MY CAR IS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WHICH I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2009. THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE CAR AS EXPECTED IN TWO OCCASIONS, AT ABOUT 7000 MILES THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN A MONTH LATER AGAIN. IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH ON WET ASPHALT COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO STOP BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH, AGAIN ON WET ASPHALT. I DROVE OVER A GRATE ON A BRIDGE AND PUSHED THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AS I EXPECTED, INSTEAD IT KEPT GOING. IF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD BEEN CLOSER I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THERE'S NO VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ABS, INSTEAD IT SIMPLY FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES STOP BRAKING. IN BOTH CASES I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE BECAUSE OF MY INSTINCTIVE REACTION TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SEVERAL CARS OVER 15 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. FURTHER, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FJ OWNERS, SEE HTTP://TINY.CC/EABJA. *TR
2012
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHEEL CHAIR LIFT INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN IT WAS BEING UTILIZED, THE REAR BUMPER WOULD SINK TWO INCHES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD RISE BY TWO INCHES. THE TOTAL WEIGHT FOR THE WHEEL CHAIR LIFT AND THE WHEEL CHAIR WAS 300 POUNDS. THE WEIGHT CAPACITY FOR THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED AS 500 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600.
