general problems of the 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser

When approaching an intersection to turn or stop, with brakes applied, and vehicle encounters a pot hole or broken pavement, brake pedal goes to the floor and vehicle loses brakes. This has happened to me on multiple occasions. Other drivers of the same model vehicle have encountered same issue across multiple year models.

The vehicle was parked in my drive way. Squirrels chewed the wiring harness causing loss of abs braking, stability control and loss of windshield wipers (during a rain). I understand Toyota uses food based insulation in the 2010 Fj Cruiser. A nice source of squirrel food. From the bare wires and squirrel nesting, it is a wonder my engine compartment didn't catch fire. I believe the squirrel nest building was due to the close food source.

I would like to note that this was the third incident in over a two year period. The first two incidents I dismissed as driver error but now I am certain that this was not the case. This is certainly a vehicle defect, and a dangerous one at that. Here is what happened: I was at a full stop at a red light. On green, I accelerated very slowly as I was taking a 90 degree left turn. At the exit of the turn there was a metal plate (maybe a mahole cover or other utility type cover) which was part of the road. I passed over this object, like all other traffic does, about the same time as I started applying my brakes to slow down (I think I braked immediately after. . . Not sure). I had a sudden feeling that the abs brake system was on and the truck was not slowing nearly as fast as required. The brakes clearly felt as they failed. Another light lay right in front of me. Had there been traffic, I would have rear ended the person and been at fault. On the previous occasion, I felt the same experience. At that time I reacted by lifting my foot off the brake, and it restored braking power. Again, fortunately, no one was in front so I did not collide. However, both times my stopping distance increased dramatically and unsafely. Weather conditions at both of these times was daytime, clear, dry, and temperatures say in the 30-40s. There was absolutely no ice, rain, sand, or snow. Brake issue comes on, it seems, with a sudden wheel hop or loss of traction, almost in tandem. This is a very serious issue and I am extremely concerned, as I feel my life is literally at stake. I love my Fj Cruiser and it is maintained by Toyota and taken care of extremely well. It is clearly a vehicle defect. I have read of similar instances on user forums but I have seen no action taken. I need some guidance or advice please. Thank you, christopher fray.

I have a copied a post I found regarding 2007 fj's, as I had the same problem with my '07 fj, and after 6 months of repairs and no solutions, I traded it in for a 2010 fj, and now I'm having the same exact problems, as described below: I have a 2007 Toyota fj. The steering seems terribly weak and unpredictable. I've had the wheels aligned three times, but the problem continues. Toyota says the there is no issue but that the steering on this style vehicle is just sensitive. While I really enjoy the vehicle, I'm always on full alert when driving knowing that at any given time, the steering may suddenly take the vehicle left or right with no predictability. I have never experienced a newer vehicle that requires so much attention to the steering. It may go left or right when the roadway surface changes, when encountering uneven roadway surfaces, when transitioning from wet to dry or ice to clear pavement, or for seemingly no reason at all. Often I find myself actually counter steering (inputting opposite tension on the wheel) to keep the vehicle from going leaving the lane I'm traveling in. It is very unpredictable while changing lanes. As I begin a slow move to an adjacent lane, the steering may suddenly just pull me over to which I then have to counter steer to keep from going too far. I took my 2010 fj to a Toyota dealer where I bought it here in abq, and they said they couldn't find anything wrong, of course. They said they would file a complaint with Toyota headquarters and sent me on my way. With my '07 fj I had the front brakes done, all new lug nuts, new tires, new shocks and struts, 7 alignments, and 3 rotation and balances (on the new tires), all within only six months using 5 different shops, and it still wasn't fixed. I am very unhappy and do not feel safe on the road in my 2010 fj. Please help.

While approaching a stoplight with light braking, for approximately a half block, the abs started to pulsate the front brakes thus causing them to lose effectiveness. I tried to push harder but had no effect on the condition. I then let clear off the brake pedal in order for the brakes to "reset" if you will, then I was able stop prior to running through the red light. Had there been a vehicle or pedestrian in front of me the outcome would have not been a good one. I believe Toyota has a problem with this issue.

Just bought the new Fj Cruiser 2010 and got abs brake problem. Everytime I hit a bump the abs get active and the vehicle doesn't slow down . I get very close to hit someone at the back because of that. Now I am getting nervous everytime I see a bump, can't imagine what I will do on slippery surface.

My truck speed was 60-65 mph and my steering wheel began wobbling. I took it to dealer and they said nothing was wrong. Last week I serviced my truck and rotated and balanced the tires. Still same steering wheel wobbling. In high speed my steering wheel feels very loose. I don't know if there is a power steering problem or just simple tire balance. Other problem is my brakes. When I was driving down the road, I lightly pressed the brake to stop and driver side wheel hit a pot hole deep around 2 inches, then my truck didn't stop where I waned it to stop. It happens only at certain times. If I hit a pot hole or bump pressing brake.

My car is a 2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser which I purchased in October 2009. The brakes didn't stop the car as expected in two occasions, at about 7000 miles the first time, and then a month later again. In the first occurrence, I was driving at around 25 mph on wet asphalt coming to a traffic light. I pushed the brakes to stop but the car continued to roll and I went into the intersection. The second time I was driving at around 40mph, again on wet asphalt. I drove over a grate on a bridge and pushed the brakes, and the car did the same thing, it didn't slow down as I expected, instead it kept going. If the car in front of me had been closer I would have hit it. There's no vibration characteristic of the abs, instead it simply feels as if the brakes stop braking. In both cases I pulled the handbrake because of my instinctive reaction to try to stop the car. I've been driving several cars over 15 years and this has never happened to me before. I took the car to Toyota the first time and they had it for a whole weekend and told me they couldn't find anything wrong with it. . Read more...

Brakes didn't seem to work (the auto kept going when the brakes were applied) until I let off the pedal and pushed them again. I passed over a manhole cover as the failure occurred. I have only had one instance of this happening so far, but it scared the !@#$%out of me. As there was a car stopped in front of me.

Abs brakes release if one wheel locks. Went into the intersection without brakes 2x.