2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints

THE CHASSIS IS SO CORRODED AND FULL OF RUST IT HAS GOT TO A POINT OF LOOSING THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OF THE WHOLE BODY. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME SPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT PART CHASSIS CANNOT RESIST THE IMPACT. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA OR AT LEAST FIXED IN SOME WAY LIKE THEY DID WITH THE TACOMA AND TUNDRAS. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE I COULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. IT WAS FROZEN. THE ABS, ALL THE TRAC ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS STAYED ON. I HAD TO BYPASS THE GEAR SHIFT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE TO LOOK UP POSSIBLE CAUSES AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT SOME OF THE AUTO PARTS COMPANIES LIKE AUTO ZONE ETC. AND HAVE THEM HOOK UP THEIR COMPUTER TESTER TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE IT BY YET. *TR

HEAD A SLIGHT GRINDING SOUND SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR(2007 FJ CRUISER WITH 56K MILES) TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. BEARINGS IN THE REAR DIFF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE JOB WOULD COST ESTIMATED 1700 DOLLARS TO FIX. REALLY BUMMED TO HEAR THAT AS I DONT DRIVE AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS CAR OR DRIVE IT OFF ROAD AT ALL. KEEP READING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR YEAR AND TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL? I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE TO BUY TOYOTAS BECAUSE THEY ARE RELIABLE, NOT A HAPPY CAMPER AT ALL. THE COMPANY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL SOMETHING KNOWN TO BE BAD!

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING PRIOR, AND I TRIED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP. I GOT IT TO BE ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE I HIT THE CEMENT RAILING ON THE BRIDGE. PLEASE CALL [XXX] AT [XXX] CLAIM NUMBER PA[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY AND OTHER MULTIPLE DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. IT APPEARED THE DECISION TO GO WITH A HALF DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WITH A SHORT FRAME WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WAS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FIRST. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SPACE LEFT BETWEEN THE END OF THE ROOF AND THE BEGINNING OF THE REAR DOOR DRAINED SO POORLY THAT LEAVES AND OTHER NATURAL DEBRIS WOULD BUILD UP TO THE POINT THAT, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE CARGO AREA. ALSO, DESPITE THE CLAIMED GAS MILEAGE REPORTED ON THE WINDOW STICKER (20 MPG) THE CONSUMER NEVER ACHIEVED MORE THAN 17.1 MPG, EVEN THOUGH THE BULK OF HIS DRIVING WAS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SUV STARTS TO SHAKE. I HAD MY ROTORS RESURFACED AND IT WENT AWAY. NOW IT'S BACK. I SPOKE WITH A CERTIFIEDTOYOTA MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING UNDER SIZED ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS AND THAT IS WHY THAT HAPPENS. I COULD BUY A NEW ROTORS AND IT WOULD STILL HAPPEN. IS WHAT HE TOLD ME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON ALL TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SUVS. THANK YOU *TR

THE DRIVER'S LEFT FOOT REST CAME LOOSE AND WENT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE PEDAL BEFORE BRAKING. I THINK THIS COULD BE A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE AFTER LOOKING AT SEVERAL INTERNET POSTS. *TR

CRACKS APPEARED IN INNER FENDER ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE CRACKS WERE PROCEEDED BY A BULGE IN THE SHEET METAL. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 36000. I STILL OWN THIS TRUCK, THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS TOO MUCH NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SIDE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BEARING IS BAD ON ONE SIDE OF THE WHEEL. I GOT BOTH REAR BEARING REPLACED BUT THE NOISE REMAIN THE SAME.I TALK TO TOYOTA BUT NO FIX AT ALL. STILL DRIVING IT WITH EAR PLUG. *TR

LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. *TR

THE LEFT FOOT REST FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT STUCK UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO SHOP WITH VERY HARD TO APPLY BRAKES. VEHICLE HAD BLOWN FUSE FOR A.B.S. AND REPEATEDLY KEPT BLOWING FUSE WHEN INSTALLED. THIS DESIGN OF BRAKE SYSTEM USES AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ACCUMULATOR FOR POWER ASSIST AND WITHOUT THIS WORKING IT HAS NO POWER ASSIST. THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE COULD STOP THIS VEHICLE QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM AN A.S.E. MASTER CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM PURCHASE FROM GREATBRIDGE AUTO SALES ON 2/28/13. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT HAD A COMPLEMENTARY 3000MILE/90 WARRANTY. WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, IT SHUDDERED AND HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS.. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VERY NEXT MORNING IT WAS INSPECTED BY A KNOWN MECHANIC AND IT WAS DEEMED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE CONTACTED THE GM WHO ADVISED US TO CALL THE INSURANCE THAT THEY USE. UPON FILING A CLAIM, THEY ONLY COVER 1000.00 OF WORK IN THAT 3000MILE WARRANTY. BUT THE CAR REPAIR WAS 1700.00. ON TOP OF THAT I CALLED TOYOTA, DID MY RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, FJ FORUMS, EDMUNDS ETC... DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE WHICH CONVENIENTLY OCCURS RIGHT AFTER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ENDS. MY PROBLEM IS THAT TOYOTA, HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE IT IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THAT IS ALL THEY WILL SAY..CONSUMER REPORTS HAS STOPPED RECOMMENDING THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NO ONE SEEMS TO MAKE TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE.IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE THAT BARELY HAS THE ENGINE BROKEN IN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS DISABLED..IT ALSO INTERFERES WITH THE GAS MILEAGE WHICH IS NOT ACCURATE BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS TO DO SO MUCH MORE WORK WITH THE BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE TAKEN ALL THE STEPS POSSIBLE AND ALL TOYOTA CORPORATE SAYS IS THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDEMSEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND IS NO LONGER A FUNCTIONING SET BELT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AND GAUGES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND GAUGES WOULD NOT PROVIDE A READING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY, WIRING HARNESS, ALTERNATOR AND THE FUSE BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE EARLY YEAR MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE. STARTS WITH LOUD WHINING FROM REAR OF CAR FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE OF GEARS INSIDE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

WHEELS ON TOYOTA 2007 FJ CRUISER, THE PAINT ON WHEELS STARTED BUBBLING, I THEN EXPERIENCED AIR PRESSURE LOSS IN ALL 5 TIRES INCLUDING SPARE TIRE. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AS ALL WHEELS CONTINUALLY LEAK AIR. CAUSING DIFFERENT AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PINION GEARS AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. ..UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF

STEERING SHAKES AT SPEEDS AT AND ABOVE 35 MPH, I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY IT IS OKAY. IT HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN THERE FOR THE PAST YEAR, I HAD A 93 LAND CRUISER WITH 253000 MILES THAT DID NOT HAVE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE LIKE THE FJ DOES. *TR

ANOTHER FENDER BULGE ISSUE. THE BULGE STARTED AT 30K MILES. I'M AT 90K MILES NOW AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BULGE HAS NOW BECOME A TEAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS ALSO BECOME A TEAR. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON ON THE FJ CRUISERS BUILT IN 2007. THIS ISSUE WAS ATTENDED TO ON THE NEWER MODELS. THE CRUMPLE ZONES IS WHERE THESE TEARS APPEAR AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE FIRST THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST UNTIL TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS AS AN EPIC FAILURE ON THEIR PART. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE THAT HAS 90K MILES STILL HAS THE STOCK BATTERY AND BRAKE PADS BUT HAS TWO MAJOR TEARS IN THE BODY! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FJ AT 65MPH, I EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED LEFT AND RIGHT AT LEAST15 DEGREES IN EACH DIRECTION. AS SOON AS VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 64MPH, THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. THIS IS REPEATABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES. *TR

SINCE LATE JUNE OF 2012, MY TRD FJ CRUISER HAS HAD SERIOUS STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT ABOUT 62 MILES AN HOUR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SLIGHTLY BETWEEN 55-60 AND 65-70 BUT EXPERIENCES PEAK SHAKE AT ABOUT 62 EXACTLY. THE SHAKE IN THE STEERING IS INCREDIBLY VIGOROUS AND MAKES ME CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MECHANICS AT MY LOCAL TRUCK SHOP AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AS THE SUSPENSION IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED AND THE WHEELS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH A RECENT ALIGNMENT. THE STEERING ALSO THE STEERING LISTS TO THE RIGHT NOTICEABLY WHEN AT IT'S FULL VIBRATION SPEED (62 MPH). *TR

WHEN YOU GET ABOVE 55 THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING. *TR

ONCE VEHICLE IS CRUISING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70MPH, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. HAVE HAD THE TIRES SWAPPED, ROTATED AND BALANCED AT DIFFERENT BUSINESS AND STILL HAVE SAME ISSUE. DEALERSHIP SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE. DID A TEST DRIVE WITH THEM AND IT SHOOK AND STILL SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. *TR

THE FJ CRUISER I PURCHASED IN 2007 WAS QUITE RELIABLE UNTIL RECENTLY AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE MACHINED DIFFERENTIAL IN EARLY BUILDS OF THIS MODEL. TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL FOR SOME REASON ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 1000 CASES SO FAR POSTED ON THE INTERNET SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE CARBON BRITTLELY IN THE DIFFERENTIALS THAT ARE FAILING. I HAVE INCLUDED A FEW REFERENCES BELOW: HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/35767-BROKEN-REAR-DIFF-BUILD-DATE-PLEASE.HTML HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TRANSMISSIONS-TRANSFER-CASES-TRACTION-AIDS/126060-REAR-DIFF-PROBLEM-07-A.HTML HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/TOYOTA/FJ_CRUISER/ I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER OF MARIN AND THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO CHARGE ME $2200 FOR A NEW DIFFERENTIAL, I AM REFUSING TO PAY AND I SPOKE TO TOYOTA, THEY ARE DENYING THERE IS A PROBLEM. HERE IS MY TOYOTA CASE NUMBER, [XXX] PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEARD NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF CAR. SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD BE THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. MY HUSBAND IS A QUADRIPLEGIC AND WE HAVE A LIFT ON THE BACK OF OUR CAR. NEED IT FOR HIS SCOOTER. CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT TOYOTA... NO ONE WILL HELP. WON'T EVEN MEET ME HALF WAY. NOT THE DEALER, NOT THE PEOPLE I WROTE TO AT TOYOTA, NO ONE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I HAVE EVEN GONE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WILL ANYONE LISTEN? IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED FOR JUST OVER $1,600 DOLLARS. *JS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY BOUGHT OUT THE LEASE OF MY 20007 FJ CRUISER FROM THE HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I'M WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU THAT I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH MY SERVICE AND THAT I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY TOYOTA VEHICLE. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE MY FJ CRUISER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY FRONT WHEEL NEARLY FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TIRE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE WHEEL STUDS HAD BROKEN CLEAN OFF THE BODY. THE TIRE WAS BARELY HANGING ON BY A THREAD. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I PAID A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE IT "CERTIFIED" BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE CERTIFICATION AND IT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN WORKED ON BY TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS. I NEVER HEARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES WITH WHEELS OR ABOUT WHEEL DEFECTS OR RECALLS. AFTER THE WHEEL INCIDENT, THE HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME THAT THE WHEEL STUDS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD FAILED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE IN MY MODEL CAR. I BELIEVE THAT IF THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN A PRODUCT THAT ALL TOYOTA OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED ABOUT IT. AFTER ONLY THE HUB WITH OBVIOUSLY BROKEN STUDS WAS REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT MORE WHEEL STUDS WOULDN'T BREAK OFF MY OTHER WHEELS. IF I CANNOT BE GUARANTEED BY TOYOTA THAT THE WHEELS WILL STAY ON MY CAR WHILE I DRIVE IT THEN I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDEN

AT 55 MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND RATHER THAN STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PAD WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BY PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND SLOWING TO A POINT I COULD APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD I NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKING ISSUE. I HAD THE COMPONENT REPLACED AND HAVE HAD NO BRAKING ISSUES SINCE. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 740,000 TOYOTA VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE FJ CRUISER. ISSUES WITH BRAKING/MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON WWW.NHTSA.GOV FOR THE 2007 FJ CRUISER, SO THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT. *TR

THE INNER FENDER WELL APRON CRUSH ZONES ARE BUCKLING, CRACKING AND RIPPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - IT APPEARS THE FRAME HAS TOO MUCH FLEX AND IS CAUSING THE WEAK SPOT IN THE INNER FENDER WELL TO BREAK. CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED AREA OF THE BODY THAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT IMPACT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND A TOYOTA FIELD ENGINEER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING TAKING NUMEROUS PICTURES. NO REPAIRS WERE OFFERED AT THAT TIME, AS THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OR REMEDY. *TR

WHILE SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, I SLID ON A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM RELEASED MY BRAKES. I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ABS DISENGAGED. I REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT SEAT BELTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES ON A CAR AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CAR STARTED TO SHOW A FAILING TREND AT ALMOST 40000 MILES. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES ARE FAILING, RETRACTING AND LOCKING-UP ISSUES. PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY FAILED YESTERDAY, IT IS LOCKED UP. COST TO FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE. .MANY FJ OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, I ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT RATHER THAN POSTING IT ON FJ CRUISER FORUM. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD ASSUME SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA AND NEVER TRIED TO USE REAR SEAT BELTS. WHEN WE TRIED TO USE SEAT BELTS ALL THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING" WOULD NOT LATCH". *TR

THE INNER FENDER WALL LINERS ARE SPLITTING ON EACH SIDE. THE FJ HAS ON 69K MILES. WE ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEAL FOR NOISES WE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. TOYOTA REFUSES REPAIRING THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 6 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS, THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS AT MY EXPENSE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF A WEAK RETRACT AND APPEARS THAT IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INFORMED VIA THE INTERNET ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEM, WITH AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN CAUSE, DECEMBER 2006. INNER FRONT FENDER RIPPING AND BULGING OF FENDER SUPPORT PANELS LEADING EVENTUALLY TO JAMMING OF FRONT DOORS WHILE IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN FRONT FENDERS DROP DOWN TO A LOWER POSITION ON FRAME BLOCKING SAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING TO APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH BUILD DATES OF 06', 07' & 08' WITH MILEAGE FROM 10,000 TO 75,000. INFORMATION GATHERED FROM FJ CRUISER FORUM VIA THE INTERNET AND WEB RESEARCH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 60600 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AFTER DETAILING, MILEAGE OF DAMAGE OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND TOOK PICTURES AT THEIR LOCATION. *TR

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MY 2007 FJ CRUISER STARTS TO SHAKE. ALSO SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE, AS I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES WHILE BEING AT A STOP LIGHT, IT WOULD JERK AND FEEL AS IF SOMEONE HAD SLIGHTLY BUMPED INTO ME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS CLEARLY NO ONE BEHIND MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT AS I WAS DRIVING RECENTLY I COMPRESSED THE BRAKES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A TURN AND ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING ACTION HAPPENED. I WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH TO OVERTURN THE VEHICLE, BUT NONE THE LESS IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING FOR A VEHICLE SUCH AS THE FJ CRUISER TO MAKE TURNS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, SO FOR THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK AT AN IMPORTANT TIME CAN CAUSE A SEVERE, IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. AS I MADE THE TURN EFFICIENTLY(BY MAKING A WIDER TURN), I TRIED ONCE AGAIN TO USE MY BRAKES IN WHICH THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO CATCH AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I FELT UNSAFE AND FELT COMPELLED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY HAVE STATED AN ISSUE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK AT VARIOUS SITES AND FORUMS IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE THAT ALREADY HAS A CAUTION FOR TURNOVERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 WITH UNDER 39,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A VEHICLE WITH MILEAGE SUCH AS THIS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR THE CONCERN OF ALL FJ CRUISER OWNERS AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OTHER DRIVERS AROUND THIS FAULTY ACTION. TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT STOPPED AFTER A WHILE. TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP AT A VERY LOW SPEED. ALL THE DASH EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR BRAKES, ABS, VSC, LIT UP AND BRAKING ABILITY CEASED. USED EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE TO STOP. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER PER INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNERS MANUAL. COMPUTER ANALYSIS INDICATED FAILED MASTER CYLINDER. 2007 FJ CRUISER W/55,000 MILES. $2258 COST OF NEW MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY + $495 LABOR + $101 TOWING + $10 MISC + $218 TAX = $3082.19 TOTAL COST FOR PART REPLACEMENT. HAVE OLD PART IN POSSESSION. *TR

MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. TYPICALLY, WHEN IT IS STOPPED AND IDLING, LIKE AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT DOES THIS WHEN EITHER I OR MY MOTHER IS DRIVING IT. THE PARTICULAR EVENT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2009. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, IN THE CENTER LANE, AND WAS GOING TO CHANGE LANES WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY INTO THE LEFT LANE. I DID NOT TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK APPROACHING IN THE LEFT LANE. THE YOUNG GIRL DRIVING THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE AND DID NOT EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO MOVE IN FRONT OF HER SO FAST. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS ABOUT $1,800. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL SHOP FOR 30K SERVICE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE SEEN THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I REALLY NEVER KNOW WHEN MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO SURGE. I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA REQUESTING THEM TO FIX MY VEHICLE AND PAY FOR THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET, BUT IT HAS ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ, IN VARIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING MEDIUM HARD PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT BRAKE REACTIONS: 1. THE TIRES WILL LOCK AND SCREECH FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, MOMENTARILY LOOSING CONTROL, I AUTOMATICALLY LET GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUSH AGAIN TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THEN THE CAR JUST KEEPS ROLLING LIKE NO BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OR, 2. IF I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES AND THE ROAD THE CAR HAPPENS TO BE ON IS A BIT ROUGH, WITH GRAVEL, RIDGES OR POTHOLES OR MAYBE JUST A POORLY PATCHED ASPHALT, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JUST ROLL, LIKE NO BRAKE HAS BEEN APPLIED, EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, LIKE LOOSING MOST OF OR ALL BRAKING POWER. LAST EVENT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHERE A CAR CUT ME OFF BY A TOLL PAY AREA, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES HARD JUST AS THE CAR WAS GOING OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF THE ROAD AND IT KEPT ROLLING AS WITH NO BRAKES, AND LITERALLY JUST BY FRACTIONS OF AN INCH DID NOT HIT THE OTHER CAR. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER WITH THE COMPLAIN, THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR CHECKING THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME REPRODUCING THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PRETTY CONSISTENT, ITS REALLY NOT SAFE TO TRY TO REPRODUCE. AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY THE STATED EVENT WAS NOT THE FIRST ONE BUT CERTAINLY THE MOST SCARY, AND HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TO 5 TIMES IN THE YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. *TR

LEFT SECTION OF THE HOOD OF A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING CARS TO SWERVE. NO WRECKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID THOSE PANEL FLY OFF ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AFFIXED IN PLACE. NO SCREWS, GLUE, OR NAILS. NOTHING. VERY DANGEROUS. COULD HAVE KILLED FAMILIES TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR SUMMER VACATIONS. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER WITH 60,000 BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THERE IS MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE FROM OVER HEATING. TEMP GAUGE NEVER READ THAT THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING OR THAT THERE WERE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR SWITCHED GEARS AND A MOMENT LATER SWITCHED BACK .IT LURCHED FORWARD WITH A BIG THUMP. I WAS AT A FULL STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE LUCKILY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUSIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS, REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I OWN TWO 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISERS, AND BOTH OF THE WINDSHIELDS HAVE CRACKED. I'VE LOOKED UP ON SEVERAL FORUMS, BLOGS, ETC..., IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEM THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN AND THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELDS THEY INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES ARE SUB STANDARD AND HINDER THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES IN AN ACCIDENTAL ROLLOVER. TOYOTA FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND BLAMES ROAD DEBRIS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO BE OPEN SO THE CAN DETERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE ORDERED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS. *TR

ON JAN.7TH AROUND 10:00PM MY SON AND HIS COUSIN AND HER BOY FRIEND WAS GOING TO THE STORE FOR SNACKS. THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND HE HAD THE FJ CRUISER IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FJ CRUISER SLID OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER INTO THE RIVER. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL AIR BAGS IN IT AND NOT ONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. THANK GOD, THEY WERE NOT HURT, ALTHOUGH THEY DID GO TO THE HOSPITAL. NEED LESS TO SAY THE FJ CRUISER WAS TOTALED. NO ONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER ENGINE BAY BODY RIPS, NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 75K. NO OFF ROADING SINCE PURCHASED USED DECEMBER 2007 WITH 32K ALREADY CLOCKED. RIPS ARE SYMMETRICAL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE BAY INNER FENDER APRON. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WENT INTO A DITCH, HITTING SEVERAL TREES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS A DEFINITE AND VERY SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM! ON AT LEAST 6 TO 8 OCCASIONS BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! ON SOME OCCASIONS, I FEEL THAT A LESS-EXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD HAVE CRASHED!! ONE OCCASION WAS AT 55 MPH WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCASIONAL SCARY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE FJ CRUISER FORUM, BUT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA!!! HELP!!!!! *TR