Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints

908 consumer complaints on file.

#10284265September 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE OPERATING A 2007 TOYOTA FJ (59,956 MILES) ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS IF IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. YOU WOULD PRACTICALLY HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION. FOR SOME DRIVERS, IT WOULD BE EASY TO ASSUME THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THIS LOSS OF BRAKES COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 'ABS HYDRAULIC BOOSTER', PART NUMBER 4705035052, HAD MALFUNCTIONED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT. IT IS ALSO A COSTLY PART AT $2,145.99, PLUS LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282432August 31, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE LOSES TIRE PRESSURE. IF THE TIRE LOSES AIR PRESSURE IT MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT HIS VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL UNDER RECALL #06V235000,(TIRES:BEAD), THEREFORE HE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE TIRES FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281807August 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND THE FRONT INNER FENDER ARE BULGING AND TEARING AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE. I'VE CONTACTED RIVERSIDE AUTO WHERE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO FIX THE ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE INNER FENDER 3 TIMES SO THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281866August 26, 2009
STRUCTURE
DEFECTIVE PAINT. EXCESSIVE CHIPPING OF PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FRONT WINDOW AND SIDE PANELS. NOT DUE TO ROCKS. LOOKS LIKE POLKA DOTS ALL OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281358August 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN IT'S FRONT FENDERS. THE INNER FENDERS BULGE AND TEAR WHICH CAUSES THE FENDERS TO BIND ON THE DOORS, ETC. THE BULGES AND TEARS ARE IN THE "CRUMPLE' AREAS OF THE INNER FENDERS DESIGNED TO BUCKLE DURING A CRASH. THIS DEFECT WEAKENS AN AREA THAT SHOULD BE INTACT . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280126August 11, 2009
TIRES:BEAD, TIRES
MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS UNEVEN WEAR ON THE EDGE OF THE TIRES AT 40,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65MPH. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID # 06V235000) BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ASSIGNED FOR THE RECALL. IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. I NOTICED THE VIBRATION APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279142August 3, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY INNER FENDERWELLS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AT THE CRUMPLE ZONES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF MY AFTERMARKET BUMPER EVEN THOUGH HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON STOCK FJ CRUISERS OF SAME YEAR AS MINE. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEGATES THE STRENGTH OF THE FENDERS AND WOULD NOT REACT FAVORABLY IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279074August 2, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, INNER FENDER APRON BULGES IN CRUMPLE ZONE'S. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A DAILY DRIVER AND HAS BEEN OFF ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 OF THE 19744 MILES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON IT. MY VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FJ CRUISER MODEL, SO MUCH AS TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THIS PART OF THE BODY STRUCTURE 3 TIMES. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS DEFECT WILL ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF MY SELF AND CHILDREN SHOULD I BE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEAS DO YOUR DO DILIGENCE AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA GENERALLY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WILL BLAME IT ON ABUSE OR MISUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277319July 18, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER CRUMPLE ZONE HAS BULGES PROTRUDING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276221July 9, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT CHIPS ON A 2007 BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER ALL OVER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273936June 16, 2009
STRUCTURE
HALF OF MY 2008 FJ CRUISER NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED DUE TO CRACKING AND FLAKING OFF OF THE PAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273993June 16, 2009
STRUCTURE
2007 FJ CRUISER HAS A CRACK ON THE INNER FENDER, ALSO REFERRED TO AS AN ENGINE BAY BODY RIP. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED AT AROUND 39,500 MILES, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE EARLIER. NO CORRECTIVE PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274488June 15, 2009
TIRES:BEAD
2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER INSURANCE COMPANY MADE HER AWARE OF A RECALL REGARDING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND HAD TO KEEP PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP TIRES WHICH WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273617June 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
VEHICLE: 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, 4WD AUTOMATIC. 1. EVENTS: ABS SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED BY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE (POTHOLE, STEP DOWN, BUMPY ROAD) CAUSING A SINGLE WHEEL TO MOMENTARILY LOSE TRACTION DURING BRAKING. 2. THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES (BRAKE PEDAL CANNOT BE FURTHER DEPRESSED, PULSATING / CLICKING NOISE HEARD) TO STABILIZE THE ERRANT WHEEL, BUT DOES NOT PROCEED WITH STOPPING THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, NO MATTER HOW HARD THE DRIVER CONTINUES TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ONLY WORKAROUND IS FOR THE DRIVER TO KNOW TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RE-APPLY IT. 3. TOYOTA INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM DESIGN AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM APART FROM APPLYING THE WORKAROUND. I BELIEVE OTHERWISE SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED ONE OTHER FJ CRUISER OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAD HIS MASTER CYLINDER / ACTUATOR REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY, AND THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH AT AN EXPENSE OF ABOUT $2,000 TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FAXED A DESCRIPTION OF THIS COMPLAINT TO RIGHT TOYOTA IN SCOTTSDALE ON JUNE 11, 2009, VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AS MY ODOMETER ROLLED OVER TO 36,000 MILES AN HOUR AFTER SENDING THE FAX, AND REGISTERED A CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON JUNE 12, 2009 DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND HOW THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON JUNE 6, 2009, WHERE I WAS BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A 3 INCH STEP DOWN IN THE PAVEMENT, AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED ME TO ROLL 20 FEET BEYOND MY INTENDED STOPPING POINT, INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. RELEASING AND RE-APPLYING THE BRAKE FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT UNTIL IT WAS POTENTIALLY TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272810June 3, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASE MY BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. A MONTH AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED THE PAINT CHIPPING IN ODD PLACES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN ON ANY OF THE OTHER CARS I HAD OWNED. I STARTED TALKING TO OTHER BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS AND THEY HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE PUSHED ME UNDER THE RUG. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CONSENTED TO LOOK AT IT. SO HERE I AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272707June 2, 2009
STRUCTURE
BEGINNING AT ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE STARTED COMING OFF. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE BUT 2 WEEKS OLDER & HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PAINT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW MY CAR IS RUSTING. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS RUST SPOTS ON HIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272401May 30, 2009
VISIBILITY
THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES BY NORMAL ROAD DEBRIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267300April 30, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
MY FJ CRUISER HAD BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES ON IT WHEN BOUGHT. THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND CAUSING MY CAR TO STOP UNEVENLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA TWO TIME AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, BUT THEY NEVER OFFERED TO FIX THE SUSPENSION. THE DUELER TIRES WORE UNEVENLY AND I WAS FORCED TO CHANGE THE TIRES MYSELF AT ONLY 14K MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR. I ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THERE WAS A TIRE RECALL THAT I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT MYSELF ON THE INTERNET. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE TIRE RECALL WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THEY, TOYOTA, HAS CLAIMED THAT MY PRODUCTION NUMBER AND DATE ON MY CAR DON'T FIT INTO THE RECALL, BUT DON'T ADDRESS THAT THE PRODUCTION OF MY CAR DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE PUT ON MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267195April 29, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT INNER FENDER STRUCTURE, WHICH HAVE NOW TURNED INTO LARGE SPLITS IN THE CRUMPLE ZONES. THE CAUSE IS A RESULT OF BODY MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BODY. TOYOTA HAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO LARGE TIRES INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, YET HAS REDESIGNED THE INNER FENDER STRUCTURE OF THESE VEHICLES THREE TIMES DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE WITH STOCK VEHICLES. AS THE TEARS IN THE FENDER STRUCTURE PROGRESS, THE FRONT CLIP OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT, AND THE HOOD GAP AND FENDER GAPS ARE SHIFTING. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND HOW COLLISION STANDARDS WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THE CRUMPLE ZONES CRACKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267178April 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INNER FENDER WALL OF MY FJ CRUISER IS BENDING AND BASED ON OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE IT WILL SOON CRACK, THE INNER FENDER WALL WILL MOVE AND IMPEDE THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOORS. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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