Broken Rear Diff / Build Date Please - Page 12

nblazing · 01-09-2008, 03:08 PM

yeah i will definately do that but yeah was anyone elses experience extremely violent
i also forgot to mention after they nfixed it the firs time i went to go put it into 4wd and then the truck pulled me moff the road it was insane after that it wouldnt go back into 2wd and yeah so i turned the car off and back on called toyota and they ncouldnt figure out what was wrong with it they said it was the suspension but i think its because they never fixed it all the way in the first place

FJ CRUZER · 01-09-2008, 03:10 PM

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nblazing previously said:

im pissed my rear diff broke two months ago then they fixed it and just this morning it broke again the gears in it completely stripped for no reason it just all of the sudden satrted knocking really bad and then i could go anywhere it was just like then first time it broke well im starting to get irritated i think i have a lemon lol
p.s. i only had 4000 miles when it broke the first time and now 4800 this time and ive never used the locker or anything like that and only extremely light offroading i mean i am talking like gravel roads

Is this on a 07' 08' ? what are the chance's in that.

nblazing · 01-09-2008, 03:14 PM

MY fj cruiser is a 2007 wow god it made me type this out to accept it cause the other way was too short lol

AZFJCRUZ'er · 01-09-2008, 04:00 PM

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nblazing previously said:

im pissed my rear diff broke two months ago then they fixed it and just this morning it broke again the gears in it completely stripped for no reason it just all of the sudden satrted knocking really bad and then i could go anywhere it was just like then first time it broke well im starting to get irritated i think i have a lemon lol
p.s. i only had 4000 miles when it broke the first time and now 4800 this time and ive never used the locker or anything like that and only extremely light offroading i mean i am talking like gravel roads

What the duce????!!!!!!!! That sucks! I haven't had any trouble at all and I've done some rock crawlin. One more time and you can lemon it out.

nblazing · 01-09-2008, 04:03 PM

yeah i know its sad but i dont want it anymore i want them to give me a new one because no matter what they do its not gunna drive the same and they have f!@#ed it up so much already

underthehood · 01-15-2008, 09:56 PM

I am a victim of the weak gears as well. My build date is 10/06. I didn't check the diff. build date. Mine sheared the teeth at 7500 miles. My new diff. build date is 07/25/07. I was locked and going up a rocky/loose dirt almost vertical incline. Some bouncing and then the harsh metal sound of broken gears. I dropped the drive shaft and had to drive 7 miles with the worst noise possible to reach civilization and have it towed to the dealer. They replaced the diff. and the axle housing. NO CHARGE. I hope the problem is gone....

frogeye · 01-16-2008, 08:10 AM

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underthehood previously said:

I am a victim of the weak gears as well. My build date is 10/06. I didn't check the diff. build date. Mine sheared the teeth at 7500 miles. My new diff. build date is 07/25/07. I was locked and going up a rocky/loose dirt almost vertical incline. Some bouncing and then the harsh metal sound of broken gears. I dropped the drive shaft and had to drive 7 miles with the worst noise possible to reach civilization and have it towed to the dealer. They replaced the diff. and the axle housing. NO CHARGE. I hope the problem is gone....

I've added you to the list thanks for the info.

PaulThePhotographer · 01-16-2008, 06:09 PM

Here is a video of mine breaking. The first part shows how I went up a week or so before the time it happened. Nice and slow and no problems. Then the last part is from inside the FJC going up the very same hill a week or so later.

Don't pay any attention to the clicking sound in the last part, I had a cheap handheld CB which was making that noise.

[GVIDEO]

**FJCRUSR** · 01-16-2008, 06:55 PM

Thank you PaulThePhotographer,
This will show everyone that say...If you wheel your truck, don't expect it to be fixed under warranty

Like this thing should've broke when it did!

Nice video...Thank you!

frogeye · 01-16-2008, 08:27 PM

Paul, I'll be ASKING DRAGON TO move this video to the front page. Great job capturing the break on film. I hope I never have to hear that. That looks to be a very "doable" hill so it's great evidence to show any dealer just how easy some of the diffs are breaking.