Seven problems related to frame rust have been reported for the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2008 FJ Cruiser.
This vehicle started to develope rust immediately after purchase. The vehicle is a 2008 and is scary rusty on the frame and other components. An abnormal amount of rust compared to other 2008 era vehicles. Eventually one of these faulty frames are going to break in a high speed scenario and serious injury or death will occur. My otherwise perfect Fj Cruiser only has 35000 miles on it and sat in storage for the winter of 2016 and 2017.
Sever rusting of frame, break and suspension components and brackets. This 2008 Toyota Fj Cruiser is quickly becoming a safety hazard on the roads. I have a 92 sabb and a 93 vw that don't have have the rust issues this Toyota has. Toyota should have recalled the Fj Cruisers for faulty frames and undercarriage long ago.
The vehicle has a severely rusty frame. Rest of the fj body is mint with a total of 80k miles. The rear cross section where the gem hitch bolts to is particularly bad and has hole. The hitch itself is also sitting a little crooked which I believe is due to the poor structural integrity of the cross bar. Towing is out of the question at this point but more importantly, I am very worried what might happen in an event I get rear ended.
Frame rusted way too early in its life time.
Extensive frame rust, heavy rust on rear crossmember and rear axle, body mounts.
Excessive rust on the frame and undercarriage. Needed to be cleaned and treated.
Excessive rust on the frame. Vehicle is maintained very well, but frame rust continues to get worse. This is a known issue with the Fj Cruiser on all the forms online. Toyota has yet to file a recall on our vehicles. Other Toyota vehicles that use the same frame have already been recalled. There are thousands of us with a rotting in frames and Toyota will do nothing.
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