILL CLAIMING IT TO BE USER FAULT. I HAVE 127 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOW CLAIMED THIS ISSUE MANY OF WHICH HAVE STOCK VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR HAD THE SUSPENSION OR TIRES MAX OUT. THIS BULGE LEADS TO CRACKS RIGHT IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHICH COULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT HOW THE VEHICLE REACTS TO AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE FURTHER HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS THE INNER FENDER IN MY 2007 FJ. IT HAS BULGES AND WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD IT CRACKED, SO I AM WAITING TO SEE HOW LONG THAT TAKES TO HAPPEN. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO GET FIXED YET, BUT TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THAT IT'S NOT A DESIGN ISSUE. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS A NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE BULGING AND CRACKING ON MY INNER FENDER APRONS ON MY TRUCK, THEY HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN THEY STARTED I HAD ZERO MODIFICATIONS AND HAD ONLY DRIVEN ON MILD DIRT ROADS. AND SOME SAND. TOYOTA HAS SINCE DENIED ME REPAIR BECAUSE OF SOME MODIFICATIONS I HAVE INSTALLED. TOYOTA ALSO IS ON THE 3RD FENDER DESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY WANT TO BLAME THE OWNERS FOR IT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FENDER BULGES AND CRACKING ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MODIFICATION ON THE VEHICLE. FENDER CRACKING/BULGES WAS NOT ALSO DUE TO EXCESSIVE OR EVEN OFF-ROADING, JUMPING OR OTHER VEHICLE ACTIVITIES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. IT IS A MULTI-PURPOSE 4X4 VEHICLE. I USE IT OFF-ROAD OCCASIONALLY. THERE ARE RIPS ASSOCIATED WITH METAL FATIGUE IN THE INNER FENDER APRONS AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES. I HAVE SOME SLIGHT MOVEMENT IS THE FENDERS AND WIDE SEAMS OF THE HOOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THERE IN NO KNOW FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE VEHICLE I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AT 45MPH WHEN A VERY SMALL ROCK STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY THE HOLD SPLINTERED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOW OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR AND I HAVE ONE DOZEN ROCK CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD. MY DRIVING HABITS ARE ORDINARY CITY DRIVING. EACH OF THE CHIPS WAS CAUSED BY VERY SMALL ROCKS AT SLOW SPEEDS. MOST INSTANTLY SPLINTER OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL CHIP. THE MATERIAL OR DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD IS CLEARLY SUBSTANDARD. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

REPORTED PROBLEM WITH BACKUP SONAR SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS IGNORED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE FAIL (THE REAR END NEED TO BE IN THE SUNLIGHT OR ON A REALLY HOT DAY TO FAIL). FINALLY THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN IT WAS FAILING ALMOST ALL THE TIME SO AFTER FIGHTING WITH THEM FOR MONTHS IT WAS FIXED. FAIL MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 20,000, CURRENTLY HAS 32,200. *TR

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE PAINT! I HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE INTO TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM DEAL WITH THIS CHIPPING PROBLEM. THEY HAVE FIXED CHIPS ONLY ON THE UPRIGHTS BESIDE THE WINDOW. THE CHIPPING IS OCCURRING ON ALL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE, ON FLAT SURFACES SUCH AS THE HOOD AND RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. TO DATE I HAVE OVER 200 CHIPS WITH 60,000 KM - I HAVE OVER 300,000 KM ON A 1997 FORD THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT HAS 1/20 THE CHIPS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAROON PAINT ON THIS FJ CRUISER. IT IS NOT GOING AWAY AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BOND BETWEEN THE PAINT AND THE PRIMER AS BEST I CAN TELL. *TR

TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2007: INNER FENDER RAILS / ENGINE BAY (STRUCTURAL VEHICLE BODY PANEL) BULGES AND CRACKS UNDER REGULAR OPERATION CONDITION. AFTER AN FIRST REPLACEMENT AT ~ 5000MI, THE NEW PARTS CRACKED AGAIN AT ~ 11000MI. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR THAT STRUCTURAL DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH IS A ~ $10000 REPAIR. THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN REPORTED UNDER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FJ CRUISER OWNERS (SEE FJ CRUISER FORUM ENGINE BAY RIPS). *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER DEVELOPED TWO, UNDER THE HOOD, WHEEL WELL/INNER FENDER CRACKS, AT THE CRUMPLE DIMPLES. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE BODY CRACKS AT 18,000 MILES. EACH CRACK, ONE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT, DIRECTLY ABOVE EACH UPPER WHEEL WELL, WHERE ATTACHED TO THE INNER FENDER, ARE ABOUT 4" LONG AND 1/16"-1/8" WIDE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA WHERE, WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE, SENT THE TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP AND REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INNER FENDER ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A VERY MAJOR REPAIR, COSTING TOYOTA ABOUT $8K IN MATERIALS AND LABOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL REAPPEAR, AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. I DO NOT SPORT OFF-ROAD THIS TRUCK. *TR

INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THERE IS DEFORMATION OF THE BODYWORK (BULGES). THESE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE DIMPLES DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE CRUSH OF THE FRONT STRUCTURE UNDER IMPACT. THE BULGES BEGAN TO BE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD AND HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND USUALLY LEADS TO TEARS IN THE BODYWORK ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT FENDERS. *TR

CHIPPING PAINT ALL OVER TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND WINDSHIELD LOOKS PITTED. TALKED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH AN EXPEDITION ONE FRONT BUMPER AND 6" ROUGH COUNTRY LIFT HAS GOTTEN INNER FENDER BULGES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN JUMPED OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER HAS BEGUN TO BULGE UP IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO YOKEM TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE NATIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE BEFORE FIXING IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, BUT SINCE TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING CONSTANTLY. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,800.

I NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING "HAZED" OVER WITH A SANDBLASTED LOOK WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME POKED WITH LITTLE CHIPS FROM ROAD DEBRIS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS CRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW 2 YEARS OLD AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXTENSIVE CHIPS, POCK, AND CRACKS. *TR

WE PARK OUR CAR UNDER THE UNIT WE LIVE IN, THE CARPORT UNDER THE UNIT IS A CONCRETE SLAB ,WE PULLED UP UNDER THE UNIT TURN THE CAR OFF AND PROCEEDED UPSTAIRS AND HEARING A LOUD NOISE WE WENT BACK DOWN STAIRS AND THE CAR HAD ROLLED OFF THE CONCRETE SLAB DOWN TO THE CANAL WE LIVE ON AND OVER THE DOCK AND INTO THE WATER. THE CAR WAS NOT ON NOR WERE THE KEYS LEFT IN THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE WATER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE WRECKING SERVICE WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT OUT. THE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOTAL BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE BEING IN THE WATER FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. PRIOR TO THIS APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 60 DAYS MY EMERGENCY FLASHER STARTED COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD GO OFF TEMPORARY FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER I TURN THEM OFF AGAIN, AGAIN,AGAIN, I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GENTLEMEN I TALKED TO NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE AND ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT AND IT SHOULD STOP. I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT WHICH IN TURN TOOK AWAY MY TURNING SIGNALS. I TOOK THEM OUT FOR 24 HOURS IT DID NOT STOP. I LEFT THE FUSE OUT FOR 72 HOURS AND IT STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE WATER THE CAR WAS HALF ON THE DOCK AND HALF IN THE WATER WITH 1/3 OF THE HOOD COVER IN WATER THE STARTER TRIED TO TURN OVER, THE RADIO CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS OR BACK UP LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WRECKER SERVICE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ROLLED. THE VEHICLE IS A 6 SPEED AND NOT AN AUTOMATIC. I BELIEVE TH

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 24 MONTHS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 16,000 MILES DRIVEN. THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN OF THE FJ CRUISER WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SIX (6) TIMES DUE TO SMALL ROCKS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE VERTICAL POSITION OF THIS WINDSHIELD ABSORBS THE FULL IMPACT OF ANY ROAD DEBRIS AS OPPOSED TO DEFLECTING. OF THE SIX WINDSHIELD INCIDENTS, 2 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SEVERE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PENETRATE THE WINDSHIELD AND IN TO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF A ROCK SHOULD PIERCE THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND INJURE OR DISTRACT THE DRIVER THUS POSING A SAFETY RISK TO OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. IN ADDITION, THE IMPACT IS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE NOISE OF THE IMPACT POSES A DANGEROUSLY HIGH DISTRACTION. THE IMPACT IS VIOLENT ENOUGH THAT I WOULD EQUATE THE SOUND TO EXPLODING FIREWORKS OR A HANDGUN SOUND IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD. HEARD A POP IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE. THEN CONSTANT BANGING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE THAT VARIES WITH SPEED. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM DEALER, BUT SUSPECTING A BROKEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN ON MANY OTHER EARLY PRODUCTION FJ CRUISERS. WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK. *TR

AFTER JUST A FEW MONTHS WITH MY NEW FJ CRUISER, I DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE GLASS, AND HAS PROCEEDED TO TRAVERSE MY WINDSHIELD, AND BRANCH OFF INTO OTHER CRACKS. *TR

PAINT FAILURE IS IMMEDIATE. VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA 2007 FJ CRUISER. CAR WAS PARKED UNDER MESQUITE TREE FOR SHADE. TREE SAP FROM TREE CAUSED PAINT TO IMMEDIATELY BUBBLE AND CRACK AND COME OFF. LITERALLY EVERYWHERE DROP HITS BODY AND BUMPER IS DAMAGED, APPROXIMATELY 50 SPOTS OR MORE. PAINT RELEASES COMPLETELY TO PRIMER. *TR

MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS CRACKING AND BULGING IN THE INNER FENDER FRAME / BODY. *TR

INNER FENDER APRONS HAVE CRACKED IN UNDER 20-K MILES. THIS REQUIRES EXTENSIVE REPAIR DISMANTLING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND REMOVAL OF THE DASH. *TR I WILL BE LEFT WITH THE EQUIVALENT OF A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUS FRONT END COLLISION, COMPLETE WITH ACCELERATED RUST IN WELD AREAS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE FIREWALL. A COMPLETE BUY-BACK SHOULD BE THE REMEDY FOR SUCH A SERIOUS & SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF SINCE THE SAME FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE AUSTRALIA SOLD "PRADO" (WHICH USES THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE AMERICAN FJ CRUISER). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A ROCK FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE TEN FRACTURES, BUT NONE WERE SERIOUS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT WINDSHIELD FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

INNER FENDER APRON CRACKING ON DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS AT A PINT ABOUT 8" FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. *TR

PAINT IS CHIPPING ALL OVER CAR. CAR IS 2007 FJ. BY TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANOTHER CAR. *TR

ON LAST MARCH 12TH , I BOUGHT FROM YOU A TOYOTA FJ 2007 WITH 13968 MILES, IT LOOKS LIKE NEW. MY SON ANDRES WAS DRIVING TWO WEEKS AGO IN OCALA, FLORIDA AND SOMETHING HAPPENED, THE CAR SEEMS LIKE BLOCK A WHEEL BY ITSELF WITH DOING NOTHING, CAUSING THAT CAR MOVE TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THEN THE TURN ON SEVERAL LIGHTS IN THE PANEL AND WITH THOSE LIGHTS ON YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR, WHEN IT TURN OFF, THE CAR BLOCK AGAIN AND IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I GAVE A CAR AT YOUR SERVICES DEPARTMENT TWO TIMES GIVEN ME AN EXCELLENT ATTENTION. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I WENT TO YOUR COMPANY TO PICK THE CAR UP AND A SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT YOU CHANGE A SPEED SENSOR THAT WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOME AND EVERY THING WAS OK. THEN AT NIGHT I WAS DRIVEN TO DOWNTOWN DISNEY AT 60 M.P.H AND THE CAR STAR BLOCK AGAIN CAUSING THAT TURN 360 DEGREES IN THE HIGH WAY FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HIT ANYBODY AND DIDN'T KNOCK OVER. I'M GOING TODAY TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIRD TIME. I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PROPER TO DRIVE. IT WOULD CAUSES INJURY TO ME OR OTHER PEOPLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF CAR CAUSE DAMAGES OR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE WAY. I THINK YOU CAN FIND A SOLUTIONS FROM THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE IF YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT CAN CAUSE IF BLOCK AGAIN OR FEDERAL AUTHORITIES OF TRANSPORTATION CAN CERTIFY THAT VEHICLE CAN BE USE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING IN REVERSE DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES RELEASE. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WITHIN THE NECESSARY PARAMETER REGULATIONS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,090 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/05/08 *TR

EXCESSIVE PAINT CHIPPING. *TR

1. WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL THE BRAKES RELEASE AND YOU FREE FALL A FEW FEET. DEALER BROUGHT OUT ANOTHER VEHICLE TO TEST IT AND THIS ONE DID THE SAME THING. DEALER CONTACTED TOYOTA TECHNICAL OPS AND THEY SAID THIS WAS AS DESIGNED. 2. WHILE BRAKING THE RPM JUMPS UP AS HIGH AS 1500 RPM CAUSING THE VEHICLE LURCH FORWARD. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER: SMALL PEBBLE HIT WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH CHIPPING WINDSHIELD. NEXT MORNING FOUND A 2 FOOT CRACK. *TR

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAINT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER THE PAINT SEEMS TO VERY THIN AND BRITTLE I HAVE CHIPS IN NO LEADING AREAS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE EXCUSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE VISORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE TOO SHORT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 750 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. UPDATED 04-02-08 *BF

I HAVE A 2007 FJ CRUISER. IT IS ONE YEAR OLD WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE FIRST YEAR, MY WINDSHIELD HAS NO LESS THAN EIGHT SEPARATE CRACKS FROM ROAD DEBRIS. PREVIOUS TO THIS VEHICLE, I HAD TWO JEEP WRANGLERS FOR EIGHT YEARS AND OVER 100,000 COMBINED MILES. I HAD A TOTAL OF ONE SMALL CRACK WITH MY JEEPS, AND THEY SHARED THE SAME VERTICAL WINDSHIELD DESIGN AS THE FJ. VIRTUALLY ANYTHING THAT HITS THE WINDSHIELD RESULTS IN A CHIP AND SMALL CRACK. I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE GRILL, HEADLIGHTS, AND AFTER MARKET LIGHTS ON THE FJ HAVE NO SIMILAR DAMAGE. ALL OF MY DRIVING IS CITY AND HIGHWAY. THE CRACKS ARE TO A POINT NOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. I STOPPED BY MY DEALER AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY ISSUES. BUT, VARIOUS FORUMS AND WEB SITES DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OPENLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TOYOTA'S POSITION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A HIGHER QUALITY GLASS DESIGN WOULD BLUNT THE EFFECT OF NORMAL ROAD DEBRIS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ESTABLISHING THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FJ WINDSHIELD. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS HAD 2 WINSHIELDS CRACKED BY SMALL ROAD PEBBLES,DEBRIS.CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS WIDSHIELD DESIGN AND CONSRUCTION OF MATERIALS USED FOR MANUFACTURING THIS WINDSHIELD. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRACKS DEVELOPING IN MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS IN VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SMALL ROCKS HIT MY FJ'S WINDSHIELD, TWO OF THEM LEAVING A CHIP/CRACK. ONE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE OTHER ON MY WAY HOME IN 45 MPH TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, I NOW HAVE A HUGE CRACK THAT STRETCHES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE WINDOW TO THE OTHER! I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD CRACKED GLASS? IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THERE IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FJ'S VERTICAL GLASS PLACEMENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF GLASS THAT IS BEING USED IS SUB-STANDARD. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OUTRAGEOUS! I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD BE REPLACING THIS GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. I AM NOW LOOKING TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. TOO EXPENSIVE TO KEEP REPLACING!! SHAME ON TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2007 FJ CRUISER AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT WINDOW DUE TO A SMALL PEBBLE ROCK CHIP THAT HIT IT. IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL PEBBLE SCRATCH AND GREW INTO AN 8 INCH CRACK WITHIN A 4 MILE RADIUS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT TOYOTA WITH HAVING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH DOOR PANEL FENDER FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDERS HAVE BULGES AND CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES LONG IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE INNER FENDER. THEY ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 6 INCHES FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.*KB

MY 2007 VOODO BLUE FJ CRUISER PAINT IS CHIPPING AND HAS ABOUT 4500 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD.*CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN MY REAR AXLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS AND THE WARRANTY WAS DENIED. I FIXED THE VEHICLE WITH AFTER MARKET PARTS AND FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURE ONLY TO GET DENIED AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT HOME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NEW 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, PURCHASE ON 10/26/2007 ON NOV 7TH A TRUCK THREW A ROCK AND IT PUT A 2 1/2" DIAMETER CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. TWO WEEKS LATER GOT AN ESTIMATE $268.00 FROM WINDSHIELD DOCTOR/NAPA THE VERY NEXT DAY ANOTHER ROCK CHIP JUST UNDER THE REARVIEW MIRROR. SAID IF IT BREAKS THIS EASY NO USE GETTING A NEW WINDSHIELD, THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER A ROCK CHIP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ON 12/16/07, THE FIRST CRACK SPREAD FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ACROSS THE LOWER 1/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD. TODAY 12/17 WENT AND GOT ANOTHER ESTIMATE FROM A DIFFERENT SHOP TO SEE IF PRICE WOULD BE LOWER FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD AND ITS $415.00 WITHOUT MY DEDUCT AND $350.00 WITH MY DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WE HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE FJ 8 WEEKS AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CHIPPED 3 TIMES ALREADY. WHAT A POOR DESIGN BY TOYOTA, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FJ WEB FORUMS - THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG FJ OWNERS!!! WILL TOYOTA HELP WITH COST OF NEW WINDSHIELD? THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS OLD YET!! *TR

INNER FENDER (CRUMPLE ZONE) BULDGE AND TEAR LEFT SIDE. *TR