Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints

908 consumer complaints on file.

#11301913January 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL TANK STRAP RUST. I NOTICED MY FUEL TANK HANGING LOW ONE DAY. TURNS OUT A FUEL TANK STRAP HAD RUSTED IN TWO. I HAD SOMEONE WELD THE STRAP BACK TOGETHER TO HOLD MY FUEL TANK IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN NOTICED. IN THE ATTACHED PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE WELD REPAIR THAT IS NOW HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301912January 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STRUCTURAL FRAME RUST. THE FRAME IS VERY RUSTY AND THIN WITH LOTS OF HOLES IN IT. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND WOULD NOT HOLD IN A REAR END COLLISION. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND SENT THE TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL IN TO THE NEXT LANE.LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND SLOWING DOWN KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS WAS ON A SMALL HIGHWAY WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301970January 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STRUCTURAL FRAME RUST OVER THE ENTIRE FRAME AND FUEL TANK STRAPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302074January 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. VEHICLE FEELS VERY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING OR HITTING A BUMB AS RUST PROGRESSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302125January 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL STRAPS RUSTED OUT WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND FUEL TANK FELL DOWN. HAD TO GET TRUCK TOWED AND FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302129January 26, 2020
SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK HAS MODERATE RUST THAT IM CONCERNED WILL TURN INTO STRUCTURAL FAILURES AFTER SEEING THE FRAMES ON THE FJ CRUISER RUSTED FRAME OWNERS UNITE SITE. THIS TRUCK IS FROM TEXAS AND IS RELOCATED TO CHICAGO AND THE RUST IS ACCELERATING AT AN ALARMING RATE WITH THE SALT. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PEOPLE/186600547@N07/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301756January 25, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED, HAS CRACKS & CORROSION, & IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301796January 25, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND VEHICLE FRAME. UNDERBODY OF THIS VEHICLE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO U.S CORROSION STANDARDS SINCE I'VE NOT SEEN ANY AMERICAN VEHICLES WITH THIS WIDESPREAD RUST ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301862January 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FRAM IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301602January 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM ONE OF THE MANY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING RUST PROBLEMS WITH MY FJ. RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE ALL CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO RUST. OIL PAN COVER AND COMPONENTS AROUND IT ARE STARTING TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT RUST. RUST IS IN THE EARLY STAGES IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE FRAME BUT VERY EARLY STAGES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE RUST WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301623January 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORRIBLE FRAME RUST. RUSTY CROSS MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. RUSTY BODY AND SUSPENSION MOUNTS THAT ATTACH TO FRAME. ALL THE WELD BEADS ON THE FRAME ARE RUSTED INSIDE AND OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301736January 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERELY RUSTY FRAME. REST OF THE FJ BODY IS MINT WITH A TOTAL OF 80K MILES. THE REAR CROSS SECTION WHERE THE GEM HITCH BOLTS TO IS PARTICULARLY BAD AND HAS HOLE. THE HITCH ITSELF IS ALSO SITTING A LITTLE CROOKED WHICH I BELIEVE IS DUE TO THE POOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CROSS BAR. TOWING IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AT THIS POINT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM VERY WORRIED WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN AN EVENT I GET REAR ENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301327January 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE RUST ON UNDER-SIDE OF VEHICLE. SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AT RISK OF DETACHING DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301339January 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IS RUSTING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS "DESCALED" AND SPRAYED WITH PROTECTING FLUID. THE DESCALING REVEALED SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST. MY PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AND THE SHOCK HAS BECOME FREE FROM THE FRAME. I HAVE YET TO GET AN ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE BUT WILL SOON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301396January 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED OUT. ONE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN, THE OTHER IS 75% BROKEN, AND THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT IS COMPROMISED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301409January 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET (OEM WELDED TO THE FRAME) BROKE OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROTTING (PHOTOS ATTACHED). THIS BROKE OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 30-35MPH. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE SIDE AND MADE IT UNSTABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I AM CERTAIN THAT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WORSE AND MORE SO IF I WAS IN A TURN. I HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THAT MANY FJ CRUISERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ROTTING ISSUE AND THAT TOYOTA HAS A HISTORY OF FRAME ROT ISSUES ON OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. IN MY OPINION BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, IF THIS HAPPENED TO MY FJ THEN IT WILL HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301398January 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FRAME HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS GOING TO BEGIN DETERIORATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301447January 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE BOUGHT OUR FJ CRUISER NEW IN 2008. I HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED (WITH SEVICE RECORDS FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP), AND I HA E ALWAYS KEPT IT METICULOUS INSIDE AND OUT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 WITH 100K MILES AND LOOKS BRAND NEW UP TOP... HOWEVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN I CLEANED THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, AND DRIVETRAIN I COULD NOT KEEP THE RUST AT BAY, NOW I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I'M WORRIED BRACKETS ARE ABOUT TO RUST OFF, AND BODY MOUNTS AND BOLTS ARE SHOWING SEVERE RUST, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CARS UNDERCARRIAGE RUST SO QUICKLY AND COMPLETELY IN ALL MY LIFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HURT WHILE DRIVING WITH THESE WITH THESE UNSAFE CHASSIS AND COMPONENTS. AND MY GAS TANK STRAPS ARE ROTTING FAST. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S MY WHOLE LIFE. I CURRENTLY OWN 5 DIFFERENT LAND CRUISERS. WE LOVED OUR FJ AND BOUGHT IT BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297824January 7, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
A MAJOR HAZARDOUS ISSUE WAS THE FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE DUE TO RUST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME A MECHANIC SPOTTED THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE A POTENTIAL DISASTER HAPPENED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTING AT OUTSTANDING SPEED AND PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA HAS PRESENTED A RECORD OF USING INFERIOR FRAMES IN THE PAST AND UNFORTUNATELY THE FJ VEHICLES WERE GIVEN THOSE INFERIOR, UNSAFE FRAMES AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297827January 7, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE HAD TWO BRAKE LINES BURST IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO RUST. BOTH TIMES I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. BOTH HAVE BEEN THE BACK BRAKE LINES. THIS RUST SITUATION WITH THE FJ'S IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS! TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND THE SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A PERSON IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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