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.”

“I OWN TWO 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISERS, AND BOTH OF THE WINDSHIELDS HAVE CRACKED. I'VE LOOKED UP ON SEVERAL FORUMS, BLOGS, ETC..., IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEM THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA FJ CRUISER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN AND THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELDS THEY INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES ARE SUB STANDARD AND HINDER THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES IN AN ACCIDENTAL ROLLOVER. TOYOTA FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND BLAMES ROAD DEBRIS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO BE OPEN SO THE CAN DETERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE ORDERED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS. *TR”

“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.”

“TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WINDSHIELD CRACKS AND CHIPS EASILY. WE'VE HAD OUR FJ FOR TWO YEARS AND ARE ON OUR 4TH WINDSHIELD. THE SMALLEST BIT OF DEBRIS CREATES A CHIP AND SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO BEGIN TO CRACK AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR NO REASON. DEALER OFFERS NO SOLUTION EXCEPT TO CHARGE $500 A POP TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS IT IS MENTIONED ON NUMEROUS WEB BLOGS AND FORUMS. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS ARBITRARY AS WE'VE BEEN DRIVING WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD FOR QUITE A WHILE B/C WE SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE YET ANOTHER WINDSHIELD AT THIS TIME.*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 TO HAPPEN TO GET A RECALL DONE HERE? A VEHICLE BUILT FOR RUGGED OFF-ROADING SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE A PAPER-THIN WINDSHIELD AND NOT CRACK FOR ANY APPARENT REASON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOME POOR SOUL GOES…”