2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

I HAVE A COPIED A POST I FOUND REGARDING 2007 FJ'S, AS I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY '07 FJ, AND AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPAIRS AND NO SOLUTIONS, I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2010 FJ, AND NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW: I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ. THE STEERING SEEMS TERRIBLY WEAK AND UNPREDICTABLE. I'VE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. TOYOTA SAYS THE THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT THAT THE STEERING ON THIS STYLE VEHICLE IS JUST SENSITIVE. WHILE I REALLY ENJOY THE VEHICLE, I'M ALWAYS ON FULL ALERT WHEN DRIVING KNOWING THAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE STEERING MAY SUDDENLY TAKE THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT WITH NO PREDICTABILITY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A NEWER VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE STEERING. IT MAY GO LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE ROADWAY SURFACE CHANGES, WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN ROADWAY SURFACES, WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM WET TO DRY OR ICE TO CLEAR PAVEMENT, OR FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON AT ALL. OFTEN I FIND MYSELF ACTUALLY COUNTER STEERING (INPUTTING OPPOSITE TENSION ON THE WHEEL) TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING LEAVING THE LANE I'M TRAVELING IN. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHILE CHANGING LANES. AS I BEGIN A SLOW MOVE TO AN ADJACENT LANE, THE STEERING MAY SUDDENLY JUST PULL ME OVER TO WHICH I THEN HAVE TO COUNTER STEER TO KEEP FROM GOING TOO FAR. I TOOK MY 2010 FJ TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT HERE IN ABQ, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. WITH MY '07 FJ I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES DONE, ALL NEW LUG NUTS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS, 7 ALIGNMENTS, AND 3 ROTATION AND BALANCES (ON THE NEW TIRES), ALL WITHIN ONLY SIX MONTHS USING 5 DIFFERENT SHOPS, AND IT STILL WASN'T FIXED. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD IN MY 2010 FJ. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WHEEL SHIMMY. I HAVE ASK DAY TOYOTA, AND SPITZER TOYOTA AND I GET THE SAME RESULTS, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TIRES. I HAVE REPLACE BOTH WHEEL AND TIRES AND HAVE THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON TOYOTA FORUMS AND THE 2010 AND NEW TOYOTA FJ CRUISERS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY CONCERN I LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REACT ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT WITH LIGHT BRAKING, FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF BLOCK, THE ABS STARTED TO PULSATE THE FRONT BRAKES THUS CAUSING THEM TO LOSE EFFECTIVENESS. I TRIED TO PUSH HARDER BUT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE CONDITION. I THEN LET CLEAR OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO "RESET" IF YOU WILL, THEN I WAS ABLE STOP PRIOR TO RUNNING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF ME THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD ONE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE THE TIRES WEIGHED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN WHAT WAS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THE INCORRECT SIZED TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V148000 (TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS), HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CORRECT REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS STEERING SHIMMY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 SETS OF LT TIRES AND 1 SET OR RIMS. AFTER EACH NEW SET OF TIRES AND A FRESH ROAD FORCE BALANCE THE TIRES AND A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF DRIVEN THE SHIMMY WOULD COME BACK. THE VEHICLE'S DOOR PLACE CARD FOR THE TIRES SAYS 33PSI AND 35PSI IN TWO DIFFERENT STICKERS. THE TIRES WOULD SELF DESTRUCT WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO BALANCE THEM AGAIN. THIS IS A RESULT OF UNDERIN-FLATION FOR "E" RATED TIRES. TOYOTA HAS SINCE CHANGED THE PSI TO 46 VS 35 VIA A RECALL. IN MANY CASES THE ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THIS RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES IS REFUSING TO PERFORM THIS RECALL GOING BACK TO 2008 ON VEHICLES NOT RUNNING THE OE TIRE. EVEN IF IT IS "E" RATED. THIS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. RUNNING UNDER-INFLATED TIRES WILL HEAT UP AND RISK A BLOW OUT. RUNNING THE NHTSA PSI OF 46 WILL CAUSE THE CURRENT TOMS TO FAIL AND DEFEATS THE WHOLE MANDATED TPMS SYSTEM. *TR

2 WHEEL STUDS FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT WHEELS AFTER APPLYING 80 FOOT POUNDS TORQUE TO THE LUG NUTS. ROUTINE RE-TORQUE AFTER THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES FOR A 10,000 MILE SERVICE. THE STUD METAL APPEARS TO BE TOO SOFT. EVEN IF THESE STUDS WERE OVER TIGHTENED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE WAY MORE THAN 80 FP BEFORE BREAKING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE STUDS ON THE VEHICLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. TAKING THE ISSUE UP WITH THE DEALER TOMORROW. I WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL ALL THE STUDS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. *TT

MY TRUCK SPEED WAS 60-65 MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST WEEK I SERVICED MY TRUCK AND ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. STILL SAME STEERING WHEEL WOBBLING. IN HIGH SPEED MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS VERY LOOSE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM OR JUST SIMPLE TIRE BALANCE. OTHER PROBLEM IS MY BRAKES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE DEEP AROUND 2 INCHES, THEN MY TRUCK DIDN'T STOP WHERE I WANED IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT CERTAIN TIMES. IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP PRESSING BRAKE.

2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER BRAKE FAILED. BRAKE FAILED T ABOUT 30MPH APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERSECTION. 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE HAS 2980 MILES. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT IN MY 2010 FJ CRUISER THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN IN THAT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND STOP REPEATEDLY I NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM FOR OTHER FJ OWNERS ON AN INTERNET FORUM AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. *TR