Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-04 | 11V148000 |
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 22,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have 47k miles on my car. I took it in for an oil change (Fox Toyota, Rochester Hills, MI) and was told that it was d… |
| 2024-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became… |
| 2024-06-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Premature frame rust |
| 2023-11-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The frame of the vehicle is rotted out. Holes in it. Front to back , side to side ROTTED. TOYOTA DEALER looked at it at… |
| 2023-09-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Seat belt just started to not work. retractor is not working and I am concern for my safety due to relocating to Florid… |
| 2023-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On the home my wife went to apply the brakes and she had no brake pressure. The pedal went all the way to the floor. Th… |
| 2022-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | the brakes are constantly binding up due to rust and need replaced, recently ABS brake lines rusted off causing me to m… |
| 2022-06-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear fuel tank strap rusted and broke, leaving my tank hanging several inches lower to the ground. |
| 2022-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | After buying my vehicle I have began to notice a growing rust problem that is not due to salt water or other environmen… |
| 2021-08-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame of my Truck has started to rust out as to many FJ Cruisers. It's been a known issue that these frame have thi… |
| 2021-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rear fuel tank strap broke due to corrosion and it was retained. The Fuel tank was spotted hanging lower than norma… |
| 2021-07-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While inspecting a broken rear fuel tank strap, several holes were noticed in the frame of the vehicle. Excessive corro… |
| 2021-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON HARD BRAKING, IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, POTHOLE, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, ETC, THE ABS KICKS IN MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSI… |
| 2021-03-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING HAD BECOME STIFF, NO STEERING FLUID LEAKS OR ISSUES WITH THE RACK, DEALER DROVE VEHICLE SAID NOTHING IT WRO… |
| 2021-02-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING |
| 2020-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO DEVELOPE RUST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 AND IS SCARY RUSTY ON THE FRA… |
| 2020-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP SNAPPED ON THE VEHICLE (THE STRAP SIDE FACING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE). THE STRAP FAILED … |
| 2020-07-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE RUST ON ALL PARTS OF THE FRAME 'UNDERCARRIAGE', BRAKE LINES, GAS TANK STRAPS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTE… |
| 2020-07-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER FRAME ROTTING FROM INSIDE AND OUT. ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE PARTS FAI… |
| 2020-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PIECES ON MY FJ HAVE RUSTED DUE TO POOR COATINGS AND MATERIALS USED BY TOYOTA. *TR |
| 2020-02-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY MY FRAME, SOME SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND MY ROCKER PANELS WERE FALLING APART IN MY … |
| 2020-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVER RUSTING OF FRAME, BREAK AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND BRACKETS. THIS 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IS QUICKLY BECOMING A… |
| 2020-01-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND VEHICLE FRAME. UNDERBODY OF THIS VEHICLE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO … |
| 2020-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERELY RUSTY FRAME. REST OF THE FJ BODY IS MINT WITH A TOTAL OF 80K MILES. THE REAR CROSS SECTION W… |
| 2020-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKES HAVE EXTREME DAMAGE FROM RUST. REAR BRAKES ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF RUST. |
| 2019-12-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT OUR FJ CRUISER NEW IN 2008. I HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED (WITH SEVICE RECORDS FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP), AND … |
| 2019-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED WAY TOO EARLY IN ITS LIFE TIME |
| 2019-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON MY FJ CRUISER IT LITERATELY ROTTING TO NOTHING. AS ARE MOST PRODUCED FROM 2007 - 2012 I HAVE BEGGED TOYOTA… |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN SOME WIRING. MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARDS FUSE BLOWS EVER TIME I TRY TO TURN THEM ON. |
| 2019-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST, HEAVY RUST ON REAR CROSSMEMBER AND REAR AXLE, BODY MOUNTS |
| 2019-03-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The driver seat belt will not contract back. |
| 2019-01-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE. NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND TREATED. |
| 2018-11-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. STAYS LOOSE OVER CHEST. THERE WAS A RECALL OVER THIS BUT FOR SOME REASON MY FJ … |
| 2018-10-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS NO LONGER WORKING,ENDS DO NOT CLICK TOGETHER TO SECURE SAFETY |
| 2018-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | PASSANGER SIDE SEAT BELT RUSTED OUT AND STOPPED RETRACTING AT 60K MILES. DRIVER SIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO GO. |
| 2018-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Toyota FJ Cruiser 2008 "FUEL PUMP" failed to indicate the amount of gasoline I had in the tank, the car completely s… |
| 2017-10-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING. SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT THE SEAT BELT. ONLINE… |
| 2017-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HELLO, TOYOTA CALIPERS AND CALIPER PISTONS HAVE A PROBLEM. THE PISTONS OR CALIPERS ARE CORRODING AND CAUSING DELAYED EM… |
| 2017-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSTALLED TEMPORARY NYLON RATCHET STRAPS UNTIL PARTS ARRIVED. |
| 2017-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BOTH INNER FRONT FENDERS ARE CRACKED. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SORT … |
| 2017-06-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS FOR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT RETRACT BACK COMPLETELY ONCE USED. ESPECIALLY, THE DRIVER'… |
| 2017-02-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT WONT RETRACT. DEFECT ON RECALL AND REPORTEDLY REPAIRED ON 08-15-13 AT CARSON CITY SCION, NEVADA. THE D… |
| 2017-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RE TRACTOR FOR DRIVERS SIDE INOPERABLE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS TOYOTA M… |
| 2016-07-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT SEIZED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2015-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS BIND IN CALIPER BORE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER DEPEN… |
| 2014-10-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | A VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY ON A RURAL INTERSTATE AS MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER APPROACHED IN THE SAME LANE. THE DRI… |
| 2014-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE DEALER DID REPLACE MY MASTER CYLINDER AND THE PRESSURE PUMP AFTER THE EXPERIENCE WITH THE ABS ISSUES AS OTHERS HAVE… |
| 2014-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED IN… |
| 2013-11-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2013-06-26 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL TWO MONTHS AGO AND STATE… |