2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

REPORTED PROBLEM WITH BACKUP SONAR SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS IGNORED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE FAIL (THE REAR END NEED TO BE IN THE SUNLIGHT OR ON A REALLY HOT DAY TO FAIL). FINALLY THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN IT WAS FAILING ALMOST ALL THE TIME SO AFTER FIGHTING WITH THEM FOR MONTHS IT WAS FIXED. FAIL MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 20,000, CURRENTLY HAS 32,200. *TR

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE PAINT! I HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE INTO TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM DEAL WITH THIS CHIPPING PROBLEM. THEY HAVE FIXED CHIPS ONLY ON THE UPRIGHTS BESIDE THE WINDOW. THE CHIPPING IS OCCURRING ON ALL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE, ON FLAT SURFACES SUCH AS THE HOOD AND RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. TO DATE I HAVE OVER 200 CHIPS WITH 60,000 KM - I HAVE OVER 300,000 KM ON A 1997 FORD THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT HAS 1/20 THE CHIPS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAROON PAINT ON THIS FJ CRUISER. IT IS NOT GOING AWAY AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BOND BETWEEN THE PAINT AND THE PRIMER AS BEST I CAN TELL. *TR

TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2007: INNER FENDER RAILS / ENGINE BAY (STRUCTURAL VEHICLE BODY PANEL) BULGES AND CRACKS UNDER REGULAR OPERATION CONDITION. AFTER AN FIRST REPLACEMENT AT ~ 5000MI, THE NEW PARTS CRACKED AGAIN AT ~ 11000MI. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR THAT STRUCTURAL DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH IS A ~ $10000 REPAIR. THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN REPORTED UNDER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FJ CRUISER OWNERS (SEE FJ CRUISER FORUM ENGINE BAY RIPS). *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER DEVELOPED TWO, UNDER THE HOOD, WHEEL WELL/INNER FENDER CRACKS, AT THE CRUMPLE DIMPLES. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE BODY CRACKS AT 18,000 MILES. EACH CRACK, ONE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT, DIRECTLY ABOVE EACH UPPER WHEEL WELL, WHERE ATTACHED TO THE INNER FENDER, ARE ABOUT 4" LONG AND 1/16"-1/8" WIDE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA WHERE, WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE, SENT THE TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP AND REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INNER FENDER ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A VERY MAJOR REPAIR, COSTING TOYOTA ABOUT $8K IN MATERIALS AND LABOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL REAPPEAR, AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. I DO NOT SPORT OFF-ROAD THIS TRUCK. *TR

INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THERE IS DEFORMATION OF THE BODYWORK (BULGES). THESE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE DIMPLES DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE CRUSH OF THE FRONT STRUCTURE UNDER IMPACT. THE BULGES BEGAN TO BE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD AND HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND USUALLY LEADS TO TEARS IN THE BODYWORK ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT FENDERS. *TR

CHIPPING PAINT ALL OVER TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND WINDSHIELD LOOKS PITTED. TALKED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH AN EXPEDITION ONE FRONT BUMPER AND 6" ROUGH COUNTRY LIFT HAS GOTTEN INNER FENDER BULGES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN JUMPED OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER HAS BEGUN TO BULGE UP IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO YOKEM TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE NATIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE BEFORE FIXING IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, BUT SINCE TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING CONSTANTLY. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,800.

I NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING "HAZED" OVER WITH A SANDBLASTED LOOK WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME POKED WITH LITTLE CHIPS FROM ROAD DEBRIS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS CRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW 2 YEARS OLD AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXTENSIVE CHIPS, POCK, AND CRACKS. *TR

WE PARK OUR CAR UNDER THE UNIT WE LIVE IN, THE CARPORT UNDER THE UNIT IS A CONCRETE SLAB ,WE PULLED UP UNDER THE UNIT TURN THE CAR OFF AND PROCEEDED UPSTAIRS AND HEARING A LOUD NOISE WE WENT BACK DOWN STAIRS AND THE CAR HAD ROLLED OFF THE CONCRETE SLAB DOWN TO THE CANAL WE LIVE ON AND OVER THE DOCK AND INTO THE WATER. THE CAR WAS NOT ON NOR WERE THE KEYS LEFT IN THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE WATER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE WRECKING SERVICE WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT OUT. THE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOTAL BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE BEING IN THE WATER FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. PRIOR TO THIS APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 60 DAYS MY EMERGENCY FLASHER STARTED COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD GO OFF TEMPORARY FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER I TURN THEM OFF AGAIN, AGAIN,AGAIN, I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GENTLEMEN I TALKED TO NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE AND ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT AND IT SHOULD STOP. I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT WHICH IN TURN TOOK AWAY MY TURNING SIGNALS. I TOOK THEM OUT FOR 24 HOURS IT DID NOT STOP. I LEFT THE FUSE OUT FOR 72 HOURS AND IT STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE WATER THE CAR WAS HALF ON THE DOCK AND HALF IN THE WATER WITH 1/3 OF THE HOOD COVER IN WATER THE STARTER TRIED TO TURN OVER, THE RADIO CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS OR BACK UP LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WRECKER SERVICE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ROLLED. THE VEHICLE IS A 6 SPEED AND NOT AN AUTOMATIC. I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING CAUSE THE CAR TO JUMP ENOUGH TO ROLL OFF THE CONCRETE SLAB AND AT THAT POINT GRAVITY TOOK OVER. THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS REMOVED. *TR