2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser

BODY TEARS IN THE INSIDE FRONT FENDER WALL OF 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE TEARS WERE DISCOVERED AT 23K MILES AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH PRE-01/07 VEHICLES ONLINE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THESE TEARS ONLY HAPPEN IF THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A SEVERE IMPACT OF 9G OR ABOVE. I'VE DRIVEN EVERY MILE ON THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER HAD ANY SORT OF HARD IMPACT AT ALL. THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE ADD-ON FRONT BUMPER CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE BUMPER, SOLD AND INSTALLED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, IS AFTERMARKET, BUT 27% OF USERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE ARE 100% FACTORY. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HIT "JUMPED" OR OTHERWISE ROUGHLY TREATED. THE CRACKS ARE AT SOME BODY FILLER BETWEEN TWO PANELS, AND I SUSPECT ARE THE RESULT OF MATERIAL FATIGUE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT I MUST HAVE SOMEHOW DAMAGED THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

05-14-2010 I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FENDER BULGE AND /CRACKING PROBLEM ON THE FJ'S. WELL IT WAS MY TURN, A BULGE RIGHT THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CRUMPLE ZONE. LETS FACE IT, IF THE CRUMPLE ZONE IS ALREADY CRUMPLED BEFORE YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW IS IT GOING TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FTS, FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST. THE FTS WANTED TO SEE IF THE FJ TO SEE IF IT WAS STOCK. I DID HAVE ONE MODIFICATION. AFTER READING EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS FROM THE FORUMS MEMBERS ON THIS SUBJECT I DECIDED TO HAVE A READYLIFT LEVELING KIT, INSTALLED IN THE FRONT ONLY TO PREVENT THE TIRES FROM HITTING THE INTER FENDER WELLS. THE LIFT ONLY RAISED THE FRONT 2.25 INCHES AND THE DRIVE REMAINED THE SAME. ANY MODIFICATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CAN BE HANDLED WITH A COPY OF THE MAGNUSON ' MOSS WARRANTY ACT OF 1975. THE FIELD TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST CHECKED OUT BULGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRUMPLE AND THEY VERIFIED FRONT INNER FENDER WAS BULGED AND RECOMMEND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT & LEFT FRONT INNER FENDERS. 06-28-2010 I GOT THE FJ BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP ON THURSDAY THE 24TH. BOTH THE APRON SUB-ASSEMBLIES & REINFORCEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. UNDER THE HOOD I COULDN'T EVEN TELL IF IT WAS WORKED ON. AFTER ALL THAT I HAVE READ AND THE FOLKS I HAVE TALKED TO I'M GLAD TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS FIXED. *TR

I LEASE A TOYOTA 2007 FJ CRUISER WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS TO STEERING COLUMN AREA. 911 WAS CALLED /POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED. THE FIRE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE BLINKER ARM HOLE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY MYSELF. TOYOTA TIL THIS DAY HAS NOT TOLD ME THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SINCE. I DON'T WANT THE CAR. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. YET NO ONE GIVES ME AN ANSWER. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANY TOYOTA OWNER. A GUY NAMED TROY OFFERED ME A $1000.00 DOLLARS TO BE ON MY MERRY WAY. I DON'T WANT IT. ESPECIALLY AFTER THEIR COVERUP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A SQUEAKING AND METAL POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL NEAR THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,976. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

THE TOYOTA FJ CRUISER DEVELOPS BULGES IN THE ENGINE BAY OVER TIME WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THESE ARE IN THE CRUMPLE ZONES AND EVENTUALLY RIP. TOYOTA FAILS TO FIX THIS TO SPITE HAVING HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES. MINE IS ONE OF THEM. HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-FJ-CRUISER-POLLS/37556-DO-YOU-HAVE-INNER-FENDER-BULGES-CRACKING.HTML. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND THE FRONT INNER FENDER ARE BULGING AND TEARING AT THE CRUMPLE ZONE. I'VE CONTACTED RIVERSIDE AUTO WHERE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO FIX THE ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE INNER FENDER 3 TIMES SO THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

MY INNER FENDERWELLS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AT THE CRUMPLE ZONES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF MY AFTERMARKET BUMPER EVEN THOUGH HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON STOCK FJ CRUISERS OF SAME YEAR AS MINE. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEGATES THE STRENGTH OF THE FENDERS AND WOULD NOT REACT FAVORABLY IN A CRASH. *TR