Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/25/2011 | 4800 | ||
| As i approached a red light in my 2010 fj cruiser the brakes seemed to have a mind of their own in that when i depressed the brake the vehicle would lunge forward and stop repeatedly i narrowly avoided rear ending the vehicle in front of me. i have read about this being a problem for other fj owners on an internet forum and it appears to be a problem with the abs. | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 3100 | ||
| To whom it may concern: i am writing to bring to your attention an issue that i feel should be addressed by toyota due to the simple number of occurrences found in searches on the internet dating back to 2007. vehicle: 2010 toyota model: fj cruiser windshield: unreasonable/premature cracking vin #: jtebu4bf7ak083739 the angle at which the windshield is mounted is of grave concern to me, simply because of my recent experience 2 days ago. while driving to the gym i received 2 mere pebbles hitting my windshield, and immediately 2 cracks developed right in front of me. i am not talking about long running cracks, i am not even talking about the kind that spread like sun rays in all different directions. but i am merely saying that the marks on the outside of the windshield hardly even show an indention in the glass. and yet the cracks are deep in their single spots and as of yet they have not started to spread. i am not a tail gaiter, nor was i too close to the vehicle in from of me when this even took place. considering the sound that it made when i heard it i simply cannot believe the amount of damage that has occurred. if you simply do a google search for fj cruiser windshield issues/complaints you will find a plethora of complaints/blogs/rants & raves about how this has happened from 2007 onwards and all complaints have seemingly fallen on deaf ears. repairs range anywhere from around $500 - $1200 depending on where you go to replace it. and as far as i am concerned that after spending $38,000.00 on a vehicle this simply shouldn't happen. this is an issue that honda faced in certain year/model honda elements. not only was there issue complained about enough to get free replacements but it also spurred honda to totally re-design the windshield for the following years. please do something about this issues as i am sorely disappointed. i do not feel as though i should come out of pocket for this repair nor that of my insurance company! | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 3 | ||
| I purchased 2010 toyota fj cruiser 4x4 automatic. it has part time 4 wheel drive system including 4h and 4l. i set into 4h (high speed 4wheel drive) and tried to park at the open parking lot. i found out car goes slow and stop before fitting into the spot. when steering is not straight, car slowly stops without breaking under no accel. after that i tried to make a circle with my car, it did not work. i have to push the gas pedal to make a circle. in 2wd, i don't need to make circle with gas pedal on d drive. on 4wd, to make a circle, i have to push gas pedal and tire gets sqicking and making noise. i tested my cousin's 4 runner which i knew that both cars have same mechanism. on 4runner, we don't have no problem. the car goes very smooth on 4wd even make a circle. i went to the dealer to find out. first, l dealer, the guy said that 4h has center differential locked. so under 4wd, all wheels are goes same speed. so i shouldn't put 4wd on the paved road. 4wd in only for the off-road. i asked him how about rainy day? he said most of cars are 2wd. i went to n dealer. he doen't know anything. i just dropped the car at c dealer now for 5k service. we talked long time for 4wd system. he does not know. he says that it might be different from 4 runner and characteristic. personally, i think 4wd system helps on rainy road and also helps on curvy roads on the mountain. so i put 4wd time to time. i don't think the car should be designed to have all differential locked on 4wd. how do i make a sharp turn with 4wd? i have to hear tire sqicking and feel like harm the car. i feel bad. if it is a characteristic about the car, i am ok with it unless it harms my car. but, it possibly something need to improve, can you find out? i was about to call toyota customer service, but i am afraid that they might say again it is characteristic. you drive 2wd only on the road. thank you. | |||