Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#10135664September 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
MY 2001 TUNDRA TRUCK HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THE CALIPERS AND BRAKING SYSTEM ARE HAVING TO BE REDONE. THIS STARTS WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IF ON AN INCLINE, THE VIBRATION CAN BE SO BAD IT IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE STEERING AND STOP. YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE TO RELIEVE THE VIBRATION AND THEN RE-APPLY QUICKLY. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS FIXING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME AND I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS AROUND 37629 MILES IN MAY OF 2003, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 80800 MILES IN SEPTEMBER 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133648August 21, 2005
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FEBUARY OF 2005. WHEN IDE BOUGHT THE BRAKES WHERE IN GOOD SHAPE. AFTER JUST 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (30-55MPH). I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE SHOT AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE IN NEED OF TURNING. I PROCEEDED WITH THE REPAIRS AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN TILL TWO NIGHTS AGO. MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING HOME AFTER SUNSET WHEN A COW DARTED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I ACTED QUICKLY AND VEIRED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES DIDNT WORK CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY KNOWING THE PROPER PROCEDURES FROM A DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE IDE TAKEN WHEN MY OCCUPATION WAS AS A FIREFIGHTER BUT I STILL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ANIMAL IN THE ROAD DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. IVE SINCE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE SHOT ONCE AGAIN. HE SAID THE EXCEEDINGLY RAPID WARE OF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS CAME FROM A MALFUNCTION ON THE REAR BRAKES WHICH IN TURN CAUSES OVER STRAIN ON THE FRONT BRAKES RESULTING IN PREMATURE BREAK FAILURE. IVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IF YOUR STAFF CAN POSSIBLY DO THE SAME THEY'LL FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TERRIBLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS YEAR MODEL 2000 THROUGH 2004. IVE RECENTLY STARTED CIRCULATING A PETITION FOR OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TOYOTA TO ACCUMULATE PROOF THAT THE PROBLEM HAS EXSISTED FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IN AN EXTREMLY LARGE NUMBER OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THEIR ARE COUNTLESS TESTIMONIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE TRIED GOING TO THE MANUFACTURER ONLY TO GET THE RUN AROUND OR JUST SIMPLY IGNORED. TOYOTA IS IN VIOLATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND SELLING THEM TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO CONCERN WHAT SO EVER FOR THE SAFETY AND CONCERN OF THERE CUSTOMERS OR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SHARE THE ROADWAYS WITH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127203June 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN BRAKES. MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN MY BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS CHANGED TWICE, AND THE REAR DRUMS CHANGED TWICE, I HAVE CHANGED THE PADS AND SHOES TWICE ALSO. IT WONT GO AWAY. TOYOTA POSTED A RECALL FOR IT BUT WILL ONLY REPAIR IT IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE AVERAGE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS AROUND $1700. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126423June 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. BRAKING SHAKES TRUCK VIOLENTLY. THROUGH EXPERIENCE (AUTO RACING) I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE WARPED FRONT ROTORS. THE DESIGN OF THESE ROTORS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125812June 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CONSUMER LETTER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE AIR FUEL SENSOR ON THE 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA.*MR THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WARRANTY THE AIR FUEL SENSOR ON HIS V-6 ENGINE BUT THEY WARRANTED THE V-8 ENGINES UP TO 80000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SENSORS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124132June 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2001. EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT SINCE NEW 6,000 TO 10,000 MILES PER SET. NOTICED A LOOSENESS IN FRONT END EARLY ON AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS TIME WENT ON INCLUDING WOBBLING AND LURCHING WHILE BRAKING. AT 36,000 + MILES TOYOTA REPLACED COMPLETE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A HEAVER DUTY SYSTEM AT NO COST. FRONT END STILL FELT LOOSE. AT 52,000 MILES DEALER REPALCED FRONT ROTORS AND SECOND SET OF PADS SINCE SYSTEM UP DATE AT MY EXPENSE. STILL THE FRONT END FELT LOOSE. AT 76,000 MILES F/L WHEEL ASSEMBLE BREAKS OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AT LESS THEN 10 MPH DAMAGING FENDER AND DOOR. A TOYOTA DEALER FIXED THE TRUCK. THE FRONT END STILL FEELS LOOSE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT CHECK OR WORK ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT WAS THE DEALER DID NOT RETURN TO ME THE REPALCED PARTS WHICH I REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE DID NOT HAVE TO GIVE MT THE DAMAGED PARTS AND THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS FRIENDS WITH THE LOCAL CONSUMER REP. I WAS CONTACTED BY A CONSUMER REP AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BUT PUT A NOTE IN THE DEALERS FILE. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY OFFICIAL REPORT SINCE FILING MY COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121256May 18, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STEERING/STABILITY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TRUCK WENT INTO FLAT SPIN THEN ROLLED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10114578March 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE LESS THAN 36000 AND MY BRAKE PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD A ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHILCE NEW. THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK BUT GUESS NOT. TOYOTA IS PAYING FOR THE PARTS ,AND I'M PAYING FOR LABOR TO REPLACE ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. COSTING ME $400. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114443March 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MOST NOTICABLE WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH OR ON DOWN HILLS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, ROTORS TURNED, AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN A FEW WEEKS. I ASKED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR, THEY REFUSED, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113416March 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PREMATURE WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WAS REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109829February 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A ?CERTIFIED USED? 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE TRUCK BRAKES STARTED ACTING FUNKY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MENTIONED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ADJUST THE BRAKES. THIS HELPED IT BRAKES FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. THE BRAKES STARTED TO GET WORSE AND WOULD VIBRATE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WHEN BRAKING. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND LEARNED OF A TSB FOR TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKING PROBLEM WHERE TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE UNDERSIZED FOR THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY COVERED REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS, BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE ROTORS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY THEIR FACTORY DEFECTIVE BRAKING CALIPERS. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL TOYOTA MODELS WITH THE KNOWN BRAKING PROBLEM, AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD COSTLY REPAIRS. THANKS, JAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108512February 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA 32,500 MILES, BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARR. AFTER A MONTH OF BACK AND FORTH WITH TOY. MAIN OFFICE. THEY TELL ME THEY WILL PAY LABOR AND 1/2 PART,I PAY THE REST ($350). THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DON'T CRACK, THIS PROBLEM IS THE FIST LINE IN THE MSN REVIEW OF THIS CAR & ALL OVER THE WEB. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET "SATISFACTION & RELIABILITY" FROM TOYOTA JUST ADMIT THERE'S A DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIX IT..*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107987January 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN MY FRONT BRAKES WHEN DRIVING WITH MY PICKUP BED LOADED WITH WOOD AND COMING DOWN A HILL. ALSO, HAPPENED TO A LESSER EXTENT WHEN PICKUP BED WAS EMPTY AND COMING OFF THE FREEWAY ON A DOWNSLOPE. HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS ADVISED OF TSB BR004-02. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, BACKING PLATES, BRAKE HOSES, WHEEL BEARINGS, OIL SEALS AND FLANGE BOLTS WERE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY OVER $2,000 PLUS TAX. I FEEL THIS IS WRONG DUE TO TSB SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS OBVIOUS DESIGN FAULT IN THE SIZING OF THE CALIPERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107750January 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION THAT HAS MADE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103540January 19, 2005
WHEELS, SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED INWARD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105914January 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS EACH TIME RESULTING IN BRAKE PROBLEMS. UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED AND DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEN I DEVELOPED REAR BRAKE VIBRATIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100854December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
JUST LIKE ANOTHER CONSUMER LISTED I TOO HAD A FAILED TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS AROUND $3,100.00. A BARELY 4 YR OLD TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST A TRANSMISSION ALREADY. WE OWN A 1970 MODEL CHEV P/U THAT HAS NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION. THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA HAS NOT STOOD UP TO THE COST OF THE "BETTER" MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. I AM TRULY DISAPOINTED IN THE QUALITY, ONE OF THE HANDLES IN THE BACK HAS STRIPPED OUT AND IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THE BACK DIRVER'S WINDOW LOCK HAS BROKEN AND FLOPS IN THE WIND WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME BRAKE SHUTTER HAS OTHER CONSUMERS AND I JUST PAID FOR A $450.00 BRAKE JOB WITH NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND STILL HAVE THE SHUTTER. NOW AFTER READING THESE OTHER REPORTS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RELIABILITY OF MY TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100343November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS FROM HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA DENIES ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS. THE BACK BRAKES WON'T TIGHTENED UP CAUSING MORE PRESSURE ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TOYOTA IS FIXING SOME OF THE BRAKES ON TRUCKS THAT ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ONLY WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ENOUGH. THE TRUCKS THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE TOLD IT WILL TAKE OVER $2000.00 TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WANT ISSUE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR ANY THING BUT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, SO IT IS NOT UNDER ANY EXCESSIVE STRAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101409November 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. TEN MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098204November 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE SHUDDER SINCE THE MID 30000 MILES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (ROTORS TURNED TWICE). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THERE BRAKES AND THERE TSB'S TO MAKE MAJOR CORRECTIONS (APPROXIMATELY $2000 COST). ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASSIONS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE BRAKE SHUDDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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