Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints (2007)

593 consumer complaints on file.

#11326701May 31, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BEYOND REMOVING THE LAYER OF UNDERCOATING THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD APPLIED I NOTICED THAT THE REAR MOUNTS TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED AND BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF. FRONT AND REAR BODY MOUNTS ARE RUSTED WITH HOLES THROUGH MOST OF THE BRACKETS. NUMEROUS SPOTS IN THE FRAME ITSELF HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND SOME SPOTS HAVE REQUIRED PATCHING ALREADY. THE TRAILING ARMS ARE ALSO RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE SKID PLATE AND WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FRAME AND THE RADIATOR SUPPORT IS RUSTED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY INSPECTABLE DUE TO THE FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326396May 28, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE RUST ON THE FRAME IS MIND BLOWING. RUST HOLES IN FRAME AND GAS TANK STRAPS, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS IS DANGERS AND SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED OR DEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325596May 22, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND I WAS GOING 30MPH APPROX AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR ENGINE AREA AND BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324240May 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RUST ON THIS VEHICLE IS OVERWHELMING. IT IS CORRODING EXTENSIVELY, EVEN HAVING TAKEN STEPS TO TREAT IT AND PREVENT FURTHER DISINTEGRATION. HAVING DESCALED THE FRAME AND MANY COMPONENTS AND TREATING EVERYTHING WITH A RUST CONVERSION PRODUCT AND SEALER, MUCH OF IT IS STILL COMING BACK THROUGH. THIS IS EVEN AFTER AVOIDING DRIVING UNDER ANY NEGATIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MANY PLACES THAT THE RUST IS JUST EATING ITS WAY BACK THROUGH AGAIN. THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL PARTS THAT COULD BE BROKEN OFF BY HAND DUE TO THE RUST. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY STABLE AT THE MOMENT, I AM UNSURE HOW LONG THE FRAME AND STRUCTURE MAY STAY INTACT BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION. THIS INCLUDES THE GAS TANK STRAP THAT IS RUSTING THROUGH AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324296May 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I AM EXPERIENCING SEVER RUST, ESPECIALLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS HAS CAUSED THE EXHAUST MOUNTS TO BREAK, THE LOSS OF THE SKID PLATE WHICH DETERIORATED AS PARTS OF IT WERE TRYING TO HANG ON AND EVEN MY GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE! THE EXHAUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN FOR WORK BUT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND HAVE A COLLEAGUE TEMPORARILY REATTACH IT. THE SKID PLATE HAPPENED OVER TIME UNTIL IT WAS IN PIECES AND HAD TO BE REMOVED THE REST OF THE WAY AND THE GAS TANK STRAP HAPPENED ON A ROAD TRIP IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND WE WERE ABLE TO RATCHET STRAP IT BACK IN PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321139April 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN
REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER IS BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA; BAD GEARS IN 2007 MODELS. THEY CORRECTED IT IN 2010 WITH UPGRADED GEARS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY TOYOTA SINCE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.MY FJ HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES AND NO REAR END SHOULD GO OUT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.THE REPAIRS FOR THIS AT TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IS $4,000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318876March 21, 2020
SUSPENSION
THE FRAME HAS MAJOR RUST , SCALING, HOLES AND FALLING APART MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE, I BOUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME IS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT , THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN TILL FRAME IS REPLACED OR REPAIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317861March 13, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST HAS DECIMATED THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTROL ARM IS COMPLETELY IN TACT. THE PART THAT BROKE IS IRREPARABLE BECAUSE IT IS THE FRAME ITSELF. NO WELDING/BODY SHOP WILL TOUCH IT BECAUSE THEY DEEM IT UNSAFE EVEN IF WELDED BACK TO REST OF FRAME. IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED NOT TO ATTEMPT A REPAIR AND TO INSTALL A NEW FRAME. FORTUNATELY, THIS BROKE IN A PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED OR WORSE. FRAME RUST HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS AS I UNDERSTAND BUT TO HAVE A FRAME ACTUALLY BREAK IS ABSURD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317003March 9, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS IN BAD SHAPE. MULTIPLE AREAS OF BAD EXFOLIATION CORROSION, FLAKING OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE FRAME. BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT THE FRAME IS TERRIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316513March 6, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I CRUISE ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 70MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS VERY SCARED BUT TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR TO CURB, THEN THE CAR DIED. ONE MINUTE LATER I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT FAILED. I CALLED THE ROAD ASSISTANCE SERVICE. WHEN THEY CAME AND POURED IN ONE GALLON GAS IN THE CAR, THEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT BEFORE THE CAR DIED, THE FUEL INDICATOR POINTER POINTED AT THE A QUARTER POSITION. THE FUEL EMPTY WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311096February 24, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THIS 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FROM EBAY FROM A FELLOW IN NEW JERSEY. I WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY FRAME RUST PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE OR OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE WITH OTHERS. UPON RECEIPT, I HAD THE VEHICLE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND GONE OVER BY A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP OWNED AND MANAGED BY A PRIOR GENERAL MANAGER OF THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP OF THE PRIMARY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HE IS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THE CONDITION OF MY FRAME AND ASSOCIATED PARTS AND FUEL TANK STRAPS AND BRACKETS TO MY ATTENTION. HIS OPINION WAS THAT MY SAFETY COULD BE COMPROMISED IF NOTHING WAS DONE AND APPRISED ME OF THE POTENTIAL COSTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309523February 16, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST ON FRAME AND UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE CORROSION BEYOND NORMAL FOR VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309565February 16, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
FRAME AND PARTS BADLY RUSTED. PIECES FALLING OFF. BRAKE LINES NOW RUSTING. FRAME BADLY RUSTED AS WELL. INTERNAL FUEL TANK ISSUES WITH CORROSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308594February 11, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
CANADIAN VEHICLE, FRAME IS RUSTED WITH MANY BRACKETS AND MOUNTS BEGINNING TO FAIL INCLUDING FUEL LINE GUIDES, GAS TANK STRAPS, SKID PLATES AND MOUNTS, SUB FRAMES BECOMING FLIMSY WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUMPY ROAD AND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP BROKE DROPPING THE TANK TO THE GROUND DISCONNECTING THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307332February 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
UNDERCARRIAGE IS COVERED IN RUST WORRIED ABOUT SHOCK MOUNT FAILING BECAUSE OF THE RUST ALONG WITH FUEL TANK STRAPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307100February 4, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I CAME BACK FROM A TRIP FROM FLORIDA DRIVING AND A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHEN I GOT BACK AND HE SHOWED ME MORE FRAME RUST THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307102February 4, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL TANK STRAPS WHERE ROTTED OFF I HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE CHECK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO GET STRAPS REPLACED BECAUSE OF HOW ROTTED THEY WHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307098February 4, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND THE BODY WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE POINTS OUT HOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY FRAME AND AS WELL AND A HOLE WHERE THE WELDS TO THE FRAMES ARE AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306484February 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME RUSTED, REAR CROSS-MEMBER RUSTED, GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED, SUSPENSION RUSTED/COMPROMISED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302386January 27, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY FJ CRUISER FRAME IS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE GAS TANK MOUNTING STRAP HAS BROKEN AND DUE TO FRAME RUST, THE MOUNTING POINT HAS FAILED AND BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. THE REAR BODY MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING AS IS THE REAR FRAME CROSS MEMBERS. DUE TO THE FRAME RUAT AND GAS STRAP MOUNTING POINT FAILING, THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE GAS TANK CANNOT BE CORRECTLY MOUNTED. OF THE 2ND GAS TANK STRAP FAILS, THE GAS TANK MAY FALL OUT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BODYSHOPS THAT ARE SURPRISED AT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AMOUNT OF FRAME ROT PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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