2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 124 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,013miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the visibility of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 4% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,013 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bought new fj august 2008 special edition. By january the windshield had a very small chip and then over night proceeded to crack across windshield on drivers side. Today I went to lunch and there happened to be another fj there and I looked at his windshield and he has a crack in the exact same location. There must be a design flaw. I have several chips in my windshield on my 2001 tacoma and none of them have cracked. What's up with this??????”
NHTSA complaint #10262477, filed 2009-03, 4,526 miles“I bought a new 2008 Toyota Fj Cruiser on 10/18/07 and my windshield has been chipped three times now(5/8/08). I have talked to several other owners of this vehicle and all have had the same problem. In some states insurance will pay for a new windshield but not ga.”
NHTSA complaint #10227034, filed 2008-05, 1,500 miles“I have impacted more than three vehicles behind the above mentioned vehicle because the back part is too high and it affects visibility to lower cars. This car does not have any reverse camera or sensor.”
NHTSA complaint #10679601, filed 2015-01, 25 miles“Purchase the 2008 Fj Cruiser on oct. 13th 2007 with less than 300 miles on the vehicle I now have a cracked windshield. I didn't hear anything hit the windows, but noticed the 6 inch long crack when I opened the door this morning (oct 18) to drive the vehicle to work. Note: I could not show the incident date correctly as 2008 is not available foe selecting.”
NHTSA complaint #10206214, filed 2007-10“The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Fj Cruiser. While driving at 60 MPH an unknown object struck the front windshield. There were no markings of where the object struck. A crack began to form in the windshield shortly thereafter. The contact stated the windshield was extremely brittle and the design of the windshield was a potential safety hazard. The manufacturer stated they would not assist because the failure was caused by a road hazard. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 22,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10339018, filed 2010-06, 22,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10131993Dec 19, 2013This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0185-13.
- 10131988Dec 19, 2013The following procedures are recommended during routine maintenance or in the event of a customer concern for wiper performance.
- 10132136Oct 23, 2013The appearance of spots in tempered glass (when viewed at certain angles) is the result of the heat treating and quick quenching process during manufacturing.
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
42 complaintsBrakes
35 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsSeat belts
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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