2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser: windshield wiper failure

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 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 Jun 18, 2007 · Visibility · 1,500 miles · VA

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.

Filed Jun 5, 2007 · Visibility · FL

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.

Filed Apr 24, 2007 · Visibility · 970 miles · CO

My newly purchased fj cruiser has a defective windshield. I had a chip repaired a few weeks ago, and now I have a crack in my windshield not associated with the previous chip. As of yesterday afternoon, I didn't have a crack while I was cleaning out the inside of my car. Last night when I got into my fj, I noticed a crack that starts 3' to the left of the driver side wiper and arches to the middle of the wiper.

Filed Apr 18, 2007 · Visibility · 3,900 miles · MI

Windshield crack under the right passenger side windshield wiper while driving on the interstate in michigan. Small rock stroke and window chipped and spattered. Windshield chipped and cracked way too easily.