2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser problems and complaints

Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The most-reported areas: Steering (8), Suspension (6), Structure (5).

Key takeaways

  • 23 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 1 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Steering835%
Suspension626%
Structure522%
Wheels522%
Unknown Or Other29%
Service Brakes29%
Electrical System29%
Tires29%
Seat Belts14%
Fuel/Propulsion System14%
Visibility/Wiper14%
Air Bags14%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUV AWDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated3/5
2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUV RWDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated3/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Seat Belts - filed 2026-05-31

Passenger front seat belt will not retract anymore and a passenger hit the windshield during a hard braking incident. I looked online and saw NHTSA 13V098000 about the seat belt retractor being recalled, but we were never notified.

Unknown Or Other - filed 2023-02-20

My Toyota fj cruiser has frame rot issues. Will not pass an inspection because of the frame rot problem.my Toyota has less than 79000 miles on it and looks to be in excellent condition on the interior and exterior. Toyota knows about the problem and refuses to take responsibility for it .Is there anything I can do abou...

Structure,service Brakes,fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2021-03-19

RUST TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR NOT CONSUMMATE WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, RUST TO THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK. POINTS THAT AFFIX THE BRAKE LINES TO THE VEHICLE FRAME HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY'RE NO LONGER AFFIXED TO THE FRAME. THE RATE AT WHICH RUST GESTATES ON THIS VEHICLE (AND I AM MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE THA...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.