2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated that while her son was attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic; however, no cause for the failure was found. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the undercarriage and subframe were severely corroded. The contact was informed that the vehicle should not be driven because the wheels might detach from the vehicle. The vehicle remained with the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

Frame and undercarriage have excessive wear for age of vehicle despite normal maintenance and care. Rust and corrosion has made the vehicle unsafe to drive.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated that after it had rained, the front driver's side seat belt was wet, even though the windows were rolled up and the doors were closed securely. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 00707 (Structure); however, the vehicle was not included in the TSB. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

-Toyota recalled the vehicles using the same/similar frame has the same rusty issues, like Tacoma. This recalled made me pay attention on this issue and I found the my FJ cruiser is no longer 100% safe while driving. -The frame of the body is very rusty after years which is not normal. I believe most owners of this model having the same issue. There are rust everywhere under the body, when change some parts, it was really hard to do so, need the fire gun to burn all the screws. And the exhaust system all rusty and leaked as well, cost me a lot of money to fix. -The frame may broken anytime while driving which is risky to me and my passengers. -No dealers would like to fix that frame for me unless to pay a huge amount of Labour costs, which is higher than the value of the car. -it has been inspected by more than 5 car specialists and body shop workers, saying that frame is dying and won’t last for long, maybe will completely broken in a few years. -There is no issues on mechanics, just the under body rust. It happened a lot of years maybe 5-7 years before. -I’m from Canada.

My fj cruiser has terrible rust on the frame. It literally looks like it was stored in the ocean for 50 years. This vehicle is from 2007 and should not have this much rust.

I own a 2007 FJ Cruiser with very low mileage (below 80,000). It has a terrible carriage rust problem. I thought I'd had it remediated, finally, after endlessly searching for someone to address it. Dry ice treatment and undercoating were applied recently. I replaced the wheels and tires, as well. All seemed well and it passed inspection. But, then the power steering started stiffening. So I had that attended to. The mechanic then told me the rack and pinion and a plethora of other issues were happening due to rust and corrosion - at an additional $$$$$$ cost. So far, this summer, I have spent close to $5,000 to resurrect this vehicle. I can't afford to invest anymore or justify doing so. I am looking to sell. But first I am investigating the FJ class-action against Toyota. I understand this class-action was denied in part last year in California. I plan to check any legal status that might still exist. My hope is that Toyota will acknowledge the problem with the FJs, recall and FIX the problem or at least reimburse me all my repair/remediation expenses. I know they won't do anything unless there is a lot of pressure and outcry to do so. Although, my FJ spent the first 16 years of its life in NJ (which many claim is the cause and of course is plausible - I don't disagree but not to this degree), it was not driven that much, garaged and well cared for. I did not really notice the rust issue until January 2021 when I took it to the local Toyota dealership. I think I was taking it there for an oil change. They were surprised that I'd driven it there because the brakes were so bad. I had it towed home and spent the next many months searching for someone to fix it. No one wanted to touch it until this summer 2023. The gentleman who dry iced and coated informed me about the lawsuit. I never received any kind of notice (thus far) from Toyota about any recall. So now I am garnering information and investigating the best I can. My FJ looks brand new except for frame corro

Frame rust prematurely affecting integrity of the rear lower control arm mounts. Back half of frame almost completely rusted through requiring a full frame replacement.

took the vehicle to a toyota dealership which stated the frame is dangerous and rusted very badly. they told me to file a complaint since the delaer was not covered under the lemon law

the frame and associated components are severly corroded putting the vehicle in danger of the back axel detaching . i was informed of this by a repair shop who were concerned of the safety of operating vehicle. there is some type of coverage for related vehicles but not for this model. i think this is the same platform which was recalled under a truck model. toyota refuses any coverage or help for this problem. the vehicle has 70k miles but is unsafe to operate. photos are available. although the top of the vehicle is what you would expect with 70k miles, it is unsafe to operate because the back axel could fall off at any time

I was planning on trading in my FJ Cruiser, so I took it to our local mechanic to look it over. After he put it on the lift, he showed me that the frame and gas tank straps were rusted out and that it wasn't safe to drive. I took it to another body repair shop and after putting it up on the lift, he said he has never seen a frame so rusted out in his twenty five years of doing body work. I contacted Toyota and they said they would NOT repair the frame.

Backing out of my driveway we heard a slight pop and a dragging feel on the right passengers front.( thought I ran over a landscape brick) Stopped and inspected nothing was under the vehicle starting to leave my complex vehicle started to shake some. When I got up to 20 MPH it was obvious I should not drive. Called tow truck. Thought I needed ball joints or something similar. Mechanic said frame was completely rusted out and unfixable. The Toyota FJ cruiser is suppose to be a tough off road SUV which I never used for off road driving They even advertised how tough the frame is in commercials . I see there has been recalls for other Toyota models of SUV and trucks of the same year and their is a class action lawsuit already started I think in California. If I would have continued to the freeway A serious accident would had happened. I contacted Toyota and opened a case # [XXX] which after two communications they closed because there is no recall on the vehicle. The car is in great condition other wise. A frame should last more than 15 years on a truck \SUV designed for off road driving . her are some details of the pending lawsuit: Plaintiffs allege that a manufacturing defect causes excessive rust and corrosion to the frames of 2007-2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles. The suit claims the defect weakens the structure of the vehicle, therefore posing a serious safety threat to vehicle occupants. In some cases, vehicles failed to pass safety inspection and are no longer safe to drive. As a result, owners find themselves stuck with a vehicle that is no longer legally allowed on the roads with a greatly diminished resale value. Toyota Activity Marketed the FJ Cruiser with Special “Electrocoat Deposition” Rust Protection Coating Despite Toyota’s marketing highlighting the “Electrocoat Deposition” protective coating, plaintiff’s claim FJ Cruiser frames prematurely rust and corrode at an accelerated rate. The suit states Toyota had been aware of the frame defect, but fail INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFOR

Frame rust has become a major safety issue even though we do rust prevention twice a year.

Toyota used interior metal to make the frame and it has rusted to the point the whole frame needs to replaced.

Massive amounts of rust underneath the car on the frame and pretty much everything is affected around it. Concerned for my families safety…Toyota needs to address this immediately!!!

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated while having the vehicle routinely serviced, the mechanic observed that the subframe showed severe corrosion. The contact had taken the vehicle to another independent mechanic and had the subframe inspected. The contact was informed that the subframe was dangerously corroded and perforated and that the vehicle should not be driven. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I purchased this vehicle used in April 2022. It was not driven much until June 2022 because the car was purchased for our son, who attends school at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The goal was to get him a car before his 3 week summer break and he and his sister and his best friend would drive it out to Colorado for him to use throughout his last two years. Their trip began on June 16, 2022, leaving central Ohio. We started getting texts from our daughter about loud noises the car was making while she was sitting in the back seat. Then we started getting texts from our son about noises by the rear tire. We had him check the tires for proper inflation or for any damage. None was reported. My daughter complained about the handling of the vehicle when she was driving. Saying it was not easy to control when going 70 through the plains of the US. They were very pleased to arrive in one piece out in Colorado. My son started to think it was a suspension issue because of the way it handled going over bumpy roads. He took it to a dealer and the dealer took video of the frame, and the black goo used to try and cover the holes and cracks in the frame. $21,000 was their estimate to put a brand new frame on the vehicle. This is a known defect with this vehicle. We should not have to pay for such poor manufacturing.

The vehicles frame and other underbody components have rusted extremely badly. The fuel tank straps broke due to rust, the radiator splash guard fell off while driving due to being very rusty, exhaust clamps have also broken due to rust.

While working on car notice extreme rust and broken frame welds

Heavy rust continues to occur and rot frame from seemingly within the frame. Terrible build quality. I have spent thousands keeping this car alive. Plenty of 07-era cars on the road with not this much rust and I clean my CAR!

The SUV frame rails are prematurely rusted completely through from within the frame rails at a minimum of four know locations while other areas of the frame still appears solid (a further deeper inspection will be performed and repairs will be made after documenting the rust failures). We were at risk of the frame rail failing completely under load due to the size/length of rusted our areas which measure up to 12-inches or so, which would lead to loss of control of the vehicle while driving. The vehicle is home in my driveway for repairs of the clutch system (after failure on the roadway at 65mph) when rusted areas were observed April 2022. The dealer performed a recall for an unrelated part on the vehicle in April 2020 along with performing an oil change, however the dealer did not report an issue to me at that time.

Major frame issues due to poor quality steel.

Possible structural frame rust. Just like every other FJ cruiser Toyota has built. I’m making this complaint in hopes that the NHTSA will force Toyota to recall FJ cruiser frames due to the amount of FJ cruisers that have the same frame rust issue.

Frame ha rusted to the point of failure after only 14 years.

FJ Cruiser in Tennessee Was filling up gas tank and heard a noise under the car. I looked and noticed that the back of the gas tank was hanging down. After I got it home, I discovered that the rear fuel strap had broken due to rust. The front fuel strap was also extremely rusted and probably would have failed also

Undercarriage of vehicle was not properly rust coated by manufacturer. Undercarriage is so rusted that my mechanic advised it may need a new frame.

Frame rust all over, going to cost tons of money to fix. Rust rotting through the frame of the car. Shouldn’t be a problem dont live near water or salt area.

Rusted frame. The factory trailer hitch failed because of frame rot and dropped a travel trailer to the ground while towing. Luckily it did not cause an accident and I was able to get another vehicle to tow the travel trailer. I am part of a Facebook group for FJ Cruiser rusted frame owners. This is a common problem on FJ Cruisers and should have been a recall as Toyota did for similar vehicles of the same years that had the same rusted frame issues.

The frame on my 2007 FJ cruiser is rusting very badly. There are large holes in my frame and I have had one of my rear sway bars rust all the way off. I feel like at any moment my car could just fall apart and cause me to wreck.

Excessive corrosion on frame.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated upon inspection, the mechanic discovered that severe corrosion had formed on the entire undercarriage of the vehicle. Prior to the discovery, the contact stated that an unknown part had separated and detached from the vehicle in his driveway due to the corrosion. The dealer then took several pictures of the corrosion on the vehicle. The contact was warned by the dealer to not drive off road or use the vehicle to tow due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Vin was not available.

Mileage: 70,000

The back portion of the frame is completely rusted out, has a rot hole, and cracked. It is the same problem that has been happening to similar year model Tacomas, Sequoias, and Tundras. The FJ cruiser now needs to be included in this recall for rusty frame issues. I'm not even in a rust belt state. I'm in Florida. A rear end accident could cause the whole vehicle to collapse and make kill passengers in the back seats. Tons of other complaints filed here. There's a facebook group "FJ Cruiser Rusted Frame Owners Unite". Vehicle has been inspected by insurance for repairs, may just get totaled out as of this writing. No warning symbols or lights.

Frame rust and fuel tank strap rust

recently purchased used from dealership. Excessive rust on lower frame and other components (transmission and power steering lines) as well as suspension. This is not a flood vehicle. Initially took it to Toyota for repairs of the lines and trans. The quote was too high, so I took it to local shops for repair. The local shops were surprised by the amount of rust. Trans was fixed but the shops refused to fix other components that attached to the frame because they fear they will cause more damage. Visited several FJ Cruiser forums and frame rust issues are incredibly common with the FJ, to the point where there are class action lawsuits. Toyota needs to step up and fix this issue for FJ owners!

Excessive rust on frame components from inside frame rails. Failure of suspension mounting points at the rear axel. Failure of the rear cross member and hitch due all due to excess rust.

Frame structural rust/ fuel tank strap rust On going problem with this one and many others

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to replace the gas tank trunk strap. The mechanic informed him that the undercarriage of the vehicle was extremely corroded and that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The local dealer was contacted about the failure and he was informed over the phone that the entire sub-frame of the vehicle needed to be replaced out of pocket. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,875.

Mileage: 81,875

Our 2007n Toyota FJ only has 135, 000 miles on it and runs well. We love the vehicle and have a severely rusted out frame. the truck has been adequately maintained but is now unsafe to drive. There are several large areas of rusted frame that are gone, motor mounts have fallen off the frame, the rear axle is barely hanging on because the rear frame is brittle. on the passenger side almost 3 feet of frame is gone from the underside of the vehicle. There is very little metal left to weld to making repairs not possible. Toyota Corperate refuses to assist us and we are stuck with a vehicle that is near total failure.

RUST! Frame rust!

Rear cross member rusted completely through to the point of almost ripping off during towing. The remainder of the frame has excessive rust/corrosion that is not present on other vehicles of the same year.

Due to rust on my 2007 FJ Cruiser, I've had many unexpected expenses. I first was losing brake pressure and my brake lines had to be replaced after breaking when in a mechanic's shop. I've also replaced all four calipers, all the rusted pulleys on the engine, lower control arms that were so rusted that they had to be cut out, and hub assemblies for both front wheels. The hub assembly lead to a failed vehicle inspection for safety concerns. The exhaust pipe literally broke apart near the rear frame crossmember and was sitting on it, so had to be replaced. The exhaust manifold rusted apart and separated from the engine block, leading to dangerous fumes in the engine bay and horrible gas mileage. The O2 sensors were rusted in place and giving poor readings and had to be replaced. Turning the steering wheel became difficult and that was due to being extremely rusty, so it had to be replaced. Shifter cable and PRNDL switch had to be replaced due to not shifting into drive or lower gears. The front differential drain plug was so rusted that the dealership would not attempt to remove it. Now there are holes rusted through the body mount brackets, as well as the passenger side floor. The cargo area's floor where the charcoal EVAP canister connects to the vehicle has completely rusted through, and one of the subframe brackets rusted so badly that it was taken off by hand. Both subframe brackets need to be replaced. The rear control arm mounts are very thin due to extreme rust. My mechanic is now replacing coolant lines because they have rusted through and started to leak, and gas tank straps which were on the verge of failing.

Extreme frame rust

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated that the rear sub-frame was extremely corroded. The contact also stated the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the sub-frame to be replaced. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure with the ABS warning light illumination. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 204,000.

Mileage: 204,000

FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH, ALMOST LOST MY FUEL TANK. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FRAME IS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED RUST ISSUES.

FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT IS NO LONGER THERE.

Mileage: 124,000

FRAME HAS SEVERE STRUCTURAL ROT AT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT AND LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS AT THE FRAME. AND ADDITIONAL FRAME RUST IS THE REAR AXLE HOUSING HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF WEEPING OIL. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT. THIS FJ IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT THIS POINT. IT WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE FRAME IS JUST RUSTING AT AN ALARMING RATE COMPARED TO OTHER TOYOTAS I HAVE OWNED.

SEVERE FRAME RUST! I POKED MY FINGER THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME THIS MORNING. MOST ALL SCREWS, MOUNTING BRACKETS ETC ARE ALL RUSTED. OTHER COMPONENTS LIKE THE REAR DIFF, OIL PAN ETC ARE ALL COVERED IN RUST

Mileage: 168,000

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2006 IT HAS BEEN RUSTING AND AN ALARMING RATE. EVEN MY MECHANIC SAYS HE'S NEVER SEEN A NEW CAR RUST THAT QUICKLY. THE FRAME IS COVERED I RUST, I TRIED TO STOP IT BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS THE SAME ROT PROBLEMS AS THE TACOMA AND SEQUOIA...THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE USA AND TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON ROTTING FRAMES.I CAN'T EVEN HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED IT IS SO DECOMPOSED. I AM FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WANT ME TO CALL THEM? HOW ABOUT KEEPING THIS INFORMATION IN WRITING MAYBE FOR A FUTURE LAWSUIT.

Mileage: 109,000

MY 07 FJ HAS ONLY 104K MILES ON IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE UNDER BODY RUSTING AND FALLING APART. I HAVE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY UP KEEPING MY FJ. I NOW WILL HAVE TO GET THE COMPLETE REAR AXEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED BEFORE I CAN DRIVE IT AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THESE ISSUES. IT'S COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE THAT THIS TAKES PLACE TO SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. I'M JUST THANKFUL I GOT IT TO MY MECHANIC BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE FJ WITH MY 4 1/2 & 1 1/2 YEAR OLD INSIDE. PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT.

Mileage: 104,600

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WITH EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST OCCURRING WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE RUST IS SO EXCESSIVE THAT THE TOYOTA DEEMED THE CAR TOO DAMAGED TO DRIVE BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF THE FRAME WAS TOO WEEK AND, THEREFORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE

Mileage: 75,000

MY FRAME AND ALL COMPONENTS OF THE FRAME ARE ROOTING AWAY DUE TO RUST. THIS SUV HAS ONLY 104K ON IT. IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE.

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AT ALL MAJOR WELDS AND ALONG THE FRAME COMPONENTS. VERY LITTLE METAL IS LEFT TO HOLD THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE FRAME MOUNTS OF THE CAR. A TOYOTA BUMPER HITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED BECAUSE THEREAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH. THE REAR GAS TANK STRAPS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GAS TANK WAS HANGING BY ONE STRAP.

Mileage: 300,400

UNDER CARRIAGE, IS RUSTING AWAY ! VEHICLE, ONLY HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT. MECHANIC, SAID THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART, WITH RUST...

Mileage: 97,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN HE HEARD A RATTLE/BANG WHEN HE TOOK A CORNER OR WENT OVER A BUMP. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE NOISE AS SOON AS HE GOT HOME. WE TOOK THE FJ OUT FOR A DRIVE AND I HEARD THE NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON INSPECTING THE EXTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE I FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE, REAR TRAILING ARM MOUNTING POINT AND A SECTION OF THE FJ'S FRAME, HAD TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE TRAILING ARMS WAS NOT FLOATING, UNATTACHED. WE ARE VERY LUCK THAT THE TRAILING DID NOT DROP WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME, AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE PAVEMENT, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, WHO CAN PROVIDE NOT SOLUTION ON HOW TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, I AM LUCKY MY SON WAS ON SECONDARY ROADS AND NOT THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRAILING ARM FELL TO THE PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 133,355

UPON STATE INSPECTION, SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FRAME. NOT ONLY DID IT FAIL INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC STRONGLY URGED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT, AS THE REAR AXLE HAS A POSSIBILITY OF FALLING OUT.

Mileage: 187,000

TOYOTA'S HAVE BEEN HAVING RUST ISSUES WITH FRAMES. A GOVERNMENT MANDATED FIX FOR TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, BUT NOT FOR FJ CRUISERS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SIMILAR MODEL. I NEED TO HAVE MY FRAME RUST ISSUES FIXED IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR TIRE REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE SUBFRAME WAS ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY 2007 FJ CRUISER HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH RUST. THIS INCLUDES BEING INFORMED TODAY THAT THE FRAME HAS HOLES THAT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE REPLACING RUSTED PARTS INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL TANK STRAPS LAST YEAR, PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND RADIATOR. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE DAMAGE DUE TO RUST AND CREATES AN UNSAFE TOYOTA PRODUCT.

IT HAS TAKEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I KEEP MY FJ CRUISER GARAGED, BUT I FOUND A SOUND MAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS THAT RETAIN WATER AND CAUSE RUST. MY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS IN THE LEFT DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND THE RUST FROM INSIDE THE DOOR HAS FINALLY MADE IT'S WAY COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DOOR. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOS SHOWING THE PERFORATION WHICH IS WELL OVER 1/8 OF AN INCH DEEP. I ONLY HAVE 57450 MILES ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO BEING OVERSEAS IN SYRIA, IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN AS A CIVILIAN DOD WAR ZONE PILOT SO WEATHER AND RAIN HAVE NOT BEEN AN ISSUE WHILE IT WAS GARAGED. VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED TO LET WATER IN THE DOOR THEN DRAIN THROUGH THE DRAIN HOLES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR BUT TOYOTA BUT THIS SOUND MAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR WHICH CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AND A FEW OTHER UNFORTUNATE FJ CRUISER OWNERS. KNOWING THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM / DEFECT FROM TOYOTA, I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL USE DUE TO IT'S DESIGN. I LIVE INLAND AND SALT FREE DOWN HERE IS FLORIDA SO ROAD SALT OR ROAD CHEMICALS CANNOT BE BLAMED. ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW IS FILL IN THE HOLES AND USE TOUCH UP PAINT WHICH RUINS THE APPEARANCE OVERALL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS KEPT IN TOP NOTCH SHAPE INSIDE AND OUT AND THIS DOOR NOT ONLY LOOKS BAD, BUT OVER TIME WILL COMPLETELY RUST THROUGH COSTING MY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

Mileage: 57,450

FACTORY RECEIVER ON FRAME DROPPED COMING TO A STOP WHILE TOWING A TRAILER DUE TO FRAME RUST/CORROSION.

Mileage: 108,640

FRAME SEEMS TO BE RUSTING QUICK. AIR CONDITIONING WATER DRAIN AND RUN OFF HITS FRAME AND RUSTS IN THAT SPOT

Mileage: 145,000

MY FJ HAS 63K MILES ON IT AND HAS RUST ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE SPRINGS, CONTOL ARMS, CALIPERS, FRAME, SWAY BAR, ETC...

I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR RUST OVERTAKING THE FRAME AND ALL SUSPENSION PARTS AND MOUNTS, EVEN THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED I AM GOING TO HAVE SUSPENSION PARTS BREAK OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS THAT RUSTED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING DOEN THE HIGHWAY.

SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE

Mileage: 190,000

THE ENTIRE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY WASHED AND WELL MAINTAINED. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ARE IN GREAT WORKING ORDER, BUT THE CAR NOW NEED EXTENSIVE FRAME REPAIRS TO REMAIN ROAD WORTHY. IN ADDITION, THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEARLY CAUSED THE TANK TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR.

SEVERE RUST ON CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DESPITE FREQUEN UNDERCARRIAGE WASHING AND CARE. CONTROL ARMS AND TANK STRAPS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MOUNTS WELDED

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FRAME ROTTING FROM INSIDE AND OUT. REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS RUSTING LOOKING LIKE ITS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 13 YEAR OLD FRAME SHOULD NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THIS CONDITION.

Mileage: 90,000

THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTY ON ALL OF THE FJ CRUISERS, JUST LIKE THE TACOMA AND SEQUOIA. THERE IS NO PAINT OR UNDERCOATING APPLIED ON THE INSIDE OF THESE FRAMES SO THEY RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

Mileage: 76,000

MY VEHICLE IS GETTING PRETTY RUSTY, EVEN WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING. THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS PRETTY SOON ARE GOING TO BECOME UNSAFE. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE, THE VALUE IS STILL PRETTY HIGH, IT JUST HAVE 118.000 MILES.

PURCHASED A 2007 FJ CRUISER USED AND DISCOVERED THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND DETERIORATING AT AN ALARMING PACE. THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE AND HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOMETIME.

Mileage: 164,213

FRAME IS RUSTED UNDERNEATH. CAR LOOKS AND DRIVES PERFECTLY. I CRAWLED UNDER AND THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED. I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER TWO WEEKS AGO. IT HAD 2 OWNERS AND LESS THAN 100000 MILES.

HAD A VIRINA SAFETY INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 6-25-2020 AND IT WAS FOUND THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH 101000 MILES. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT VEHICLE IS NOT OPERABLE DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I BOUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER, A YEAR LATER I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST SURFACE RUST NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. MY VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND DRIVEN VERY LITTLE ON A YEARLY BASIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS UNTIL I HAD TO GO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATING RATTLING NOISES, WHEN I WENT UNDERNEATH THE SITE WAS DISGUSTING RUST WAS EVERYWHERE SERIOUS RUST. I WENT TO TOYOTA THIS WINTER THEY PUT IT ON A LIFT AND TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE TO BE SENT IN TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ANALYSIS THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES BECAUSE OF CHASSIS OR BODY RUST ISSUES NOTHING ON MY FJ CRUISER, I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER FJ CRUISER OWNERS IN SOME BUT NOT ALL ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WOULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SEVERE NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF TOYOTA THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

QUOTING TOYOTA EXACTLY, ' TECH INSPECTED FOUND FRAME ROTTING AWAY WERE LEFT REAR BODY MOUNT MEETS FRAME, CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO SPEAK TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE.' *TR

THE RUST ON THE FRAME IS MIND BLOWING. RUST HOLES IN FRAME AND GAS TANK STRAPS, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS IS DANGERS AND SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED OR DEAD. *TR

I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND I WAS GOING 30MPH APPROX AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR ENGINE AREA AND BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE

Mileage: 130,000

FRAME RUST ON THIS VEHICLE IS OVERWHELMING. IT IS CORRODING EXTENSIVELY, EVEN HAVING TAKEN STEPS TO TREAT IT AND PREVENT FURTHER DISINTEGRATION. HAVING DESCALED THE FRAME AND MANY COMPONENTS AND TREATING EVERYTHING WITH A RUST CONVERSION PRODUCT AND SEALER, MUCH OF IT IS STILL COMING BACK THROUGH. THIS IS EVEN AFTER AVOIDING DRIVING UNDER ANY NEGATIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MANY PLACES THAT THE RUST IS JUST EATING ITS WAY BACK THROUGH AGAIN. THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL PARTS THAT COULD BE BROKEN OFF BY HAND DUE TO THE RUST. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY STABLE AT THE MOMENT, I AM UNSURE HOW LONG THE FRAME AND STRUCTURE MAY STAY INTACT BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION. THIS INCLUDES THE GAS TANK STRAP THAT IS RUSTING THROUGH AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I AM EXPERIENCING SEVER RUST, ESPECIALLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS HAS CAUSED THE EXHAUST MOUNTS TO BREAK, THE LOSS OF THE SKID PLATE WHICH DETERIORATED AS PARTS OF IT WERE TRYING TO HANG ON AND EVEN MY GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE! THE EXHAUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN FOR WORK BUT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND HAVE A COLLEAGUE TEMPORARILY REATTACH IT. THE SKID PLATE HAPPENED OVER TIME UNTIL IT WAS IN PIECES AND HAD TO BE REMOVED THE REST OF THE WAY AND THE GAS TANK STRAP HAPPENED ON A ROAD TRIP IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND WE WERE ABLE TO RATCHET STRAP IT BACK IN PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

RUST HAS DECIMATED THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTROL ARM IS COMPLETELY IN TACT. THE PART THAT BROKE IS IRREPARABLE BECAUSE IT IS THE FRAME ITSELF. NO WELDING/BODY SHOP WILL TOUCH IT BECAUSE THEY DEEM IT UNSAFE EVEN IF WELDED BACK TO REST OF FRAME. IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED NOT TO ATTEMPT A REPAIR AND TO INSTALL A NEW FRAME. FORTUNATELY, THIS BROKE IN A PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED OR WORSE. FRAME RUST HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS AS I UNDERSTAND BUT TO HAVE A FRAME ACTUALLY BREAK IS ABSURD.

Mileage: 183,000

THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS IN BAD SHAPE. MULTIPLE AREAS OF BAD EXFOLIATION CORROSION, FLAKING OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE FRAME. BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT THE FRAME IS TERRIBLE.

Mileage: 197,234

RUST ON FRAME AND UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE CORROSION BEYOND NORMAL FOR VEHICLE

Mileage: 136,000

FRAME AND PARTS BADLY RUSTED. PIECES FALLING OFF. BRAKE LINES NOW RUSTING. FRAME BADLY RUSTED AS WELL. INTERNAL FUEL TANK ISSUES WITH CORROSION

Mileage: 130,000

CANADIAN VEHICLE, FRAME IS RUSTED WITH MANY BRACKETS AND MOUNTS BEGINNING TO FAIL INCLUDING FUEL LINE GUIDES, GAS TANK STRAPS, SKID PLATES AND MOUNTS, SUB FRAMES BECOMING FLIMSY WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUMPY ROAD AND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP BROKE DROPPING THE TANK TO THE GROUND DISCONNECTING THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE

Mileage: 140

I CAME BACK FROM A TRIP FROM FLORIDA DRIVING AND A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHEN I GOT BACK AND HE SHOWED ME MORE FRAME RUST THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM

Mileage: 168,000

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND THE BODY WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE POINTS OUT HOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY FRAME AND AS WELL AND A HOLE WHERE THE WELDS TO THE FRAMES ARE AS WELL

Mileage: 130,000

MY FJ CRUISER FRAME IS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE GAS TANK MOUNTING STRAP HAS BROKEN AND DUE TO FRAME RUST, THE MOUNTING POINT HAS FAILED AND BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. THE REAR BODY MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING AS IS THE REAR FRAME CROSS MEMBERS. DUE TO THE FRAME RUAT AND GAS STRAP MOUNTING POINT FAILING, THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE GAS TANK CANNOT BE CORRECTLY MOUNTED. OF THE 2ND GAS TANK STRAP FAILS, THE GAS TANK MAY FALL OUT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BODYSHOPS THAT ARE SURPRISED AT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AMOUNT OF FRAME ROT PRESENT.

Mileage: 115,000

MY FRAME HAS RUSTED TREMENDOUSLY TO WHAT I FEEL IS A DANGEROUS DEGREE. THERE ARE HOLES THROUGH SOME FRAME RAILS AND ALSO SOME NEAR THE SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINTS. MY FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED TO THE POINT ONE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE, THE FUEL TANK WAS THEN HANGING DOWN CLOSE TO THE GROUND. NOT MANY MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN PER YEAR ON THIS VEHICLE.

SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. VEHICLE FEELS VERY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING OR HITTING A BUMB AS RUST PROGRESSES.

Mileage: 53,000

FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED, HAS CRACKS & CORROSION, & IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE

Mileage: 98,432

SEVERE RUST ON UNDER-SIDE OF VEHICLE. SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AT RISK OF DETACHING DUE TO RUST.

Mileage: 176,000

THE FRAME OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IS RUSTING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS "DESCALED" AND SPRAYED WITH PROTECTING FLUID. THE DESCALING REVEALED SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST. MY PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AND THE SHOCK HAS BECOME FREE FROM THE FRAME. I HAVE YET TO GET AN ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE BUT WILL SOON

Mileage: 144,000

THE TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED OUT. ONE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN, THE OTHER IS 75% BROKEN, AND THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT IS COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 125,000

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET (OEM WELDED TO THE FRAME) BROKE OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROTTING (PHOTOS ATTACHED). THIS BROKE OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 30-35MPH. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE SIDE AND MADE IT UNSTABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I AM CERTAIN THAT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WORSE AND MORE SO IF I WAS IN A TURN. I HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THAT MANY FJ CRUISERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ROTTING ISSUE AND THAT TOYOTA HAS A HISTORY OF FRAME ROT ISSUES ON OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. IN MY OPINION BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, IF THIS HAPPENED TO MY FJ THEN IT WILL HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 215,000

ON DEC 30, 2019 I TOOK MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SHORTLY AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO COME BACK. THEY WANTED TO SHOW ME THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE FRAME OF MY FJ WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WITH MULTIPLE HOLES IN RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME - SOME HOLES MEASURING OVER 5 INCHES IN LENGTH. IT CRUMBLED WHEN TOUCHED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REST OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE, THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 FJ CRUISER MODELS BUT TOYOTA HAS YET TO RECALL THE FRAMES. I'VE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER MODELS DUE TO PREMATURELY RUSTED OUT FRAMES, BUT THE FJ'S HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THOSE RECALLS. I WAS STUCK IN TORONTO UNABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO NY, SO MY FAMILY INCURRED MASSIVE UNEXPECTED COSTS TO GET HOME, AND WORK & SCHOOL WERE MISSED BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ME APPROX $15 - 20K TO GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED, BUT I BELIEVE THAT COST IS TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. IN THE MEANTIME IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE MAKING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY MORE DIFFICULT SEEING AS IT'S OUR ONLY VEHICLE... AND IT'S STUCK ACROSS THE BORDER IN TORONTO, CANADA. I HOPE TOYOTA RECALLS THE 2007 FJ CRUISER MODEL FRAMES ASAP - I'VE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER FJ OWNERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH HOW TOYOTA IS DEALING WITH IT (OR I SHOULD SAY SEEMINGLY NOT DEALING WITH IT). I DON'T FEEL MY OTHERWISE PERFECT VEHICLE SHOULD BECOME AN OVERSIZED PAPER WEIGHT WHEN TOYOTA HAS DEALT WITH SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER MODELS - THE SOLUTION IS PRETTY CLEAR.

Mileage: 124,000

A MAJOR HAZARDOUS ISSUE WAS THE FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE DUE TO RUST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME A MECHANIC SPOTTED THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE A POTENTIAL DISASTER HAPPENED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTING AT OUTSTANDING SPEED AND PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA HAS PRESENTED A RECORD OF USING INFERIOR FRAMES IN THE PAST AND UNFORTUNATELY THE FJ VEHICLES WERE GIVEN THOSE INFERIOR, UNSAFE FRAMES AS WELL.

Mileage: 114,000

I HAVE HAD TWO BRAKE LINES BURST IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO RUST. BOTH TIMES I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. BOTH HAVE BEEN THE BACK BRAKE LINES. THIS RUST SITUATION WITH THE FJ'S IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS! TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND THE SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A PERSON IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 119,000

FRAME HAS A LOT OF RUST. THE STRAPS TO HOLD THE GAS TANK BROKE DUE TO RUSTING. REAR BUMPER FRAME HAS ALSO RUSTED.

Mileage: 150,000

I AM REPORTING THE ISSUE OF FRAME RUST AND CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION AND FRAME FLAKING IS ALARMING AND POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY, OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAINTAIN AND FIX THIS ISSUE INCLUDING COMPLAINING TO TOYOTA THEMSELVES WITH LITTLE TO NO SUCCESS. THE AMOUNT OF RUST COMPARED TO MY OTHER VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY OUT OF PROPORTION. BODY MOUNTS ARE FLAKING AND CRUMBLING AND THE FRAME IS CORRODED AND FALLING APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

Mileage: 118,000

EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST FOR MILEAGE OF CAR 156K AS OF WRITING FRAME IS FLAKING/SCALING EVEN AFTER APPLICATION OF POR-15 TO TRY AND SALVAGE THE FRAME TO MAKE IT LAST A WHILE LONGER. REPLACEMENT OF TANK STRAPS AT 120K DUE TO FAILURE FROM RUST. CAR WILL BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN A SHORT PERIOD THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS FRAME/YEAR AREA AS TOYOTA ALREADY HAS REPLACED THE TACOMA FRAMES THAT WERE RUSTING/ROTTING THE SAME WAY.

Mileage: 156,000

MY GAS TANK STRAPS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF LEAVING THE GAS TANK HANGING DOWN BELOW THE FRAME AND IN EXTREME COMPROMISED UNSAFE POSITION. MULTIPLE AREAS OF FRAME RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH NOT SUPPORTED BY EITHER END

DURING 2019-2020 STATE INSPECTION OF 2007 FJ CRUISER WITH 78000 MILES BY DEALER WAS TOLD THAT FRAME IS SO RUSTED THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT PASS THE NEXT INSPECTION. EXPLANATION GIVEN WAS THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT MAKE THEIR FRAMES AS THICK AS OTHER MAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS USED AS A DAILY DRIVER, NOT MUCH OFF-ROAD AND NO SERIOUS OFF-ROADING. I WORK FROM HOME, SO MOST YEARS LESS THAN 5000 MILES DRIVEN. ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

Mileage: 78,000

BOUGHT MY FJ NEW IN 2007.WHEN I DID I ASKED IF THEY HAD RUSTY JONES OR UNDERCOATING AND WAS TOLD WITH THE NEW ALLOYS I DIDNT NEED IT. 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS HAVING MY MECHANIC CHECK THE BRAKES AND HE CALLED ME DOWN TO SHOW ME A BREAK IN THE FRAME CONNECTING TO THE BODY.THANKFULLY HE FOUND IT BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO BOSTON THE NEXT DAY. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 139,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT SO ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND 2 REPS CAME DOWN FROM NH TO LOOK AT WHO BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAD A GOOD RIDE WITH IT AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.I THEN CALLED TOYOTA CEC AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I BROUGHT TO A WELDER WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS TYPE OF WORK AND WAS TOLD 5000+ IN LABOR ALONE AND THATS WITHOUT SEEING UNDER THE GAS TANK SO HE SAID IT WOULDNT BE WORTH IT AS HE BANGED OF THE RUST IN OTHER SPOTS AND THERE WAS NO METAL TO WELD TO LEFT.BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE SWELLED FROM THE RUSTY METAL TUBING.I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY AS I OFTEN TAKE MY GRANDKIDS IN THE FJ. SO NOW IM LEFT WITH MY OTHER FJ THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WHICH IS OK UNDERNEATH.THE ISSUE IS WITH ALL THE 2007 FJ FRAMES LIKE THEIR TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THESE ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THE BODY IS READY TO COLLAPSE ON THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD PRIVATELY THAT TOYOTA CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE ISSUE AS THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE FJS BUT STILL SELL TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS. ## VIN PASSED ## 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER ##

Mileage: 139,000

FRAME IS RUSTING TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK.

Mileage: 170,000

FRAME IS RUSTING OUT- TRUCK ONLY HAS 142K ON IT. TOLD TODAY IT WILL PROBABLY FAIL INSPECTION NEXT YEAR AS IT BARELY PASSED TODAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND AFFECTS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE TOYOTA HAS SETTLED WITH TACOMA, TUNDRA OWNERS BUT IGNORES ISSUE WITH FJ

Mileage: 142,000

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF BUT, THE FRAME IS PREMATURELY RUSTING AT CONNECTING POINTS TO THE BODY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE LOOKS AND RUNS WELL BUT MIGHT BE A SAFETY RISK IN SUDDEN STOPS OF ACCIDENTS CAUSING VEHICLE BODY TO DISLODGE FROM FRAME.

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH RUST ON THE FRAME THE FRAME IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ALSO DEALING WITH RUST ON THE TANK STRAPS

Mileage: 155,300

FRAME IS ROTTED TO THE POINT OF BEING VERY UNSAFE

MY VEHICLE IS PREMATURELY GETTING EATEN BY A RAPID AND UNCONTROLLABLY GROWING RUST ISSUE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE GAS TANK ALMOST FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE STRAPS BEING CORRODED AND THE FRAME IS GETTING WEAKER TO THE POINT I CAN FEEL THE BODY FLEXING IN SITUATIONS IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE FLEXING.

Mileage: 45,000

THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THE BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. THE FRONT STRAP WAS DANGLING DOWN AND SO I USED A RATCHET STRAP TO GET ME HOME. WHEN I SECURED THE FRONT, THE BACK STRAP BROKE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTED BY A MECHANIC WHEN I WAS GETTING A TIRE ROTATION OR ALIGNMENT. I HAD TO BUY REPLACEMENT STRAPS.

Mileage: 120,000

FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM BODY OF CAR. ENGINE AND EXTERIOR BODY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT FRAME TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. SEE ATTACHED . THE FRAME LOOKS LIKE A PASTRY WOULD AS IT FLAKES AWAY IN LAYERS UNTIL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT.

Mileage: 150,000

A TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME OF MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, REFLECTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE RUST IS SEVERE IN THE FRAME PILLARS, JOINTS AND ATTACHED COMPONENTS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS BECAUSE THE FRAME WOULD QUICKLY DISINTEGRATE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT UNLESS TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL THE COST TO REPLACE THE FRAME IS AT LEAST $15,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR, THANKFULLY ON A REGULAR, PAVED, LOCAL ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING SEAT AND STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON REAR AXLE SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING JUST TORE APART AND OFF OF THE AXLE HOUSING TO WHICH IT WAS MOUNTED AND THE RESULTING SHARP AND HEAVY METAL EDGED PARTS COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF A BRAKE LINE RELEASING ALL HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN AT ALL NOW, BECAUSE IT HAS NO BRAKES AT ALL, OTHER THAN THE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND BY USING TRANSMISSION "BRAKING." LOTS OF RUST UNDER CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT USED FROM DEALER IN MORRISTOWN NJ, APPARENTLY DUE TO LOW QUALITY STEEL USED IN INITIAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPARENT LACK OF ADEQUATE FACTORY ANTI-RUST TREATMENT OF FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS. INTERIOR AND PAINTED TOP BODY PARTS SHOW NO RUST ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE UNDERSIDE, IS FULL OF LOTS OF RUST. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WELL-KNOWN, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FJ MODELS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY! I'M MAKING PLANS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. FINALLY, AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, THIS CAR HAS NEVER DONE ANY SIGNIFICANT OR TAXING "OFF-ROADING."

Mileage: 100,000

ROTTED RUST ISSUE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

FRAME IS RUSTING & CRACKED IN VARIOUS PLACES. GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED / CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF LEAVING GAS TANK SAGGING IN THE REAR. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED OVER TIME.

Mileage: 138,000

LOTS OF FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST.

Mileage: 44,000

RUST FOUND IN THE FRAME THROUGHOUT, TANK STRAPS AS WELL

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE IS SHOWING EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDER-BODY. I HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT ALMOST HAS NO RUST. RUST ON THE 2007 FJ CRUISER IS MAINLY ON THE FRAME JOINTS AND THE REAR AXLE. CAR WAS DAILY COMMUTER FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN BECAME A LEISURE VEHICLE DRIVEN MAINLY ON WEEKENDS AND OUTINGS.

Mileage: 62,000

THE FRAME OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IS HEAVILY RUSTED AND RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL AREAS.

Mileage: 361,000

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND CHECK A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. DEALER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON FRAME AND SUSPENSION AND NOTED, "NOT RECOMMENDED TO DRIVE."

Mileage: 81,770

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, 125K MILES. MID-ATLANTIC AREA OF THE US. FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND DEGRADATION. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DURING A NORMAL SERVICE VISIT AND 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CONFIRM IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR TO ESPECIALLY TOW TRAILERS. BOTH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALSO ADDED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE ON TUNDRAS, FJ CRUISERS, AND 4RUNNERS FROM THE SAME ERA. WELDMENTS IN THE FRAME ARE CORRODED AND RIDDLED WITH CRACKS. LARGE SECTIONS OF FRAME MEMBERS ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED WITH THIN WALLS/HOLES. BIGGEST CONCERN IS LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE/ACCIDENT. LITTLE TO NO RUST ON THE BODY, HAVE DRIVEN OTHER TOYOTA AND FORD TRUCKS IN SAME ENVIRONMENT WITH NO RUST ISSUES AT 200K MILES. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA.

Mileage: 125,000

FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY

Mileage: 150,000

EXCESSIVE RUST OF THE FRAME. HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE HOLES IN STRUCTURAL AREAS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER WELDS MEETING THE FRAME. FAILURE OF THE FRAME COATING ALL OVER. FRAME ROT FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING HOLES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ALSO RUSTING FROM AREAS SUCH AS CONTROL ARMS, REAR END LINKS, AND DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS. WILL PROVIDE MORE PICTURES WHEN I HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO DO SO.

Mileage: 178,000

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF FRAME RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEMS FOR THE 2007 ' 2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS IS THE SAME ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEVERAL PAST RECALLS ON OTHER FULL FRAMED TOYOTA VEHICLES. EXCESSIVE FRAME CORROSION 'ROT' STARTING IN JOINTED METALS WITHIN THE FRAME STRUCTURES IS RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OUT. IN RECENT OBSERVATIONS NON-JOINTED RUST METAL IS ALSO SUFFERING RUST THROUGH IN OTHER PARTS OF THESE FRAMES. MY PERSONAL VEHICLE EXHIBITS ALL THE SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUSTING INCLUDING ONE RUST THROUGH HOLE AT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER LOCATION UNDERNEATH THE REAR BUMPER. THIS LOCATION IS NEITHER ACCESSIBLE NOR VISIBLE WITHOUT THE BUMPER REMOVED. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CROSS MEMBER EXHIBITS LARGE SEVER FLAKING RUST PRESENT BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE FRAME. THE MAIN FRAME, LOCATION BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL, EXHIBITS SEVERS LARGE FLAKING RUST INSIDE THE FRAME. THE OUTSIDE WITHIN THIS AREA ALSO CONTAINS A HALF SIZE DOLLAR RUST AREA THROUGH THE FIRST FRAME LAYER THAT INITIALLY APPEARED AS SURFACE RUST. IN CONCLUSION WHAT APPEARED AS NORMAL SURFACE RUST CAN INDEED BE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY CONCERNS. THE FRAME IS RUSTING INSIDE OUT AT AN ALARMING FAST RATE, MUCH FASTER THAN THE 60'S FJ40 FRAMES I HAVE RESTORATION EXPERIENCE WITH. I WAS INFORMED PER MY DEALERSHIP THE RUST WOULD BE DOCUMENTED BUT NOT CONSIDERED ABNORMAL AND NO RECALL WAS IN PLACE.

Mileage: 185,500

FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED WHERE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM LINKS MEET THE CROSSMEMBER, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND FAIL THE NH STATE INSPECTION. THE LINKS BROKE FREE WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND RUST PERFORATION ON FRAME RAILS WITH THIN AND FATIGUED METAL IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MUFFLER AND ENTIRE FRAME WERE CORRODED AND DETERIORATED WHEN TOUCHED. THE CONTACT CALLED DCH FREEHOLD TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 4268 US 9 S, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728, (732) 810-1048) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1905240531. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

FRAME HAS RUST THROUGHOUT. HAD TO REPLACE GAS STRAPS BECAUSE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. REPAIR AXEL BEARING.

WHILE DRIVING, MY EXHAUST BROKE FROM HITTING A POTHOLE. WHEN I TOOK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR, WE NOTICED SO MUCH RUST ON THE FRAME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, WE FOUND THAT THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED WITH HOLES IN THE BACK PIECE BY THE BUMPER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OPENED A CASE. THEY ALSO SAID FOR ME TO CONTACT CORPORATE TOYOTA AND OPEN A CASE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TAKE THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUS BECAUSE OF THE TACOMA RUSTED FRAME RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN NOT MAKE A DECISION AND THAT IT MUST BE MADE BY CORPORATE. THE DEALERSHIP SUPPLIED THE PICTURES SO CORPORATE COULD SEE THE FRAME ROTTING. I STAYED IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH A DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE THE ENTIRE TIME. EVERY CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ENDS WITH THEM SAYING 'SORRY, THERE IS NOT A RECALL RIGHT NOW'. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE BECAME FRUSTRATED AND EVEN SAID SHE WOULD NOT PUT HER KIDS IN THE FJ CRUISER BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE. EVERYONE AGREES THAT A 2007 FJ CRUISER FRAME SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING OUT LIKE THIS. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS WHO TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA AND START THIS PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON FJ CRIUISER SPECIFIC FORUMS RECENTLY ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS REALLY WIDE SPREAD.

Mileage: 104,000

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST REAR BODY MOUNT .

THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THE BRACKETS CONNECTING THE REAR CONTROL ARMS TO THE FRAME DETERIORATED AND THEY ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE STRAPS FROM THE GAS TANK ALSO RUSTED AWAY AND THE GAS TANK DROPPED. THE FRAME DAMAGE IS SO SEVERE THAT NO BODY SHOP WANTS TO TOUCH IT FOR LIABILITY REASONS.

Mileage: 115,000

RECEIVED WORD FROM TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FRAME ON MY 2007 FJ IS ROTTED, NOT REPAIRABLE, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, NOT OWNER CAUSED. LOOKING TO TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE TACOMA FRAME RECALL.

Mileage: 130,000

FRAME RUST - FRAME IS RUSTED SO BAD MECHANIC AND LOCAL DEAL SAID VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC BEFORE SERVICE AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN ON A 2400 MILE VACATION ACROSS COUNTRY WITHOUT KNOWING THE DANGER OF A FAILING FRAME. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT IS I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FRAME ISSUES WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GENERAL RECALL/INSPECTION OF ALL TOYOTA FRAME VEHICLES FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS. SECOND COMPLAINT IS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME, MECHANIC SAID IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET AN ANSWER FROM TOYOTA AND EVEN THEN NOT SURE THEY WILL FIX IT. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE.

Mileage: 108,000

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE REAR BUMPER THEN I FOUND THE CHASSIS DAMAGED BY SO MUCH DEEP RUST, THAT FOR A MOMENT I JUST THOUGHT TO BRUSH AND PUT AN ANTI CORROSIVE BUT THE DAMAGE IS NOT FIXED WITH BRUSHING AND PAINTING. I CALL TOYOTA FOR A FRAME RECALL AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY YET. MY VEHICLE IT'S NOT SAFE TO PULL ANYTHING. I ALSO FEEL THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE BODY CAN BE DETACHED FROM THE CHASSIS.

Mileage: 104,000

CRACKED SECONDARY STRUCTURE WITHIN THE ENGINE BAY ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 178,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER THAT HAS VERY BAD RUST PROBLEMS. I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF INSIDE AND OUT. I OWN A 2014 HIGHLANDER, AND HAVE OWNED A SCION AND AVALON AND NONE HAVE HAD ANY RUST ISSUES. I HAD INTENDED TO TOW A BOAT WITH THIS BUT AFTER A TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT DEALER RUST INSPECTION HE SAID, 'THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER THE TRUCK, IT IS NOT SAFE TO TOW WITH BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE. THERE APPEARS TO BE OTHER RUST DAMAGE TO CRITICAL AREAS OF THE FRAME'. I HAVE HAD OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY ALL AGREE THAT THE FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND ANYTHING TOUCHING IT THAT IS RUSTED. ONE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VENT FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS RUSTED OVER PREVENTING IT FROM VENTING PROPERLY. WE REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID BUT HE SAID IT MAY BE IN POOR SHAPE ALSO. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST AND IS DUE TO MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM OR POOR RUST COATING FROM THE FACTORY. I THINK THAT TOYOTA MIGHT WANT TO INVESTIGATE THIS VEHICLE AND DETERMINE WHY IT RUSTED SO BADLY. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR INFORMATION JUST LET ME KNOW. I REALIZE SOME OF THIS IS SURFACE RUST.

Mileage: 138,500

REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL $2,500, WAS ADVISED WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT. MECHANIC ADVISES LIFE OF VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. WE WOULD HAVE NEVER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HAD WE KNOWN. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THIS IS A KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM.

Mileage: 148,000

RECENTLY I NOTICED MY FJ CRUISER HAS INNER FENDER CRACKS UNDER THE HOOD INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BIGGER THAN 5 INCHES LONG, ON THE BOTH SIDES OF SHEET METAL OF THE FENDER, AND THE HOOD HAS BULGES ALSO AT BOTH SIDES. I CALL TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A CHASSIS AND THIS SHOULD NOT BOTHER ME. ALSO THEY TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DO A SEARCH OVER THE INTERNET FOR INNER FENDER CRACKS, AND FOUND THIS TO BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM IN THE SAME PLACE THAT CRACKS OCCUR ON THE FJ CRUISER, SOME VEHICLES CRACKS ARE BIGGER AND SOME ARE SMALLER, BUT IT IS JUST MATTER OF TIME TO HAPPENS. I AM NOT A CAR TECHNICIAN, BUT I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, SO I OPT TO NOT DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS, I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THOSE CRACKS CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE COLLAPSE AT THE FRONT. I REALLY NEED SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, I HIT A RELATIVELY SMALL POTHOLE ON THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY AS THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN ON ONE SIDE, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM UP. THERE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ANY DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AND NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ENTIRELY, FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE WINDSHIELD HAS TO BE ENTIRELY REPLACED AT OWNERS COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, NOR WAS THIS AN ACCIDENT OR A MAJOR INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM THAT DUE TO THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. I ALSO SENT A REPORT TO TOYOTA INFORMING THEM OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A NOISE AND NOTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A FIVE INCH CRACK, STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM CENTER GOING UP. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CRACK MOVED SIGNIFICANTLY, TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD MOVING TO COVER THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD. THE CRACK SEEMS TO HAVE DEVELOPED DUE TO PRESSURE STRESS- A DEFECT FROM MANUFACTURING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR REPORTS, OFTEN TIMES, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND MANUFACTURING ERROR.

Mileage: 80,000

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE IMPACT OF A HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH TOTALLED THE CAR MY SON WAS DRIVING,AND HE SUSTAINED HEAD,BACK AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE OF THAT.THE CAR LOCKED UP AFTER THE CRASH,DISABLING HIM TO EXIT THE CAR AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 110

I WAS CLEANING THIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TEARS IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE BODY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT TOYOTA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. IN A CRASH I DO NOT KNOW HOW WELL THE DEFECTIVE BODY PANELS WILL HOLD UP AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

THE DRIVER FOOT REST (DEAD PEDAL) ON THIS CAR BRAKES LOOSE EASILY AND BECOMES A LOOSE OBJECT UNDER AND AROUND THE DRIVER FOOT PEDALS. I HAD MIND COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I ATTEMPED TO STOP MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THE BROKEN FOOT REST HAD LODGED IT'S SELF UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER BRAKING LOOSE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO SWERVE AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BEFORE STOPPING WITH THE E-BRAKE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE INNER FENDER OF MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS DEVELOPED A NOTICEABLE TEAR, BETWEEN THE DESIGNED SAFETY CRUMPLE ZONES. THIS AREA IS OBVIOUSLY NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER TIME. ONCE THIS WEAK POINT IN THE INNER FENDER TORE, IT DISTORTED THE OUTSIDE FENDER DISTANCE (GAPS) BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I FIND THIS TEAR TO BE AN ALARMING ALTERATION IN MY FJ CRUISER AND I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS COMMON AND IF A FIX HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ISOLATED EVENT CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ON THE INSIDE OF FRONT FENDERS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET INCLUDING FORUMS AND EVEN FACEBOOK PAGES. IN SOME CASES THE FENDERS HAVE BULGED OUT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF THIS COMPROMISES THE STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE IN THE 2007 AND EARLY 2008 MODELS. I LOOKED AT A FRIEND'S 2007 FJ CRUISER AND HE ALSO HAS THESE CRACKS. IT IS INTERESTING THAT TOYOTA HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE BUT SEEMS TO HAVE REMEDIED IT IN NEWER MODELS. THE FOLLOWING IS TOYOTA'S RESPONSE (IN PART) TO MY COMPLAINT: "WE ARE UNABLE TO WEIGH THE LEGITIMACY OF THE INFORMATION FOUND DURING YOUR ONLINE RESEARCH, AS THE DETAILS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS ARE NOT KNOWN TO US. FOR THAT REASON WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT OUR OFFICES REGARDING YOUR TOYOTA VEHICLE, SALES, OR SERVICE EXPERIENCE SO THAT IT CAN BE FULLY ADDRESSED, AND ANY TRENDS IDENTIFIED. THE WARRANTY FOR THE FENDERS IS THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE FRONT INSIDE FENDERS IS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST FROM THE VEHICLE'S DATE OF FIRST USE. OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT DATE IS SEPTEMBER 2, 2007. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THESE WARRANTY PARAMETERS, THE COST OF REPAIRS BECOMES THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE BE AWARE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH WARRANTY CLAIMS AND OTHER CUSTOMER CONTACTS TO TRACK TRENDS WITH OUR VEHICLES. IF IN THE FUTURE A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SSC)/RECALL OR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT IS ISSUED THAT WOULD COVER YOUR SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, TOYOTA WOULD REVIEW YOUR REPAIRS FOR REIMBURSEMENT AT THAT TIME. " *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE CHASSIS IS SO CORRODED AND FULL OF RUST IT HAS GOT TO A POINT OF LOOSING THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OF THE WHOLE BODY. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME SPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT PART CHASSIS CANNOT RESIST THE IMPACT. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA OR AT LEAST FIXED IN SOME WAY LIKE THEY DID WITH THE TACOMA AND TUNDRAS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING PRIOR, AND I TRIED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP. I GOT IT TO BE ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE I HIT THE CEMENT RAILING ON THE BRIDGE. PLEASE CALL [XXX] AT [XXX] CLAIM NUMBER PA[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 92,427

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY AND OTHER MULTIPLE DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. IT APPEARED THE DECISION TO GO WITH A HALF DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WITH A SHORT FRAME WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WAS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FIRST. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SPACE LEFT BETWEEN THE END OF THE ROOF AND THE BEGINNING OF THE REAR DOOR DRAINED SO POORLY THAT LEAVES AND OTHER NATURAL DEBRIS WOULD BUILD UP TO THE POINT THAT, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE CARGO AREA. ALSO, DESPITE THE CLAIMED GAS MILEAGE REPORTED ON THE WINDOW STICKER (20 MPG) THE CONSUMER NEVER ACHIEVED MORE THAN 17.1 MPG, EVEN THOUGH THE BULK OF HIS DRIVING WAS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE DRIVER'S LEFT FOOT REST CAME LOOSE AND WENT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE PEDAL BEFORE BRAKING. I THINK THIS COULD BE A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE AFTER LOOKING AT SEVERAL INTERNET POSTS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

CRACKS APPEARED IN INNER FENDER ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE CRACKS WERE PROCEEDED BY A BULGE IN THE SHEET METAL. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE LEFT FOOT REST FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT STUCK UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

ANOTHER FENDER BULGE ISSUE. THE BULGE STARTED AT 30K MILES. I'M AT 90K MILES NOW AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BULGE HAS NOW BECOME A TEAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS ALSO BECOME A TEAR. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON ON THE FJ CRUISERS BUILT IN 2007. THIS ISSUE WAS ATTENDED TO ON THE NEWER MODELS. THE CRUMPLE ZONES IS WHERE THESE TEARS APPEAR AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE FIRST THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST UNTIL TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS AS AN EPIC FAILURE ON THEIR PART. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE THAT HAS 90K MILES STILL HAS THE STOCK BATTERY AND BRAKE PADS BUT HAS TWO MAJOR TEARS IN THE BODY! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE INNER FENDER WELL APRON CRUSH ZONES ARE BUCKLING, CRACKING AND RIPPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - IT APPEARS THE FRAME HAS TOO MUCH FLEX AND IS CAUSING THE WEAK SPOT IN THE INNER FENDER WELL TO BREAK. CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED AREA OF THE BODY THAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT IMPACT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND A TOYOTA FIELD ENGINEER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING TAKING NUMEROUS PICTURES. NO REPAIRS WERE OFFERED AT THAT TIME, AS THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OR REMEDY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE INNER FENDER WALL LINERS ARE SPLITTING ON EACH SIDE. THE FJ HAS ON 69K MILES. WE ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEAL FOR NOISES WE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. TOYOTA REFUSES REPAIRING THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. *TR

INFORMED VIA THE INTERNET ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEM, WITH AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN CAUSE, DECEMBER 2006. INNER FRONT FENDER RIPPING AND BULGING OF FENDER SUPPORT PANELS LEADING EVENTUALLY TO JAMMING OF FRONT DOORS WHILE IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN FRONT FENDERS DROP DOWN TO A LOWER POSITION ON FRAME BLOCKING SAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING TO APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH BUILD DATES OF 06', 07' & 08' WITH MILEAGE FROM 10,000 TO 75,000. INFORMATION GATHERED FROM FJ CRUISER FORUM VIA THE INTERNET AND WEB RESEARCH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 60600 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AFTER DETAILING, MILEAGE OF DAMAGE OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND TOOK PICTURES AT THEIR LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

LEFT SECTION OF THE HOOD OF A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING CARS TO SWERVE. NO WRECKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID THOSE PANEL FLY OFF ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AFFIXED IN PLACE. NO SCREWS, GLUE, OR NAILS. NOTHING. VERY DANGEROUS. COULD HAVE KILLED FAMILIES TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR SUMMER VACATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2007 FJ CRUISER ENGINE BAY BODY RIPS, NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 75K. NO OFF ROADING SINCE PURCHASED USED DECEMBER 2007 WITH 32K ALREADY CLOCKED. RIPS ARE SYMMETRICAL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE BAY INNER FENDER APRON. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE DISCOVERED BULGING AND CRACKING ISSUES IN THE ENGINE BAY INNER FENDER APRONS AT THE LOCATION OF THE CRUMPLE SAFETY ZONES. TOYOTA DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ESCALATE MY COMPLAINT OR ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THERE IS A HIGH AMOUNT OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING SOME BULGING AND CRACKING ISSUES WITH 2007 AND SOME EARLY 2008 MODELS. THE BULGES AND CRACKS IN THE INNER FENDERS SEEM TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO A TOYOTA DESIGN FLAW THROUGH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. SOME SPECULATION WAS MADE THAT AFTERMARKET STEEL BUMPERS HAD PUT EXTRA WEIGHT AND STRESS ON THE FENDERS, CAUSING THEM TO CRACK, BUT HUNDREDS OF FJ'S EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET BUMPERS SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. IT IS RUMORED THAT TOYOTA ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM IN MOST 2008 MODELS BY BOXING THE INNER FENDER AND ADDING A THIRD LAYER OF METAL AND A NEW BOLT INSIDE THE FENDER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IT NEGATES THE ABSORPTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE FRONTAL CRUMPLE ZONE, IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT INTERIOR FENDERS WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

CRACKS AND BULGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INNER FENDERS APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE.. I NOTICED THEM DURING AN OIL CHANGE. I DON'T OFF ROAD, ITS ALMOST STRICTLY A COMMUTING VEHICLE. I'M WORRIED THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WANT IT REMEDIED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

BODY TEARS IN THE INSIDE FRONT FENDER WALL OF 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE TEARS WERE DISCOVERED AT 23K MILES AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH PRE-01/07 VEHICLES ONLINE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THESE TEARS ONLY HAPPEN IF THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A SEVERE IMPACT OF 9G OR ABOVE. I'VE DRIVEN EVERY MILE ON THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER HAD ANY SORT OF HARD IMPACT AT ALL. THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE ADD-ON FRONT BUMPER CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE BUMPER, SOLD AND INSTALLED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, IS AFTERMARKET, BUT 27% OF USERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE ARE 100% FACTORY. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HIT "JUMPED" OR OTHERWISE ROUGHLY TREATED. THE CRACKS ARE AT SOME BODY FILLER BETWEEN TWO PANELS, AND I SUSPECT ARE THE RESULT OF MATERIAL FATIGUE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT I MUST HAVE SOMEHOW DAMAGED THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

05-14-2010 I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FENDER BULGE AND /CRACKING PROBLEM ON THE FJ'S. WELL IT WAS MY TURN, A BULGE RIGHT THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CRUMPLE ZONE. LETS FACE IT, IF THE CRUMPLE ZONE IS ALREADY CRUMPLED BEFORE YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW IS IT GOING TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FTS, FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST. THE FTS WANTED TO SEE IF THE FJ TO SEE IF IT WAS STOCK. I DID HAVE ONE MODIFICATION. AFTER READING EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS FROM THE FORUMS MEMBERS ON THIS SUBJECT I DECIDED TO HAVE A READYLIFT LEVELING KIT, INSTALLED IN THE FRONT ONLY TO PREVENT THE TIRES FROM HITTING THE INTER FENDER WELLS. THE LIFT ONLY RAISED THE FRONT 2.25 INCHES AND THE DRIVE REMAINED THE SAME. ANY MODIFICATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CAN BE HANDLED WITH A COPY OF THE MAGNUSON ' MOSS WARRANTY ACT OF 1975. THE FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST CHECKED OUT BULGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRUMPLE AND THEY VERIFIED FRONT INNER FENDER WAS BULGED AND RECOMMEND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT & LEFT FRONT INNER FENDERS. 06-28-2010 I GOT THE FJ BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP ON THURSDAY THE 24TH. BOTH THE APRON SUB-ASSEMBLIES & REINFORCEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. UNDER THE HOOD I COULDN'T EVEN TELL IF IT WAS WORKED ON. AFTER ALL THAT I HAVE READ AND THE FOLKS I HAVE TALKED TO I'M GLAD TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

05-14-2010 I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FENDER BULGE AND /CRACKING PROBLEM ON THE FJ'S. WELL IT WAS MY TURN, A BULGE RIGHT THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CRUMPLE ZONE. LETS FACE IT, IF THE CRUMPLE ZONE IS ALREADY CRUMPLED BEFORE YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW IS IT GOING TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FTS, FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST. THE FTS WANTED TO SEE IF THE FJ TO SEE IF IT WAS STOCK. I DID HAVE ONE MODIFICATION. AFTER READING EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS FROM THE FORUMS MEMBERS ON THIS SUBJECT I DECIDED TO HAVE A READYLIFT LEVELING KIT, INSTALLED IN THE FRONT ONLY TO PREVENT THE TIRES FROM HITTING THE INTER FENDER WELLS. THE LIFT ONLY RAISED THE FRONT 2.25 INCHES AND THE DRIVE REMAINED THE SAME. ANY MODIFICATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CAN BE HANDLED WITH A COPY OF THE MAGNUSON ' MOSS WARRANTY ACT OF 1975. THE FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST CHECKED OUT BULGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRUMPLE AND THEY VERIFIED FRONT INNER FENDER WAS BULGED AND RECOMMEND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT & LEFT FRONT INNER FENDERS. 06-28-2010 I GOT THE FJ BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP ON THURSDAY THE 24TH. BOTH THE APRON SUB-ASSEMBLIES & REINFORCEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. UNDER THE HOOD I COULDN'T EVEN TELL IF IT WAS WORKED ON. AFTER ALL THAT I HAVE READ AND THE FOLKS I HAVE TALKED TO I'M GLAD TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

05-14-2010 I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FENDER BULGE AND /CRACKING PROBLEM ON THE FJ'S. WELL IT WAS MY TURN, A BULGE RIGHT THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CRUMPLE ZONE. LETS FACE IT, IF THE CRUMPLE ZONE IS ALREADY CRUMPLED BEFORE YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW IS IT GOING TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FTS, FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST. THE FTS WANTED TO SEE IF THE FJ TO SEE IF IT WAS STOCK. I DID HAVE ONE MODIFICATION. AFTER READING EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS FROM THE FORUMS MEMBERS ON THIS SUBJECT I DECIDED TO HAVE A READYLIFT LEVELING KIT, INSTALLED IN THE FRONT ONLY TO PREVENT THE TIRES FROM HITTING THE INTER FENDER WELLS. THE LIFT ONLY RAISED THE FRONT 2.25 INCHES AND THE DRIVE REMAINED THE SAME. ANY MODIFICATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CAN BE HANDLED WITH A COPY OF THE MAGNUSON ' MOSS WARRANTY ACT OF 1975. THE FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST CHECKED OUT BULGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRUMPLE AND THEY VERIFIED FRONT INNER FENDER WAS BULGED AND RECOMMEND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT & LEFT FRONT INNER FENDERS. 06-28-2010 I GOT THE FJ BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP ON THURSDAY THE 24TH. BOTH THE APRON SUB-ASSEMBLIES & REINFORCEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. UNDER THE HOOD I COULDN'T EVEN TELL IF IT WAS WORKED ON. AFTER ALL THAT I HAVE READ AND THE FOLKS I HAVE TALKED TO I'M GLAD TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

I LEASE A TOYOTA 2007 FJ CRUISER WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS TO STEERING COLUMN AREA. 911 WAS CALLED /POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED. THE FIRE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE BLINKER ARM HOLE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY MYSELF. TOYOTA TIL THIS DAY HAS NOT TOLD ME THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SINCE. I DON'T WANT THE CAR. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. YET NO ONE GIVES ME AN ANSWER. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANY TOYOTA OWNER. A GUY NAMED TROY OFFERED ME A $1000.00 DOLLARS TO BE ON MY MERRY WAY. I DON'T WANT IT. ESPECIALLY AFTER THEIR COVERUP. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A SQUEAKING AND METAL POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL NEAR THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,976. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

Mileage: 61,000

THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER DEVELOPS BULGES IN THE ENGINE BAY OVER TIME WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THESE ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONES AND EVENTUALLY RIP. TOYOTA FAILS TO FIX THIS TO SPITE HAVING HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES. MINE IS ONE OF THEM. HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER DEVELOPS BULGES IN THE ENGINE BAY OVER TIME WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THESE ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONES AND EVENTUALLY RIP. TOYOTA FAILS TO FIX THIS TO SPITE HAVING HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES. MINE IS ONE OF THEM. HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE INNER FENDER LINER METAL FRACTURED AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND THE FRONT INNER FENDER ARE BULGING AND TEARING AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE. I'VE CONTACTED RIVERSIDE AUTO WHERE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO FIX THE ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE INNER FENDER 3 TIMES SO THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

DEFECTIVE PAINT. EXCESSIVE CHIPPING OF PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FRONT WINDOW AND SIDE PANELS. NOT DUE TO ROCKS. LOOKS LIKE POLKA DOTS ALL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN IT'S FRONT FENDERS. THE INNER FENDERS BULGE AND TEAR WHICH CAUSES THE FENDERS TO BIND ON THE DOORS, ETC. THE BULGES AND TEARS ARE IN THE "CRUMPLE' AREAS OF THE INNER FENDERS DESIGNED TO BUCKLE DURING A CRASH. THIS DEFECT WEAKENS AN AREA THAT SHOULD BE INTACT . *TR

Mileage: 15,000

MY INNER FENDERWELLS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AT THE CRUMPLE ZONES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF MY AFTERMARKET BUMPER EVEN THOUGH HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON STOCK FJ CRUISERS OF SAME YEAR AS MINE. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEGATES THE STRENGTH OF THE FENDERS AND WOULD NOT REACT FAVORABLY IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

PAINT CHIPS ON A 2007 BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER ALL OVER VEHICLE. *TR

2007 FJ CRUISER HAS A CRACK ON THE INNER FENDER, ALSO REFERRED TO AS AN ENGINE BAY BODY RIP. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED AT AROUND 39,500 MILES, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE EARLIER. NO CORRECTIVE PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

I PURCHASE MY BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. A MONTH AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED THE PAINT CHIPPING IN ODD PLACES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN ON ANY OF THE OTHER CARS I HAD OWNED. I STARTED TALKING TO OTHER BLUE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS AND THEY HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE PUSHED ME UNDER THE RUG. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CONSENTED TO LOOK AT IT. SO HERE I AM. *TR

Mileage: 500

BEGINNING AT ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE STARTED COMING OFF. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE BUT 2 WEEKS OLDER & HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PAINT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW MY CAR IS RUSTING. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS RUST SPOTS ON HIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

THE INNER FENDER WALL OF MY FJ CRUISER IS BENDING AND BASED ON OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE IT WILL SOON CRACK, THE INNER FENDER WALL WILL MOVE AND IMPEDE THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOORS. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 29,300

DRIVER SIDE INNER FENDER APRON STARTED BULGING IN THE AREA OF THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN THE ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING SIMILAR THAT WOULD SEEM TO LEAD TO THE FAILURE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE NOW SINCE THE CRUMPLE ZONE IS AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 29,300

METAL TEARS OF THE INNER FENDER APRONS ON BOTH SIDES AT THE CRUMPLE ZONES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 36,121

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

Mileage: 17,500

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

Mileage: 20,000

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

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 24,000

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

Mileage: 15,000

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

Mileage: 12,000

FENDER APRON TEARS AND BULGES IN THE ENGINE BAY OF MY FJ CRUISER. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INNER FENDER OF THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. MY TRUCK HAS 34K MILES AND I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER, IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY BULGED. I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER FJ CRUISERS HOW THESE BULGES WILL SLOWLY CRACK AND CAUSE THE FENDER TO TEAR. AS THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPS IN A DESIGNED CRUMPLE ZONE, I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 37,679

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

Mileage: 37,679

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER APRON BEGINNING TO BULGE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ENGINE BAY OR FENDER APRON RIPS IN TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRACKS DEVELOPING IN MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS IN VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 14,098

LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE INNER METAL FENDERS ARE TEARING AND BULGING. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE INNER METAL FENDERS ARE TEARING AND BULGING. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I NOTICED CRACKS IN BOTH INNER FENDER WELLS OF MY 1 YEAR OLD TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I THEN STARTING DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND AT THE TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN A FIX OR REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. SEVERAL MONTHS WENT BY WITHOUT A RESPONSE AND DURING THAT TIME I HAD INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND SUSPENSION. I THEN HAD SOME MORE SERVICE AT ANOTHER DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FENDERS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ANY ALTERATIONS FROM STOCK WOULD VOID ALL WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOTED WELL BEFORE ANY MODIFICATIONS AND I DON'T SEE WHERE DIFFERENT TIRES, BUMPERS, OR SUSPENSION WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FENDERS. THE REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE INNER FENDER WELLS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS NOTED ON HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/33440-ENGINE-BAY-BODY-RIPS.HTML THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE ON SEVERAL FJ CRUISERS THAT I AM AWARE OF AND THE CRACKS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE AREA. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE THE TRUCK LIFTED WITH A DEALERSHIP APPROVED LIFT KIT, AND DEALERSHIP APPROVED TIRES. I HAVE ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, AND I JUST NOTICED THE INNER FENDER INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO BULGE OUT TOWARDS THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA AND THEY ONE SALES REP SAYS I MUST OF HAD AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS, I HAVE NOT! ANOTHER REP SAYS HE HAS HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ENGINEER COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THIS SECTION NOW 3 TIMES BUT ARE STILL CLAIMING IT TO BE USER FAULT. I HAVE 127 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOW CLAIMED THIS ISSUE MANY OF WHICH HAVE STOCK VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR HAD THE SUSPENSION OR TIRES MAX OUT. THIS BULGE LEADS TO CRACKS RIGHT IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHICH COULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT HOW THE VEHICLE REACTS TO AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE FURTHER HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

THE PROBLEM IS THE INNER FENDER IN MY 2007 FJ. IT HAS BULGES AND WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD IT CRACKED, SO I AM WAITING TO SEE HOW LONG THAT TAKES TO HAPPEN. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO GET FIXED YET, BUT TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THAT IT'S NOT A DESIGN ISSUE. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS A NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE BULGING AND CRACKING ON MY INNER FENDER APRONS ON MY TRUCK, THEY HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN THEY STARTED I HAD ZERO MODIFICATIONS AND HAD ONLY DRIVEN ON MILD DIRT ROADS. AND SOME SAND. TOYOTA HAS SINCE DENIED ME REPAIR BECAUSE OF SOME MODIFICATIONS I HAVE INSTALLED. TOYOTA ALSO IS ON THE 3RD FENDER DESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY WANT TO BLAME THE OWNERS FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FENDER BULGES AND CRACKING ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MODIFICATION ON THE VEHICLE. FENDER CRACKING/BULGES WAS NOT ALSO DUE TO EXCESSIVE OR EVEN OFF-ROADING, JUMPING OR OTHER VEHICLE ACTIVITIES. *TR

Mileage: 21,384

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FENDER BULGES AND CRACKING ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MODIFICATION ON THE VEHICLE. FENDER CRACKING/BULGES WAS NOT ALSO DUE TO EXCESSIVE OR EVEN OFF-ROADING, JUMPING OR OTHER VEHICLE ACTIVITIES. *TR

Mileage: 21,384

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. IT IS A MULTI-PURPOSE 4X4 VEHICLE. I USE IT OFF-ROAD OCCASIONALLY. THERE ARE RIPS ASSOCIATED WITH METAL FATIGUE IN THE INNER FENDER APRONS AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES. I HAVE SOME SLIGHT MOVEMENT IS THE FENDERS AND WIDE SEAMS OF THE HOOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THERE IN NO KNOW FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

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

Mileage: 20

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

Mileage: 11,000

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

Mileage: 18,882

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

Mileage: 18,882

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

Mileage: 15,000

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

Mileage: 20,000

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

Mileage: 16,000

PAINT FAILURE IS IMMEDIATE. VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA 2007 FJ CRUISER. CAR WAS PARKED UNDER MESQUITE TREE FOR SHADE. TREE SAP FROM TREE CAUSED PAINT TO IMMEDIATELY BUBBLE AND CRACK AND COME OFF. LITERALLY EVERYWHERE DROP HITS BODY AND BUMPER IS DAMAGED, APPROXIMATELY 50 SPOTS OR MORE. PAINT RELEASES COMPLETELY TO PRIMER. *TR

Mileage: 17,438

MY 2007 FJ CRUISER IS CRACKING AND BULGING IN THE INNER FENDER FRAME / BODY. *TR

Mileage: 25,574

INNER FENDER APRONS HAVE CRACKED IN UNDER 20-K MILES. THIS REQUIRES EXTENSIVE REPAIR DISMANTLING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND REMOVAL OF THE DASH. *TR I WILL BE LEFT WITH THE EQUIVALENT OF A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUS FRONT END COLLISION, COMPLETE WITH ACCELERATED RUST IN WELD AREAS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE FIREWALL. A COMPLETE BUY-BACK SHOULD BE THE REMEDY FOR SUCH A SERIOUS & SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF SINCE THE SAME FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE AUSTRALIA SOLD "PRADO" (WHICH USES THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE AMERICAN FJ CRUISER). *TR

Mileage: 16,000

INNER FENDER APRON CRACKING ON DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS AT A PINT ABOUT 8" FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. *TR

Mileage: 20,056

PAINT IS CHIPPING ALL OVER CAR. CAR IS 2007 FJ. BY TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANOTHER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

EXCESSIVE PAINT CHIPPING. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAINT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER THE PAINT SEEMS TO VERY THIN AND BRITTLE I HAVE CHIPS IN NO LEADING AREAS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE EXCUSES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRACKS DEVELOPING IN MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS IN VEHICLE. *TR

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

Mileage: 3,900

INNER FENDER (CRUMPLE ZONE) BULDGE AND TEAR LEFT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

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

Mileage: 9,648

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

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

Mileage: 31,000

VEHICLE LIKE OTHERS IS STARTING TO EXPERIENCE BULDGING ON THE INNER FENDER APRONS. MINE HAVE NOT DEVELOPED TO CRACKS LIKE SO MANY OTHERS BUT APPEARS TO BE IN ITS INFANCY SINCE IT IS BULDGING. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT AFTER BROWSING THIS DATABASE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM WHERE 155+ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS I HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE FRONT IN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLES CRASH RATING AND HOW IT HAS BEEN AFFECTED. IT APPEARS TO BE BULDGING AT TWO CRUMPLE ZONES ON THE UNI BODY. NO OTHER APPARENT BULDGES, RIPS, OR DEFORMITIES ANYWHERE ELSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN IMPACT SITUATION GREATER THAN A SHOPPING CART AT THE SUPER MARKET ROLLING INTO MY VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NATURAL OCCURRING PROBLEM WHICH THE TOYOTA DESIGNERS DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN BUILDING THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ITS OWN WEIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 13,500

MY VEHICLE HAS BULGES IN THE ENGINE BAY ABOVE THE WHEEL WELL. THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND HAS BEEN ONLY USED ON EASY TRAILS AND LOGGING ROADS. NO SERIOUS 4 WHEELING OR JUMPING. MILEAGE WHEN DAMAGE SPOTTED WAS 9,500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

PAINT CHIPS OFF EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 3,213

RIPS AND BULGES APPEARED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. THEY ARE APPEAREING IN A DESIGNATED "CRUMPLE ZONE" .. WHICH MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY SAFETY.. IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS AS WELL..... THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THIS. TOYOTA HAS NOT AKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN ANY WAY.

Mileage: 3,000

RIPS IN METAL "CRUMPLE ZONES" INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY MODIFIED (SUSPENSION, TIRES), BUT NEVER 'JUMPED' AND ALL OFFROAD USE HAS BEEN ON SMOOTH, NON-TECHNICAL TRAILS (AS ADVERTISED BY TOYOTA). *TR

Mileage: 6,700

THE INNER FENDERWELL APRON CRUSH ZONES ARE BUCKLING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - IT APPEARS THE FRAME HAS TOO MUCH FLEX AND IS CAUSING THE WEAK SPOT IN THE INNER FENDERWELL TO BREAK. THE BUCKLING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALSO SHIFTED THE FENDER BACKWARD CAUSING A PINCH AT THE HOOD CORNER AND THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DOOR. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED AREA OF THE BODY THAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT IMPACT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALER THIS WEEK. I AM AWARE OF AT LEAST 150 OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS STAGES OF THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM, SOME WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN INSPECTED BY VARIOUS TOYOTA PERSONNEL. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN POSTED TO AN ON-LINE FORUM TO GATHER ADDITIONAL DATA - WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM - WHERE PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND BUILD DATE / MILEAGE HAVE BEEN GATHERED. *TR

Mileage: 12,700

PAINT CHIPPING WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. CHIPPING ON THE HOOD AND FENDER AROUND THE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

NUMEROUS PAINT FLAKING; EVEN ON NON LEADING SURFACES WINDSHIELD PITTING AND SPARKLING IN SUNLIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

FATIGUE STRESS IN THE ENGINE BAY SHEET METAL LOCATED IN SAFETY CRUMPLE ZONE AREAS. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE ARE ANYONE'S GUESS. NORMAL DAY TO DAY AND MODERATE OFF-ROAD DRIVING ARE THE ONLY CONDITIONS EXPERIENCE BY THE VEHICLE... NO COLLISION OR ACCIDENT INCIDENTS. TOYOTA HAS AGREED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING TO VEHICLES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, HOW THE FAILURE WILL BE HANDLED AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND PROVIDED NO RECOURSE FOR WHAT IS BOUND TO BE A DRAMATIC DROP IN RESALE VALUE DUE TO THE FIXING OF THE VEHICLE (MORE THAN LIKELY THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR WILL BE AKIN TO FIXING A WRECKED VEHICLE. FRONT END DISASSEMBLY, WELDING, CUTTING, ETC.) *TR

Mileage: 20,000

INNER FENDER LINER METAL CRACKING AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE, SEVERE CRACKS DEVELOPING. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

2007 FJ CRUISER BODY PANELS INSIDE ENGINE BAY ARE BULGING AND SUBSEQUENTLY RIPPING APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THIS MATTER. FIXES FOR MY VEHICLE INCLUDE PULLING THE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE PANELS. HOWEVER, THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE RIPPING HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED OR ADDRESSED. *JB

SHEET METAL CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INNER FENDERS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 8,700

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. INNER FENDER BULGES ON BOTH SIDES. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

THE INNER FENDERWELL APRON CRUSH ZONES ARE BUCKLING, CRACKING AND RIPPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - IT APPEARS THE FRAME HAS TOO MUCH FLEX AND IS CAUSING THE WEAK SPOT IN THE INNER FENDERWELL TO BREAK. CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED AREA OF THE BODY THAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT IMPACT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND A TOYOTA FIELD ENGINEER AND DISTRICT MANAGER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING TAKING NUMEROUS PICTURES. NO REPAIRS WERE OFFERED AT THAT TIME, AS THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OR REMEDY. I AM AWARE OF AT LEAST 113 OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS STAGES OF THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM, SOME WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN INSPECTED BY VARIOUS TOYOTA PERSONNEL. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN POSTED TO AN ON-LINE FORUM TO GATHER ADDITIONAL DATA - WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM - WHERE PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND BUILD DATE / MILEAGE HAVE BEEN GATHERED. AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT "TOYOTA WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM", BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON WHEN OR HOW. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CURVATURE IN THE INNER FENDER APRON OF THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INNER FENDER APRON CRUSH ZONES WERE RIPPING AND CRACKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE FRAME CONTAINED AN EXCESS OF FLEXIBILITY. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,952.

Mileage: 33,952

INSIDE FENDER PANEL RIPPING ON EITHER SIDE OF 2007 TOYOTA FJC MINE AND OTHERS, CAN SEE DISCUSSION ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/33440-ENGINE-BAY-BODY-RIPS.HTML SEEMS THAT TOOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IS OFFERING A FIX NOT PROVEN TO WORK, AND IS ONLY COVERING TILL THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY IS UP, AFTER THAT IT IS YOUR PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM MANY VEHICLES HAVE.

THE TOYOTA FJ HAS MASSIVE BLIND SPOTS EXACERBATED BY THE DESIGN OF THE SIDE MIRRORS AND THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND THE TIRE WHICH BLOCKS THE REAR. *JB

Mileage: 3,400

MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BAY BODY METAL. I USE THIS VEHICLE AS A TRAIL RIG AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR JUMPED. I HAVE VERY LARGE RIPPING ON BOTH SIDES ABOVE THE FRONT TIRES. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM THE OWNER OF A TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2007. AFTER ~3500 MILES, I DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE BODY FRAME (FRONT INNER FENDER RAILS - ENGINE BAY). I DID ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO TOYOTA, WHO VOIDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO "SIGNS OF IMPACT, NAMELY SCRATCHES ON THE UNDER BODY". I DO NOT CONCUR WITH THIS STATEMENT, SINCE SCRATCHES CAN NOT BE RELATED TO IMPACT STRENGTH. I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR OFF ROAD, WHICH DOES YIELD TO SCRATCHES IN THE BODY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT. INTERNET RESEARCH ON FJ CRUISER FORUMS SHOWS THAT THIS BECOMES A VERY COMMON PHENOMENON AND APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT END OF THE FJ CRUISER. I AM CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE BODY (CRASH ZONE), THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU A VERY DETAILED REPORT ON THE FINDINGS, AS WELL AS WITH THE LINKS TO A NUMBER OF FJ CRUISER OWNERS FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS MATTER! *JB

Mileage: 3,500