2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser

1. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, CAUSING ME TO SLAM MY BREAKS WHILE I WAS DOING 40-ISH. 2. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BAKE STUMBLE AS THE BREAKS SLOWED THE CAR, THEN CAME LOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD, THEN MOMENTARILY BRAKE, THEN LOSE BRAKING AGAIN. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST SLAM IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. 3. I HAVE NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION AS THIS SHOULD ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AS THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AFTER A "PANIC STOP" IN MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES WILL SLOWLY FADE UNTIL THE PEDAL IS ON THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WILL ROLL FORWARD. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND IS DOCUMENTED ON FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM. *TR

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BEING REPORTED ON TOYOTA BASED FORUMS. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND ONLY ONE SIDE (LEFT OR RIGHT) OF THE VEHICLE IS OVER SOME ROUGH TERRAIN, THE BRAKES RELEASE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY BEING PRESSED. IT LEAVES THE VEHICLE ROLLING INSTEAD OF STOPPING UNTIL YOU HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN. SOME PEOPLE HAVE CLAIMED IT WILL ENGAGE AGAIN IF KEEPING IT DEPRESSED, BUT ONLY AFTER MORE THAN A SECOND HAS PAST. I CAN RECREATE THIS ACTION TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENING EVERY TIME. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE, IN A WORK ZONE AT DESIGNATED SPEEDS AS CONTROLLED BY ROAD WORKERS. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING ME TO DUE THE SAME. MY BRAKES INITIALLY GRABBED MOMENTARILY AND THEN RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE I WAS STILL APPLYING THE BRAKES. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND NOSE DIVED VIOLENTLY.....BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUS SIGNIFICANT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHEN COMING TO STOP THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE HER FOOT SO THAT THE PEDAL WILL RELEASE; OTHERWISE, SHE HAD TO PULL IT UP MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE ADDITIONAL TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AS WELL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75000.

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE THIS SUV SINCE SEP., 2007. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS SUV IS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IF THERE IS A METAL MANHOLE COVER OR A POT HOLE WHEN I APPLY BRAKE, THE ABS ACTIVATES AND STAYS ACTIVE (NO BRAKE AT ALL) LONG AFTER I HAVE CROSSED THE HOLE CAUSING THE SUV TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN I WOULD HAVE WITHOUT ABS. I LOST BRAKE COMPLETELY DURING THIS PROCESS, AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THAT DAY. I HAD TO RELEASE AND RE-APPLY BRAKE TO GET THE BRAKE WORK AGAIN. BUT THIS ISN'T THE WAY HOW ABS WORKS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER FJ OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. AS OF YET IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE, BUT SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD YOU SEEM TO LOOSE YOUR ABS AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACT VERY ERRATIC UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AT LEAST A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES IN THE 2 1/2 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WASH I APPLIED BRAKES WITHOUT ANY STOPPING POWER FOR ~ 40 FT WITH FULL PRESSURE. I SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP USING FIRST GEAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I ASSUMED IT MAY BE WET BRAKES BUT ONCE STOPPED I REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. EXITING AN OFF RAMP AT ~ 40MPH I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES WERE AT ALMOST FULL PRESSURE CAUSING ME TO RELEASE THE BRAKES TO AVOID SKIDDING. *TR

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE IN 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE ABS, VSC, AND VSC TRAC AND SKIDDING LIGHT CAME ON ON OR ABOUT MARCH 22, 2010. TOYOTA DEALER HAD TROUBLE FINDING "PROBLEM" ALBEIT THEY SAID THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES OR ALMOST NO BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND IN AN UNRELATED ISSUE REPLACE ILDLER PULLEYS. PICKED UP VEHICLE THAT WAS ALLEGED REPAIRED AND DRIVEN BY TECHNICIANS TO VERIFY IT WAS REPAIRED AND BRAKES WORKED. WITHIN ABOUT 20 MILES OF DRIVING, BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND CAR WAS HARD TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE WITHOUT VEERING. CALLED DEALERSHIP FROM VEHICLE ON MARCH 27, 2010 AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN MONDAY, BUT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNITL MONDAY. I WAS TOLD JAMMING ON THE BRAKES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID UNCONTROLABLE AND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM AND VSC WOULD NOT CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON A TRIP TO SEE MY MOTHER AND FATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP IN A RELIABLE AND SAFE MANNER.