Three problems related to brake disc pads have been reported for the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2007 FJ Cruiser.
I have not been notified of any recalls by Toyota listed by the NHTSA for this vehicle. I have been experiencing longer, wobbly stopping for a while now. Recently replaced brake pads and it got a little better but not much. Had I been notified of the recall issues I would have taken it to the dealer.
When I put my foot on the brake pedal, the SUV starts to shake. I had my rotors resurfaced and it went away. Now it's back. I spoke with a certifiedtoyota mechanic. He told me that the trucks are known for having under sized rotor and brake pads and that is why that happens. I could buy a new rotors and it would still happen. Is what he told me. I would like to see a recall on all Toyota trucks and suvs. Thank you.
I bought my fj used in March with about 26k on it. Love this truck to death until the brake failure slide!!!. I was coming to a stop at a busy intersection, I live in a busy city "newark NJ" (I know I know, hold back the joke/sarcasm just for a bit ;-)). Anywho, I was only doing about 25 or less and about 5-10 miles on a flat surface my car started to slide, I thought maybe it was oil on the ground or something so didn't pay it much mind. It was a very slow slide but it still slid a few feet where I had to pump the pedal to stop. It did it again when I was coming to an off ramp on rt 22. This time the truck slid super far the brake pedal was pressing just as hard against my foot as I pressed down to stop it, luckily there were no cars in front of me. Scared the crap out of me!! this is when I found this forum and searched for similar problems. I found a few post printed them all out with suggested fixes and brought them to the dealer. I showed the service techs, and they like took a quick look and through them to the side. I said don't you want to keep these. They said no we don't need this stuff. They checked a bunch of stuff said brakes and pads were good, and said the problem was the brake fluid, so they changed it. Road around for about another month or so and with no problems. Until it happened again this time while I'm in stop and go traffic on my way to work. Again slow pace but I still had to dip around the car in front of me and on to the shoulder to avoid hitting the car in front of me really sucks!! also it has happened to me with different tire pressures. I won't let my mom ever drive or borrow my truck because of this. If there is no recall soon I will rather sell my truck then kill someone. :-(.