general problems of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

I was driving the vehicle to work and was unable to stop. I had to use the emergency brake system.

Driver seat and passenger seat heating unit is coming on without the switch turned on.

The heating unit under both front seats are coming on without the switch on. After tuning switch on and off several times it will go off,but it comes back on. On 11/19/14 there was a recall on this veh. Recall #14v743000. This has been going on for a couple months.

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.

Master cylinder failed - have to slam the brake pedal all the way to the floor and then I was still unsure if the car would actually stop. Had twin 3 year old boys in the car, scared for our lives. Dashboard lite up like a christmas tree. Second shop diagnosed it as a failed master cylinder. Parts plus labor = $3,066. I work for the school system and we don't have that sort of money. Will tow it home, hopefully find a used part, and try to replace it ourselves. The only reason I'm logging a complaint (because cars need repairs and I understand that) is because I'm seeing the exact same complaint over and over again "master cylinder Toyota Fj Cruiser 2007". How can so many of the same complaints on the exact same vehicle go unheard? please help, make the master cylinder recall apply to the Fj Cruiser. It obviously should be included. Thank you for your time.

Windshield wipers have failed to work for long periods or have to play with switch to work right. Took car in years ago while under warranty to fix and resolved problem for a few years but is now reoccurring. Also drivers side door window switch intermittenly works. I dont know if this is connected to wiper switch but have seen recalls on other Toyotas that have this problem and had a recall but none for fj. Specifics turn on car, turn on slector switch for wipers "slow thru high it dont matter". Wipers dont work.

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.

When trying to put my car in reverse I could not move the gear shift lever. It was frozen. The abs, all the trac annunciator lights stayed on. I had to bypass the gear shift to be able to move the car. I went on line to look up possible causes and was told to contact some of the auto parts companies like auto zone etc. And have them hook up their computer tester to troubleshoot this problem. I haven't had a chance to take it by yet.

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.

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.

Reported problem with backup sonar several times and was ignored because they could not make the vehicle fail (the rear end need to be in the sunlight or on a really hot day to fail). Finally the last time I took it in it was failing almost all the time so after fighting with them for months it was fixed. Fail mileage was approx. 20,000, currently has 32,200.

While traveling a freeway speed the vehicle engine shut off without warning and disabled the power brakes and steering. I verified that the vehicle had 1/4 tank of gasoline and all of the fuses checked out ok. Called Toyota roadside service and they dispatched a tow truck and dropped of vehicle at the nearest dealer.