Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#10261083March 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT PRESENTLY HAS ~80K MILES ON IT. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT WHICH WAS ~40K MILES, IT HAS REQUIRED SEVERAL BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE OF EACH ONE THE TRUCK VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I BRAKE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10259283February 18, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TUNDRA MY BRAKES LET GO DUE TO RUSTY LINE. WHEN REPLACING THE LINE THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT EXCESSIVE RUST TO CROSS MEMBERS OF FRAME. WHEN THE BODY WAS LIFTED OFF TO REPLACE THESE CROSS MEMBERS A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS A VALUE OF $0 COMPARED TO THE $9000 VALUE BEFORE THE DISCOVERY. TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCT. *TR UPDATE: SPARE TIRE FELL BUT DID NOT SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK.
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#10249967November 26, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE FELT SPORADIC PULSATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RELATED COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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0
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#10246417October 22, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I SENT VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKES SERVICE AGAIN! AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF SEVERE RUST TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE FRAME ALL THE WAY TO THE BED. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245601October 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BEGAN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THIS BRAKE PROBLEM (BR004-02), BUT WITH 78,000 ON VEHICLE, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244265October 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
AT FIRST SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND IMPOSSIBLE A FEW TIMES. I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE LINKAGE THAT WAS DRIED OUT AND STICKING. TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING 3RD GEAR SHIFT AND SLAMMING INTO OVERDRIVE WITH A NERVE RACKING BANG, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242188September 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXCESSIVE FRAME/CHASIS RUST ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE ANTI-SWAY END LINK DUE TO IT COMPLETELY RUSTING THROUGH. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE UNDERCOATING HAS FAILED AND CONTINUES TO FAIL IN LARGE SHEETS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240343August 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE DAY OF THE MALFUNCTION, I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IN MY HOME TOWN, AFTER A 60 MILE TRIP TO RI. THE ENGINE DIED. REPEATEDLY 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH THE LEVER IN PARK, I WOULD START MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ENGAGING THE LEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO GOOD. 72,110 REGISTERED ON ODOMETER. 4 WEEKS PREVIOUS TO THAT DATE, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE LEVER. DEALER INSPECTED SAID LEVER, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THEY ADJUSTED LINKAGE AND LUBRICATED. NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND THEY CHARGED ME 2/3 OF COST (I PAID APPROXIMATELY $2,000) BECAUSE THEY SAID I WAS A "GOOD CUSTOMER" AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO THEM. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS MALFUNCTIONS WITH TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO REASON IN TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS USING THE SAME TRANS. AN OUTSIDE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (NOT TOYOTA) WHEN CONTACTED, TOLD ME THAT WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH MY SHIFTING LEVER, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, B/C IT WAS NOT A LINKAGE PROBLEM BUT A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION (PROBLEM FOR A FACT). I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART, THE TOYOTA DEALER KEPT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239967August 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SEVERE FRAME RUST. WHILE REPAIRING A TRAILER WIRING HARNESS I NOTICED MY FRAME IS RUSTED VERY BADLY. *TR
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Injuries:
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#10232462June 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR LEVER ARM ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FELL OFF WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I FOUND THAT THE METAL CONNECTION OF THE LEVER ARM HAD SHEARED OFF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN (I.E. WHEN SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR ON A HILL) IT COULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229829June 3, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE TRUCK IS RUSTING AWAY DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CARE. THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE TRUCK BED ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRES IS THAT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE- ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE-I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE BED FALLS APART AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO TAKE ACTION. MORE OVER ,THIS TRUCK HAD ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE "CHECK UPS" AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT ONCE THEY HAVE ALERT ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR RECOMMENDED ANY ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226499May 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 45K MILES, NEEDED FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 60K MILES, PERFORMED BY TOYOTA. NOW 6K MILES LATER, IT NEEDS ROTORS TURNED AGAIN DUE TO REPEAT WARPAGE. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. ANOTHER BULLETIN WAS IN PLACE FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, WHICH WILL NOT KEEP REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED OVER TIME, CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE UNDERSIZED FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE NATIONAL CONSUMER HOTLINE AT TOYOTA. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223469April 6, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 2001. REPLACED ROTORS ON (2) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. WARPED ROTORS WERE TO BLAME. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR DEFECTIVE ITEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223437April 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10222052March 23, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GOING DOWN A HILL, IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF HE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I HAVE DISCOVERED RECENTLY THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES ON 2000-2001 TUNDRAS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10221435March 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD TRUCK. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND I WAS PLANNING ON REPOSITIONING IT SO THAT I COULD PUT SOME THINGS IN THE BED. I PULLED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE AND THEN A LOUD SCRAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I NOTICED THAT THE LOWER SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN AND HAD SEPARATED ITSELF FROM THE TIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. WHEN IT BROKE OFF SOME PARTS HAD GRINDED/SCRAPED THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT THAT HAD BROKEN AND SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE. LUCKILY, I HAD AN EMPTY UNLOADED VEHICLE AND WASN'T DRIVING FAST SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT EVALUATING THE DAMAGE IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO BELIEVE HOW LARGE AND DEVASTATING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF I HAD A FULLY LOADED TRUCK AND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE PARTS YET. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217722February 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE PROBLEMS. VIBRATION IN TRUCK WHEN USING THE BRAKES. 60,000 MILES AND GOING ON SECOND SET OF BRAKES/ROTORS TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216159January 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TUNDRA 4X4, ON HIGHWAY 1, WEST OF WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FREEWAY THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED DETACHING, EXCEPT FOR BRAKE LINES, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO THE CENTER MEDIAN. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED MINOR BODY DAMAGE AND LUCKILY NO INJURIES TO MY SON OR THE PASSENGER. TOYOTA HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED BALL JOINT BUT NOT THE BODY DAMAGE OR THE NON DAMAGED BALL JOINT. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214809January 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN NOVEMBER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE AN ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE TIRE AREA WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BEARING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHOEVER WORKED ON THE BRAKES SET THE ROTORS TOO LOW, CAUSING THE BEARING TO MALFUNCTION. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214125January 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER SNAPPED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES OF THIS ON THE WEB. ONE OF THE MANY INSTANCES I FOUND SAYS THIS: THE CASTING DESIGN HAS A STRESS RISER IN IT ( A TAPPED HOLE) IN THE WORST PLACE POSSIBLE AS FAR AS STRESS IS CONCERNED!. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX! ESTIMATES COMING IN AT > $700.. I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL !! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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