2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser Brakes Problems

UNDERCARRIAGE OF 2010 FJ CRUISER RUSTED. FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND I LOST FLUID. COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. THANK GOD ONLY GOING 25 MPH NEAR HOME

NHTSA ID

11281681

Incident

Oct 7, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN OR STOP, WITH BRAKES APPLIED, AND VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A POT HOLE OR BROKEN PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE LOSES BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SAME ISSUE ACROSS MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS.

NHTSA ID

11235209

Incident

Jul 26, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. SQUIRRELS CHEWED THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING LOSS OF ABS BRAKING, STABILITY CONTROL AND LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS (DURING A RAIN). I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA USES FOOD BASED INSULATION IN THE 2010 FJ CRUISER. A NICE SOURCE OF SQUIRREL FOOD. FROM THE BARE WIRES AND SQUIRREL NESTING, IT IS A WONDER MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE. I BELIEVE THE SQUIRREL NEST BUILDING WAS DUE TO THE CLOSE FOOD SOURCE.

NHTSA ID

11010821

Incident

Jul 20, 2017

Mileage

60,000 mi

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS I DISMISSED AS DRIVER ERROR BUT NOW I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A VEHICLE DEFECT, AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED: I WAS AT A FULL STOP AT A RED LIGHT. ON GREEN, I ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY AS I WAS TAKING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN. AT THE EXIT OF THE TURN THERE WAS A METAL PLATE (MAYBE A MANHOLE COVER OR OTHER UTILITY TYPE COVER) WHICH WAS PART OF THE ROAD. I PASSED OVER THIS OBJECT, LIKE ALL OTHER TRAFFIC DOES, ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS I STARTED APPLYING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN (I THINK I BRAKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER...NOT SURE). I HAD A SUDDEN FEELING THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ON AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT SLOWING NEARLY AS FAST AS REQUIRED. THE BRAKES CLEARLY FELT AS THEY FAILED. ANOTHER LIGHT LAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THE PERSON AND BEEN AT FAULT. ON THE PREVIOUS OCCASION, I FELT THE SAME EXPERIENCE. AT THAT TIME I REACTED BY LIFTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND IT RESTORED BRAKING POWER. AGAIN, FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT SO I DID NOT COLLIDE. HOWEVER, BOTH TIMES MY STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND UNSAFELY. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BOTH OF THESE TIMES WAS DAYTIME, CLEAR, DRY, AND TEMPERATURES SAY IN THE 30-40S. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ICE, RAIN, SAND, OR SNOW. BRAKE ISSUE COMES ON, IT SEEMS, WITH A SUDDEN WHEEL HOP OR LOSS OF TRACTION, ALMOST IN TANDEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED, AS I FEEL MY LIFE IS LITERALLY AT STAKE. I LOVE MY FJ CRUISER AND IT IS MAINTAINED BY TOYOTA AND TAKEN CARE OF EXTREMELY WELL. IT IS CLEARLY A VEHICLE DEFECT. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR INSTANCES ON USER FORUMS BUT I HAVE SEEN NO ACTION TAKEN. I NEED SOME GUIDANCE OR ADVICE PLEASE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10670073

Incident

Dec 2, 2014

Mileage

50,500 mi

WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (ANYTHING ABOVE 60) THE CAR VIBRATES, MOST APPARENT IN BRAKE PEDAL AND SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FIRST STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM, WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND CAME TO DETERMINATION THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WARPED - SOMEONE ELSE WITH FJ CRUISER HAD THE SAME ISSUE. VIBRATION WORSENS WITH HIGHER SPEED CONDITIONS. COULD LEAD SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR OR HIT SOMETHING IN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION. TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL ON SEAT-BELT AND HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE BRAKES TOO. DEALER INDICATED THAT SUFFICIENT BRAKE PADS EXISTED AT BOTH FRONT AND BACK, BUT FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. I HAD FRONT BRAKE JOB (REPLACE PADS AND MACHINE ROTORS) AT A COST OF $249.77. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615644

Incident

Jul 15, 2013

Mileage

25,600 mi

I HAVE A COPIED A POST I FOUND REGARDING 2007 FJ'S, AS I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY '07 FJ, AND AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPAIRS AND NO SOLUTIONS, I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2010 FJ, AND NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW: I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ. THE STEERING SEEMS TERRIBLY WEAK AND UNPREDICTABLE. I'VE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. TOYOTA SAYS THE THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT THAT THE STEERING ON THIS STYLE VEHICLE IS JUST SENSITIVE. WHILE I REALLY ENJOY THE VEHICLE, I'M ALWAYS ON FULL ALERT WHEN DRIVING KNOWING THAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE STEERING MAY SUDDENLY TAKE THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT WITH NO PREDICTABILITY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A NEWER VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE STEERING. IT MAY GO LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE ROADWAY SURFACE CHANGES, WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN ROADWAY SURFACES, WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM WET TO DRY OR ICE TO CLEAR PAVEMENT, OR FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON AT ALL. OFTEN I FIND MYSELF ACTUALLY COUNTER STEERING (INPUTTING OPPOSITE TENSION ON THE WHEEL) TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING LEAVING THE LANE I'M TRAVELING IN. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHILE CHANGING LANES. AS I BEGIN A SLOW MOVE TO AN ADJACENT LANE, THE STEERING MAY SUDDENLY JUST PULL ME OVER TO WHICH I THEN HAVE TO COUNTER STEER TO KEEP FROM GOING TOO FAR. I TOOK MY 2010 FJ TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT HERE IN ABQ, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. WITH MY '07 FJ I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES DONE, ALL NEW LUG NUTS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS, 7 ALIGNMENTS, AND 3 ROTATION AND BALANCES (ON THE NEW TIRES), ALL WITHIN ONLY SIX MONTHS USING 5 DIFFERENT SHOPS, AND IT STILL WASN'T FIXED. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD IN MY 2010 FJ. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460643

Incident

Jan 18, 2012

Mileage

31,000 mi

WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT WITH LIGHT BRAKING, FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF BLOCK, THE ABS STARTED TO PULSATE THE FRONT BRAKES THUS CAUSING THEM TO LOSE EFFECTIVENESS. I TRIED TO PUSH HARDER BUT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE CONDITION. I THEN LET CLEAR OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO "RESET" IF YOU WILL, THEN I WAS ABLE STOP PRIOR TO RUNNING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF ME THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD ONE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448502

Incident

Nov 17, 2011

BRAKES FAILED DRIVING AT 20 MPH OVER SPEED BUMP. *KB

NHTSA ID

10437427

Incident

Nov 6, 2011

Mileage

7,826 mi

MY TRUCK SPEED WAS 60-65 MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST WEEK I SERVICED MY TRUCK AND ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. STILL SAME STEERING WHEEL WOBBLING. IN HIGH SPEED MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS VERY LOOSE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM OR JUST SIMPLE TIRE BALANCE. OTHER PROBLEM IS MY BRAKES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE DEEP AROUND 2 INCHES, THEN MY TRUCK DIDN'T STOP WHERE I WANED IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT CERTAIN TIMES. IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP PRESSING BRAKE.

NHTSA ID

10418811

Incident

May 16, 2010

Mileage

4,300 mi

BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10411597

Incident

Jul 7, 2011

Mileage

3,417 mi

2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER BRAKE FAILED. BRAKE FAILED T ABOUT 30MPH APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERSECTION. 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE HAS 2980 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407060

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

2,980 mi

AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT IN MY 2010 FJ CRUISER THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN IN THAT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND STOP REPEATEDLY I NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM FOR OTHER FJ OWNERS ON AN INTERNET FORUM AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384564

Incident

Feb 25, 2011

Mileage

4,800 mi

DRIVING A NEW 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MODERATE RAIN. WHEN TURNING OFF A PAVED ROADWAY ONTO A FLAT, WET, AND MUDDY SURFACE I HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF TOTAL MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED AS MY LEFT FRONT TIRE LEFT THE ROAD SURFACE AND HIT THE SLICK MUD. MY SPEED WAS UNDER 20 MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN BRAKING POWER BY RELEASING THE BRAKE AND THEN RE-APPLYING IT. MY ASSUMPTION AT THE TIME WAS IT WAS THE RESULT OF SOME KIND OF WEIRD ABS BEHAVIOR. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES VERY LIGHTLY TO GRADUALLY SLOW MY VEHICLE. THE BRAKES BEHAVED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FIRST TIRE HIT THE SLICK MUDDY SURFACE. SOMEHOW THE SYSTEM CAUSED ALL 4 WHEELS TO LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368132

Incident

Nov 27, 2010

Mileage

600 mi

MY CAR IS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2009. THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE CAR AS EXPECTED IN TWO OCCASIONS, AT ABOUT 7000 MILES THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN A MONTH LATER AGAIN. IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH ON WET ASPHALT COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO STOP BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH, AGAIN ON WET ASPHALT. I DROVE OVER A GRATE ON A BRIDGE AND PUSHED THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AS I EXPECTED, INSTEAD IT KEPT GOING. IF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD BEEN CLOSER I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THERE'S NO VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ABS, INSTEAD IT SIMPLY FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES STOP BRAKING. IN BOTH CASES I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE BECAUSE OF MY INSTINCTIVE REACTION TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SEVERAL CARS OVER 15 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. FURTHER, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FJ OWNERS, SEE HTTP://TINY.CC/EABJA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341419

Incident

May 3, 2010

Mileage

7,000 mi

JUST BOUGHT THE NEW FJ CRUISER 2010 AND GOT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP THE ABS GET ACTIVE AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN . I GET VERY CLOSE TO HIT SOMEONE AT THE BACK BECAUSE OF THAT. NOW I AM GETTING NERVOUS EVERYTIME I SEE A BUMP, CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I WILL DO ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10333998

Incident

May 18, 2010

Mileage

580 mi

ABS BRAKES RELEASE IF ONE WHEEL LOCKS. WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT BRAKES 2X. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308687

Incident

Jan 3, 2010

Mileage

2,000 mi

BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK (THE AUTO KEPT GOING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED) UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND PUSHED THEM AGAIN. I PASSED OVER A MANHOLE COVER AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING SO FAR, BUT IT SCARED THE '!@#$%OUT OF ME. AS THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308151

Incident

Feb 4, 2010

Mileage

555 mi