2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser w/SAB 4-DR.

Owner of a 2010 FJ Cruiser. The amount of corrosion on the frame and components is very high for the age of the vehicle, it leads to significant safety concerns (Including gas tank straps are corroded). Toyota should rectify this issue as it seems like they did a poor job on this model to isolate against rust the frame. There should be a Recall for a re-treatment of the frame (Just like they did on the Tundra and Tacoma models).

Single Toyota 2010 FJ Cruiser Owner. Over the last 10/11 have been really diligent taking care of my truck, unfortunately due to what seems very poor quality steel or treatment of the frame and some parts when was build by Toyota, it has cause severe rust/rotten issue leading not only to significant safety concerns (broken gas tank straps and fuel lines) but also a significant amount of money spend treating the frame and part to prevent further corrosion that could\will eventually lead to complete failure.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The contact stated while driving at various speeds over speed bumps, the vehicle would shake abnormally and was not stable while driving. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the rear axle needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,731.

WHILE VIEWING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED EXCESSIVE FRAME AND STRUCTURAL RUST AND CORROSION ON A MAJORITY OF THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, FUEL TANK STRAPS, AND OTHER METAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE.

PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS WARPED AND IS GETTING WORSE. POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AIRBAG IS POSSIBLE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SRS PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER. COMPLAINTS ARE HIGH IN NUMBER AS SEEN ON 'FJ FORUMS' WEBSITE AS WELL. *TR

CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE FROM DELAMINATION AND RUST HOLES IN FRAME AND GAS TANK STRAPS, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR GOODYEAR TRAILMARK AT TIRES, SIZE: P265/65/R18 (NA). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL RUBBER SEPARATION AND CRACKED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRES TO DEFLATE APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 LBS PER WEEK. WALMART INSPECTED THE TIRES AND DID NOT IDENTIFY A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE OWNER TO A DEALER. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

OWN A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE FRAME IS COVERED IN RUST. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND KNOW THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. TOYOTA SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WE FOUND EVEN MORE RUST RECENTLY ONCE WE HAD A CHANGE TO GET UNDER THE VEHICLE. NO CAR I HAVE OWNED AT THIS MUCH RUST ON IT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

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

FRAME AND GAS STRAP RUST. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD WITH RUSTING. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLAZA TOYOTA (347-554-6090, LOCATED AT 2721 NOSTRAND AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11210) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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.

I WENT TO THE POST OFFICE CAME OUT AND MY SEAT BELT WAS FROZEN UP WONT MOVE AT ALL HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITH NO SEAT BELT ON STILL CANT GET IT TO WORK

REVIEW MIRROR FAILING TO AUTOMATICALLY DIM UNDER ANY LIGHTING, INCLUDING SUN, DIRECTLY ENTERING THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS, IT IS JUST WITH THESE NEW HIGH-INTENSITY LIGHTS ON THE NEW, 2016-2019, THAT IT HAS BECOME MORE OF A HAZARD AT NIGHT. THIS OCCURS ON ALL ROADWAYS.

WEAK TORQUE CONVERTER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAUSES SHAKING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH AND EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION.

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED, ALIGNED AND EVEN HAD TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DO A HIGH-SPEED BALANCE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. TRUCK IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES DUE TO THE SHAKING.

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, IT HANGS UP AFTER A FEW INCHES. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM IS 90% OF THE RETRACTS. I TOLD THE DEALER 4 TIMES, THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I SCOFF. STEERING MY CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT INPUT TO GO STRAIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAYS. BEFORE I KNOW IT I'M IN THE NEXT LANE. THERE IS NO NEUTRAL AREA IN THE CENTER WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. I HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED ALL THE TIRES, IT STILL HAS THIS HAZARD. BRAKES THEY PULSE WHEN SLOWING ONLY AT HIGH SPEED. (65 MPH) I DO NOT RIDE THE BRAKES, OR RUN THE CAR HARD. THIS HAPPENED AFTER NORMAL DRIVING. SEEMS LIKE WARPED DISKS, BUT I DO NOT STOP FAST, OR DRIVE LIKE I'M RACING. NOTE: HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE READJUSTED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT POINT UP THE ROAD ENOUGH, MAKING HUGE BLIND SPOT AT OVER 40 MPH. I HAD DEALER RE-ADJUST, THEY POINTED THE DOWN SO FAR THEY MADE IT WORSE. I ADJUSTED THEM AGAIN, MYSELF. THE FACTORY OFF ROAD PACKAGE IT CAME WITH, I'M SURE WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY FACTORY BEFORE SALE. SPEED CONTROL WHEN GOING UPHILL AND SET AT 60MPH AND DRIVING AT SAFE DISTANCE FROM CAR IN FRONT, IT SPEEDS UP, GETTING DANGER CLOSE, AND MUST BE DISABLED BEFORE HITTING CAR IN FRONT. WILL YOU PAY FOR THESE FIXES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIBRATION MADE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 8566 SUDLEY RD, MANASSAS, VA 20110, (703) 369-3040) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BENT WHEEL; HOWEVER, REPLACING IT WOULD NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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.

WOKE UP AND FOUND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT IF IT WAS CAUSED BY ANYTHING STRIKING IT, IT WAS MOST LIKELY A LARGE BUG. THE SUSPECTED POINT OF IMPACT WAS NOT PITTED AND THE GRIME AT THAT POINT RUBS AWAY EASILY. I WAS TOLD BEFORE BUYING THIS VEHICLE THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. TALKING WITH OTHER FJ CRUISER OWNERS, I FOUND OUT THAT CRACKED WINDSHIELDS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE FAIRLY COMMON AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I FILE A COMPLAINT HERE. HOPEFULLY IN THE LONG RUN, SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS RECURRING ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR READING. *TR

AN UNDETECTABLE LEAK IN THE BODY OR DOOR OF OUR VEHICLE IS ALLOWING RAIN WATER TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE DOOR. THE WATER SATURATES THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND IS COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE WEBBING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DEFLATED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, HEAD, SPINE, HAND AND KNEE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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

FJ RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON WITHOUT BRAKING. RIPPED THE FRAME IN HALF AND SPLIT A WHEEL IN HALF COMPLETELY IN TWO PIECES. GREATER THAN 17000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. FJ TOTALED OUT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. WHY DID AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY? *TR

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

UPON OPENING THE CAR DOOR ON THE MORNING OF 4/7/14, I DISCOVERED THAT SOMETIME BETWEEN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL 5 AND THE MORNING OF APRIL 7 THE INTERIOR CAUGHT FIRE. IT HAD BURNED ITSELF OUT BY THE TIME I DISCOVERED IT. DAMAGE TO THE 2 FRONT SEATS, THE CENTER CONSOLE AND ALL 4 WINDOW VISORS. INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IS COVERED WITH BLACK RESIDUE. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN OR NEAR THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE 2 FRONT SEATS. THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL INPUTS IN THIS AREA (I.E. MP3 SLOT, ETC). THERE WERE NO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS PRESENT THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE COULD HAVE IGNITED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER HAS WARPED AND IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE DASH. *TR

#8 - STEERING PROBLEM OF THE 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WHEEL SHIMMY. I HAVE HAD THESE WHEELS FORCE BALANCE ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES, STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WON'T TOYOTA LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I PUT BACK THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND REPLACE THE RIMS, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM..THIS IS COSTING CONSUMERS A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME. NOW I AM REPLACING THE ROTORS TO SEE IF THAT HELPS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON TOYOTA FORUMS AND THE 2010 AND NEW TOYOTA FJ CRUISERS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY CONCERN I LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER; THE HOOD LATCH KEEPS RELEASING THANKS TO THE SAFETY CATCH IT HASN'T OPENED ALL THE WAY YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE (3) TIMES ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TIE IT DOWN I CANT FIGURE WHAT IS WRONG WHY IT STAYS SHUT FOR SOME TIME THEN JUST HAPPENS TO OPEN AND I CAN SEE THE HOOD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN.THIS COULD CAUSE A REAL PROBLEM IF THE SAFETY CATCH FAILS AS WELL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUSIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WASHING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUSIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THERE WAS RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. NOT A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE BUT ITS FELT AND IT CAN BE SEEN IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. SHAKE CONTINUES UP UNTIL ABOUT 70 MPH. HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND WHEELS WITH REPEATED BALANCING, BUT SHAKING CONTINUES. *TR

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH. STEERING WHEEL WILL SHIMMY WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH. HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE NEW. TOYOTA DEALER NOTIFIED 3 TIMES SO FAR. THEY PERFORMED ROAD FORCE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. SHIMMY STILL PRESENT. WAS TOLD THAT "THEY ALL DO THIS AND IT IS NORMAL". SHIMMY IS SO BAD AT TIME THAT VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DURING THESE EPISODES, PROMPTING ME TO QUICKLY, SOMETIMES UNSAFELY SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 55 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS AND IS DEFINITELY UNSAFE. *TR

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

THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WHEEL SHIMMY. I HAVE ASK DAY TOYOTA, AND SPITZER TOYOTA AND I GET THE SAME RESULTS, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TIRES. I HAVE REPLACE BOTH WHEEL AND TIRES AND HAVE THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON TOYOTA FORUMS AND THE 2010 AND NEW TOYOTA FJ CRUISERS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY CONCERN I LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES AT RANDOM TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REACT ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE THE TIRES WEIGHED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN WHAT WAS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THE INCORRECT SIZED TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V148000 (TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS), HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CORRECT REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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

VEHICLE EXHIBITS STEERING SHIMMY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 SETS OF LT TIRES AND 1 SET OR RIMS. AFTER EACH NEW SET OF TIRES AND A FRESH ROAD FORCE BALANCE THE TIRES AND A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF DRIVEN THE SHIMMY WOULD COME BACK. THE VEHICLE'S DOOR PLACE CARD FOR THE TIRES SAYS 33PSI AND 35PSI IN TWO DIFFERENT STICKERS. THE TIRES WOULD SELF DESTRUCT WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO BALANCE THEM AGAIN. THIS IS A RESULT OF UNDERIN-FLATION FOR "E" RATED TIRES. TOYOTA HAS SINCE CHANGED THE PSI TO 46 VS 35 VIA A RECALL. IN MANY CASES THE ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THIS RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES IS REFUSING TO PERFORM THIS RECALL GOING BACK TO 2008 ON VEHICLES NOT RUNNING THE OE TIRE. EVEN IF IT IS "E" RATED. THIS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. RUNNING UNDER-INFLATED TIRES WILL HEAT UP AND RISK A BLOW OUT. RUNNING THE NHTSA PSI OF 46 WILL CAUSE THE CURRENT TOMS TO FAIL AND DEFEATS THE WHOLE MANDATED TPMS SYSTEM. *TR

2 WHEEL STUDS FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT WHEELS AFTER APPLYING 80 FOOT POUNDS TORQUE TO THE LUG NUTS. ROUTINE RE-TORQUE AFTER THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES FOR A 10,000 MILE SERVICE. THE STUD METAL APPEARS TO BE TOO SOFT. EVEN IF THESE STUDS WERE OVER TIGHTENED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE WAY MORE THAN 80 FP BEFORE BREAKING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE STUDS ON THE VEHICLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. TAKING THE ISSUE UP WITH THE DEALER TOMORROW. I WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL ALL THE STUDS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. *TT

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.

BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

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

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

BROKEN WHEEL STUDS ON 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. 3 WHEEL STUDS ON REAR TIRES BROKE DURING A NORMAL TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE. DEFECTIVE STUDS WERE REPLACED W/ AFTERMARKET STUDS. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE A LOSS OF A WHEEL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. *LN

2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHEEL STUDS FAILED WHEN REMOVING BOLTS TO ROTATE TIRES. AMERICAN TIRE CENTER OF PALMDALE CALIFORNIA ORIGINALLY INSTALLED FOUR NEW TIRES WITH LESS THAN 10K MI. ON ODOMETER. AT APPROXIMATELY 15K MI. WHEN SAME COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE WHEELS FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION THE WHEEL STUDS BEGAN BREAKING ONE AFTER THE OTHER. 4 OUT OF 6 WHEEL STUDS FAILED ON FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ALONE. AMERICAN TIRE CENTER REPLACED THE BROKEN STUDS, HOWEVER, WHEN OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY WHEEL STUD REPLACEMENT THE DEALER, (WITHOUT PERFORMING INSPECTION) SAID IT WAS AMERICAN TIRE CENTER WHO LIKELY OVERTORQUED BOLTS AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. LUGS WERE ALL DEFORMED AT SPECIFIC POINT ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE SHAFT AND HAD A STRETCHED "TAFFY-LIKE" APPEARANCE BUT ONLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LUG. REPLACEMENT COST FOR COMPLETE WHEEL LUG REPLACEMENT WAS ESTIMATED AT $600.00 BY HUNTINGTON BEACH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. BROKEN WHEEL STUDS RETAINED BY OWNER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FURTHER ACTION SUSPENDED UNTIL OWNER RETURNS FROM MILITARY DUTY OVERSEAS. VIN NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO COMPLAINANT DUE TO OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. *TR

WHEEL STUD BROKE OFF WHEN CHANGING TO WINTER TIRES. A TORQUE WRENCH WAS USED TO PREVENT OVERTORQUEING. THE CAR HAS 3247 MILES. NO ONE HAD TOUCHED THE WHEELS UNTIL TODAY. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SEEN WITH 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AND 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER MODELS. NHTSA SHOULD ASK TOYOTA TO INSTITUTE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE DEALERS TO INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED WHEEL STUDS. HTTP://WWW.FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/85927-BROKEN-WHEEL-STUDS.HTML HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA-4RUNNER.ORG/5TH-GEN-T4RS/66780-WHEEL-LUG-STUD-BROKE-90-FT-LBS-2010-4RUNNER.HTML

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

2010 FJ CRUISER STEERING WHEEL SHAKE/VIBRATION. ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 55 MPH AND 65 MPH. DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON IDENTICAL ROAD CONDITIONS BELOW 55 MPH OR ABOVE 65 MPH DOES NOT CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE/VIBRATE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKE/VIBRATION OCCURS DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPEEDS, REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS SAFETY ISSUE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKE/VIBRATION OCCURS EVEN WITH DIFFERENT TIRE/WHEEL COMBINATIONS. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM WRITING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN ISSUE THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA DUE TO THE SIMPLE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES FOUND IN SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET DATING BACK TO 2007. VEHICLE: 2010 TOYOTA MODEL: FJ CRUISER WINDSHIELD: UNREASONABLE/PREMATURE CRACKING VIN #: [XXX] THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE WINDSHIELD IS MOUNTED IS OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ME, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF MY RECENT EXPERIENCE 2 DAYS AGO. WHILE DRIVING TO THE GYM I RECEIVED 2 MERE PEBBLES HITTING MY WINDSHIELD, AND IMMEDIATELY 2 CRACKS DEVELOPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT LONG RUNNING CRACKS, I AM NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE KIND THAT SPREAD LIKE SUN RAYS IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. BUT I AM MERELY SAYING THAT THE MARKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD HARDLY EVEN SHOW AN INDENTION IN THE GLASS. AND YET THE CRACKS ARE DEEP IN THEIR SINGLE SPOTS AND AS OF YET THEY HAVE NOT STARTED TO SPREAD. I AM NOT A TAIL GAITER, NOR WAS I TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FROM OF ME WHEN THIS EVEN TOOK PLACE. CONSIDERING THE SOUND THAT IT MADE WHEN I HEARD IT I SIMPLY CANNOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT HAS OCCURRED. IF YOU SIMPLY DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "FJ CRUISER WINDSHIELD ISSUES/COMPLAINTS" YOU WILL FIND A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS/BLOGS/RANTS & RAVES ABOUT HOW THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM 2007 ONWARDS AND ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE SEEMINGLY FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. REPAIRS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM AROUND $500 - $1200 DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO TO REPLACE IT. AND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THAT AFTER SPENDING $38,000.00 ON A VEHICLE THIS SIMPLY SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HONDA FACED IN CERTAIN YEAR/MODEL "HONDA ELEMENTS". NOT ONLY WAS THERE ISSUE COMPLAINED ABOUT ENOUGH TO GET FREE REPLACEMENTS BUT IT ALSO SPURRED HONDA TO TOTALLY RE-DESIGN THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE FOLLOWING YEARS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUES AS I AM SORELY DISAPPOINTED. I DO NOT FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR NOR THAT OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 4X4 AUTOMATIC. IT HAS PART TIME 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM INCLUDING 4H AND 4L. I SET INTO 4H (HIGH SPEED 4WHEEL DRIVE) AND TRIED TO PARK AT THE OPEN PARKING LOT. I FOUND OUT CAR GOES SLOW AND STOP BEFORE FITTING INTO THE SPOT. WHEN STEERING IS NOT STRAIGHT, CAR SLOWLY STOPS WITHOUT BRAKING UNDER NO ACCEL. AFTER THAT I TRIED TO MAKE A CIRCLE WITH MY CAR, IT DID NOT WORK. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A CIRCLE. IN 2WD, I DON'T NEED TO MAKE CIRCLE WITH GAS PEDAL ON "D" DRIVE. ON 4WD, TO MAKE A CIRCLE, I HAVE TO PUSH GAS PEDAL AND TIRE GETS SQUEAKING AND MAKING NOISE. I TESTED MY COUSIN'S 4 RUNNER WHICH I KNEW THAT BOTH CARS HAVE SAME MECHANISM. ON 4RUNNER, WE DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM. THE CAR GOES VERY SMOOTH ON 4WD EVEN MAKE A CIRCLE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT. FIRST, "L" DEALER, THE GUY SAID THAT 4H HAS CENTER DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED. SO UNDER 4WD, ALL WHEELS ARE GOES SAME SPEED. SO I SHOULDN'T PUT 4WD ON THE PAVED ROAD. 4WD IN ONLY FOR THE OFF-ROAD. I ASKED HIM "HOW ABOUT RAINY DAY?" HE SAID MOST OF CARS ARE 2WD. I WENT TO "N" DEALER. HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING. I JUST DROPPED THE CAR AT "C" DEALER NOW FOR 5K SERVICE. WE TALKED LONG TIME FOR 4WD SYSTEM. HE DOES NOT KNOW. HE SAYS THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM 4 RUNNER AND CHARACTERISTIC. PERSONALLY, I THINK 4WD SYSTEM HELPS ON RAINY ROAD AND ALSO HELPS ON CURVY ROADS ON THE MOUNTAIN. SO I PUT 4WD TIME TO TIME. I DON'T THINK THE CAR SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO HAVE ALL DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED ON 4WD. HOW DO I MAKE A SHARP TURN WITH 4WD? I HAVE TO HEAR TIRE SQUEAKING AND FEEL LIKE HARM THE CAR. I FEEL BAD. IF IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC ABOUT THE CAR, I AM OK WITH IT UNLESS IT HARMS MY CAR. BUT, IT POSSIBLY SOMETHING NEED TO IMPROVE, CAN YOU FIND OUT? I WAS ABOUT TO CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT THEY MIGHT SAY AGAIN "IT IS CHARACTERISTIC. YOU DRIVE 2WD ONLY ON THE ROAD." THANK YOU. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FJ CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE THROTTLE WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND WOULD HESITATE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY BEGIN TO HESITATE AND THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A LOUD SURGING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE AS STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1373.

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

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