2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser

I HAVE HAD MY FJ SINCE APRIL 23, 2006. THE WINDSHIELD ISSUE TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO CROSS MY PATH THAN IT SEEMS OTHERS. I WAS RIDING ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I HEARD A SMALL SIZE PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD. DIDN'T THINK THAT MUCH OF IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T VERY LOUD. WELL I WAS MISTAKEN. LESS THAN 2 HOURS LATER IT HAD SPREAD TO A CRACK OF 6 INCHES. I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT REPAIRED. THAN I LOOKED AT THE FORUM AND SAW ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I DON'T WANT TO REPLACE BECAUSE I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE RECALL OR SUBSEQUENT REIMBURSEMENT. I DID HEAR OF A COMPANY CALLED CLEARPLEX WHERE THEY CAN STRENGTHEN THE WINDSHIELD BY ADDING A CLEAR THING PLASTIC PROTECTIVE COATING. DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE MY FJ, BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THEY DID THE RIGHT THING WITH THE TIRE RECALL AND THAT WAS PROBABLY 750 PER CAR, REPLACING ALL 5 TIRES PLUS LABOR. I TRUST THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. LARGE CRACK IN MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD FROM A ROCK. OTHER CRACKS ARISE FROM JUST SMALL TINY DEBRIS STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. GLASS NEEDS TO BE SCRATCH AND DENT RESISTANT. REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELDS COSTS AROUND 1400 DOLLARS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE INSTALLATION INVOLVES REMOVING A TOP MOLDING PIECE THAT BREAKS EASILY AND THE UNIQUE CUT OF THE GLASS. IF YOU REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD REFUSE TO INSURE YOU AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS LIKE THIS BLATANT DEFECT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE OF GETTING THE CRACKS FIXED , COMPROMISES WINDSHIELD INTEGRITY. ALSO ONCE YOU REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD IT IS REPLACED WITH FACTORY OEM GLASS. WHICH CAN CRACK AGAIN! THIS IS JUST FROM CITY DRIVING NOT EVEN LONG DISTANCE DRIVING! *JB

SMALL PEBBLE HITS WINDSHIELD AND CRACK IS ONE FOOT LONG.. THIS HAPPEN WITH 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THERE IS NOW 2300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE COST IS 1500.00 TO REPLACE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION CHECK THREADS ON FJCRUISERFORUM.COM. MANY THREADS WITH PEOPLE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH FJ WINDSHIELD. THANKS FOR ANY HELP! *JB

ROCK CHIP CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. A MONTH LATER A SECOND CRACK NOT CONNECTED TO THE FIRST BEGAN TO FORM. THIS SECOND CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ROCK CHIPS. THE FIRST CRACK EXTENDED FROM SIDE TO SIDE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, THE SECOND FORMED AT A DIAGONAL ANGLE FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO NEAR TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS ON THE 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER AND ALREADY I HAVE A CRACK CLEAR ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD, 4 CHIPS AND PITS EVERYWHERE. THE WAY TOYOTA DESIGNED THE GLASS TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE LEAVES YOU VULNERABLE. IT'S A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, BECAUSE YOUR WINDSHIELD IS ALMOST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ROADWAY AND ANY TINY STONE WILL CREATE A BAD SITUATION. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE EXTREMELY TOO THIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FLAW, NOT THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY SINCE A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD COSTS A MERE $1500.00 DOLLARS A POP. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED AND DISTANCE FROM OTHER CARS, WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE A ROCK CAME AT MY WINDSHIELD AND PUT A LARGE CRACK IN IT. THE WINDSHIELD OF MY TOYOTA 2007 FJ SEEMS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY WEAK. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH A VERTICAL WINDSHIELD AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS INCIDENT I AM DESCRIBING IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. ON 4/21/07 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE ROCK CAUSED A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE LOWER CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. ON 4/23/07 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND LEFT A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ON 4/24/07, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE CRACK BETWEEN THE INDENTATIONS. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. *AK UPDATED 05/21/07. *JB