Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10585002April 25, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED AND THE CV JOINT WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MILD BACK PAIN FROM THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10584681April 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH BUT THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT AT ANY SPEED. THE PROBLEM FELT LIKE POSSIBLY WARPED ROTORS SO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM REMAINS AT ANY SPEED AND IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583861April 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HELLO, I AM HAVING A REALLY STRANGE PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 TUNDRA, THE REAR AXLE IS ACTUALLY RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING GEAR LUBE! I LIVE IN A SNOW AREA AND DROVE THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE NOTICING THE OIL ON GROUND AFTER SNOW MELTED, NOW IT IS TOO LATE AS THE REAR AXLE IS NOW MAKING A NOISE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I REPLACE THE ENTIRE AXLE HOUSING! YOU CANNOT HEAR IT IN THE CAB UNLESS WINDOWS ARE DOWN! I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND ALL MY CARS, WASHING AND WAXING FREQUENTLY EVEN IN WINTER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK FOR RUST INSPECTIONS AND FRAME COATING BUT NOTHING FOR THE AXLE! I HAVE ACTUALLY SPOKEN WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS THAT ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME WITH THEIR TUNDRA! ACTUALLY THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE BEARINGS SEIZE FROM NO LUBRICATION AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LOCK IN THE REAR! I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THIS ERROR! I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD THE 4-5 THOUSAND REPAIR ON THE TRUCK! I HAVE HAD MANY NEW TOYOTA CARS AND TRUCKS STARTING IN 1984 WITH AN ALL WHEEL TERCEL FOLLOWED BY 5 TACOMAS, EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS, A PREVIA, A SIENNA AND IN 2009 A CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS GOING TO SELL IT TO MY SON AND BUY ANOTHER TUNDRA BUT I AM NOT SO SURE NOW. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER CAR OR TRUCK THAT ACTUALLY RUSTED THROUGH THE AXLE HOUSING! ALSO THE FLOOR OF THE BED IN THE TUNDRA WHERE THE CROSS BRACES ARE WELDED TO ARE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL, THIS STARTED WITHIN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP! I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL THE OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! I HAVE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF TOYOTA BUT MAYBE THAT IS COMING TO AN END! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583911April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CREATED A BLINDING GLARE DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583741April 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
RAPID PULSATING OF BRAKES UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. SUSPECT A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES, WAS TOLD "NOTHING WRONG", BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED FINALLY AFTER SOME INSISTENCE ON MY PART. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY BUT CAME BACK. BRAKES HAVE BEEN DONE AGAIN AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED, A 1993 CAMRY, A 2001 AVALON AND A 2005 LEXUS ES330. PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND CAN BE BARELY NOTICEABLE WITH A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AN ALMOST VIOLENT SHAKING THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE DURING WARMER WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583610April 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES, TAIL-SHAFT SEAL LEAKS, REPLACED SEAL AND U-JOIN, AGAIN AT ABOUT 140,000. GEARS FEEL LIKE STUTTERING WHEN STEP ON ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583678April 19, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. JUST UNLOCK. EVEN FROM INSIDE OF THE TRUCK YOU CAN NOT LOCK THEM. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE. NOW ITS ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583167April 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
HAD TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE WHOLE FRAME, DRIVE SHAFT PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS RUSTING THROUGH. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583192April 16, 2014
WHEELS
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND STARTING THE DRIVE, A GRINDING/SQUEALING SOUND STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THIS SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE COULD BE PARKED AND TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT (PARKED WITHIN 1 MILE OF ORIGINAL STARTING POINT). THE REPAIR SHOP DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FAILED WHEEL BEARING. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH A PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON TOYOTA PRERUNNER WHERE THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AFTER THE WHEEL BECAME COCKED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS ON THE ROAD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579750April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THE AIR BAG ISSUE WAS THE TARGET OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE SERVICE AREA, AND THE TECHNICIAN PUT A COMPUTER DEVICE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER AND ABOUT HALF WAY HOME, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582871April 15, 2014
SUSPENSION
APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF MY BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR AND BASICALLY MY FRONT END COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THEN ON APRIL 13TH 2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY PASSENGER SIDE.THIS TIME I WAS ROLLING TO A STOP SIGN SO THE TIRE DID NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAPPENING TWICE I LOOKED UP RECALL AND DISCOVERED THIS EXACT SCENARIO WAS DESCRIBED FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE DURING THE YEARS OF 2002-2004. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA04024 IS THE RECALL I AM REFERRING TO. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582982April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR THREE MONTHS. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG THEN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS, SEVERE BRUISING AND A LOSS OF HEARING AS A RESULT OF THE ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V133000 (AIR BAGS) BUT HAD NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10579565April 14, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX II TIRES, SIZE: 275-55 R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579431April 13, 2014
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA SHOP, CHECKED CODES, P0012, CAMSHAFT POSITION, "A" TIMING OVER RETARDED-BANK ONE & P0022 SAME FOR BANK NUMBER TWO. ACTIVATED BOTH VVT SYSTEMS & CHECKED OPERATION OF BOTH VVT. ALL WORKING FINE AT THIS TIME. ALL FOUR OIL CONTROL VALVES TEST WORKING FINE AT THIS TIME.CHECKED OIL CONTROL VALVE FILTER TEST WORKING FINE AT THIS TIME. IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AFTER THAT, THEN NEED TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS INSIDE ENGINE. HAS TOYOTA ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579488April 13, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GOING UP RAMP ONTO HWY 90 AS I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES FAILED AND TRUCK POWER DECREASED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAPPENING AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME.TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER REPAIR AS THEY SAID DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE OF SYSTEM NOT COVERED AFTER 150,000 MILES. DEFECT IS THEIR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THEM AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER AS THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD THEY HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE FIRST TIME AT 49,000 MILES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579312April 12, 2014
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME (BASE) BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY POPPING WHICH PROGRESSED TO A CONSISTENT POPPING FELT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE CORNERED AT SPEED OR WEIGHT SHIFTED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP AND AN ADJUSTMENT MADE TO THE SEAT RAIL ALIGNMENT PIN. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM ULTIMATELY RETURNED WITH A SIMILAR POPPING NOISE. I ALLOWED IT TO PROGRESS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP COULD REPRODUCE THE POPPING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME (BASE). THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED THE SECOND TIME AS A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME NEAR THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BACK AND BASE ARE CONNECTED. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME WITH A NEW ONE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 23500 MILES. I AM DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS COMPLAINING ON TRUCK FORUMS OF POPPING IN THE SEAT FRAME. ALSO, I NOTICED THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE IN OTHER MODEL CARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579233April 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY NOR CONSISTENTLY. I AM HONESTLY CONCERNED (IF NOT AFRAID) ABOUT A SPORADIC NOISE I AM HEARING AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HEAR AND EXPERIENCE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. THE NOISE IS A THUD AND A FEELING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL ALONG WITH A GREATLY INCREASED AMOUNT OF STOPPING DISTANCE NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE MADE THIS CONDITION KNOWN SINCE MY PURCHASE AND SERVICE DONE WITHIN FLORIDA, AS DURING BREAK IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS WERE APPLICABLE DISGUISING THE CONDITION BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS A SURE AND CERTAIN SAFETY CONCERN & CONDITION AS I CANNOT ADEQUATELY DETERMINE WHEN THE CONDITION WILL ARISE THUS I CANNOT ADEQUATELY JUDGE THE NECESSARY DISTANCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONDITION MAKES IT FEEL AS THOUGH JUST THE REAR BRAKES ARE ENGAGED, NO "PULLING" IS FELT IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BUT CERTAINLY I AM BEING STOPPED COMPLETELY FROM "BEHIND". CRAMER TEST DROVE THE TRUCK BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT I CONTEND THE PROBLEM IS SO INFREQUENT AND SPORADIC A TEST DRIVE OR TWO MAY NOT [OR MAY] EVER DISCOVER THE ISSUE I AM SURE EXISTS WITHIN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM NEVERTHELESS THE CONDITION IS PREVENTING ME FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR I OR SOME OTHER INNOCENT PEDESTRIAN OR MOTORIST WILL BE INJURED AS A DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PROXIMAL RESULT OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM'S FAILURE(S). WE NEED TO GET THE CONDITION FIXED WITHOUT ADDING HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF MILES TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS/ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY A MATTER OF FACTS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578543April 9, 2014
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO GO, BUT HAD NO MORE FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 50MPH. HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND THE ERROR CODE READ THAT IT IS THE AIR SWITCHING VALVE. ERROR CODES P-1442, SWITCHING VALVES ARE STUCK CLOSED, #2 IN BANK 1 AND #2 IN BANK 2 OF THE SECONDARY AIR INSPECTION SYSTEM. SAME ISSUE ON 2007-10 TUNDRA AND WAS RECALLED DUE TO DEFECT. MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME ISSUE, HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME AND IF THERE IS ONE IN THE FUTURE, THEY WILL REIMBURSE US OUR COSTS. DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH 18 WHEELERS BEHIND YOU AND LOSING POWER, GOING 65-70MPH, IS GOING TO CAUSE A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW HOW TOYOTA WOULD REIMBURSE ME MY HUSBAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578563April 9, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE" REDUCING POWER AND ACCELERATION.. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC, OR IN REMOTE PLACES, THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE "AIR INJECTION PUMP" AND/OR RELATED VALVES. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRA ENCOUNTERED BY OWNERS OF THE 2006 TUNDRA, AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER EXPANDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. REPAIRS ARE HOWEVER OUT OF WARRANTY, ARE POTENTIALLY 3-4 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHOULD BE COVERED IN PREVIOUS TOYOTA PROGRAM FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO NO AVAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578352April 8, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STABILIZER WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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