2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser

2007 FJ CRUISER WAS SERVICED BY BIG ISLAND TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2008. FEBRUARY 11, 2008 - 31649 MILES ' 30,000 MILE SERVICE, INCLUDES UNDER VEHICLES INSPECTION. APRIL 16, 2008 - 33007 MILES ' SAFETY CHECK INSPECTION, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, CABIN FILTER REPLACEMENT AUGUST 20, 2008 - 34418 MILES ' STEREO INSPECTION FOR WARRANTY ISSUE AUGUST 27, 2008 ' 34582 MILES - WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF BROKEN STEREO THE FEBRUARY 11 SERVICE STATES THE FOLLOWING PARTS UNDER VEHICLE WERE MARKED "CHECKED AND OKAY": SHOCK ABSORBERS / SUSPENSION STEERING GEAR BOX / LINKAGE AND BOOTS / BALL JOINTS / DUST COVERS MUFFLER / EXHAUST PIPES / MOUNTINGS ENGINE OIL AND FLUID LEAKS BRAKE LINES / HOSES / PARKING BRAKE CABLE DRIVE SHAFT BOOTS / CONSTANT VELOCITY BOOTS / U-JOINTS / TRANSMISSION LINKAGE TRANSMISSION / DIFFERENTIAL / TRANSFER CASE FUEL LINES AND CONNECTIONS / FUEL TANK BAND / FUEL TANK VAPOR VENT SYSTEM HOSES INSPECT NUTS AND BOLTS ON BODY CHASSIS THE APRIL 16 SERVICE MARKED ALL COMPONENTS AS APP'D, INCLUDING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE TECHNICIAN TO BE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WE CHOSE BIG ISLAND TOYOTA TO PERFORM OUR SERVICE AS WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GETTING THE BEST SERVICE FOR OUR TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE CORROSION DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER WAS SO COMPLETE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT WASN'T PRESENT DURING PREVIOUS SERVICES AND TOYOTA DID NOT POINT IT OUT WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NEGLECTING TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM DURING PREVIOUS PAID SERVICES PREVENTED US FROM BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CORROSION ISSUE BEFORE PARTS BEGAN TO FALL OFF AND PERFORATE THE FRAME. AT THIS POINT BIG ISLAND TOYOTA HAS DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO VALUE WHATSOEVER AND THEY WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE SERVICE TO US AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INNER FENDER OF THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. MY TRUCK HAS 34K MILES AND I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER, IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY BULGED. I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER FJ CRUISERS HOW THESE BULGES WILL SLOWLY CRACK AND CAUSE THE FENDER TO TEAR. AS THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPS IN A DESIGNED CRUMPLE ZONE, I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

A HAIRLINE FRACTURE BEGAN GROWING FROM A CENTRAL MID-POINT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES AS I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ROAD DEBRIS THAT HIT MY WINDSHIELD THAT MADE THIS OCCUR, NOR HAVE I EVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE OFF-ROADING. FROM THE CENTRAL POINT THE CRACK GREW OVER THE COURSE OF 10 SECONDS IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTIONS UNTIL ENDING AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I BELONG TO AN FJ CRUISER ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM AND 33% OF 2007 OWNERS REPORT HAVING HAD/HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. NOW THAT I AM PART OF THAT GROWING PERCENTAGE, I'M NOT HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS. NHTSA, YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED. MANY OWNERS ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN SOON AFTER GETTING THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO GET A RECALL DONE HERE? A VEHICLE BUILT FOR RUGGED OFF-ROADING SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE A PAPER-THIN WINDSHIELD AND NOT CRACK FOR ANY APPARENT REASON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOME POOR SOUL GOES SAILING THROUGH THEIR WINDSHIELD BECAUSE IT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I NOTICED CRACKS IN BOTH INNER FENDER WELLS OF MY 1 YEAR OLD TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I THEN STARTING DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND AT THE TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN A FIX OR REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. SEVERAL MONTHS WENT BY WITHOUT A RESPONSE AND DURING THAT TIME I HAD INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND SUSPENSION. I THEN HAD SOME MORE SERVICE AT ANOTHER DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FENDERS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ANY ALTERATIONS FROM STOCK WOULD VOID ALL WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOTED WELL BEFORE ANY MODIFICATIONS AND I DON'T SEE WHERE DIFFERENT TIRES, BUMPERS, OR SUSPENSION WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FENDERS. THE REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE INNER FENDER WELLS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS NOTED ON HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/33440-ENGINE-BAY-BODY-RIPS.HTML THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE ON SEVERAL FJ CRUISERS THAT I AM AWARE OF AND THE CRACKS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE AREA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE THE TRUCK LIFTED WITH A DEALERSHIP APPROVED LIFT KIT, AND DEALERSHIP APPROVED TIRES. I HAVE ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, AND I JUST NOTICED THE INNER FENDER INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO BULGE OUT TOWARDS THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA AND THEY ONE SALES REP SAYS I MUST OF HAD AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS, I HAVE NOT! ANOTHER REP SAYS HE HAS HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ENGINEER COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THIS SECTION NOW 3 TIMES BUT ARE STILL CLAIMING IT TO BE USER FAULT. I HAVE 127 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOW CLAIMED THIS ISSUE MANY OF WHICH HAVE STOCK VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR HAD THE SUSPENSION OR TIRES MAX OUT. THIS BULGE LEADS TO CRACKS RIGHT IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHICH COULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT HOW THE VEHICLE REACTS TO AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE FURTHER HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS. *TR

I HAVE BULGING AND CRACKING ON MY INNER FENDER APRONS ON MY TRUCK, THEY HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN THEY STARTED I HAD ZERO MODIFICATIONS AND HAD ONLY DRIVEN ON MILD DIRT ROADS. AND SOME SAND. TOYOTA HAS SINCE DENIED ME REPAIR BECAUSE OF SOME MODIFICATIONS I HAVE INSTALLED. TOYOTA ALSO IS ON THE 3RD FENDER DESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY WANT TO BLAME THE OWNERS FOR IT. *TR