2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints

ROTTED RUST ISSUE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

FRAME IS RUSTING & CRACKED IN VARIOUS PLACES. GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED / CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF LEAVING GAS TANK SAGGING IN THE REAR. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED OVER TIME.

LOTS OF FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST.

CHASSIS HAS EXCESSIVE RUST. UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNT ON CHASSIS RUSTED OFF. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. REAR BUMPER SUPPORT HAS HOLE IN FRAME FROM RUST. BODY MOUNTS ARE RUSTING OFF FRAME. BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID. GAS TANK STRAP MOUNT IS VERY COMPROMISED BY RUST. FRONT RADIATOR SUPPORT EXCESSIVE RUSTING NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS AND HOLES. MAJOR FLAKING , AND DELAMINATION OF FRAME ALL OVER. TRUCK HAS 98,000 MILE ON IT IT IS A MANUAL 4WD. LOCATED IN MICHIGAN.

STRUCTURAL FRAME FAILURE FROM RUST

RUST FOUND IN THE FRAME THROUGHOUT, TANK STRAPS AS WELL

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THERE IS WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT RUSTING ON THE FRAME AND DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. WELL-MAINTAINED, AND NOT LOCATED IN A SALTY ENVIRONMENT, NOR AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE ROADS ARE EVER SALTED. THIS VEHICLE IS UTILIZES THE SAME FRAME AS ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE (4RUNNER), AND THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FRAME-RUSTING RECALL DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.

VEHICLE IS SHOWING EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDER-BODY. I HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT ALMOST HAS NO RUST. RUST ON THE 2007 FJ CRUISER IS MAINLY ON THE FRAME JOINTS AND THE REAR AXLE. CAR WAS DAILY COMMUTER FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN BECAME A LEISURE VEHICLE DRIVEN MAINLY ON WEEKENDS AND OUTINGS.

THE FRAME OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IS HEAVILY RUSTED AND RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL AREAS.

MY VEHICLE HAS SUBSTANTIAL FRAME ROT IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME AND THE REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CUT OUT ROTTEN SECTIONS OF THE FRAME AND WELDED IN STEEL PLATES TO KEEP THE FRAME FROM COLLAPSING. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT A NEW SECTION OF FRAME FROM TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE BUMPER REINFORCEMENT. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON FJ CRUISER FRAMES AND THAT THE FRAMES ARE NOT FAULTY. BUT THE AMOUNT OF FRAME ROT ON THIS 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SEEMS EXCESSIVE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COLLAPSE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. SO FAR, NO COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED OR FALLEN OFF DURING DRIVING.

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND CHECK A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. DEALER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON FRAME AND SUSPENSION AND NOTED, "NOT RECOMMENDED TO DRIVE."

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, 125K MILES. MID-ATLANTIC AREA OF THE US. FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND DEGRADATION. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DURING A NORMAL SERVICE VISIT AND 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CONFIRM IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR TO ESPECIALLY TOW TRAILERS. BOTH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALSO ADDED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE ON TUNDRAS, FJ CRUISERS, AND 4RUNNERS FROM THE SAME ERA. WELDMENTS IN THE FRAME ARE CORRODED AND RIDDLED WITH CRACKS. LARGE SECTIONS OF FRAME MEMBERS ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED WITH THIN WALLS/HOLES. BIGGEST CONCERN IS LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE/ACCIDENT. LITTLE TO NO RUST ON THE BODY, HAVE DRIVEN OTHER TOYOTA AND FORD TRUCKS IN SAME ENVIRONMENT WITH NO RUST ISSUES AT 200K MILES. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA.

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF FRAME RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEMS FOR THE 2007 ' 2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS IS THE SAME ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEVERAL PAST RECALLS ON OTHER FULL FRAMED TOYOTA VEHICLES. CORROSION COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AS EARLY AS 2008 AND SHOULD BE NOTED: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10257254 INCIDENT DATE DECEMBER 17, 2008 THE EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION ON THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER COMPROMISES THE VEHICLES' SAFETY, STABILITY, AND CRASH-WORTHINESS BECAUSE IMPORTANT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND BODY MOUNTS ANCHOR TO THE VEHICLES' FRAMES. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAMES ARE PRONE TO EXCESSIVE, PREMATURE RUST CORROSION BECAUSE THE FRAMES WERE NOT PROPERLY PREPARED AND TREATED AGAINST RUST CORROSION WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. MY FJ CRUISER IS STORED, COVERED, AND NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER AND EXHIBITS FRAME RUST ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. TOYOTA HAS LONG KNOWN THE FRAMES WERE NOT TREATED PROPERLY AND YET THEY FAILED TO WARN NEW BUYERS OR OFFER SIGNIFICANT HELP TO OWNERS. THIS IS THE SAME ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEVERAL PAST RECALLS ON OTHER FULL FRAMED TOYOTA VEHICLES.

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF EXCESSIVE FUEL TANK STRAP RUST FOR THE 2007 ' 2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN THE FUEL TANK FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS GASOLINE SPILLING LEADING TO A POTENTIAL EXPLOSIONS AND/OR ACCIDENT. CORROSION COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AS EARLY AS 2008 AND SHOULD BE NOTED: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10257254 INCIDENT DATE DECEMBER 17, 2008 MY FJ CRUISER IS STORED, COVERED, AND NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER AND EXHIBITS FUEL TANK STRAP RUST ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. TOYOTA HAS LONG KNOWN OF SECURING STRAPS AND CABLES THAT WERE NOT TREATED PROPERLY AND YET THEY FAILED TO WARN NEW BUYERS OR OFFER SIGNIFICANT HELP TO FJ CRUISER OWNERS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS PERTAINING TO UNDERNEATH SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOLDERS DUE TO RUST IN MANY OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A MUCH GREATER SAFETY CONCERN.

THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WE'RE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT . I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I NOTICED MY TANK WAS HANGING DOWN AFTER ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION . I DROVE HOME CAREFULLY AND JACKED THE VEHICLE UP CLIMBED UNDER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE STRAPS WERE DISINTEGRATED. I NOTICED HOW RUSTY THE FRAME WAS LOOKING SO I POKED IT WITH MY FINGER AND MY FINGER WENT RIGHT THROUGH . I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE BUT NOTHING COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND IS MOST LIKELY A DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINEERING BY TOYOTA .

IN A SUDDEN STOP, TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER FLEW FORWARD HITTING THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE. IT WON'T RETRACT INTO THE PANEL OF THE REAR DOOR. ON THE INTERNET, I NOTE >200000 FJ'S WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE LOWER RETRACTORS FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELTS, BOTH SIDES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS ADVISED MY FJ WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY.

FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF EXCESSIVE FUEL TANK STRAP RUST FOR THE 2007 ' 2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN THE FUEL TANK FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS GASOLINE SPILLING LEADING TO A POTENTIAL EXPLOSIONS AND/OR ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS PERTAINING TO UNDERNEATH SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOLDERS DUE TO RUST IN MANY OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A MUCH GREATER SAFETY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE HAS RUST COVERING THE OUTSIDE AREA IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE INSIDE AGAINST THE TANK IS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS REMOVED MAKING THIS EVEN MORE OF A DANGER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO INSPECT THEM WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY. IN CONCLUSION WHAT APPEARED AS NORMAL SURFACE RUST CAN INDEED BE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY CONCERNS. THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CAN RUST INSIDE OUT CAUSING FAILURE AND NEED A PROPER PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION.

WHILE INSPECTING EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MY FRAME AND THE PARTS OF THE FRAME THAT HAVE FAILED (ALREADY REPORTED), WE NOTICED THE GAS STRAPS. THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND OVER 3/4 BROKEN BECAUSE OF THE RUST.

EXCESSIVE RUST OF THE FRAME. HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE HOLES IN STRUCTURAL AREAS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER WELDS MEETING THE FRAME. FAILURE OF THE FRAME COATING ALL OVER. FRAME ROT FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING HOLES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ALSO RUSTING FROM AREAS SUCH AS CONTROL ARMS, REAR END LINKS, AND DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS. WILL PROVIDE MORE PICTURES WHEN I HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO DO SO.

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF FRAME RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEMS FOR THE 2007 ' 2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS IS THE SAME ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEVERAL PAST RECALLS ON OTHER FULL FRAMED TOYOTA VEHICLES. EXCESSIVE FRAME CORROSION 'ROT' STARTING IN JOINTED METALS WITHIN THE FRAME STRUCTURES IS RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OUT. IN RECENT OBSERVATIONS NON-JOINTED RUST METAL IS ALSO SUFFERING RUST THROUGH IN OTHER PARTS OF THESE FRAMES. MY PERSONAL VEHICLE EXHIBITS ALL THE SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUSTING INCLUDING ONE RUST THROUGH HOLE AT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER LOCATION UNDERNEATH THE REAR BUMPER. THIS LOCATION IS NEITHER ACCESSIBLE NOR VISIBLE WITHOUT THE BUMPER REMOVED. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CROSS MEMBER EXHIBITS LARGE SEVER FLAKING RUST PRESENT BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE FRAME. THE MAIN FRAME, LOCATION BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL, EXHIBITS SEVERS LARGE FLAKING RUST INSIDE THE FRAME. THE OUTSIDE WITHIN THIS AREA ALSO CONTAINS A HALF SIZE DOLLAR RUST AREA THROUGH THE FIRST FRAME LAYER THAT INITIALLY APPEARED AS SURFACE RUST. IN CONCLUSION WHAT APPEARED AS NORMAL SURFACE RUST CAN INDEED BE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY CONCERNS. THE FRAME IS RUSTING INSIDE OUT AT AN ALARMING FAST RATE, MUCH FASTER THAN THE 60'S FJ40 FRAMES I HAVE RESTORATION EXPERIENCE WITH. I WAS INFORMED PER MY DEALERSHIP THE RUST WOULD BE DOCUMENTED BUT NOT CONSIDERED ABNORMAL AND NO RECALL WAS IN PLACE.

THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK INTO THE TRUCK ARE MILD STEEL AND SIT IN A PAN THAT TENDS TO COLLECT WATER THAT IS SPLASHED UP WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. ONE OF THE TWO THAT HOLD MINE IN DISINTEGRATED AND DROPPED THE TANK. THE OTHER IS NOT FAR BEHIND. THE REST OF MY UNDERCARRIAGE IS IN MUCH BETTER CONDIFTION THAT THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WERE.

UNSAFE FRAME RUST WHERE OTHER COMPONENTS CONNECT. SIMILAR TO ISSUES FOUND WITH TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL, WHICH HAS AN IDENTICAL FRAME AND DRIVETRAIN. THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST ELSEWHERE ON CAR.

FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED WHERE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM LINKS MEET THE CROSSMEMBER, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND FAIL THE NH STATE INSPECTION. THE LINKS BROKE FREE WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND RUST PERFORATION ON FRAME RAILS WITH THIN AND FATIGUED METAL IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA.

FRAME ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE CORRODED AND RIGHT REAR STABILIZER BAR COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MUFFLER AND ENTIRE FRAME WERE CORRODED AND DETERIORATED WHEN TOUCHED. THE CONTACT CALLED DCH FREEHOLD TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 4268 US 9 S, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728, (732) 810-1048) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1905240531. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

FRAME HAS RUST THROUGHOUT. HAD TO REPLACE GAS STRAPS BECAUSE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. REPAIR AXEL BEARING.

WHILE DRIVING, MY EXHAUST BROKE FROM HITTING A POTHOLE. WHEN I TOOK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR, WE NOTICED SO MUCH RUST ON THE FRAME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, WE FOUND THAT THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED WITH HOLES IN THE BACK PIECE BY THE BUMPER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OPENED A CASE. THEY ALSO SAID FOR ME TO CONTACT CORPORATE TOYOTA AND OPEN A CASE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TAKE THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUS BECAUSE OF THE TACOMA RUSTED FRAME RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN NOT MAKE A DECISION AND THAT IT MUST BE MADE BY CORPORATE. THE DEALERSHIP SUPPLIED THE PICTURES SO CORPORATE COULD SEE THE FRAME ROTTING. I STAYED IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH A DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE THE ENTIRE TIME. EVERY CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ENDS WITH THEM SAYING 'SORRY, THERE IS NOT A RECALL RIGHT NOW'. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE BECAME FRUSTRATED AND EVEN SAID SHE WOULD NOT PUT HER KIDS IN THE FJ CRUISER BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE. EVERYONE AGREES THAT A 2007 FJ CRUISER FRAME SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING OUT LIKE THIS. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS WHO TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA AND START THIS PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON FJ CRIUISER SPECIFIC FORUMS RECENTLY ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS REALLY WIDE SPREAD.

WILL NOT RETRACT. LOOKS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP, ONLY CHARGE TO FIX REPLACE PART. BELT IS LOOSE ACROSS CHEST AND WILL NOT EVEN FEED BACK INTO THE MECHANISM.

TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON THE BRAKES AND THEY TOLD US THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THERE ARE LAWSUITS ON CERTAIN TOYOTA MODELS THAT TOYOTA IS HONORING FOR FIXING. HOWEVER, WHEN WE CALLED TOYOTA THEY TOLD US THAT THE FJ CRUSIER WAS NOT ONE AND THEY COULD NOT HELP US OUT. WE DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES. WE FEEL THAT THEY OWE US A NEW FRAME FREE OF CHARGE. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT COST OF $6,000.00 WHICH WE FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY.

TAKATA RECALL- REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT BAD, NO HARD DRIVING, AND CHANGING FLUID FREQUENTLY.

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST REAR BODY MOUNT .

THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THE BRACKETS CONNECTING THE REAR CONTROL ARMS TO THE FRAME DETERIORATED AND THEY ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE STRAPS FROM THE GAS TANK ALSO RUSTED AWAY AND THE GAS TANK DROPPED. THE FRAME DAMAGE IS SO SEVERE THAT NO BODY SHOP WANTS TO TOUCH IT FOR LIABILITY REASONS.

RECEIVED WORD FROM TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ IS ROTTED, NOT REPAIRABLE, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, NOT OWNER CAUSED. LOOKING TO TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE TACOMA FRAME RECALL.

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A BOLT SNAPPED OFF UNDER THE SEAT FOR THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE UP AND DOWN HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. THE SEAT WAS IN THE HIGHEST POSITION POSSIBLE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT DROPPED ABOUT 7-8 INCHES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A BACK INJURY FOR ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT GEOMETRY WAS OFF SO SIGNIFICANTLY THAT THE BACKREST WAS RECLINED TOO FAR AND I COULDN'T SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD OR REACH THE PEDALS. I AM DISABLED AND IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS' IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME OF IT, EVEN THOUGH I HAD COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE SEAT LOSING ITS HEIGHT SETTING. NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT. THE SEAT MECHANISMS BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SECTION O CITY STREET IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AT ABOUT 12 MPH. I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED. I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME WITH THE BROKEN SEAT BECAUSE IT IS TOO PAINFUL FOR MY BACK INJURY.

FRAME RUST - FRAME IS RUSTED SO BAD MECHANIC AND LOCAL DEAL SAID VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC BEFORE SERVICE AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN ON A 2400 MILE VACATION ACROSS COUNTRY WITHOUT KNOWING THE DANGER OF A FAILING FRAME. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT IS I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FRAME ISSUES WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GENERAL RECALL/INSPECTION OF ALL TOYOTA FRAME VEHICLES FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS. SECOND COMPLAINT IS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME, MECHANIC SAID IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET AN ANSWER FROM TOYOTA AND EVEN THEN NOT SURE THEY WILL FIX IT. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE.

WENT AND FILLED MY FJ CRUISER WITH GAS AND SOON AS I DID STRAP HOLDING FRONT OF GAS TANK UP SNAPPED ON BOTH SIDES JUST BOUGHT DAY BEFORE KINDA DISAPPOINTING BUT MAINLY A HUGE HAZARD TO BE DRIVING WITH 140+POUNDS OF GAS HANG THAT LOW FOR A QUICK FIX HAD TO START WITH BUNGEE CORD

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE REAR BUMPER THEN I FOUND THE CHASSIS DAMAGED BY SO MUCH DEEP RUST, THAT FOR A MOMENT I JUST THOUGHT TO BRUSH AND PUT AN ANTI CORROSIVE BUT THE DAMAGE IS NOT FIXED WITH BRUSHING AND PAINTING. I CALL TOYOTA FOR A FRAME RECALL AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY YET. MY VEHICLE IT'S NOT SAFE TO PULL ANYTHING. I ALSO FEEL THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE BODY CAN BE DETACHED FROM THE CHASSIS.

DRIVERS SEAT INTERNAL STRUCTURAL STEEL WIRES WELDS HAVE SEPARATED AND SHARP POINTED WIRE ENDS ARE PROTRUDING THRU THE FACTORY UPHOLSTERED SEAT COVERING. THE SEAT HAS AN INTEGRAL AIRBAG WHICH COULD BE PUNCTURED.

THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE REAR SUICIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING ALLOWS MOISTURE AND RAIN TO COME INSIDE AND DRIP DIRECTLY ONTO THE SEATBELT, WHICH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME STARTS TO RUST THE THE SEATBELT TENSIONER AND CAUSE A MALFUNCTION, I AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SEATBELT DUE TO IT NOT WORKING. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL MODEL YEARS, IT IS DANGEROUS AND THE PART COST 300$ AND WILL KEEP GOING BAD IN ANY WET CLIMATE, THERE ARE MANY ARTICLES ON THIS ON THE FORUMS, ALMOST ALL OF THE SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONS ARE DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY PASSENGER SEATBELT AND NOW MY DRIVER SEATBELT.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN INSPECTION AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY. I WAS TOLD IF I'M GOING TO SELL IT OR TRADE IT IN THAT NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO IT...THE TECH SAID THERE ARE SOME VERY WEAK AREAS ON THE FRAME AND THAT IT COULD FRACTURE WITH IMPACT OR MAYBE WILL EVENTUALLY BY HITTING A BAD POTHOLE. THERE IS A LOT OF CORROSION AND IT SEEMS ODD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED ALWAYS IN A GARAGE AND ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S BEEN MAINTAINED PERFECTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE CLERK TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA CAN'T FIX IT AND WON'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT ONCE THE FRAME FRACTURES. IT SEEMED FRIGHTENING TO ME THAT THEY SUGGESTED I SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE AND NOT DISCLOSE THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. I HAVE READ THE EXTREME UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION IS PRETTY COMMON AND OTHERS ARE HAVING WORSE ISSUES THAN I HAVE SO FAR. I HAVE ALSO NOW READ THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH CORRODED FRAMES ON SEVERAL OTHER MODELS IN THE TOYOTA LINE IN THE VERY RECENT PAST THAT ENDED UP IN A MASSIVE, ALMOST 4 BILLION DOLLAR RECALL. I'M PRETTY SURE THE FJ SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN IT. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT MAY SAVE SOME LIVES DOWN THE ROAD. MY FATHER WAS THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH FOR STATE FARM FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND WAS ON THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY INSTITUTE AS WELL. HE INSISTED I REPORT THIS IMMEDIATELY AND WE BOTH HOPE YOU TAKE THIS INFORMATION VERY SERIOUSLY AS I AM NOT SOMEONE WHO COULD SEL

WENT TO GAS STATION TODAY TO FILL UP MY FJ WITH GAS AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE IN 2 PLACES. THE BOLTED AND PINNED CONNECTIONS ARE STILL THERE BUT THE ACTUAL STRAPS HAVE DETERIORATED AND SNAPPED RIGHT IN HALF. THE FUEL TANK IS NOW HANGING DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE REAR. FIRST THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WHICH THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR AT ALL, NOW THE FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND NOW THE FUEL TANK IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF ON THE ROAD. WHAT A HAZARD.

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT IS UNSAFE ON SLIPPERY WEATHER CONDITIONS. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL 3 TIMES I'VE USED THIS CAR ON ICY CONDITIONS GOING NO MORE THAN 35 OR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND I HAVE SLIPPED THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS EASTER AND THE CAR LITERALLY ROLLED OUT OF CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA, 1201 KETTERING DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD HANDLE THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,209.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIDGEWAY SUNOCO SERVICE CENTER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (T J TOYOTA INC, 6698 NY-56, POTSDAM, NY 13676, (315) 265-3350). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE OUT POSITION 24/7 AND WILL NOT RETRACT. IT IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS KNOWN THAT THESE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE FULLY RUSTED AND READY TO FALL APART. IT IS UNHEARD OF IN A VEHICLE THAT IS 10 YEARS OLD. IT MUST BE FAULTY CONSTRUCTION / ENGINEERING OF THE PART. TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR ANY SUCH REPAIRS TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, UNLESS 3 YEARS OR LESS, WHICH IS A SURPRISE BECAUSE ONE WOULD THINK HAVING THE LIABILITY OF FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH DUE TO SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING AT ALL. A SEAT BELT DOES NO GOOD IF STUCK IN THE ALL THE WAY OUT POSITION.

DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

CRACKED SECONDARY STRUCTURE WITHIN THE ENGINE BAY ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE.

VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGED GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE

WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. SO WHILE STOPPED, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LUNG FORWARD AS IF HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THERE IS A VERY REAL POTENTIAL FOR THE CAR TO HIT A PERSON WHEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. SINCE REALIZING THIS PROBLEM, I INTENTIONALLY HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE HARDER THAN I SHOULD HAVE TOO. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT I THOUGH THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX 70,000 MILES AND ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING FROM TIME TO TIME, IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT TO WHERE I HAVE TO ASSUME IT EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP.