2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Visibility Problems

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.

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. *TR

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.

THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES BY NORMAL ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

A HAIRLINE FRACTURE BEGAN GROWING FROM A CENTRAL MID-POINT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES AS I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ROAD DEBRIS THAT HIT MY WINDSHIELD THAT MADE THIS OCCUR, NOR HAVE I EVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE OFF-ROADING. FROM THE CENTRAL POINT THE CRACK GREW OVER THE COURSE OF 10 SECONDS IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTIONS UNTIL ENDING AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I BELONG TO AN FJ CRUISER ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE FJCRUISERFORUMS.COM AND 33% OF 2007 OWNERS REPORT HAVING HAD/HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. NOW THAT I AM PART OF THAT GROWING PERCENTAGE, I'M NOT HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS. NHTSA, YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED. MANY OWNERS ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN SOON AFTER GETTING THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. WHAT HAS...

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE VEHICLE I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AT 45MPH WHEN A VERY SMALL ROCK STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY THE HOLD SPLINTERED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOW OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR AND I HAVE ONE DOZEN ROCK CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD. MY DRIVING HABITS ARE ORDINARY CITY DRIVING. EACH OF THE CHIPS WAS CAUSED BY VERY SMALL ROCKS AT SLOW SPEEDS. MOST INSTANTLY SPLINTER OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL CHIP. THE MATERIAL OR DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD IS CLEARLY SUBSTANDARD. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

I NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING "HAZED" OVER WITH A SANDBLASTED LOOK WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME POKED WITH LITTLE CHIPS FROM ROAD DEBRIS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS CRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW 2 YEARS OLD AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXTENSIVE CHIPS, POCK, AND CRACKS. *TR

AFTER JUST A FEW MONTHS WITH MY NEW FJ CRUISER, I DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE GLASS, AND HAS PROCEEDED TO TRAVERSE MY WINDSHIELD, AND BRANCH OFF INTO OTHER CRACKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE VISORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE TOO SHORT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 750 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. UPDATED 04-02-08 *BF

THE TOYOTA FJ HAS MASSIVE BLIND SPOTS EXACERBATED BY THE DESIGN OF THE SIDE MIRRORS AND THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND THE TIRE WHICH BLOCKS THE REAR. *JB

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DEC OF 06 AND ONE MONTH INTO HAVING THIS CAR AND DRIVING ON MY NORMAL ROUTES THAT I REALIZE THAT THIS CAR HAS ZERO VISIBILITY. NO WINDOWS IN THE BACK THAT ALLOW YOU TO SWITCH LANES SAFELY OR EVEN BACK UP FROM A PARKING LOT OR AREA SAFELY. I JUST RECENTLY HAD AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. I ALREADY KNOW THIS CAR HAS NO VISIBILITY TO IT TAKES ME LONGER THAN USUAL TO BACK UP OR SWITCH LANES. I LOOK AT MY SIDE AND REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND DO A COMPLETE TURN PAST MY BLACK SPOT TO ENSURE NO CARS ARE THERE, HOWEVER EVEN DOING THAT YOU CAN STILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT LIKE I DID WHEN AFTER LOOKING WAITING AND THEN PROCEEDING THAT I MISSED A SMALL HONDA PRELUDE COME BEHIND ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR ALL DRIVERS. OWNERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD....