Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)

1,011 consumer complaints on file.

#10455567April 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL- THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL: I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH SEVERE FRAME ROT. I CAN NOT GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY FRAME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A REBUILT VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT MY TRUCK IS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRAME. I BOUGHT IT WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NOW HAS 189,000 MILES ON IT. A LOCAL MAN HAD HIS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WILL PASS AN INSPECTION. IT IS FRUSTRATING I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA A YEAR AGO AND TO NO RESPONSE. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ARE THEY PULLING THE WOOL OVER MY EYES AND TO DOING THE REPLACEMENT OR AM I JUST SCREWED. ASSIGNEES AND NOTIFICATIONS* *TR UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF UPDATED 05/04/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454458April 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IT HAS LONG BEEN A KNOWN FACT THAT THE OLDER TUNDRAS HAVE HAD SEVERE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATIONS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY EITHER TOYOTA, OR THE NHTSA. WHY? EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, I HAVE TO EITHER REPLACE OR HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. THE TRUCK GETS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. EVERYONE KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENS- HEAT BUILDUP BECAUSE OF TO SMALL FRONT END BRAKES. POOR DESIGN. IT CAN BE FIXED, BUT WILL COST THE CONSUMER OVER $2500. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, AND FIX THIS ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452164March 19, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END SHOOK AND BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE REAR FRAME AND SUSPENSION WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE SHOCK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALSO DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE SAME FAILURE BEING ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446697February 4, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE THREADED CABLE WHICH CONNECTS THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. A REVIEW OF ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA REVEALS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DOOR HANDLE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF REGULAR USE OR TRAUMA RESULTING FROM COLLISION COULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INESCAPABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE CABLE CONNECTING THE INTERIOR LOCK TO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY IS SOLID, UNLIKE THE DOOR HANDLE CABLE WHICH IS THREADED. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN FLAW IS USES OF THREADED CABLE FOR THE DOOR HANDLE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445747January 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED ACCESS CAB 4WD TRD. FUEL LINE LINK DETECTED AFTER SHORT TRIP. EXCESSIVE FUEL POURING FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF EXTENDED CAB. LEAKED WAS SLOWED WHEN GAS CAP WAS REMOVED. LEAKED CONTINUED AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE AS DUE TO LOWER PRESSURE IN PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE. LEAK WAS LIMITED TO THE CAB AREA ONLY. FRAME WAS RECENTLY REPLACED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN. MUCH OF THE UNDERBODY COMPONENTS - LEAF SPRING, AXLE, SPRINGS, BRAKE COVERS, ETC. - ARE DETERIORATING DUE TO RUST. THESE COMPONENTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE FRAME RECALL. FUEL LINE APPEARED TO HAVE RUST BUT COULD NOT DETECT PERFORATION AND COULD NOT DETERMINE ACTUAL LOCATION OF LEAK. CAR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $850 TO REPLACE FUEL LINES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444065January 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER A ROAD HUMP WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK STRAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REIMBURSED THE CONTACT FOR THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 02/22/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE FRAME RUST, INCLUDING THE CROSS MEMBER, GAS STRAPS, BRAKE LINES, PROPORTIONAL VALVE ETC. UPDATED 03/01/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442182January 3, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,487.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442103January 2, 2012
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA MANUFACTURED BY HOLLANDIA TYPE: TVS NR.: 426089 SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80. GLASS GOT RIPPED-OFF AND ALMOST HIT CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437483November 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THE FRAME RUST AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INADEQUATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435931November 17, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS RELATED TO RUST *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD HIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. WHEN HE FINALLY WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HANDED HIM AN INVOICE FOR WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY WENT IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436190November 17, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH HAVING A RUSTED FRAME REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434146November 3, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEAK SPRINGS WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED AN INCIDENT REPORT, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429392October 11, 2011
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I PURCHASED THE 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN JULY OF 2010, ABOUT A YEAR LATER ON JULY 4TH 2011, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE BALL JOINTS LODGING THE WHEEL UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF BOTH SIDES TO BE SAFE ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN ON THE SAME SIDE. THE PARTS USED TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME WERE FACTORY TOYOTA PARTS. IVE READ WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OUT OF THEY'RE 2000 TUNDRA BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PARTS ARE USED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425793September 16, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420949August 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST - RECALL ID 64780. ANALYZED BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THERE ARE ISSUES. KNOWN PROBLEM. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (A1- TOYOTA, NEW HAVEN, CT) SAYS IT NEEDS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO FIX PROBLEM AND IS WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT - I NOTIFIED THEM ON AUG 8, 2011 AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND. I AM REPORTING THIS TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER INJURY TO MYSELF AND OR OTHERS. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331, SINCE THE LOCAL DEALER IS FAILING TO RESPOND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420150August 19, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CORROSION FOUND ON THE CROSS MEMBER. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR FRAME AND COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419945August 18, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A METALLIC GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAF SUSPENSION BRACKET RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, PENETRATING THE CARGO BOX. THERE WAS DAMAGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,929.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415271July 26, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 FRAME SEVERELY RUSTED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, MAYBE A RISK TO ME AND OTHERS. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1984, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED AND APPALLED. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING OR IS THIS A WASTE OF MY TIME? WHAT DO I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407848June 15, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT GREENSBURG TOYOTA, GREENSBURG, PA. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE LINES REPLACED, FUEL LINES REPLACED, THE FRAME CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT, FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT, THE TIE RODS RUSTED OUT, THE TAILGATE RUSTED OUT, THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR THE BACKUP AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE SHORTING OUT, THE ENTIRE BODY ON THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTING. THIS VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE MENACE TO THE TOYOTA COMPANY. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FRONT AXLES RUSTED OUT AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402353May 23, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE ! CRUISING AT 30 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY LEFT FRONT TIRE HITS THE INNER FENDER AND WEDGES AGAINST THE GROUND AND BODY OF MY TRUCK ! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND OR BESIDE ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET 1/4 OF THE WAY OFF THE ROAD ONLY BLOCKING THE FAR RIGHT LANE ON A 3 LANE ROAD AND A SCHOOL DRIVEWAY ! AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT STOPPED AS THEY WERE ENTERING THE SCHOOL TOLD ME THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THEM AND THAT I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL FOR MY TRUCKS VIN. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND VEHICLE AS MINE BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALL YEARS ! I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE HIGHWAY 1/2 MILE AWAY THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TRAVELING ON, AS I MIGHT NOT BE TUCKING MY SON INTO BED TONIGHT ! CALLED A FRIEND AND GOT IT OUT OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS IN THE SCHOOLS DRIVEWAY TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. AND NOW NEEDS A NEW SPINDLE, TIE ROD, AND BRAKE LINE NOT TO MENTION ANOTHER SET OF BALL JOINTS. THE SPINDLE WAS BENT AND WAS FORCED BACK INTO SHAPE TO LIMP IT HOME. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS FOR INSPECTION AND RESEARCH. IT IS A REAL SHAME THAT A COMPANY WITH SO MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE AND TROUBLE FREE VEHICLES HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND RECALLS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. GUESS THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE INFERIOR PARTS THAT YOUR REPUTATION WAS NOT BUILT ON ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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