2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser problems
NHTSA has received 92 complaints about the 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser, and 18% of them involve brakes. Next are steering (14%) and body & structure (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 75 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 75 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 6,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Toyota FJ Cruiser with enough data (57 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota fj cruiser. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the contact crashed into the front passenger side of another vehicle and the driver's side air bag deployed but deflated. The passenger side air bag also deployed. The contact sustained neck, head, spine, hand and knee injuries. The passenger sustained back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
Fj ran off the road and hit a tree head on without braking. Ripped the frame in half and split a wheel in half completely in two pieces. Greater than 17000 dollars in damage. Fj totaled out. Airbags did not deploy and passenger sustained a broken collar bone. Why did air bags not deploy?
Upon opening the car door on the morning of 4/7/14, I discovered that sometime between the early morning hours of april 5 and the morning of april 7 the interior caught fire. It had burned itself out by the time I discovered it. Damage to the 2 front seats, the center console and all 4 window visors. Interior of vehicle is covered with black residue. The fire appears to have originated in or near the console between the 2 front seats. There is no electrical inputs in this area (I.e. Mp3 slot, etc).
2010 fj cruiser steering wheel shake/vibration. Only occurs when driving the vehicle between 55 MPH and 65 MPH. Driving the vehicle on identical road conditions below 55 MPH or above 65 MPH does not cause the steering wheel to shake/vibrate. Steering wheel shake/vibration occurs during the above mentioned speeds, regardless of road conditions. Dealer claims this is normal and refuses to address safety issue. Steering wheel shake/vibration occurs even with different tire/wheel combinations.
When the vehicle reaches 65 MPH the steering wheel shakes. Not a uncontrollable shake but its felt and it can be seen if the steering wheel is released. Shake continues up until about 70 MPH. Have installed new tires and wheels with repeated balancing, but shaking continues.