2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

QUOTING TOYOTA EXACTLY, ' TECH INSPECTED FOUND FRAME ROTTING AWAY WERE LEFT REAR BODY MOUNT MEETS FRAME, CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO SPEAK TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE.' *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED TO HIS VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO HIGH WINDS. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH THE CONTACT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED AT THE SCENE AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. BOTH PARTIES WERE TREATED FOR A CONCUSSION AS WELL AS SEVERAL CUTS AND BRUISES ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THEIR BODIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO DAMAGES TO THE TRAILER WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 3 TIMES ALREADY NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED SO WHY ARE ALL THE MODULES BAD AND THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM I HEAR ALOT WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THE AIRBAGS STOP WORKING THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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