Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10670429January 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TUNDRA IS KEPT IN OUR GARAGE AND IS DRIVEN ONE OR TWO TIMES A WEEK. ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2014, WHEN I DROVE THE TUNDRA, I NOTICED A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE DASH, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I EXAMINED THE ENGINE, I FOUND A RATS NEST ON TOP, AND I SUSPECTED A RODENT HAD DAMAGED THE WIRES. I TOOK THE TUNDRA TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES OF MY TUNDRA CONTAINS SOY WHICH IS ATTRACTIVE TO RODENTS. IT TURNS OUT THAT 7 WIRES NEEDED TO BE OVERLAID AT A COST OF $760. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PUTTING SOY IN THE INSULATION AROUND ELECTRICAL WIRES IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD LEAD TO RODENT-CAUSED DAMAGE THAT COULD LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS. I DID SOME GOOGLE RESEARCH, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS FLAW HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE AT LEAST 2011, AND WAS DESCRIBED IN AN ARTICLE IN MOTOR AGE MAGAZINE. I DO NOT KNOW IF RODENT-DAMAGED WIRES HAVE CAUSE ANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, BUT THEY ARE CAUSING AMERICAN CONSUMERS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. FOR EXAMPLE, I READ THE TESTIMONY OF A 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OWNER WHO HAD RODENT-CAUSED DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED $6,400 IN REPAIRS.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10670515January 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEW AND HAD EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE TRUCK IS IN LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT DRIVE OR PASS EMISSIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REPAIR IS AROUND 3500 AND THE DEALER NOR TOYOTA CORPORATION WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PART. EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2007 THRU 2010 MODELS WHICH USE THE SAME PARTS. I AM TRYING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO GET SOME RESOLUTION.
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No
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0
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0
#10670137January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V254000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR BY DISCONNECTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNTIL THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DELAY WAS UNREASONABLE AND WANTED A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10670165January 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE. CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10670223January 5, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669133December 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A GAS LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH GAS LEAK. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT AS HE CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669199December 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
ON MARCH 6 OF 2014 I HAD BROUGHT MY 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FOR A VERY BAD VIBRATION ISSUE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM IT TURNS OUT WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK THAT DRIVESHAFT HAD TO BE REPACKED I WAS IN A RENTAL CAR FOR TWO INCONVENIENCE ME FOR THOSE TWO DAYS WITH NO TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT TO HAVE AND USE FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK BACK EVERYTHING SEEMS OKAY AND THEN ON 531 OF 14 WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT MY TRUCK WAS AGAIN BROUGHT IN FOR A ISSUE COMING FROM THE REAR END NOW THEY STATED ME THAT MY WHEEL BEARING HAD WENT WENT BAD WITH PROXIMATELY ONLY 11,256 MILES I'M NO MECHANIC BUT I DO KNOW WHEEL-BEARINGS GO WAY LONGER.. SEVEN MONTHS LATER WHAT DO YOU KNOW 18,000 MILES MY WHOLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OUT OF WHACK I'M NO MECHANIC BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK CAUSING ALL THESE PROBLEMS I HAD CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY PRETTY MUCH GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND THAT MY TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED AND NOT NEW AT THEIR DEALERSHIP SO BASICALLY LEAVING ME WITH A TRUCK THAT SOMEONE HAD BOTTON WITH ONLY 500 MILES ON IT AND THEY KNEW IT HAD ISSUES AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT I RUNI'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO CAN YOU PLEASE HELP *JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668981December 30, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
?ON 12/26/2014, I STARTED MY TUNDRA, PLACED IT INTO GEAR AFTER A 30 SECOND PAUSE AND PROCEEDED TO LITERALLY STAND ON MY BREAKS TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM LURCHING FORWARD. THE BACK TIRES SPUN CAUSING SMOKE TO EMANATE FROM THE SCREECHING TIRES. AT THE TIME I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE TUNDRA. I ALMOST SQUASHED THEM.? *JS
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10668624December 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE KICKS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING WOULD SHIFT REAL HARD INTO SECOND GEAR TAKING OFF THEN WHEN UP TO SPEED WOULD KICK OUT OF GEAR AS INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST RANDOMLY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668263December 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HOUSING BROKE WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT SOMEPLACE WHERE I WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT UNTIL I TOOK APART THE PLASTIC COVERS AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO WORK THE SHIFT LINKAGE MANUALLY. THE SHIFTER HOUSING PIECE APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY THIN PIECE OF CAST ALUMINUM AND BROKE IN SEVERAL SPOTS. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668377December 26, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA TUNDRA 2004 ##
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10668193December 24, 2014
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY TUNDRA INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, FOR THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THEY RAN A CHECK,(CODE B1801) AND SAID TO RULE OUT SOME OTHER PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIRST HAVE TO CHANGE OUT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, AT MY COST. APPARENTLY THAT FIXED THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT WITH 8 MILLION SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY'S UNDER RECALL, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE HERE, AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE TOTAL COST WAS $507.13, TO ME. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE GAVE ME THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS TO REPORT THE ISSUE, SINCE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY HERE. THEY SAID "THEY CAN'T PREDICT WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE". *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668194December 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, POWER TRAIN
NOV 2, 2011 I TOOK MY 2000 TUNDRA TO LARRY H MILLER PEORIA FOR A " ADF INSPECTION FRAME TUNDRA" THEY SAID THE RUST HAS NOT PERFORATED ANY METAL YET , THE INSPECTION PAPER DID NOT GET TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS STATING THE TRUCK HAS RUST BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH YET. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE LADY I SPOKE TO SAID THE RECALL WAS GOOD FOR 15 YEARS FROM THE TIME OF FIRST USE.(JAN 2001) NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL AND IT ENDED IN APRIL 2012. I WAS GIVEN 2 CASE NUMBERS FROM TOYOTA. ALL THE SERVICE REPS SAID YES MY TRUCK IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME. I WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL CASE MANAGER..HE ALSO ASSURED ME MY TRUCK IS GOOD FOR REPLACEMENT.. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM HIM WITH ALL THE INFORMATION , HE TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS PART OF THE BUY BACK PROGRAM AT 1.5% OF KELLEY BLUE BOOK. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT WANT A BUYBACK FOR MY TUNDRA I WANTED IT REPAIRED. HE THEN SAID HE WAS SORRY HE THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS A TACOMA NOT A TUNDRA HE PUT ME ON HOLD TO TALK WITH HIS SUPERVISOR TOLD ME SORRY , TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE FRAME BUT WILL GIVE ME A $ 2500 CREDIT AT A FRANCHISED TOYOTA DEALER FOR PARTS OR SERVICE... MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE I HAVE APPROX 10 MARBLE SIZE HOLES IN THE FRAME. MOTOR AND TRANNY FINE ONLY 136000 MILES . I PAID 12,000.00 CASH FOR MY TRUCK I GOT IT WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY STATING YES THE FRAMES ARE BAD...AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.. NOW THEY ARE NOT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668089December 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TIRES
AIR PRESSURE IN ONE TIRE CONSTANTLY DEFLATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO THE POROSITY CHROME OF THE WHEELS, AIR LEAKS OUT FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667676December 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667344December 19, 2014
TIRES, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
DRIVEING 30 MILES EAST OF DICKINSEN NOTH DAKATA FRONT DRIVERS TIRE BLEW CRUISE SET AT 76 MPH SPEED LIMIT 75MPH BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN DULUTH MINNISOTA MICHELIN TIRES TO REPLACE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY BOUGHT FROM LES SCHWAB TIRES BATTLE GROUND WA.. THE WHOLE SIDE WALL SEPERATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE THEY DETERMAINED THERE WAS STILL 60% TREAD LIFE AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THEY CREDITED US FOR 2- TIRES THX [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667142December 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE BRAKE APPLIED, UNEXPECTEDLY THE COLUMN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER COMPLETELY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE COLUMN BRACKET AND HOUSING WERE BOTH FOUND TO BE FRACTURED, WITH THE BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE HOUSING. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664817December 17, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664851December 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 1/21/15*CN UPDATED 01/26/15*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664241December 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY FOR THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES ON 2007-2010 TUNDRAS. THE EXTENSION IS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM FIRST USE. I HAVE A 2005 TUNDRA THAT HAS A FAILING AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. I AM WITHIN 10 YEARS OF FIRST USE. THE TRUCK HAS THE SAME AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AS THE TUNDRAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON MY TRUCK. THIS IS A $4000 FIX AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT STATE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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