The 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser left the factory with one engine, the 4.0L V6 (1GR-FE), and three driveline configurations — rear-wheel drive and two separate four-wheel-drive setups — so the correct torque value or service interval for any given truck depends on knowing exactly which one is sitting in front of you. Everything on this page is tied to the 2011 model year rather than carried over from a neighboring one.
Engines
- 4.0L 4000CC V6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- 4WD, Automatic
- 4WD, Part Time
- RWD
Known issues on the 2011 FJ Cruiser. Five recalls sit on the federal record for this vehicle. Two of them involve the tire pressure monitoring system: one covers vehicles that fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, where a failure to warn of tire deflations could lead to tire failure, and a separate Gulf States Toyota campaign covers 2011 FJ Cruisers whose drivers may not receive a warning from the tire pressure monitor about one or more tires. A third covers the front seat belt anchorages: the driver and passenger retractors are mounted in the access door (rear door) panels, and cracks can occur in the panel around the lower retractor anchor. A fourth covers exterior lighting on vehicles equipped with a Toyota auxiliary driving lamp, where light intensities above the maximum allowable limit could cause increased glare for oncoming traffic. The fifth covers an inaccurate label, which could lead owners to overload their vehicles and tires. Owners have submitted 37 complaints against the 2011 FJ Cruiser, and 93 technical service bulletins have been issued for it.
A tire pressure warning that never appears, a rear-door seat belt anchor that needs inspecting, a torque spec that changes with the driveline — each one comes back to what Toyota specified for the 2011 FJ Cruiser.
