2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

THE PAINT HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY CHIPPING OFF OF MY 2007 FJ CRUISER. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGERS ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY AND IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF OF UNRETURNED PHONE CALLS, MISSED APPOINTMENTS AND BEING DISMISSED. *TR

THE INNER FENDER WELLS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER ARE BULGING ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN DUE TO POSSIBLE INABILITY OF VEHICLE TO HANDLE THE FLEXING, ETC. IT IS NOW AFFECTING MY DOORS AND BASIC ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE. GAPS ARE FORMING WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE GAPS, ETC. I JUST GOT MY TIRES BALANCED AND ALIGNED AND THE TIRES ARE WEARING FUNNY JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER HAVING WORK DONE ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE THE LARGER BULGE IS. THE BULGE IS NOTICEABLY GETTING LARGER WITH TIME AND WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, STARTED WITH BULGES AND NOW THEIR INNER FENDER WELLS ARE CRACKED. TOYOTA WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM AND YET EVERY YEAR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT INTO PRODUCTION THE INNER FENDER WELLS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED AND REINFORCED...BUT EVEN THOSE ARE NOW FAILING AND BULGING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS AND BLAMING IT ON OFFROAD USE OR AFTERMARKET PARTS....BUT ITS HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD ON ALL OR MOST FJ'S. WORK/WARRANTY WORK IS BEING DENIED. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL MOST LIKELY FALL APART OR EVEN WORSE...WILL AFFECT US IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT...SINCE ITS RELATED TO THE CRUMPLE ZONE AND IS SHOWING WEAKNESS. PLEASE HELP US AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR US. *TR

TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FENDER FLARE PROBLEM..ENGINE BAY BODY RIPS...BIG PROBLEM SEEN IT ON 6 FJ WOW NEED A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES... *TR

I WENT ON A TRIP WITH MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. PRIOR TO THE TRIP, I NOTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. DURING THE TRIP, I LOOKED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND OBSERVED THE INNER LEFT FENDER HAD A SLIGHT BULGE AND CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION, NOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF EVENT. JUST NORMAL ROAD DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE AN 07 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER & I CHECKED OUT MY INNER FENDER AND SAW 2 CRACKS AFTER READING AN ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINT BOARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY GOOD FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS AN 07 FJ CRUISER HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE ARE CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY INNER FENDER. MY PASSENGER SIDE HAS A BULGE AROUND THE CRACK AS WELL. MY WIFE DRIVES OUR SMALL CHILDREN (INFANTS) AROUND AND I AM VERY CONCERNED. I READ MANY PLACES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NEVER CRACK AS IT HAS. *TR

BULGES IN INNER FENDER-UNDER HOOD, FENDER APPEARS TO BE COMPRESSING OR COLLAPSING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TRD FJ CRUISER WITH THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT. AT 12,000 MILES I NOTICED A FENDER BULGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INNER FENDER UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE CAR OFFROADING AND ALREADY, AT 12,000 MILES HAVE A FENDER BULGE. THIS DESIGN FLAW CAN GREATLY AFFECT THE CARS INTEGRITY AND LIFE SPAN. THE LATEST QUOTE ON A FIX FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WAS $4,700. MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS TYPE OF BULGE OR CRACK IN THEIR INNER FENDERS AND IT CAN BE A HUGE PROBLEM IF YOU GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE CRUNCH ZONE ALREADY HAS A CRACK IN IT. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER: THE INNER FENDER APRON/LINER UNDER THE HOOD IS BULGING. APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME PROBLEM. IN MANY CASES THAT I'VE SEEN THE METAL BEGINS TO TEAR. SEE WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM FOR PICTURES, MORE INFO, ETC.... *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE SNOW IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING AS IF IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC AND DID NOT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST TOO LONG AS THE VEHICLE JAMMED, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN SEVERAL GEARS AND BINDED. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. UPON A QUICK INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRONT SHAFT HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, OIL WAS POURING OUT OF THE CASE AND HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT, HAD IGNITED THE OIL INTO FLAMES. MUD AND SNOW WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BLOW OUT, THE REAR DRIVER TIRE. AFTER REPLACING THE FLAT TIRE WITH THE SPARE, AN ATTEMPT TO CARRY ON 2 WHEEL DRIVE MODE WAS MADE BUT RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE RESTART OF THE FLAMES. FLAMES WERE PUT OUT AGAIN USING SAME METHOD AS BEFORE AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP UPON CURSORY EVALUATION DECIDED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD "INSUFFICIENT" LUBRICANT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS THE TRANSFER CASE LOST ITS OIL WHEN THE SHAFT POPPED OUT WITH THE FRONT PINION GEAR CAUSING THE FIRE. THERE IS NO HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT OIL FROM IGNITING IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN TAKEN APART AS TOYOTA IS NOT AUTHORIZING THE WARRANTY REPAIR. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER WAS SERVICED BY BIG ISLAND TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2008. FEBRUARY 11, 2008 - 31649 MILES ' 30,000 MILE SERVICE, INCLUDES UNDER VEHICLES INSPECTION. APRIL 16, 2008 - 33007 MILES ' SAFETY CHECK INSPECTION, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, CABIN FILTER REPLACEMENT AUGUST 20, 2008 - 34418 MILES ' STEREO INSPECTION FOR WARRANTY ISSUE AUGUST 27, 2008 ' 34582 MILES - WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF BROKEN STEREO THE FEBRUARY 11 SERVICE STATES THE FOLLOWING PARTS UNDER VEHICLE WERE MARKED "CHECKED AND OKAY": SHOCK ABSORBERS / SUSPENSION STEERING GEAR BOX / LINKAGE AND BOOTS / BALL JOINTS / DUST COVERS MUFFLER / EXHAUST PIPES / MOUNTINGS ENGINE OIL AND FLUID LEAKS BRAKE LINES / HOSES / PARKING BRAKE CABLE DRIVE SHAFT BOOTS / CONSTANT VELOCITY BOOTS / U-JOINTS / TRANSMISSION LINKAGE TRANSMISSION / DIFFERENTIAL / TRANSFER CASE FUEL LINES AND CONNECTIONS / FUEL TANK BAND / FUEL TANK VAPOR VENT SYSTEM HOSES INSPECT NUTS AND BOLTS ON BODY CHASSIS THE APRIL 16 SERVICE MARKED ALL COMPONENTS AS APP'D, INCLUDING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE TECHNICIAN TO BE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WE CHOSE BIG ISLAND TOYOTA TO PERFORM OUR SERVICE AS WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GETTING THE BEST SERVICE FOR OUR TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE CORROSION DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER WAS SO COMPLETE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT WASN'T PRESENT DURING PREVIOUS SERVICES AND TOYOTA DID NOT POINT IT OUT WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NEGLECTING TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM DURING PREVIOUS PAID SERVICES PREVENTED US FROM BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CORROSION ISSUE BEFORE PARTS BEGAN TO FALL OFF AND PERFORATE THE FRAME. AT THIS POINT BIG ISLAND TOYOTA HAS DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO VALUE WHATSOEVER AND THEY WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE SERVICE TO US AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR