Toyota FJ Cruiser owners have reported 2 air brake related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common air brake problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air brake (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Air Brake problems |
There are times when my 2007 Fj Cruiser starts to shake. Also since I first bought my vehicle, as I pressed on the brakes while being at a stop light, it would jerk and feel as if someone had slightly bumped into me from the rear of the vehicle when there was clearly no one behind my vehicle. This happens quite a bit. My main concern is that as I was driving recently I compressed the brakes before attempting a turn and absolutely no braking action happened. I wasn't going fast enough to overturn the vehicle, but none the less it is a very dangerous thing for a vehicle such as the Fj Cruiser to make turns at certain speeds, so for the brakes not to work at an important time can cause a severe, if not fatal accident. As I made the turn efficiently(by making a wider turn), I tried once again to use my brakes in which they felt like they were trying to catch again. At this time I felt unsafe and felt compelled to use the emergency brake. I have taken my vehicle to get looked at and they have stated an issue with the master cylinder. I have taken the time to look at various sites and forums in which many people have complaints of the same issues. This is a very dangerous issue for a vehicle that already has a caution for turnovers. My vehicle is a 2007 with under 39,000 miles on it. This should not be happening to a vehicle with mileage such as this. Please address this issue for the concern of all Fj Cruiser owners and the safety of all other drivers around this faulty action. Thank you.
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.