Toyota Tundra Complaints (2002)

482 consumer complaints on file.

#10350428August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND I HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY FIVE OCCASIONS WHERE I HEARD A CLUNK WHILE DRIVING THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2010. ON AUGUST 13, 2010, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN I HAD DRIVEN THE TUNDRA APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES, I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY TO REFILL WITH GASOLINE AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO THE PUMP, THE TUNDRA BEGAN TO EXCESSIVELY SHAKE AND STALLED. I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE UP WHICH STARTED WELL AND I CUT IT OFF TO REFILL WITH GASOLINE. ONCE I BEGAN TO TAKE OFF, THE TUNDRA BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN AND STALLED, NOT MORE THAN 1/10TH OF A MILE FROM THE PUMP. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT THE TUNDRA IN GEAR, THE TUNDRA CONTINUOUSLY STALLED NO MATTER WHETHER IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. EVERY TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN A GEAR, IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. MY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349724August 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORTING RAIL OF THE TRUCK BED WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343781July 17, 2010
SUSPENSION
I HAVE OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 SINCE 2002. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR I EXPERIENCED A NEAR WRECK WHEN I HYDROPLANED AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. WHEN I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL I FELT AS IF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO ROLL AND I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANYTHING I DID HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO THE REAR AXEL WITH NOISES COMING FROM IT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. NOT STOPPING THERE I CRAWLED UNDER AND I FOUND A BROKEN LINK BOLT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LINK BOLT I FOUND THAT THE LINK HAD RUSTED TO LESS THAN HALF OF IT'S ORIGINAL DIAMETER WHICH LEAD TO ITS FAILURE. TAKING THIS ISSUE UP WITH A TOYOTA DEALER I HAD THEM REPAIR BOTH SIDES OF THE SWAY BAR LINKS. WHEN THE LEFT LINK WAS REMOVED IT TOO WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. THE DESIGN OF THE LINKS ARE SUCH THAT WATER AND ROAD SALT CAN SETTLE IN THE BUSHINGS CAUSING THEM TO RUST. THE BROKEN LINKS ARE LIKELY WHY I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR END GEARS AND AXLE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. IF PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIANS CAN'T DETECT THIS PROBLEM THAN HOW CAN AN OWNER AND HOW CAN THESE OWNER'S FEEL SAFE WITH THESE UNDETECTABLE PROBLEMS. I HAVE SAVED THESE PARTS AND FEEL THAT THEY ARE WORTHY OF CLOSER INSPECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340809June 30, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME AND HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339707June 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WAS ROTTED THROUGH AND CAUSED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE REAR AXLE HOUSING AND ALL GEARS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335788June 11, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 2002 TUNDRA AND MY SISTERS 2001 TUNDRA HAVE BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR RUST ISSUES, THE FIRST WAS FOR GAS TANK AND STRAPS, THE SECOND FOR FRAME RUST. WE BROUGHT OUR TRUCKS TO HERB CHAMBERS IN AUBURN MA. FOR THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE. EXCEPTION WAS THEY WANTED ME TO BRING MY 2002 BACK BECAUSE THEY WERE "REPLACING GAS TANK STRAPS IN ALL RECALLS AS A PRECAUTION." THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT THEY TOLD MY SISTER NO SUCH THING. OUR VEHICLES ARE ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, BOTH GAS FILL DOORS RUSTED SHUT AND WE HAD TO BREAK THEM OPEN TO GET GAS AND THEN REPLACE THE LOCKS, MY BATTERY HOUSING RUSTED AND I ALMOST LOST MY BATTERY. OUR RUNNERS ARE RUSTING, THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK IS RUSTING, WE BOTH FIND RUST LINES ON THE ROAD OR IN THE GARAGE ALONG THE SIDES OF OUR TRUCKS. A BRACKET RUSTED AND SEVERED MY BRAKE LINE WHEN I TOOK A TURN, MY SISTERS POWER STEERING LINE WAS SEVERED BY A RUSTED PART. YET OUR CARS ARE "FINE". I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT "WITH THE TACOMA'S WE LOOKED FOR PERFORATIONS WITH A HAMMER AND A PICK LIKE TOOL BUT WITH THE TUNDRA WE WILL VISUALLY INSPECT FOR PERFORATIONS SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG." MY ISSUE IS WHY DO I NOW NEED GAS TANK STRAPS? PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP IF ANY FUTURE ISSUES ARISE. PLAIN AND SIMPLY I THINK THAT TOYOTA IS NOT BEING UP FRONT AND THAT IS DANGEROUS. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335877June 11, 2010
STEERING
I LOST THE POWER STEERING, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A LINE OF POWER STEERING FLUID DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PERSON. HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS GONE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WERE ALL SEVERELY CORRODED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING RACK, POWER STEERING LINES, TIE RODS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334144June 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BROUGHT MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO A DEALER FOR THE SAFETY RECALL THAT I RECEIVED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS OK, AND THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER WAS OK TOO. WELL, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PART FOR ME! I DIDN'T ORDER THE PART OR DID THEY TELL ME THAT THE SPARE TIRE HANGER WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS PART OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY, AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE RE-CALL. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE PART & LABOR TO PUT IT IN, AND THE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RE-CALL. NO OFFER WAS MADE BY THE DEALER... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330464May 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AND DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329846May 11, 2010
STEERING
STEERING RACK FAILURE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION IT SPLIT LIKE A BANANA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329449May 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TOP OF GAS TANK RUSTED OUT AND WHOLE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2009 ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. COST ABOUT $700.00. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AFTER FILL UP OF TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329450May 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED THE FAULT CODES AND TOLD ME BOTH OXYGEN CENSORS HAD FAILED, AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PASS NY STATE INSPECTION. COST OVER $600.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329185May 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE NEARLY LOSES CONTROL WHEN SLOWING TOYOTA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAVE CALLED BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329007May 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER BODY SHIELDS) FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING AND FLAKING IN THE REAR CROSS MEMBER BUT THE DEALER DID NOTHING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND SHOOK FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328742May 4, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SWAY BAR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AS THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 157,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328849May 4, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING, SUSPENSION:REAR
SEVERE CORROSION OF VEHICLE FRAME AND FRAME CROSS MEMBERS, FRONT END PARTS, AND ATTACHMENT HANGERS TO FRAME OF 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH WILL RESULT IN EVENTUALLY WEAKENING AND FAILURE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS CAUSING A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT, INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328573May 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TODAY I WAS CRUISING ALONG AT 50MPH AND MY TRUCK (2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA V8) FELT AS IF THE FUEL CUT OUT. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND GOT BACK INTO IT AND THE RESPONSE WAS VERY SLOW. THEN THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL AS I COASTED TO A STOP. THE TRUCK IDLED, BUT NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. TOYOTA TROUBLESHOOTING CODE SAYS IT IS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THEY WANT $500 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327391April 21, 2010
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326559April 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT'S SIMILAR TO OTHER NHTSA ODI REPORTS. THE PROBLEM - WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THIS 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA - STARTED WITH ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE POWER TRAIN AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE ODD SOUNDS STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND THEN FINALLY RESULTED IN FAILURE AT AROUND 111,000. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION STOP 140 MILES FROM HOME IN JANUARY, 2010. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO PROPER GEAR AFTER STOPPING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IN VICTORIA, TEXAS ON SATURDAY EVENING FOR REPAIR WORK THAT WAS EVENTUALLY DONE FOUR DAYS LATER AT A TOTAL OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF NEARLY $4,000 (PARTS, LABOR, RENTAL CAR, TOWING; DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSED WORK)...THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY BY MY TOYOTA DEALER. SO THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO SOON, AS MY OTHER TRUCKS (FORD, DODGE, AND EVEN NISSAN) NEVER REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN HARM'S WAY ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY. SO MY NEXT PICKUP TRUCK WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE A TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325912April 15, 2010
STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE STEERING RACK ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUSTED OUT, BURST AND CAUSED A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A PERMANENT FAILURE AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. NOTHING WAS OFFERED TO FIX IT WITHOUT A $1400 REPAIR BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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