general problems of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser - part 1

I am the owner of a Toyota Fj Cruiser (year:2007), VIN: [xxx] ]) equipped with the trd high-performance brake kit, which is under recall campaign c0r / NHTSA 12e046. I recently experienced a serious safety issue involving the front trd brake crossover tube. While driving, I suddenly noticed a soft brake pedal and significant loss of braking power. I was unable to stop the vehicle properly and nearly crashed into another car at an intersection. I had to swerve at the last moment, which could have caused a more serious accident. Upon inspection, I found that brake fluid was leaking from the crossover tube—exactly the defect described in the trd brake recall. This failure happened without warning, and my safety and the safety of others was clearly at risk. This is unacceptable for a safety recall. I am requesting immediate investigation, assistance, and a permanent solution. Toyota must ensure this part is properly redesigned and replaced, and that no vehicle is left on the road with this faulty setup. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I recently purchased the used 2007 Toyota fj with 101,000 miles. During maintenance and inspection, it was found that the fuel tank straps are rusted out and need to be replaced. The rear brake lines are rusted out and need to be replaced. The frame is severely rusted out and failing at the factory welds. I was referred to submit a report and investigate filing a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer for negligence, as this is apparently a known issue. I am hoping that the will reach someone that is able to help all the owners with the same issues as this should be recalled and repaired to prevent unnecessary injury or death. This is a huge financial burden for those expecting a quality vehicle that will be safe. Failing brakes, loose gas tanks and weakened frames are recipe for disaster.

I purchased the vehicle with a clean carfax on 12/2/2021 flew from phoenix to dallas to pick it up. Drove the vehicle from dallas to phoenix. The brakes malfunctioned on the drive home. Fortunately it was late at night and not many vehicles on the road. Took car to mechanic on 12/4/2021. The frame, brakes, suspension, exhaust and engine mounts had been sprayed over to cover severe rust and rot of the the frame and undercarriage. The vehicle cost 14k the repairs to be done 20k the vehicle is not roadworthy and has not been driven since ai got back to phoenix. The dealership purposely didn’t disclose the frame or brake damage. The dealership sold this vehicle knowing it was for my daughter and 3 year old granddaughter.

Loss of brakes while driving. Brakes locking up. Complete frame rust.

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.

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.

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 ##.

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.

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.

The seat belt retractor in my 2007 Fj Cruiser has failed to function. Something as important to the safety of the driver of the vehicle is something that should be covered under the lifetime warranty of the vehicle. Instead, bayridge Toyota is telling me that I will have to pay to have these parts replaced. I'm horrified that Toyota has not issued a recall for this issue to correct, Toyota should assume responsibility for fixing an important safety feature. Emergency brakes wouldn't go on.

It seems to me that my anti-lock breaks are engaging when they shouldn't be. When I try to stop, it jerks so hard that it seems as though I've been hit from behind. It will try to stop while I'm driving and starts jerking. This has happened multiple times when I'm driving on the highway. My son is 20 years old and has this vehicle now and I am letting you know, that I will hold Toyota and NHTSA personally responsible should anything happen to him. I have read so about so many issues regarding the 2007 Toyota fj breaking system that it's unbelievable that a recall hasn't been issued. You are playing with peoples lives.

Recently, my Fj Cruiser loses brakes and it has almost made me get into a couple accidents. The brake peddle will go all the way to the floor and I have had to use my e-brake to stop. Pumping the brake use to work but now the brakes wont come back for a while. This happens at any mph and the brake have even gone out when I'm stationary.

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.

Vehicle was brought into shop with very hard to apply brakes. Vehicle had blown fuse for a. B. S. And repeatedly kept blowing fuse when installed. This design of brake system uses an electric motor and accumulator for power assist and without this working it has no power assist. There is no way anyone could stop this vehicle quickly in an emergency situation. I believe this is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed. I am an a. S. E. Master certified technician.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the instrument panel lighting and gauges began to fluctuate erratically as the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the abs system would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. In addition, the instrument panel lighting would not illuminate and gauges would not provide a reading. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but the brakes would not respond. After shutting the engine off the vehicle could not be restarted. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the battery was melted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the battery, wiring harness, alternator and the fuse box would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Kmj.

While slowing for a red light, I slid on a small patch of ice. The brake pedal went to the floor and the abs system released my brakes. I lifted my foot off the brake pedal and the abs disengaged. I reapplied the brakes and stopped the vehicle.

I own a 2007 Toyota fj, in various occasions when aplying medium hard pressure to the brakes, I have two different break reactions: 1. The tires will lock and screech for a short period of time, momentarily loosing control, I automaticaly let go of the brake pedal, push again to regain control and then the car just keeps rolling like no brakes were applied. Or, 2. If I have to press on the brakes and the road the car happens to be on is a bit rough, with gravel, ridges or potholes or maybe just a poorly patched asphalt, the car will suddenly just roll, like no brake has been applied, even though I am pressing on the brake pedal, like loosing most of or all braking power. Last event happened a couple of days ago where a car cut me off by a toll pay area, I pressed on the brakes hard just as the car was going over a rough section of the road and it kept rolling as with no brakes, and literally just by fractions of an inch did not hit the other car. I have gone to the dealer with the complain, they want me to pay for checking the problem, but I am going to have a tough time reproducing the problem, even though it is pretty consistent, its really not safe to try to reproduce. As I said previously the stated event was not the first one but certainly the most scary, and has happened at least 4 to 5 times in the years I've owned the car.

1. I was driving home from work and was on the highway. The cars in front of me came to an abrupt stop, causing me to slam my breaks while I was doing 40-ish. 2. This caused the car to bake stumble as the breaks slowed the car, then came lose causing the car to lunge forward, then momentarily brake, then lose braking again. This caused me to almost slam in to the car in front of me. 3. I have not taken corrective action as this should addressed by Toyota as there are many many people describing the same issue.

Severe rust issues. Entire rear differential required replacement. All power steering and automatic transmission lines needed replacement, fuel lines are next fuel tank straps rusted and broke off, tank fell down. Brake pad pins required cutting off. Protection plates rusted off. Exhaust system components required replacement due to rust. Entire frame and engine compartment covered in rust. All these items have caused multiple safety issues. Multiple straps and connections for various components are no longer usable due to rust.

2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. I have this SUV since Sep. , 2007. The only problem I have with this SUV is the abs brake system, which doesn't work right. When coming to a stop, if there is a metal manhole cover or a pot hole when I apply brake, the abs activates and stays active (no brake at all) long after I have crossed the hole causing the SUV to roll much further than I would have without abs. I lost brake completely during this process, and I almost hit the car in front of me on that day. I had to release and re-apply brake to get the brake work again. But this isn't the way how abs works. There are many other fj owners having the same problem.

The abs on our 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser gives you the feeling of not working when it starts to engage . The car feels like it is speeding up instead of stopping. This happens when you try to stop when going over a rough surface.

I currently own a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser and have experienced problems with the abs braking system. As of yet it has not caused an accident in my vehicle, but sooner or later someone will be killed if this problem is not corrected. When coming to a stop and applying the brakes if you should happen to hit a rut in the road you seem to loose your abs and the vehicle begins to act very erratic until you come to a complete stop, almost to the point of losing control of the steering. This has happened to my vehicle at least a dozen or more times in the 2 1/2 years I've owned it.

I was involved in an accident yesterday, Thursday, 18feb10, at around 3:40 p. M. On the intersection of westheimer and beltway 8. I drive a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. There are 2 lights before I have to turn left on the beltway to head towards I-10. I stopped at the first light on the red light behind several cars as there was some traffic. Then the light ahead to turn left on the beltway turned green so all of the vehicles traveled to the next light and started going thru the green light until it turned yellow. The 1st car at the light stopped and each vehicle stopped behind them including me. The problem was that instead of my car stopping when I hit the brakes it felt like the breaks tried to grab but they didn't grab and my Fj Cruiser kept on gliding until I hit the camry in front of me. The camry hit the Lexus in front of her and the Lexus hit a Buick in front of her. It was very scary as I expected my brakes to brake when I hit them but instead it felt like my brakes tried to brake but they couldn't. The cops came and gave me a ticket for "failure to control speed" even though I was only going very slow since there was so much traffic but it was my fault because I hit the car from behind. The fj, the Lexus and the Buick were minimally damaged but the camry in front of me had the back-end smashed in. The police came and took our information and they checked out the owner of the camry because her neck hurt. I reported the accident to my allstate insurance and told them about my brake problem. I told them that in the past the only thing I had noticed was my car had problems in 2 instances when I was going over bumps. It felt like the brakes had trouble grabbing. I took my car into a allstate authorized dealer close by "don mcgill Toyota" to have my car fixed but most of all to have my breaks checked. I won't feel comfortable driving my Fj Cruiser any more until the dealer can sure me that the break problem is fixed! I am so scared!.

This just happened to me again today, I have an 07 Toyota Fj Cruiser bought in mid 06, I was driving in PA (where yellow lights are shorter than my normal NJ ones), the light turned yellow right before I got to an intersection so I gave a little extra braking, just as I hit a series of small potholes, abs kicked in, the normal abs feeling happened in the pedal, but then even after the potholes where the road was fine, the abs should have "disengaged", there was no longer the normal abs "pulsing", instead I had a near dead pedal. I had to push down with all my might to slooooooowly bring the truck to a stop in the middle of the intersection (from 5mph to 0 in about 20 feet). Instinct says brake harder when you are not slowing down, but I don't think I could have pushed any harder. I am really glad this was just to avoid a yellow light and not to avoid a car crossing my path, I surely would have nailed it as the truck slowly rolled to a stop with maybe 10% braking despite me standing on the brakes. I have found from experience the only way to recover from the dead pedal is to let off it completely, and then you have a normal pedal again. This has only happened to me maybe 6-7 times in my 50,000 miles on the fj, but so far I have been lucky and most of the time it is simply stopping at a yellow and not because I need a real emergency stop. I was 100% stock for the first 5-6 times, and this last time I have slightly bigger tires and a lift. They will probably just blame it on the my lift and tires, but its happened multiple times while 100% stock. One day I am going to kill someone, or myself. The police will just write it up as "failure to stop, drivers fault", but some of you who have experienced this will know otherwise.

After leaving the car wash I applied brakes without any stopping power for ~ 40 ft with full pressure. I slowly came to a stop using first gear with a manual transmission. I assumed it may be wet brakes but once stopped I reapplied the brakes and noticed the brakes were working properly. Exiting an off ramp at ~ 40mph I gently applied brakes to slow and suddenly the brakes were at almost full pressure causing me to release the brakes to avoid skidding.

Momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump. I almost rear ended the car in front of me yesterday in the rain.

I was driving my model year 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser to work on the morning of 2/9/2010 at 0730. While braking for a red light the passenger side front tire went over a wet storm sewer drain grate. The slick surface of the drain grate caused the tire to skid. The abs system activated and the brakes released, allowing the vehicle to proceed unimpeded toward the intersection. I pressed the brake pedal harder. The vehicle stopped just into the intersection. There was no collision. I do not know if pressing the brake pedal harder had any effect or if the system managed to apply the brakes itself after the tires were on pavement again. This is the first time I have experienced this situation. The consequence was that the vehicle proceeded about 10 feet into the intersection, e. G. Beyond the "stop" line. If the brakes had not released the vehicle would have stopped behind the white "stop" line. According to the Toyota dealer there is nothing wrong with the vehicle.

There is a small pot hole on the off ramp that I use to come home from work. Every time I hit it, my brakes freak out and I have to pump them to recover and get my brakes back. I drive a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. (this is my second Fj Cruiser. My first one did the same thing on this pot hole. ) it happens every time I hit it. Didn't think much about it until I saw the recall investigation on the prius bakes. Sounds just like what my fj does.

The brake pedal drops to the floor, and the brakes stop working over bumps while braking. Im assuming this is the anti lock brake system. But it feels very dangerous. The brakes completely give out and you continue to roll forward without stopping. Only way to make it go awhile when it occurs is to let your foot off the brake and re-apply. But you are at risk at rear ending someone since the vehicle stops many feet farther then your supossed to. This also happened on my 2007 Toyota tacoma (which I sold) im assuming it had the same braking system as my current Toyota. I believe the anti lock brake is defective.

I own a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. My brakes do exactly what is described with the 2010 prius. On uneven road surfaces and on sharp curves, the brakes periodically and momentarily fail. But a quick pump on the brakes with the foot off of the accelerator usually restores them instantly. I have had the brakes checked and so far it has been reported that they are in good shape. The last time it happened is stated herein under the heading "approximate incident date:".

While driving in a straight line at about 35 mph I experience sudden application of the right front brake and the skid indicator light came on. The application of the brake caused me the swerve to the right. Had I been at highway speed I suspect that the fj would have rolled.

2007 Fj Cruiser: when braking over uneven surface the abs kicks in and cause my brakes to go from 100% to 20%. I have talked to the dealership and read countless reports online and this is a real problem. I believe this is a similar issue to the abs problem with the prius and is a software issue with the Fj Cruisers abs.

I drive a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser and have experienced problems with braking on at least three occasions. I have heard from many other Fj Cruiser drivers who have also experienced this problem: when driving at relatively low speeds (below 40 mph) and attempting to brake, such as at a stoplight, the brakes will lock up causing the vehicle to continue to roll forward even while the brake is being pressed. It seems as though the abs kicks in as you can feel the "scraping" feeling through the pedal. From all other accounts and based on mine, it seems the common factor is rolling over uneven terrain while braking, such as a pothole, manhole cover, or just bumpy asphalt. So far I was fortunate not to have another car directly in front of me. However, I cam dangerously close to rolling through a red light which could have caused a collision with the traffic which had the green light. There are at least dozens of these same reports which I've read on just one Fj Cruiser owner forum. All are consistent with braking over uneven terrain which results in the vehicle continuing to roll forward.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. While driving in snow or any wet, slippery road conditions, the antilock braking system would engage without driver intent. Immediately, there would be a 3 second loss of braking power as if he released his foot from the brake pedal. The manufacturer advised him that there were no recalls on the vehicle and the would not offer any assistance. The dealer performed a diagnostic test; however, the failure could not be duplicated. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were approximately 79,000.

This is a common problem being reported on Toyota based forums. When you apply the brakes and only one side (left or right) of the vehicle is over some rough terrain, the brakes release even with the brake continually being pressed. It leaves the vehicle rolling instead of stopping until you hit the brakes again. Some people have claimed it will engage again if keeping it depressed, but only after more than a second has past. I can recreate this action time and time again with the same failure happening every time.