Toyota FJ Cruiser Complaints

908 consumer complaints on file.

#11278808November 8, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST, HEAVY RUST ON REAR CROSSMEMBER AND REAR AXLE, BODY MOUNTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278613November 7, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH RUST ON THE FRAME THE FRAME IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ALSO DEALING WITH RUST ON THE TANK STRAPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278666November 7, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME AND GAS TANK STRAPS AND REAR BUMPER ARE RUSTING TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. VEHICLE IS 2013 WITH ONLY 66000MILES. I AM SPENDING COUNTLESS DOLLARS YEARLY TO PREVENT THE RUST AND IT ISN'T GETTING ANY BETTER. OTHER VEHICLES THAT SHARE THE SAME FRAME HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THE FRAME AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278230November 5, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
FRAME IS ROTTED TO THE POINT OF BEING VERY UNSAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277760November 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINT FOR STRUCTURAL FRAME RUST AND WHILE REMOVING COMPONENTS TO SEE IF THAT'S REPAIRABLE I FOUND 1 OF THE 2 STRAPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE TO BE 90% RUSTED THROUGH AND THE OTHER ONE NOT FAR BEHIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277771November 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE IS PREMATURELY GETTING EATEN BY A RAPID AND UNCONTROLLABLY GROWING RUST ISSUE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE GAS TANK ALMOST FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE STRAPS BEING CORRODED AND THE FRAME IS GETTING WEAKER TO THE POINT I CAN FEEL THE BODY FLEXING IN SITUATIONS IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE FLEXING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277258October 31, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THE BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. THE FRONT STRAP WAS DANGLING DOWN AND SO I USED A RATCHET STRAP TO GET ME HOME. WHEN I SECURED THE FRONT, THE BACK STRAP BROKE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTED BY A MECHANIC WHEN I WAS GETTING A TIRE ROTATION OR ALIGNMENT. I HAD TO BUY REPLACEMENT STRAPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276977October 29, 2019
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME SEEMS VERY RUSTED AS DO SUSPENSION COMPONENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271728October 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY JUST AS THE TACOMA FRAMES DID IN THIS TIME FRAME OF MODEL YEAR. AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL SOON BE UNFIT TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. GAS TANK STRAPS ARE ALSO ROTTING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS COME TO LIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND MY GAS TANK STRAP BROKE CAUSING THE TAKE TO DROP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271331October 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM BODY OF CAR. ENGINE AND EXTERIOR BODY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT FRAME TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. SEE ATTACHED . THE FRAME LOOKS LIKE A PASTRY WOULD AS IT FLAKES AWAY IN LAYERS UNTIL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270132October 22, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
A TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME OF MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, REFLECTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE RUST IS SEVERE IN THE FRAME PILLARS, JOINTS AND ATTACHED COMPONENTS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS BECAUSE THE FRAME WOULD QUICKLY DISINTEGRATE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT UNLESS TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL THE COST TO REPLACE THE FRAME IS AT LEAST $15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269592October 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE UPGRADING TO STEEL BUMPERS FROM THE FLIMSY PLASTIC CRAP MOST VEHICLES COME WITH THESE DAYS, FOUND SIGNIFICANT FRAME ROT. SOMEHOW THE FJ CRUISER IS NOT PART OF THE PREVIOUS TOYOTA RECALLS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THEY'RE AT LEAST AS SUSCEPTIBLE AS THE TACOMAS ET AL. I'M NOW ON THE HUNT FOR AN AFFORDABLE REPLACEMENT FRAME, WHICH SEEMS TO BE MERELY A PIPE DREAM. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO REPAIR IT BUT, COME ON TOYOTA. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE MARKET EXPECTS FROM YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269734October 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR, THANKFULLY ON A REGULAR, PAVED, LOCAL ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING SEAT AND STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON REAR AXLE SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING JUST TORE APART AND OFF OF THE AXLE HOUSING TO WHICH IT WAS MOUNTED AND THE RESULTING SHARP AND HEAVY METAL EDGED PARTS COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF A BRAKE LINE RELEASING ALL HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN AT ALL NOW, BECAUSE IT HAS NO BRAKES AT ALL, OTHER THAN THE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND BY USING TRANSMISSION "BRAKING." LOTS OF RUST UNDER CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT USED FROM DEALER IN MORRISTOWN NJ, APPARENTLY DUE TO LOW QUALITY STEEL USED IN INITIAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPARENT LACK OF ADEQUATE FACTORY ANTI-RUST TREATMENT OF FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS. INTERIOR AND PAINTED TOP BODY PARTS SHOW NO RUST ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE UNDERSIDE, IS FULL OF LOTS OF RUST. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WELL-KNOWN, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FJ MODELS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY! I'M MAKING PLANS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. FINALLY, AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, THIS CAR HAS NEVER DONE ANY SIGNIFICANT OR TAXING "OFF-ROADING."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269080October 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ROTTED RUST ISSUE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268815October 16, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
FRAME AND GAS STRAP RUST. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD WITH RUSTING. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268509October 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FRAME IS RUSTING & CRACKED IN VARIOUS PLACES. GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED / CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF LEAVING GAS TANK SAGGING IN THE REAR. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED OVER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268664October 15, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLAZA TOYOTA (347-554-6090, LOCATED AT 2721 NOSTRAND AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11210) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268142October 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
LOTS OF FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267519October 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHASSIS HAS EXCESSIVE RUST. UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNT ON CHASSIS RUSTED OFF. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. REAR BUMPER SUPPORT HAS HOLE IN FRAME FROM RUST. BODY MOUNTS ARE RUSTING OFF FRAME. BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID. GAS TANK STRAP MOUNT IS VERY COMPROMISED BY RUST. FRONT RADIATOR SUPPORT EXCESSIVE RUSTING NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS AND HOLES. MAJOR FLAKING , AND DELAMINATION OF FRAME ALL OVER. TRUCK HAS 98,000 MILE ON IT IT IS A MANUAL 4WD. LOCATED IN MICHIGAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258376September 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE HAS HEAVY RUST ALL ALONG THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME. I HAVE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO REMOVE AS MUCH OF THIS RUST AS POSSIBLE TOYOTA WILL CHARGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $800 AND $1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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