Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10434014November 2, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH LOW MILEAGE AND WELL-MAINTAINED BUT EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433824November 1, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433603October 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA COMPLAINT: WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST 90% OF MY BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE AND INSPECTING MY FRONT BRAKES I NOTICE MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD FLUID ON THE ROAD AND TIRE. LIMPING IT HOME AND ON FARTHER INSPECTION THE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE FLEX LINE FROM THE FRAME TO BRACKET AND THE RIDGED LINE FROM THE BRACKET TO THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS RUSTED OFF, THIS CAUSED THE RIDGED LINE TO FRACTURE. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW BRACKET I THAN NEEDED TO LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW TO MOUNT THE NEW BRACKET, TO MY SURPRISE THE PASSENGER SIDE BRACKET WAS ALSO RUSTED OFF. I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE I LOSS MY BRAKES AGAIN HAD I NOT INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALER ABOUT IT I WAS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN OFF AS THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE FOR I PROBABLY JUST IMAGINED IT. SO I GUESS MY COMPLAINT IS RECALLING THESE TRUCKS FOR AN INSPECTION OF SINGULAR RUST PROBLEM SUCH AS THE SPIRE TIRE BRACKET IS A JOKE. THESE TRUCKS ARE JUST SIMPLY ROAD HAZARDS AND ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE KILLED IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO GET THESE RUST BUCKETS OFF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433490October 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE HOUSING BROKE AWAY FROM THE SHIFT LEVER. AS A RESULT, HE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX HOUSING HAD A STRETCH FRACTURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432640October 24, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A BANGING FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT PIECES OF METAL HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432308October 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA A LEAK DEVELOPED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPRAYING GEAR OIL ONTO THE ROAD AND VEHICLE BEHIND ME .I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIR .I BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A 2 YRS 3 HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A SEAL OR GASKET BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR HOUSING COVER HAD RUSTED THRU AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE HOUSING AT A COST OF A LITTLE OVER $ 2,000 . THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND THERE IS NOT EVEN RUST ON ANY OF THE FENDERS . I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE HOTLINE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO BOTH THE FIRST PERSON I SPOKE WITH AND THEN THE FOLLOW UP WITH A CASE MANAGER . THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THE ONLY RUST ISSUES THEY WOULD DEAL WITH ARE WITH THE REAR FRAME .MY EXPERIENCE WITH OLDER VEHICLES THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED BODIES AND FRAMES NEVER HAD DIFFERENTIALS RUST THRU . I AM BEING FORCED TO GET RID OF A VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED PART .NOT ONLY IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW WITH AN UNSERVICABLE PART BUT ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FLUID SPEWING FROM THE REAR END ONTO THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLES TRAVELING FROM BEHIND. ALSO AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST GENERATION TUNDRAS THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430173October 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON DUE TO SMALL LEAK IN EVAPORATION CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION DETERMINED LEAKING FILLER TUBE. COST TO REPLACE $350+. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE NECESSARY BEFORE THIS IS RECOGNIZED AS A DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430220October 14, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AXLE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430255October 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHICH CAUSES ALL MY DASH FUNCTION TO FAIL, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, NO 4X4, SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE. COST FOR REPAIRS. $2500. TRUCKS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429392October 11, 2011
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I PURCHASED THE 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN JULY OF 2010, ABOUT A YEAR LATER ON JULY 4TH 2011, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE BALL JOINTS LODGING THE WHEEL UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF BOTH SIDES TO BE SAFE ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN ON THE SAME SIDE. THE PARTS USED TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME WERE FACTORY TOYOTA PARTS. IVE READ WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OUT OF THEY'RE 2000 TUNDRA BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PARTS ARE USED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429359October 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY (MOUNTED BENEATH THE VEHICLE) FELL WITHOUT WARNING TO THE ROADWAY BELOW. THE TIRE/WHEEL ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING LANE, CAUSING NUMEROUS VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID IT. I PULLED OVER TO CONFIRM THE WHEEL WAS FROM MY VEHICLE, AND THIS WAS VERIFIED. I THEN TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP THE WHEEL AND REMOVE IT FROM THE HIGHWAY. I FOUND THE BRACKET STILL IN PLACE IN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL, HOWEVER IT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND HAD NO STRUCTURAL STRENGTH LEFT. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE CHAIN OR CABLE THAT HELD THE WHEEL AND BRACKET TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER EARLIER IN THE YEAR FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FRAME (CORROSION RECALL), AS WELL AS FOR REPLACEMENT OF GAS TANK STRAPS (WHICH WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION ISSUES). IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO ACTION WAS NEEDED WITH REGARDS TO FRAME CORROSION. THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO COMMENT FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER ON ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTING SYSTEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429107October 7, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE UPPER ROD BARRING FRACTURED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428939October 6, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING RACK BEING CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE STEERING RACK FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429024October 6, 2011
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2002 TUNDRA SR5 WITH ~65K MILES. THIS MORNING WHEN I TRY TO PULL ON THE DRIVE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE TO MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE SHIFT HANDLE SNAPPED OFF UNEXPECTED - BROKE. TOYOTA DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ~$600.00 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH A USE STEERING COLUMN (IF THE USE CAN BE FOUND), AS THE NEW STEERING COLUMN WILL COST OVER $1K. I BELIEVE THIS IS APPEAR TO BE A FLAWED DESIGN FOR ATTACH THE SHIFT LEVER. THE SHIFT LEVER HANDLE SHOULD BE OUT LIVE THE TUNDRA WITH ONLY ~65K MILES. I NEED HELP TO GET TOYOTA TO COVER THIS DESIGN DEFECT AS THIS COULD RESULT SAFETY AND COSTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428774October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I FEEL A CLUNK AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE BUMPS THE REAR BUMPER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT'S NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428779October 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER THE DEALER COMPLETED THE ACCELERATOR RECALL, MY TRUCK NOW HAS A SLIGHT STALL WHEN TAKING OFF AND IF THERE IS ANY ROUGHNESS IN DRIVING SURFACE, THE TRUCK DOES THIS LURCHING/ACCELERATION AT EACH BUMP. IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHEN THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ACCELERATOR, THEY MADE IT TOO SENSITIVE. I WASN'T HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL PRIOR TO THEIR "FIX" BUT THEY FORCED ME TO HAVE THE "REPAIR" DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428367October 3, 2011
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
FRAME IS RUSTING NEARLY ON HALF, AT FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428157October 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE SET A DTC P2440 FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION VALVE STUCK OPEN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN UNDER WATER OR OFF ROAD. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW/ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA CREATED AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED MODELS FOR REPLACEMENT FOR A BETTER OR REDESIGNED PART. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE AFFECTED PARTS IS BEYOND REASONABLE FOR ALL TOYOTA OWNERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THERE FLAW. I PULLED OUT ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD AND HAD NO POWER AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ITS NOT SAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427720September 28, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL STRAPS, WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE, WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE STRAP FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE STRAP WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,190.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427737September 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME RECALL 90M AND A0F I AM GETTING DIFFERENT STORIES FROM TOYOTA DEALERS AND FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF YEARS TOYOTA IS WILLING TO INSPECT THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER AND COVER THE COST OF REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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