Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints

908 consumer complaints on file.

#10308151February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK (THE AUTO KEPT GOING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED) UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND PUSHED THEM AGAIN. I PASSED OVER A MANHOLE COVER AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING SO FAR, BUT IT SCARED THE '!@#$%OUT OF ME. AS THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307500February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AFTER HITTING RIPPLE IN EXIT RAMP SURFACE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE PRESSING DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. REQUIRED RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY AND THEN REAPPLYING BRAKES TO CAUSE VEHICLE TO STOP. CAME VERY CLOSE TO SHOOTING OUT INTO FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES (VERY MINOR BUMP ON ROAD CAUSES ANTILOCKS TO ACTIVE UPON BREAKING THOUGH THIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307502February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA FJ HAVE EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP SIMILAR AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH PRIUS. VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN EVEN THOUGH BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. RELEASE AND REAPPLICATION OF BRAKES OFTEN RESULTS IN EMERGENCY HARD BRAKING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED BUT VEHICLE TRAVELED WELL INTO INTERCHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307230February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 FJ CRUISER: WHEN BRAKING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE THE ABS KICKS IN AND CAUSE MY BRAKES TO GO FROM 100% TO 20%. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND READ COUNTLESS REPORTS ONLINE AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE ABS PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS AND IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE FJ CRUISERS ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307197February 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR HESITATION IN MY 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT, BRAND NEW. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HERS. SHE COMPLAINED TO PAULEY TOYOTA, FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS I COMPLAINED TO FAYETTEVILLE AUTO PARK TOYOTA IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. BOTH DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO RESET COMPUTER. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE DANGER LIES ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS, THE HESITATION SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND ENGINE REVS. PLEASE HELP. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE SO I WILL CHOOSE AN ARBITRARY DATE IN ORDER TO SUBMIT *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307218February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I BOUGHT MY FJ USED IN MARCH WITH ABOUT 26K ON IT. LOVE THIS TRUCK TO DEATH UNTIL THE BRAKE FAILURE SLIDE!!!. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, I LIVE IN A BUSY CITY "NEWARK NJ" (I KNOW I KNOW, HOLD BACK THE JOKE/SARCASM JUST FOR A BIT ;-)). ANYWHO, I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 25 OR LESS AND ABOUT 5-10 MILES ON A FLAT SURFACE MY CAR STARTED TO SLIDE, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS OIL ON THE GROUND OR SOMETHING SO DIDN'T PAY IT MUCH MIND. IT WAS A VERY SLOW SLIDE BUT IT STILL SLID A FEW FEET WHERE I HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO STOP. IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS COMING TO AN OFF RAMP ON RT 22. THIS TIME THE TRUCK SLID SUPER FAR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSING JUST AS HARD AGAINST MY FOOT AS I PRESSED DOWN TO STOP IT, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!! THIS IS WHEN I FOUND THIS FORUM AND SEARCHED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND A FEW POST PRINTED THEM ALL OUT WITH SUGGESTED FIXES AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE DEALER. I SHOWED THE SERVICE TECHS, AND THEY LIKE TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND THROUGH THEM TO THE SIDE. I SAID DON'T YOU WANT TO KEEP THESE. THEY SAID NO WE DON'T NEED THIS STUFF. THEY CHECKED A BUNCH OF STUFF SAID BRAKES AND PADS WERE GOOD, AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE BRAKE FLUID, SO THEY CHANGED IT. ROAD AROUND FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH OR SO AND WITH NO PROBLEMS. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME WHILE I'M IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO WORK. AGAIN SLOW PACE BUT I STILL HAD TO DIP AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME REALLY SUCKS!! ALSO IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH DIFFERENT TIRE PRESSURES. I WON'T LET MY MOM EVER DRIVE OR BORROW MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THERE IS NO RECALL SOON I WILL RATHER SELL MY TRUCK THEN KILL SOMEONE. :-( *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307014February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES STOP WORKING OVER BUMPS WHILE BRAKING. IM ASSUMING THIS IS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY GIVE OUT AND YOU CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD WITHOUT STOPPING. ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT GO AWHILE WHEN IT OCCURS IS TO LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLY. BUT YOU ARE AT RISK AT REAR ENDING SOMEONE SINCE THE VEHICLE STOPS MANY FEET FARTHER THEN YOUR SUPOSSED TO. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA (WHICH I SOLD) IM ASSUMING IT HAD THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM AS MY CURRENT TOYOTA. I BELIEVE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306302February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN AN 07 FJ CRUISER AND MY WIFE AN 08, THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE PRIUS. WHEN EVER I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT LOW SPEED AND BRAKE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS ON A BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACE, OR WHEN IT DRIVES OVER POTHOLES I GET THAT SAME THING. I HAVE 26K ON THE VEHICLE AND LOVE IT BUT NOW IM CONFUSED ABOUT THAT BRAKE PROBLEM OR IF THERE IS ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM! HELP!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306388February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER FJ CRUISER DRIVERS WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM: WHEN DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 40 MPH) AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD EVEN WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING PRESSED. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ABS KICKS IN AS YOU CAN FEEL THE "SCRAPING" FEELING THROUGH THE PEDAL. FROM ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS AND BASED ON MINE, IT SEEMS THE COMMON FACTOR IS ROLLING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN WHILE BRAKING, SUCH AS A POTHOLE, MANHOLE COVER, OR JUST BUMPY ASPHALT. SO FAR I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER, I CAM DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO ROLLING THROUGH A RED LIGHT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE TRAFFIC WHICH HAD THE GREEN LIGHT. THERE ARE AT LEAST DOZENS OF THESE SAME REPORTS WHICH I'VE READ ON JUST ONE FJ CRUISER OWNER FORUM. ALL ARE CONSISTENT WITH BRAKING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUING TO ROLL FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306604February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. MY BRAKES DO EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND ON SHARP CURVES, THE BRAKES PERIODICALLY AND MOMENTARILY FAIL. BUT A QUICK PUMP ON THE BRAKES WITH THE FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR USUALLY RESTORES THEM INSTANTLY. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND SO FAR IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IS STATED HEREIN UNDER THE HEADING "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE:". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306676February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. THE 'UNRESPONSIVE' ISSUE - THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 40MPH) AND ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE, UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR LOOSE GRAVEL. THE RESULT IS THAT THE BRAKES BECOME MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL YOU RELEASE AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE ELECTRONICS/SOFTWARE ARE CONFUSED AND GET CAUGHT IN A MOMENTARY GLITCH AS IT FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO. 2. THE 'OVERRESPONSIVE' ISSUE - THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN UNDER VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE OTHER ISSUE - I.E., LOW SPEED BRAKING OVER UNEVEN OR BROKEN PAVEMENT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE BRAKES BECOME SUPER SENSITIVE TO THE POINT THAT NORMAL BRAKING FLINGS YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS HARD INTO TO YOUR SEATBELT RESTRAINTS, AS IF YOU ARE SLAMMING ON YOUR BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS A LITTLE MUSHY AND THEN WHAM... THE BRAKES KICK IN BIG TIME. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT THIS CONDITION IS CREATED BY THE BRAKE ASSIST FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306753February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE AND STOP THE CAR. IT OCCURS WHEN I COME TO A STOP UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND ONE TIRE HITS A BUMP SUCH AS A MAN HOLE COVER. NO MATTER WHAT I DO THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD. ANTI LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEAD. ALSO, THE OPPOSITE EXTREME OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHEN APPLIED MY BRAKES WITH NORMAL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE BRAKED VERY QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY HARD. EVERYTHING FLEW FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THESE TWO ISSUES ARE COMMON TO TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS AND ARE DANGEROUS LIFE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305506February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED DELIBERATELY: WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY AT 40 MPH AND BELOW, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN NOTICEABLY. IT APPEARS ONLY MINIMAL BRAKING FORCE IS EXERTED AT THESE OCCURRENCES, DESPITE MAXIMUM BRAKE FORCE ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ALSO ON DRY PAVEMENT, RULING OUT SKIDDING AS CAUSE OF FAILED DECELERATION. THE MASSIVELY PROLONGED BRAKING DISTANCE CAUSED TWO NEAR-MISSES. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, WITH THE BRAKE DEFECT FIRST NOTICED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION (FIRST 15,000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, DETAILS EXPLAINED, AND AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REQUESTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE ONLY SPORADIC OCCURRENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304146February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH I EXPERIENCE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE AND THE SKID INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED ME THE SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HAD I BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED I SUSPECT THAT THE FJ WOULD HAVE ROLLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304813February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS WHEN COLD. THE TRUCK BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE OF WHAT ITS GOING TO DO. TOYOTA SAID ITS BEEN WORKING ON A FIX FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IF YOU LOOK AT TOYOTA FORUMS THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302635January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO ALMOST 90 MPH. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THAT THE FLOOR MATS SLID UP AND WERE PUSHING AGAINST THE GAS PEDAL. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT PROPERLY HOOKED TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATION. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,939. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297276December 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM POSSIBLE COLD WEATHER CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297345December 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR HITS ANY KIND OF ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. OCCURS REPEATEDLY AND NOT LIMITED TO AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE INSTEAD CLAIMING THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK. THIS IS AN ABSURD EXCUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289104October 20, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE INNER FENDER LINER METAL FRACTURED AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285520September 28, 2009
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER'S SEAT BELT IS ENGINEERED HAZARD BASED ON IN SEAM DESIGN OF THE CHASIS. IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION OR THE SEVERANCE OF THE DOOR FROM THE BODY OR SHELL OF THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER CAN BE EXTREMELY INJURED BY THE DESIGN OF SEAT BELT, OR CATAPULTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INNER SEAM OR FLOOR WOULD BE A BETTER POSITION FOR THE HARNESSING OF THE SEAT BELT APPARATUS. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN TENDS TO BE A LITTLE STICKY POSSIBLY DUE TO THE OARING OF THE METAL, VISCOSITY ENHANCEMENT CAN BE MADE OR RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE OF GEARING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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