2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 37 complaints for the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 82% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Loss of brakes, tried to stop. Both feet applied to brakes and nothing. This was a t stop with a 20' drop on the other side of the road . This was on a road driven constantly in our neighborhood. Turned the car to the right went over the curb through a yard hit a fire hydrant took it across the street jumped the other curb and stopped in brush. There were no skid marks in the grass or road where the breaks had been applied.
I drive a 2008 toyota fj cruiser. This evening while coming to a stop at a busy intersection, I hit a small but hard bump in the road and completely lost my brakes momentarily. About a second later the braking was restored, but not before I went through the stop and entered a busy four lane highway narrowly escaping a crash as an on-coming car swerved.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- Body & structure 43 complaints
- Seat belts 15 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints