2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH DOOR PANEL FENDER FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDERS HAVE BULGES AND CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES LONG IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE INNER FENDER. THEY ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 6 INCHES FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.*KB

MY 2007 VOODO BLUE FJ CRUISER PAINT IS CHIPPING AND HAS ABOUT 4500 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD.*CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN MY REAR AXLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS AND THE WARRANTY WAS DENIED. I FIXED THE VEHICLE WITH AFTER MARKET PARTS AND FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURE ONLY TO GET DENIED AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT HOME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NEW 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, PURCHASE ON 10/26/2007 ON NOV 7TH A TRUCK THREW A ROCK AND IT PUT A 2 1/2" DIAMETER CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. TWO WEEKS LATER GOT AN ESTIMATE $268.00 FROM WINDSHIELD DOCTOR/NAPA THE VERY NEXT DAY ANOTHER ROCK CHIP JUST UNDER THE REARVIEW MIRROR. SAID IF IT BREAKS THIS EASY NO USE GETTING A NEW WINDSHIELD, THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER A ROCK CHIP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ON 12/16/07, THE FIRST CRACK SPREAD FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ACROSS THE LOWER 1/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD. TODAY 12/17 WENT AND GOT ANOTHER ESTIMATE FROM A DIFFERENT SHOP TO SEE IF PRICE WOULD BE LOWER FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD AND ITS $415.00 WITHOUT MY DEDUCT AND $350.00 WITH MY DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WE HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE FJ 8 WEEKS AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CHIPPED 3 TIMES ALREADY. WHAT A POOR DESIGN BY TOYOTA, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FJ WEB FORUMS - THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG FJ OWNERS!!! WILL TOYOTA HELP WITH COST OF NEW WINDSHIELD? THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS OLD YET!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO THE INNER BEAD BEING DAMAGED OR FLAWED. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR TIRES BEAD (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V235000). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,826 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,250. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ

I HAVE TWO RIPS IN THE SIDE WALL OF THE ENGINE BAY. THE TEARS ARE AT THE CRUSH ZONES OF THE BODY SIDE WALLS. *TR

INNER FENDER STRUCTURE IS BULGING, STARTED ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT OCT 15TH & ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AMONG INFORMED FJ CRUISER OWNERS. ALSO SOME OF THE ONES TOYOTA HAS REPAIRED & UPGRADED ARE ALSO FAILING. ALSO POOR QUALITY WINDSHIELD THAT WAS PITTED & CHIPPED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASE. *TR

WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY VOODOO BLUE 2007 FJ CRUISER, I BEGAN NOTICING RANDOM PAINT CHIPPING ON THE BODY OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER PUT MY CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH, NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN OFF-ROADED. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY SALES REP AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND HE PROCEEDED TO ASK ME IF I HAD EVER DRIVEN THROUGH ANY CONSTRUCTION SITES, WHICH I HAD NOT. HE THEN REFERRED ME TO A TOYOTA PAINT SPECIALIST WHO THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON BECAUSE LEAD IS NO LONGER AN INGREDIENT IN THE PAINT, WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO BECOME VERY BRITTLE. SINCE I AM LEASING THE CAR I WAS CONCERNED THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED AT LEASE TERMINATION FOR THIS BUT WAS ASSURED BY THE SPECIALIST THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" ON THE CAR. HE SUGGESTED THAT I PURCHASE TOUCH-UP PAINT AND APPLY AS NEEDED. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR AND THE PAINT NOT ONLY CONTINUES TO CHIP FURTHER, BUT I'VE BEGUN TO NOTICE A FEW SMALL AREAS WHERE THERE IS ALSO CORROSION DEVELOPING. AT THIS POINT I PLAN TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN TO GET SOMETHING IN WRITING CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND LIABILITY. I DO NOT WANT TO GET SCREWED AT THE END OF MY LEASE TERM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PAINT CHIPPING IN THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY NOT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I EVEN PURCHASED A 2007 PRIUS RECENTLY AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH THE PAINT ON THAT VEHICLE AND IT IS DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THE FJ - CITY AND HIGHWAY ONLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN CRACKING AND SPREAD UNTIL IT COVERED THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS WERE PROBABLY CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000.

BODY PANELS INSIDE ENGINE BAY ARE RIPPED ABOUT 8 INCHES FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. I AM IN COMMUNICATION WITH TOYOTA TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR