Two problems related to cruise control 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.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. While driving 80 mph, the contact noticed that the cruise control stopped working. He also noticed that the speedometer was moving constantly. He pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed flames coming from the back seats of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire and a police report was filed. The contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 9,800.
Driving my 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser v6 4x4 on a long stretch of two lane highway in clear weather conditions. Cruise control was set at 70 mph. Vehicle started speeding up on it's own to about 85 mph. I thought something was wrong with the cruise control. Turned off cruise control, nothing happened. Car was still accelerating. Hit the brake pedal and nothing happened. Car was still accelerating on it's own. I was getting ready to put the car into neutral, or pull the emergency brake. . . When I decided to hit the brake pedal hard with both feet several times. Car finally started slowing down. It was like the vehicle had a mind of it's own. This occurred just before 7/20/09 and I took the vehicle into Toyota for repair when we returned home. They couldn't find anything wrong with it. Haven't had the issue since, but am afraid to drive the car on long stretches of highway. This car is not currently on the recall list. Toyota had a certified master technician run a system test on all computer systems in vehicle and found no problem with the cruise function or any other electronic control components. This was on 7/20/07, that they confirmed all systems were operating as designed. I had two witnesses in the car with me and they saw what happened. I was lucky there were no other cars on that stretch of the highway during that 15-20 minute time frame.