Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints (2007)

593 consumer complaints on file.

#11385464December 29, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERE SUSPENSION BRACKET RUST ON MULTIPLE REAR AND FRONT COMPONENTS. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN BRAKING BUT MY ENTIRE CAR SWAYED WHEN THE REAR LATERAL SUPPORT BAR BRACKET BROKE RIGHT OFF THE MOUNT THAT IS WELDED TO THE REAR DUE TO RUST. I THEN INSPECTED AND FOUND MULTIPLE RUST AREAS ON FRAME AND OTHER SUSPENSION BRACKETS. MAKING THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AWARE OF TOYOTA'S ONGOING DILEMMA WITH USING THIS HORRIBLE UNTREATED STEEL AND HOPE THE NHTSA ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL CORROSION THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NEGLECT IN SAFETY BY NOT HAVING THIS STEEL TREATED ON SUCH CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF A VEHICLES FRAME. HAD THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR GREATER. SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH CAN OCCUR. IF I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER HAVING THIS ISSUE ON TOYOTA FJ CRUSIER VEHICLES. I HOPE THE NHTSA ENFORCES A RECAL ON THESE FRAMES AND/OR CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. MY VEHICLE IS 16 YEARS OLD, I PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALER WHOM RECIEVED IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. NOW CURRENTLY AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNING THIS FJ CRUISER I ONLY HAVE 71,000 MILES ON IT. HAD THIS BRACKET CAUGHT ONTO MY BRAKE LINES WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THIS REAR BRACKET I WOULD HAVE LOST ALL ABILITY TO STOP MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384923December 25, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
UNDER CARRIAGE, IS RUSTING AWAY ! VEHICLE, ONLY HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT. MECHANIC, SAID THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART, WITH RUST...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384039December 18, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN HE HEARD A RATTLE/BANG WHEN HE TOOK A CORNER OR WENT OVER A BUMP. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE NOISE AS SOON AS HE GOT HOME. WE TOOK THE FJ OUT FOR A DRIVE AND I HEARD THE NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON INSPECTING THE EXTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE I FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE, REAR TRAILING ARM MOUNTING POINT AND A SECTION OF THE FJ'S FRAME, HAD TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE TRAILING ARMS WAS NOT FLOATING, UNATTACHED. WE ARE VERY LUCK THAT THE TRAILING DID NOT DROP WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME, AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE PAVEMENT, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, WHO CAN PROVIDE NOT SOLUTION ON HOW TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, I AM LUCKY MY SON WAS ON SECONDARY ROADS AND NOT THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRAILING ARM FELL TO THE PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383872December 17, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT HEATING UNIT IS COMING ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377887December 4, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
UPON STATE INSPECTION, SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FRAME. NOT ONLY DID IT FAIL INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC STRONGLY URGED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT, AS THE REAR AXLE HAS A POSSIBILITY OF FALLING OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375637November 20, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA'S HAVE BEEN HAVING RUST ISSUES WITH FRAMES. A GOVERNMENT MANDATED FIX FOR TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, BUT NOT FOR FJ CRUISERS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SIMILAR MODEL. I NEED TO HAVE MY FRAME RUST ISSUES FIXED IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375012November 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE FRAME DETERIATED ON FJ CRUSIER WITH ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN HOW UNSAFE FRAME IS IF STRAPS GAS TANK HANGING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375036November 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
SEVERE RUST ISSUES. ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ALL POWER STEERING AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FUEL LINES ARE NEXT FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND BROKE OFF, TANK FELL DOWN. BRAKE PAD PINS REQUIRED CUTTING OFF. PROTECTION PLATES RUSTED OFF. EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUST. ENTIRE FRAME AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT COVERED IN RUST. ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE CAUSED MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES. MULTIPLE STRAPS AND CONNECTIONS FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS ARE NO LONGER USABLE DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375059November 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR TIRE REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE SUBFRAME WAS ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366826October 28, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME RUSTING OUT, SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT PARTS RUSTING, BODY MOUNTS RUSTING AND BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366829October 28, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL TANK STRAP RUST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366125October 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
MY 2007 FJ CRUISER HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH RUST. THIS INCLUDES BEING INFORMED TODAY THAT THE FRAME HAS HOLES THAT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE REPLACING RUSTED PARTS INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL TANK STRAPS LAST YEAR, PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND RADIATOR. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE DAMAGE DUE TO RUST AND CREATES AN UNSAFE TOYOTA PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363755October 11, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING, BUT PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING MY FJ ALIVE. IT WON'T EVEN KEEP A HOLD LONGER THAN A FEW HOURS. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK AS I CAN NEVER GO LOWER THAN 1/4 OF A TANK BECAUSE IT WILL DIE. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER FJS HAVE HAD THEIR FUEL PUMPS REPLACED UNDER RECALL AND I WOULD LIKE MINE DONE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363615October 9, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
IT HAS TAKEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I KEEP MY FJ CRUISER GARAGED, BUT I FOUND A SOUND MAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS THAT RETAIN WATER AND CAUSE RUST. MY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS IN THE LEFT DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND THE RUST FROM INSIDE THE DOOR HAS FINALLY MADE IT'S WAY COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DOOR. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOS SHOWING THE PERFORATION WHICH IS WELL OVER 1/8 OF AN INCH DEEP. I ONLY HAVE 57450 MILES ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO BEING OVERSEAS IN SYRIA, IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN AS A CIVILIAN DOD WAR ZONE PILOT SO WEATHER AND RAIN HAVE NOT BEEN AN ISSUE WHILE IT WAS GARAGED. VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED TO LET WATER IN THE DOOR THEN DRAIN THROUGH THE DRAIN HOLES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR BUT TOYOTA BUT THIS SOUND MAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR WHICH CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AND A FEW OTHER UNFORTUNATE FJ CRUISER OWNERS. KNOWING THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM / DEFECT FROM TOYOTA, I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL USE DUE TO IT'S DESIGN. I LIVE INLAND AND SALT FREE DOWN HERE IS FLORIDA SO ROAD SALT OR ROAD CHEMICALS CANNOT BE BLAMED. ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW IS FILL IN THE HOLES AND USE TOUCH UP PAINT WHICH RUINS THE APPEARANCE OVERALL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS KEPT IN TOP NOTCH SHAPE INSIDE AND OUT AND THIS DOOR NOT ONLY LOOKS BAD, BUT OVER TIME WILL COMPLETELY RUST THROUGH COSTING MY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355088September 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
PREMATURE FRAME AND SUSPENSION RUST. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WITH HIDDEN RUST POSSIBLY CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353511September 7, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
FACTORY RECEIVER ON FRAME DROPPED COMING TO A STOP WHILE TOWING A TRAILER DUE TO FRAME RUST/CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352875September 2, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME SEEMS TO BE RUSTING QUICK. AIR CONDITIONING WATER DRAIN AND RUN OFF HITS FRAME AND RUSTS IN THAT SPOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351957August 29, 2020
WHEELS
REPEATED BEADING ISSUES. FORCED TO REPLACE RIMS.BEADING ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED OVER MULTIPLE YEARS...SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351423August 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS HAVING WHOLE SPOTS AND UNSAFE THE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IN THIS VEHICLE. EVEN THERE IS FRAME RECALLS FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CARS. WHY NOT MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE RECALLS. I WANT TO GET INTO BOTTOM OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349685August 16, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY FJ HAS 63K MILES ON IT AND HAS RUST ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE SPRINGS, CONTOL ARMS, CALIPERS, FRAME, SWAY BAR, ETC...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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