I am concerned about cracks developing in my toyota fj cruiser which could affect the safety of myself and others in vehicle.
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser body complaints
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Left and right side inner metal fenders are tearing and bulging.
While doing routine maintenance I noticed cracks in both inner fender wells of my 1 year old toyota fj cruiser. I then starting doing research and found many people with the same problem. I contacted my local dealer and scheduled an appointment and at the time they said that it would be covered under warranty when a fix or repair was available. Several months went by without a response and during that time I had installed new tires and suspension. I then had some more service at another dealer several months later and I was told that the fenders would not be covered under warranty and any alterations from stock would void all warranty. This was noted well before any modifications and I don't see where different tires, bumpers, or suspension would have anything to do with fenders. The repair would require replacement of the inner fender wells. Many other people are experiencing this issue as noted on http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/toyota-fj-cruiser-polls/37556-do-you-have-inner-fender-bulges-cracking.html and http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/problems-dealer-service/33440-engine-bay-body-rips.html this repair has been done on several fj cruisers that I am aware of and the cracks could be considered a safety issue as they are in the crumple zone area.
I have a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. I have the truck lifted with a dealership approved lift kit, and dealership approved tires. I have about 50k miles on it, and I just noticed the inner fender inside the engine compartment on the drivers side began to bulge out towards the engine. I took it into toyota and they one sales rep says I must of had an accident to cause this, I have not! Another rep says he has heard of this issue but has never seen it before. They are going to have an engineer come and take a look at it. I have done my own research and have found that toyota has since redesigned this section now 3 times but are still claiming it to be user fault. I have 127 other people that have now claimed this issue many of which have stock vehicles and have never been off road or had the suspension or tires max out. This bulge leads to cracks right in the crumple zone of the engine compartment. Which could seriously affect how the vehicle reacts to an accident and cause further harm to its occupants.
I have bulging and cracking on my inner fender aprons on my truck, they have been progressively getting worse. When they started I had zero modifications and had only driven on mild dirt roads. And some sand. Toyota has since denied me repair because of some modifications I have installed. Toyota also is on the 3rd fender design so they obviously know there is a problem but they want to blame the owners for it.
The problem is the inner fender in my 2007 fj. It has bulges and will eventually crack. Other owners have had it cracked, so I am waiting to see how long that takes to happen. I haven't taken it in to get fixed yet, but toyota is claiming that it's not a design issue. The only problem is a numerous other owners have the same issue.
2007 toyota fj cruiser fender bulges and cracking on my vehicle without modification on the vehicle. Fender cracking/bulges was not also due to excessive or even off-roading, jumping or other vehicle activities.
I own a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. It is a multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle. I use it off-road occasionally. There are rips associated with metal fatigue in the inner fender aprons at approximately 18,000 miles. I have some slight movement is the fenders and wide seams of the hood. I have taken it to a dealership, however they will not repair it because there in no know fix for the problem.
My complaint has to do with the paint! I have repeatedly gone into toyota to have them deal with this chipping problem. They have fixed chips only on the uprights beside the window. The chipping is occurring on all parts of the vehicle, on flat surfaces such as the hood and right and left sides. To date I have over 200 chips with 60,000 km - I have over 300,000 km on a 1997 ford that has been driven in the same conditions that has 1/20 the chips. There is a problem with the maroon paint on this fj cruiser. It is not going away and it appears to be a problem with the bond between the paint and the primer as best I can tell.
Toyota fj cruiser 2007: inner fender rails / engine bay (structural vehicle body panel) bulges and cracks under regular operation condition. After an first replacement at ~ 5000mi, the new parts cracked again at ~ 11000mi. Toyota refuses to repair that structural defect under warranty, which is a ~ $10000 repair. This concern has been reported under a significant number of fj cruiser owners (see fj cruiser forum engine bay rips).
My 2007 toyota fj cruiser developed two, under the hood, wheel well/inner fender cracks, at the crumple dimples. The vehicle exhibited the body cracks at 18,000 miles. Each crack, one on the left and right, directly above each upper wheel well, where attached to the inner fender, are about 4" long and 1/16"-1/8" wide. I took the truck to toyota where, without batting an eye, sent the truck to a body shop and replaced both the left and right inner fender assembly. This was a very major repair, costing toyota about $8k in materials and labor. I am very concerned that this problem will reappear, after my warranty expires at 36,000 miles. I do not sport off-road this truck.
Inside the engine compartment there is deformation of the bodywork (bulges). These are aligned with the dimples designed to control the crush of the front structure under impact. The bulges began to be noticeable when the vehicle was about 1 year old and had about 15,000 miles. This is a common problem with this vehicle, and usually leads to tears in the bodywork on the inside of the front fenders.
Chipping paint all over toyota fj cruiser and windshield looks pitted. Talked to service department and was told that their wasn't a problem with the paint.
My 2007 toyota fj cruiser with an expedition one front bumper and 6" rough country lift has gotten inner fender bulges. It has never been jumped or involved in an accident. The drivers side inner fender has begun to bulge up in the crumple zone. I have taken it to yokem toyota, and they are waiting to hear from the national toyota office before fixing it under warranty. They have been helpful, but since toyota has not issued a service bulletin, they don't know how to handle it.
Paint failure is immediate. Vehicle is a toyota 2007 fj cruiser. Car was parked under mesquite tree for shade. Tree sap from tree caused paint to immediately bubble and crack and come off. Literally everywhere drop hits body and bumper is damaged, approximately 50 spots or more. Paint releases completely to primer.
My 2007 fj cruiser is cracking and bulging in the inner fender frame / body.
Inner fender aprons have cracked in under 20-k miles. This requires extensive repair dismantling the entire front end and removal of the dash. *tr I will be left with the equivalent of a vehicle that has suffered a serious front end collision, complete with accelerated rust in weld areas, specifically around the firewall. A complete buy-back should be the remedy for such a serious & significant design flaw that toyota should have been aware of since the same failures occurred on the australia sold "prado" (which uses the same platform as the american fj cruiser).
Inner fender apron cracking on drivers side. This is at a pint about 8" forward of the firewall.
Paint is chipping all over car. Car is 2007 fj. By toyota. I have never had this happen on another car.
Excessive paint chipping.
Complaining about the paint on my 2007 toyota fj cruiser the paint seems to very thin and brittle I have chips in no leading areas of the vehicle when I asked about it at the dealership they have excuses.
I am concerned about cracks developing in my toyota fj cruiser which could affect the safety of myself and others in vehicle.
2007 toyota fj cruiser with door panel fender failure. Consumer states both the passenger and drivers side front fenders have bulges and cracks approximately 3-4 inches long in the upper portion of the inner fender. They are located approximately 8 inches from the firewall on the passenger side and 6 inches from the firewall on the drivers side.
My 2007 voodo blue fj cruiser paint is chipping and has about 4500 miles on it and has never been offroad.
Inner fender (crumple zone) buldge and tear left side.
I have two rips in the side wall of the engine bay. The tears are at the crush zones of the body side walls.
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.
Within 6 months after purchasing my voodoo blue 2007 fj cruiser, I began noticing random paint chipping on the body of my vehicle. I have never put my car through a car wash, nor has it ever been off-roaded. I brought this to the attention of my sales rep at the toyota dealership where I purchased it and he proceeded to ask me if I had ever driven through any construction sites, which I had not. He then referred me to a toyota paint specialist who then proceeded to tell me that this is very common because lead is no longer an ingredient in the paint, which is causing it to become very brittle. Since I am leasing the car I was concerned that I would be charged at lease termination for this but was assured by the specialist that this was considered "normal wear and tear" on the car. He suggested that I purchase touch-up paint and apply as needed. However, it has now been well over a year and the paint not only continues to chip further, but I've begun to notice a few small areas where there is also corrosion developing. At this point I plan to bring the truck back in to get something in writing concerning this problem and liability. I do not want to get screwed at the end of my lease term. I have never heard of paint chipping in this way, especially not on a new vehicle. I even purchased a 2007 prius recently and have had no issues whatsoever with the paint on that vehicle and it is driven under the same conditions as the fj - city and highway only.
Body panels inside engine bay are ripped about 8 inches forward of the firewall. I am in communication with toyota to get this fixed.
Vehicle like others is starting to experience buldging on the inner fender aprons. Mine have not developed to cracks like so many others but appears to be in its infancy since it is buldging. I was made aware of the complaint after browsing this database. Upon further research I found fjcruiserforums.com where 155+ other people have experienced the same problem! I have not taken the vehicle to the dealer as I have heard horror stories and the problem has not been remedied. I am very concerned about the structural integrity of the front in under normal driving conditions and especially concerned about the vehicles crash rating and how it has been affected. It appears to be buldging at two crumple zones on the uni body. No other apparent buldges, rips, or deformities anywhere else. The vehicle has never been in an impact situation greater than a shopping cart at the super market rolling into my vehicle. This appears to be a natural occurring problem which the toyota designers did not take into consideration when building the vehicle. The front end does not appear to be able to support its own weight.
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