Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#11246365August 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME WAS SPRAYED A FEW YEARS BACK FOR A RUST RECALL. THE SPRAY DID NOT HELP AND AFTER BRINGING MY TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE RUST HAS NOW CAUSED HOLES IN THE FRAME AND IT IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AT THE WELD. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO ABOUT TO POP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246370August 26, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE DOOR LOCK AND THE KEY REMOTE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT (2525 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660 423-246-6611), BUT THE MECHANIC FAILED TO PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246378August 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
A FEW YEARS BACK HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR THE FRAME RECALL. UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS QUITE RUSTY AND WAS HOPING FOR A NEW FRAME TO BE PUT ON. INSTEAD, WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR MY TRUCK. INSTEAD, THE FRAME WAS TO BE "UNDERCOATED" TO PROTECT THE TRUCK FROM FURTHER RUST. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE CURRENT PROCEDURE FROM TOYOTA, AT THAT TIME, WAS TO ONLY UNDERCOAT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND NOT THE ENTIRE FRAME. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNDERCOATING ENTIRE FRAME WHICH THEY DID DO. AFTER GETTING TRUCK BACK FROM DEALERSHIP LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THAT ENTIRE FRAME WAS SPRAYED WITH SOME FORM OF BLACK MATERIAL. NOW THIS UNDERCOATING IS PEELING OFF AND THE FRAME IS RUSTING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246371August 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WHILE TRUCK WAS AT DEALERSHIP HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TROUBLESHOT WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP ABOUT AIR BAG RECALL AND THAT RECALL WOULD BE DONE AT SAME TIME. PASSENGER AIR WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. AFTER TRUCK SAT A DEALERSHIP FOR EXTENDED PERIOD EVENTUALLY GOT TRUCK BACK. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS TO A YEAR STARTED NOTICING AN ODD APPEARANCE ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. THIS AREA BEGAN HAVING A STICKY FEELING TO IT. PLACED A PAPER NAPKIN ON THE AIR BAG COVER AND HAD PART OF THE NAPKIN STICK TO THE COVER. DURING ONE OF THE RECENT HEAT SPELLS WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK REACHING A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR BAG COVER HAS BEEN SPRAY PAINTED TO MATCH INTERIOR COLOR OF TRUCK. THIS MAKES THAT AREA OF THE DASH LOOK DISGUSTING PLUS YOU CAN NO LONGER LAY AN OBJECT THERE WITHOUT IT GETTING STUCK TO THE DASH. AM ABLE TO PUSH PAINT AND SEE THAT ORIGINAL COLOR OF AIR BAG COVER IS BLACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245782August 22, 2019
ENGINE
THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS MANY I SEE HERE AND ACROSS THE INTERNET. DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY AND MY 2012 TUNDRA GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHICH REDUCED MY POWER SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING A UNSAFE SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST.. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. NOW 12 MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN INFERIOR SYSTEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND AND COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING INSTEAD OF CHARGING TUNDRA OWNERS AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY SPENT HARD EARNED MONEY ON THE VEHICLE PURCHASE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT OWNING UP TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245821August 22, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
BRAKES FAILED2 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR CAUSE OF FAILURE,BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. FRAME IS VERY RUSTY THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION BOTH TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244898August 19, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA TOYOTA OF MISSOULA (LOCATED AT 4001 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT 59804) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244824August 18, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON PUBLIC ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND LOOKED LIKE THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOOSE. REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND FURTHER INSPECTED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. IT APPEARED TO BE CRACKED. CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRUCK FRAME INSPECTED SPECIFICALLY THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. I HAVE ATTACHED THE WORK ORDER FROM HICKORY TOYOTA WHICH STATES DO NOT RECOMMEND DRIVING VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO ATTACHED A COUPLE OF PICTURES WHERE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKET ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE AND ALSO THE RACK PORTION OF THE RACK& PINION STEERING. I HAVE ATTACHED THE INVOICE FOR THE REAR BRACKET AND CAN SUPPLY AN INVOICE FOR THE RACK IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244651August 17, 2019
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED IN JUNE 2019 AFTER JUST DOING NEW BREAK LINES WHICH RUSTED, WE HAD ALSO JUST PUT NEW TIRES ON IT. TRUCK PASSED INSPECTION JUNE 2019. TRUCK DEVELOPED POWER STEERING LEAK IN JULY. WHILE LOOKING INTO THE LEAK WE NOTICED THE FRAME RUSTED AND THE ANTI SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. CAN NOT TRADE THIS IN OR SELL IT NOW. MILEAGE 124K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244700August 17, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH SOME OF THEM FLASHING AND LOUD BEEPING SOUND, ALSO DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING ERRORS ON THE CENTER LCD. LIGHTS: ABS, BRAKE, 4LO, 4HI, HAZARD TRIANGLE, BSM, TRACTION CONTOL, RCTA. WARNING MESSAGES: DRIVE START CONTROL MALFUNCTION, VISIT YOUR DEALER. BLIND SPOT MONITOR MALFUNCTION, VISIT YOUR DEALER. TRAILER BRAKE ERROR, IF TOEING COME TO A SAFE STOP WITH MANUAL CONTROLS, CONTACT DEALER. REAR CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT MALFUNCTION, VISIT YOUR DEALER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I PULLED OVER TO A STOP, PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WAITED 10 SEC AND TURNED IT BACK ON, SAME MESSAGES AND LIGHTS WERE ON. APROX 30SEC LATER ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243990August 14, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT ON MY 2006 TUNDRA. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CORROSION COATING APPLIED BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THE FRAME FROM ROTTING PREMATURELY. TWO YEARS LATER ALL THE COATING HAS PEELED OFF AND THE RUST HAS GOTTEN WAY WORSE. THE SAME YEAR SEQUOIAS HAVE THE SAME FRAME AND THEY WERE RECALLED. WHY HASN'T THE 2003-2006 TUNDRAS BEEN INCLUDED? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AN MUST BE RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243545August 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
FRAM EXCESSIVE RUST . "RECALL" , YET TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED , TREATED , THEN DENIED THE RECALL REPLACEMENT .KINDLY ADVISE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242929August 9, 2019
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR WHEEL OR AXLE BEARINGS MAKE A NOTICEABLE LOUD HUMMING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED LIMIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT INTO A CURVE OR RIGHT INTO A CURVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242599August 8, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO STRIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 6510 SHOWPLACE AVE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-2886) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,035.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242225August 7, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT DIMMED THE HEADLIGHTS, THERE WAS LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE MUCH FURTHER BEYOND THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED THE CONDITION AS BEING SIMILAR TO HAVING A BRICK WALL IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE, BLOCKING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK DYER TOYOTA (240 KILLIAN COMMONS PARKWAY, COLUMBIA, SC 29203, (803) 786-4111) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARTS. THE DEALER ONLY TESTED THE VEHICLE DURING THE MORNING RATHER THAN AT NIGHT WHEN THE TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER AND CONFIRMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242247August 7, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY TIME I GO ON A TRIP THAT REQUIRES THE TRUCK TO BE RUNNING FOR LONGER THEN 20 MIN OR SO IT BEGINS TO MAKE A REALLY LOUD GRINDING CLUNKING SOUND AND YOU CAN FEEL IT. IT'S SEEMINGLY COMING FROM THE BACK AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOVING OF THE TIRES. MY BUDDY THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BOX AND THAT IT IS STUCK BETWEEN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND REG. IT ALSO WON'T GO OUT OF FOUR LOT AND FOUR HI WHEN I WANT IT TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242251August 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE PARKED ON BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP 25-30% SLOPE CONCRETE SURFACE WITH 24 FOOT ALUMINUM TRAILER IN TOW; BOAT OFF TRAILER, TRUCK FACING AWAY FROM WATER, TRAILER CLOSEST TO WATER. SUNNY, RAMP WAS DAMP, WITH SOME WOOD AND AQUATIC VEGETATION ON RAMP. VEHICLE WAS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. AFTER UNLOADING BOAT USING A LAUNCH CORD AND PULLING BOAT ONTO RAMP, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND MOVED SHIFTER FROM DRIVE TO PARK. PARK ENGAGED AND STEPPED FROM VEHICLE WHEN TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. LUNGED INTO CAB, SAW SHIFTER WAS NOW IN NEUTRAL! WAS ABLE TO REACH SHIFTER AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT INTO PARK. GEAR SHIFT MOVED TO PARK BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I HEARD AN AUDIBLE CLICKING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. TRUCK (AND ME) CONTINUED BACKWARD INTO LAKE, ALMOST DROWNED BUT FOR HELP OF A GOOD SAMARITAN ON SHORE. WHEN TRUCK RECOVERED IT WAS IN PARK, WRECKER OPERATOR HAD TO MANUALLY BYPASS THIS TO LOAD ON FLATBED. MY PRIOR 2019 TUNDRA CREW CAB DID SAME THING I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED. IN 2007 ON YOUR SITE SOMEONE REPORTED SAME TUNDRA ISSUE UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION. NEVER HAPPENED UNDER ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BUT I ASSURE YOU IT IS GOING TO RESULT IN SOMEONE DYING I ALMOST DID. BOTH CLAIMS HANDLED BY USAA INSURANCE, DATE OF ACCIDENT MONDAY, 5 AUG,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11242079August 6, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RECALL - FRAME COATING APPLIED PER RECALL IN 2014. VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE BY DEALER IN 2018 & 2019 AND VEHICLE DETERMINED TO BE OK. RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES AND CRASH INTO GARAGE. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND FOUND 2 PERFORATED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES. SCRAPING AWAY THE UNDERCOATING UNCOVERED OTHER CORROSION IN VARIOUS DEGREES. DETERMINED THAT SPRAY UNDERCOATING CAME WAY TO LATE AS TRUCK ALREADY HAD 9 YEARS OF CORROSION. UNDERCOATING ONLY HID THE PROBLEM. SUBMITTED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241420August 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
2007 TUNDRA IN MINT CONDITION....FRAME UNDERCOATING RECALL WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO...DROPPED THE SPARE TIRE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE AND WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH THE FLAKING RUST ON THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER. CLEARLY, THE COATING WAS SPRAYED TO COVER WITHOUT ANY PREP WORK OR RUST REMOVAL FIRST. I AM SEEKING A SECOND LOOK...LOCAL BODY SHOP PROFESSIONAL SAID THIS WAS TERRIBLE WORK AND THE FRAME LIFE IS VERY LIMITED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241357August 2, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TUNDRA FRAME ROT AND RUST. IN 2014, WE PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 90K MILES ON IT FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON TO DRIVE. NEAR THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN 2014, THE TRUCK FRAME WAS SPRAYED BY TOYOTA UNDER THEIR LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN BY THE PERSON SELLING US THE VEHICLE. TO OUR SURPRISE,THE TRUCK RECENTLY FAILED INSPECTION FOR A RUSTED/ROTTED FRAME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 122,892. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRAYING BACK IN 2014 AND ARE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST FURTHER. NHTSA, PLEASE HELP US. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE DEFECTIVE FRAMES. PLEASE STEP UP AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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