Toyota Tundra Complaints (2005)

377 consumer complaints on file.

#10249890November 26, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH NOT ENGAGING, DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP AND THE ENTIRE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245485October 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERYTIME I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE AND THEN THE CAR STARTS GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT, WHILE I AM STILL HOLDING THE BRAKES. THE WOULD ALSO LOSE PRESSURE TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOT DAY. PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AT FIRST. THEY HAD ME REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS AND BLEED THE LINES NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS STILL DID NOT WORK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS ASSEMBLY IS ALL IN ONE SO THE WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $2,000 FOR THE PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE TRUCK IS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH ONLY 60,500. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY THE COST BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FAILURE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245489October 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I HAVE BEEN HEARING SOME CLICKING NOISE WHEN MY CAR IS MOVING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL RUBBING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO WHEN I WENT TO GET MY EMISSIONS TEST DONE, THE MECHANIC AT THE AUTO SHOP SAID THAT HE HEARD THE NOISE TOO AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE. SO THEY LIFTED THE CAR AND SAW WHERE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IS WORN OUT AND THE MANUFACTURER SEAL IS DETERIORATING CAUSING THE JOINTS TO RUB TOGETHER. THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THIS SO I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS AS THE PROBLEM IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE FIXED SO THAT IT DOES NOT BREAK WHILE I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IS 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. TOYOTA FAILED TO CHECK ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND CATCH THEM WHEN I DID MY YEARLY SERVICE AND MILEAGE APPOINTMENTS WITH THEM AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232483June 27, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I WAS CARRYING A LOAD TO THE JUNK YARD AND AFTER A FEW STOPS MY BRAKES STARTING PULSING AND STOPPING CORRECTLY BECAME DANGEROUS. I SUSPECT THE ROTORS GOT TOO HOT FROM THE LOAD. THIS IS A FULL SIZE TRUCK AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE BRAKING REQUIRED. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231427June 18, 2008
STRUCTURE
I NOTICED AROUND AUGUST 2006 ONE RUST SPOT ON THE BODY OF MY 2005 TUNDRA, THESE GREW TO ABOUT 12 SPOTS BY 2007 AND NOW I HAVE ABOUT 15 SMALL RUST SPOTS, THE LARGEST ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. THEY START OUT BUBBLING UP THE PAINT UNTIL THE PAINT CORRODES AND FALLS OFF AND THE PROBLEM GETS BIGGER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS (FROM OCTOBER 2007 UNTIL NOW JUNE 2008) I AM ATTEMPTING TO WARN ALL BUYERS TO BEWARE OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM, AND BE AWARE OF THE PROMISES YOU GET FROM THE VAN TROW TOYOTA DEALERS FROM MONROE, LA. I WAS ASKED TO GIVE THEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO "GET TO IT, THEY WERE TOO BUSY", THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS DONE THIS,,, IN GENERAL, GETTING THE RUN-AROUND. THIS TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT, WASHED EVERY TWO WEEKS, AND STILL SMELLS AND LOOKS NEW ON THE INSIDE. I ONLY HAVE 23,000 ON THIS TRUCK, IT WAS BOUGHT JUNE 30, 2005. YES, THEY ARE GETTING THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT. CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME WHO TO COMPLAIN TO BESIDES NHTSA? THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223890April 1, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222362March 26, 2008
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216202January 27, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION
RECALL ON TOYOTA TUNDRA IN 2007. THE BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF A HARDNESS ISSUE ON THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF THE BALL. THE FAILURE WOULD BE A PREMATURE WEARING OR FAILURE OF THE JOINT. TOYOTA DID ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATION THAT DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THESE BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A TOTAL OF 4 VISITS OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A DANGEROUS PULL VIBRATION. THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211266December 9, 2007
AIR BAGS
2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED, I WAS HIT BACK RIGHT MIDDLE OF TIRE, CAVING IN TRUCK BED, LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AXLE AND TRANSMISSION DISMANTLED, WENT INTO A 360 SPIN WITH BACK TIRES COMPLETELY BENT AND NO CONTROL. THEN HIT HEAD ON AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OVER 35-45 MPH. WITH AIR-BAGS NOT GOING OFF! TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH HIDDEN COST NOT RELEASED TO ME. RESULTING IN TRUCK BEING REBUILT, WHEN IT SHOULD'VE BEEN TOTALED-OUT. STILL WAITING MAJOR BACK SURGERY AFTER 15 MONTHS, LOSS OF WORK. INSURANCE COMPANIES "HIDING" HIDDEN BILLS THAT WOULD MADE MY TRUCK OVER 80% TOTALED. I NEED ANSWERS AND HELP ON WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY SAVING MY LIFE I ONCE HAD, AND BILLS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE! AND YET TOYOTA SIGNS OFF ON MY CAR SAYING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAYS. AND NOW FRONT-END BEARINGS ARE THE #2 RECALL FOR THE TRUCK RESULTING IN MORE DAMAGE AND COST AND SAFETY TO MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP, IF ANYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT NOT GOING OFF ON THIS STATE OF THE ART TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10210451December 1, 2007
EQUIPMENT
TRUCK ACCELERATED DUE TO FLOOR MAT SLIPPAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10207461October 30, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206774October 24, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SAFETY BELT SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SAFETY BELT SYSTEM. THE RED SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND REMAINS LIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO GIVE HIM A COMPUTER MODULE FOR THE SENSOR. THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WANTED ALL THREE SENSORS REPLACED, NOT JUST THE SAFETY BELT SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207145October 23, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM COPIES OF THE OTHER INVOICES HE SIGNED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM COPIES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT APPEARED THAT NO WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE SUSPENSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206074October 11, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN MARCH OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER SSC70B (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS). AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY OF 2007 SINCE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT NOTIFIED HIM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER IS 90 MILES AWAY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,463. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202204September 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 24,000 MILES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 ISSUES. 1 BRAKE FAILURE ON OFF RAMP. 1/2/07 LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT- RECALL BY TOYOTA. 7/9/07 LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED 8 /14/ 07 ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA OF TEMECULA. TOYOTA HAS INCREASED THE BRAKE SIZE ON NEW TUNDRA TRUCKS. WHY? THESE ARE QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES AND I AM WONDERING WHEN THE NEXT PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN.*JB UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200397August 21, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRANSIT BUS MADE RT TURN FROM LT LANE INVFRONT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. MY VEHICLE SKIDDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF BUS, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR WITH BALTIMORE PD REFERRED ME TO NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10199668August 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS IN FOR SERVICE THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK SO I AGREED TO LET TOYOTA REPLACE MY BALL JOINTS (RECALL NO: 70B) AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE THE VEHICLE STEERING BEGAN TO FADE TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IT NEEDED A FEW ADJUSTMENTS AFTER DRIVING IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MONTHS I FOUND THAT MY TIRES WERE WEARING DUE TO FEATHERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ALSO THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO HOLD STRAIGHT IN LINE WHILE DRIVING WHEN I WOULD RUN OVER A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WOULD PULL ME IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER 08/06/2007 THEY DID A SERIES OF TEST BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINAL WORDS YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE AND LOW AND BEHOLD A RECORDING CAME ON ADDRESSING SYMPTOMS WITH THE TUNDRA THE DEAL IS I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DESCRIBED IT ON THE RECORDING UNTIL AFTER THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196688July 18, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON APRIL 1, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE PARTS PER WEEK. AS OF JULY 18, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194770June 27, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTS AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT, HE FURTHER STATED TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND DO AN ALIGNMENT BUT IT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED REQUESTING DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. UPDATED 08/01/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194006June 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN APRIL OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. HE WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN ON THE WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED OTHER DEALERS IN THE AREA AND SURROUNDING STATES AND THEY HAVE GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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