This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I own two 2007 Toyota Fj cruisers, and both of the windshields have cracked. I've looked up on several forums, blogs, etc..., in regards to this problem and it seem that many other Toyota Fj cruiser owners are experiencing the same problem. I believe the design and the quality of the windshields they installed on these vehicles are sub standard and hinder the safety of these vehicles in an accidental rollover. Toyota fails to acknowledge this problem and blames road debris for this problem. I would like for an investigation to be open so the can determine the integrity of the windshield, and hopefully a recall will be ordered to replace these defective windshields.
Toyota Fj cruiser windshield cracks and chips easily. We've had our fj for two years and are on our 4th windshield. The smallest bit of debris creates a chip and sometimes it seems to begin to crack at the drivers side for no reason. Dealer offers no solution except to charge $500 a pop to replace the windshield. This seems to be a widespread problem as it is mentioned on numerous web blogs and forums. Incident date below is arbitrary as we've been driving with a cracked windshield for quite a while B/C we simply can't afford to replace yet another windshield at this time.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj cruiser. While driving 50 mph, a rock fractured the windshield. There were ten fractures, but none were serious. The dealer stated that they have had numerous complaints about windshield failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 260 and current mileage was 30,000.
I have a 2007 Fj cruiser. It is one year old with 32,000 miles on it. In the first year, my windshield has no less than eight separate cracks from road debris. Previous to this vehicle, I had two Jeep Wrangler for eight years and over 100,000 combined miles. I had a total of one small crack with my Jeep, and they shared the same vertical windshield design as the fj. Virtually anything that hits the windshield results in a chip and small crack. I am terribly disappointed with the quality of the windshield. The grill, headlights, and after market lights on the fj have no similar damage. All of my driving is city and highway. The cracks are to a point now that I have to replace the windshield. I stopped by my dealer and asked them about the problem. Of course, they said they weren't aware of any issues. But, various forums and web sites discuss the problem openly. I would like to know Toyota's position regarding this problem. I feel that a higher quality glass design would blunt the effect of normal road debris. This should have been taken into consideration when establishing the specifications of the fj windshield.
2007 Toyota Fj cruiser has had 2 winshields cracked by small road pebbles, debris.concerned about the safety of this widshield design and consruction of materials used for manufacturing this windshield.
I have had several small rocks hit my fj's windshield, two of them leaving a chip/crack. One was while driving on the expressway, the other on my way home in 45 mph traffic. As a result, I now have a huge crack that stretches from one side of the window to the other! I have never owned a car that had cracked glass? it's obvious to me there is a huge design flaw with the fj's vertical glass placement. I also believe the quality of glass that is being used is sub-standard. The replacement cost is outrageous! I think Toyota should be replacing this glass free of charge. I am now looking to get rid of this vehicle, because I know it's just going to happen again. Too expensive to keep replacing!! shame on Toyota.
I have a new 2007 Fj cruiser and I have already had to replace my front window due to a small pebble rock chip that hit it. It started out as a small pebble scratch and grew into an 8 inch crack within a 4 mile radius. I am very disappointed at Toyota with having so many complaints about this problem.
New 2007 Toyota Fj cruiser, purchase on 10/26/2007 on Nov 7th a truck threw a rock and it put a 2 1/2" diameter crack on the passengers side. Two weeks later got an estimate $268 from windshield doctor/Napa the very next day another rock chip just under the rearview mirror. Said if it breaks this easy no use getting a new windshield, then about 2 weeks later a rock chip on the drivers side. On 12/16/07, the first crack spread from one side to the other across the lower 1/3 of the windshield. Today 12/17 went and got another estimate from a different shop to see if price would be lower for a new windshield and its $415 without my deduct and $350 with my deductible. This is ridiculous we have not even had the fj 8 weeks and the windshield has been chipped 3 times already. What a poor design by Toyota, looking at some of the fj web forums - this is a very common complaint among fj owners!!! will Toyota help with cost of new windshield? the truck is not even 2 months old yet!!
Inner fender structure is bulging, started on passenger side about Oct 15th & on drivers side about two weeks later. This is a well know problem among informed Fj cruiser owners. Also some of the ones Toyota has repaired & upgraded are also failing. Also poor quality windshield that was pitted & chipped within a few weeks of purchase.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj cruiser. The contact stated that the windshield began cracking and spread until it covered the entire windshield. The dealer stated that the cracks were probably caused by road debris. The dealer refused to cover the repair cost because the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The contact had the windshield repaired and filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 1,000.
I have had the vehicle for 5 months and have already had 3 cracked windshields. When talking to other fj drivers, they complain about the same problem.
While driving down the road going less than 30 mph I heard only a very small sound only to find a broken windshield. I had only 200 miles on tis car. Very disturbing.
I only had 950 miles on my Toyota Fj cruiser when a small rock hit the windshield and cracked immediately. Before I got home the crack spread across my field of vision 12 inches from impact. The warranty does not cover impact damamge..was told to contact my insurance company. The windshield glass seems very fragile
2007 Fj cruiser has a bad windshield design that causes it to crack with no contact. It starts as a crack from the bottom bellow the wiper and then curves left on the drivers side. The windshield is very brittle and is easily crack/chipped by road debris.
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