2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser

I BELIEVE THAT SEAT BELTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES ON A CAR AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CAR STARTED TO SHOW A FAILING TREND AT ALMOST 40000 MILES. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES ARE FAILING, RETRACTING AND LOCKING-UP ISSUES. PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY FAILED YESTERDAY, IT IS LOCKED UP. COST TO FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE. .MANY FJ OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, I ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT RATHER THAN POSTING IT ON FJ CRUISER FORUM. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD ASSUME SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 6 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS, THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS AT MY EXPENSE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF A WEAK RETRACT AND APPEARS THAT IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INFORMED VIA THE INTERNET ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEM, WITH AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN CAUSE, DECEMBER 2006. INNER FRONT FENDER RIPPING AND BULGING OF FENDER SUPPORT PANELS LEADING EVENTUALLY TO JAMMING OF FRONT DOORS WHILE IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN FRONT FENDERS DROP DOWN TO A LOWER POSITION ON FRAME BLOCKING SAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING TO APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH BUILD DATES OF 06', 07' & 08' WITH MILEAGE FROM 10,000 TO 75,000. INFORMATION GATHERED FROM FJ CRUISER FORUM VIA THE INTERNET AND WEB RESEARCH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 60600 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AFTER DETAILING, MILEAGE OF DAMAGE OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND TOOK PICTURES AT THEIR LOCATION. *TR

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. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT STOPPED AFTER A WHILE. TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP AT A VERY LOW SPEED. ALL THE DASH EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR BRAKES, ABS, VSC, LIT UP AND BRAKING ABILITY CEASED. USED EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE TO STOP. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER PER INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNERS MANUAL. COMPUTER ANALYSIS INDICATED FAILED MASTER CYLINDER. 2007 FJ CRUISER W/55,000 MILES. $2258 COST OF NEW MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY + $495 LABOR + $101 TOWING + $10 MISC + $218 TAX = $3082.19 TOTAL COST FOR PART REPLACEMENT. HAVE OLD PART IN POSSESSION. *TR