2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser acceleration problems

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · Acceleration · 154,209 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own without warning. The vehicle had to be placed in neutral in order to stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (john elway's crown toyota, 1201 kettering dr, ontario, ca 91761), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the dealer would handle the situation. The failure mileage was 154,209.

Filed Sep 30, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 69,000 miles · CA

When stopping at a red light or stop sign, the automatic transmission has not down shifted to first gear. So while stopped, the car will suddenly lung forward as if hit from behind. This is extremely dangerous for pedestrian crossing in front of the car. There is a very real potential for the car to hit a person when it lunges forward. Since realizing this problem, I intentionally hold down the brake harder than I should have too. There are other issues with the transmission but I though that particular issue is very dangerous. The vehicle has approx 70,000 miles and although this problem was happening from time to time, it is becoming more frequent to where I have to assume it every time I come to a stop.

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Acceleration · 74,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact was able to apply the brakes and place the vehicle in park. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 74,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed May 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 95,784 miles · WI

I recently purchased a 2007 toyota fj cruiser with 95k miles on it. All was fine for about a month until I started experiencing unexplained accelerating and RPM surging when driving below 30 MPH and regularly while stopped in traffic with my foot on the brake. It's not a huge rev, but rather the engine will suddenly rise from normal idle RPM to about 1300 RPM, then back down again. I can feel the transmission grabbing and I have to keep the brake depressed to keep from taking off. The surge generally lasts for less than 10 seconds and then goes away for a short time. I can get it to duplicate the problem (at a stop, in gear) almost anytime. If you are not paying close attention and happen to lift your foot off the brake, the vehicle will lurch forward start to accelerate until the transmission downshifts. I fear that this will cause a serious accident someday, and someone could get hurt or killed. I have taken it to my local mechanic who says that he can't quite figure it out.

Filed Jan 23, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 71,000 miles · CA

I was driving at approximately 35mph when all of a sudden, there was a loss of acceleration and the engine just stalled in the middle of the road. I couldn't start it back up. There were no warning sign whatsoever and I didn't think it had anything to do with the fuel because it still read that I had a little under 1/4 of gas. Upon putting fuel, the car started back up. The problem appears to be a faulty fuel float or sensor and is fairly common problem based on the thread from www.fjcruiserforums.com. I think toyota should put out a tsb on this or do a recall on this specific part. It's a very high safety concern when you're driving then all of a sudden your vehicle dies. This can definitely cause a fatal accident had this happened at a busier road.

Filed Jun 24, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · 55,559 miles · OH

Noticed a vibration in the brake pedal. It stopped after a while. Two weeks later, vehicle shuddered while braking to a stop at a very low speed. All the dash emergency lights for brakes, ABS, vsc, lit up and braking ability ceased. Used emergency hand brake to stop. Parked vehicle and had towed to toyota dealer per instructions in owners manual. Computer analysis indicated failed master cylinder. 2007 fj cruiser w/55,000 miles. $2258 cost of new master cylinder assembly + $495 labor + $101 towing + $10 misc + $218 tax = $3082.19 total cost for part replacement. Have old part in possession.

Filed Jun 22, 2011 · Acceleration · 31,483 miles · TX · crash

My toyota fj cruiser accelerates by itself. Typically, when it is stopped and idling, like at a light or stop sign. It does this when either I or my mother is driving it. The particular event I want to tell you about happened in august 2009. I was at a stoplight, in the center lane, and was going to change lanes when the light changed. I turned the wheel to the left before the light changed. When I took my foot off the brake, the vehicle accelerated rapidly into the left lane. I did not touch the gas pedal. My vehicle was struck by a pickup truck approaching in the left lane. The young girl driving the pickup truck was talking on her cell phone and did not expect my vehicle to move in front of her so fast. Damage to my vehicle was about $1,800. I took my vehicle into a local shop for 30k service and shortly thereafter and they did not find any problems. I have seen that toyota claims there is no problem, but this is a serious safety problem. I really never know when my vehicle is going to surge. I have sent a letter to toyota requesting them to fix my vehicle and pay for the accident. I have not heard from them yet, but it has only been a few days.

Filed Apr 28, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · CO

I own a 2007 toyota fj cruiser with a manual transmission. The throttle management software is a joke at best and dangerous at worst. The vehicle engine RPM will not go below 12-1800rpm when the vehicle is moving unless the speed is somewhere below 5mph. This can be very annoying at times and dangerous at others. Driving on ice, towing a trailer, driving in hilly terrain. There is no engine braking available at any speed above 5mph. When the software does finally close the throttle completely it does so abruptly causing a jerky condition that can lead to loss of control on ice. At 20mph, for instance driving in a school zone, the throttle cannot be set to maintain a steady speed. The vehicle alternates between accelerating and almost complete throttle shut off. There is no in between. I have seen this same behavior when driving off road in steep terrain. Not only is it annoying but it is dangerous. I have had the vehicle to toyota twice and they claim it is normal for this model and that there is nothing that can be done. The other thing that it does is hold the last RPM for several seconds when shifting between gears. Not so much dangerous as annoying and causes excessive wear on driveline components and is also extremely wasteful of fuel.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Acceleration · 18,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH, proceeding to a complete stop. The vehicle surged without warning. When the brakes were engaged there was a slow response. The failure continued until the gear was shifted into neutral position. The failure occurred spontaneously. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The current and failure mileages were 18,000. Updated 6/1/10 *cn the consumer stated the incidents happened on dry roads and the incidents has happened three other times within the last 6 months. No floor mats were involved during the incidents. The consumer has since traded the vehicle. Updated 06/04/10.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Acceleration · 12,000 miles · PR

My toyota fj cruiser once again scared the life out of me. The vehicle again started to accelerate at high speed when traveling down hill. I live in pr with lots of hills. I went to a dorado dealer who told me my vehicle was out of warranty. I had less than 36k miles but have owned the vehicle for more than 3 years. I believe the vehicle is a problem which merits your attention. The vehicle has done this to me many times. Please look into this problem and bring us peace of mind.