2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Electrical System Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER
4 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN SOME WIRING. MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARDS FUSE BLOWS EVER TIME I TRY TO TURN THEM ON.
DRIVER DOOR ACTUATOR WORKS INCONSISTENTLY . SPOKE WITH DEALER AND TOLD NEED REPLACEMENT. WENT ON LINE AND SEE IT IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR
I PURCHASED NEW A 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE OWNERSHIP FROM MARCH 2009 TO DATE, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LURCHING FORWARD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND AT A FULL STOP. THIS LURCHING FORWARD OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND AT THE TIME THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH ENGAGES. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH ENGAGES, THE ENGINE RPM ONLY INCREASES ABOUT 100 RPM, BUT FREQUENTLY, WHEN THE A/C CLUTCH ENGAGES THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES 300 TO 400 RPM WITH NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE STOPPED, 100 RPM ENGINE INCREASES CAUSE NO PROBLEM, BUT WITH 300 TO 400 RPM ENGINE INCREASES, NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURES WHILE STOPPED ARE NOT ADEQUATE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BILL PENNY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT (HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA) ON 02/23/2010 AND THE SERVICE REPORT STATED THAT THEY...
I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR HESITATION IN MY 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT, BRAND NEW. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HERS. SHE COMPLAINED TO PAULEY TOYOTA, FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS I COMPLAINED TO FAYETTEVILLE AUTO PARK TOYOTA IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. BOTH DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO RESET COMPUTER. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE DANGER LIES ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS, THE HESITATION SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND ENGINE REVS. PLEASE HELP. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE SO I WILL CHOOSE AN ARBITRARY DATE IN ORDER TO SUBMIT *TW
Other 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Problem Areas
Structurebody
35 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
17 complaints
Seat Belts
13 complaints
Service Brakes
12 complaints
Suspension
12 complaints
Unknown Or Other
10 complaints
Service Brakes Electric
8 complaints
Structure
5 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
5 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
4 complaints
Power Train
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Traction Control System
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Structureframe And Members
2 complaints
Visibility
2 complaints
Visibilitywindshield
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Chest Clip Buckle Harness
1 complaint
Electronic Stability Control Esc
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmission
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfront
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontretractor
1 complaint
Suspensionfront
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint