2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS A LOT OF PITS IN IT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 7,000 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THE PITTING IS EXCESSIVE. *TR

I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS ON THE 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER AND ALREADY I HAVE A CRACK CLEAR ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD, 4 CHIPS AND PITS EVERYWHERE. THE WAY TOYOTA DESIGNED THE GLASS TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE LEAVES YOU VULNERABLE. IT'S A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, BECAUSE YOUR WINDSHIELD IS ALMOST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ROADWAY AND ANY TINY STONE WILL CREATE A BAD SITUATION. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE EXTREMELY TOO THIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FLAW, NOT THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY SINCE A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD COSTS A MERE $1500.00 DOLLARS A POP. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED AND DISTANCE FROM OTHER CARS, WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE A ROCK CAME AT MY WINDSHIELD AND PUT A LARGE CRACK IN IT. THE WINDSHIELD OF MY TOYOTA 2007 FJ SEEMS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY WEAK. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH A VERTICAL WINDSHIELD AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS INCIDENT I AM DESCRIBING IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. ON 4/21/07 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE ROCK CAUSED A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE LOWER CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. ON 4/23/07 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND LEFT A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ON 4/24/07, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE CRACK BETWEEN THE INDENTATIONS. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. *AK UPDATED 05/21/07. *JB

MY NEWLY PURCHASED FJ CRUISER HAS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I HAD A CHIP REPAIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND NOW I HAVE A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVIOUS CHIP. AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I DIDN'T HAVE A CRACK WHILE I WAS CLEANING OUT THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. LAST NIGHT WHEN I GOT INTO MY FJ, I NOTICED A CRACK THAT STARTS 3' TO THE LEFT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER AND ARCHES TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WIPER. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I FREQUENT A FORUM CALLED FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM. WE HAVE TONS OF PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELDS ON THE FJ CRUISER. CRACKS ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE WINDSHIELDS. I OWNED A JEEP WRANGLER FOR 4 YEARS. I HAD ONE TIME THAT I RECEIVED A CRACK TO THE WINDSHIELD. SO, THE ANGLE OF THE WINDOW ON THE FJ IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT MUST BE A CHEAPER GRADE OF GLASS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEBSITE LISTED ABOVE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR WINDOW SEVERAL TIMES. I FORTUNATELY ONLY HAD ONE CRACK AS OF YET. BUT, I AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE. THE CRACKS DEVELOP INTO A SPLINTERING EFFECT WHICH REQUIRES THE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED. SO, INSURANCE PAYS AND PREMIUMS INCREASE OVER CHEAP GLASS. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACK UNDER THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MICHIGAN. SMALL ROCK STROKE AND WINDOW CHIPPED AND SPATTERED. WINDSHIELD CHIPPED AND CRACKED WAY TOO EASILY. *AK

CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON FJ CRUISER I AM ON WINDSHIELD NUMBER 2 AND THIS ONE IS ALSO CRACKED AT 1200 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

DRIVING ON LOOP 250 IN TOWN FOLLOWING A OTHER CARS, CLEAR DAY,DRY ROAD WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BY SMALL ROCKS KICKED UP BY OTHER CARS.. ONE HIT TOP OF WINDSHIELD WHICH HAS CRACK THE GLASS DOWN AND OVER TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT 5-8 INCHES..THE OTHER IS ON THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT.. DIME SIZE DING NO CRACK. *JB

WINDSHIELD CHIPS WITH SLIGHTEST STONE OR DEBRIS. GLASS SEEMS OF INFERIOR QUALITY. SIDE DOORS GLASS HAS IMPERFECTIONS. *JB