2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser visibility problems

Filed Jan 3, 2021 · Visibility · 210,000 miles · NY

Widow wipers motor failure the motor or the assembly and its bushings don't have proper seals which allows water into destroy the bushings by not beingvable to retain grease to prevent pitting and rust which results in window wiper failure and a 600dollar cost of replacement of motor and armature assembly which is just for parts as there is no after market and labor could send this mistake by toyota costing about 1000$ when said and done there should be a recall and redesign and its not just the fj model its many toyota vehicles.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Electrical, Visibility · 35,000 miles · IL

Windshield wipers have failed to work for long periods or have to play with switch to work right. Took car in years ago while under warranty to fix and resolved problem for a few years but is now reoccurring. Also drivers side door window switch intermittenly works. I dont know if this is connected to wiper switch but have seen recalls on other toyotas that have this problem and had a recall but none for fj. Specifics turn on car, turn on slector switch for wipers "slow thru high it dont matter". Wipers dont work.

Filed Mar 6, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 80,000 miles · MD

I was driving approximately at 30 miles per hour, in a residential street, when suddenly I heard a noise and noted that the windshield developed a five inch crack, starting from the bottom center going up. A few days later, the crack moved significantly, to the left and right of the windshield moving to cover the entire windshield. There was no prior damage to the windshield, the vehicle has never been in an accident and it has never been taken off road. The crack seems to have developed due to pressure stress- a defect from manufacturing. There are numerous other reports from other owners of this type of vehicle with similar reports, often times, even after having the windshield replaced. This is a safety concern and manufacturing error.

Filed Sep 18, 2014 · Visibility · CO

Due to the steep vertical angle of the windshield and the placement of the defroster vent several inches back from the windshield, the windshield cannot be kept clear by the defroster. The airstream from the defroster does not hit the lower 1/3 of the windshield and the left hand driver side and no amount of air even at maximum temperature will keep the windshield from icing over. The wiper blades become encrusted with ice and fail to keep the windshield cleared. In even a modest snowstorm, visibility quickly drops to nearly zero. My wife nearly wrecked the vehicle because of this issue. In addition, due to the large thermal gradient across the windshield caused by this issue, the windshield cracks in a horizontal line extending across nearly the entire windshield at the location of the defroster airstream contact. This phenomenon has happened 2 times! I have talked to my local toyota dealer several times and they are in complete denial about the issue and claim "everything is working as designed". This is a fatal problem as the vehicle cannot be driven in a snowstorm and I would not be the slightest bit surprised if there have been accidents because of it. Using fmea (failure mode effects analysis) I would rate the probability of this failure occurring to be a 1 (guaranteed to happen) and effects are catastrophic (loss of operability).

Filed Feb 24, 2011 · Visibility · 42,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Apr 27, 2010 · Visibility · 79,000 miles · CA

Road debris during normal commute highway driving has resulted in multiple horizontal and vertical cracks in the windshield. I have replaced the windshield twice and the windshield recently cracked again. My company owns six 2007 fj cruisers and four of the vehicles windows cracked within the first four months of operation. Previous to the fj cruiser, I commuted along the same route in another vehicle for four years and did not sustain damage to the windshield.

Filed Mar 4, 2010 · Visibility · 12 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota fj cruiser. The contact stated that it became very difficult to see the traffic light whenever he was the first vehicle at the light. He had to lean forward to see the lights hanging above the intersection. The inability to see the traffic light may be due to the design of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 12. The current mileage was 24000.

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Visibility · 56,000 miles · RI

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.

Filed Dec 29, 2009 · Visibility · 1,000 miles · NV

Windshield cracked from possible cold weather condition.

Filed May 30, 2009 · Visibility · 38,100 miles · UT

The windshield has been cracked multiple times by normal road debris.