Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10350553August 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED TO 2 AND WOULD NOT DECLINE. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN AND SHE CRASHED REAR-END INTO A BOULDER. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 11/9/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. SHE ALSO STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TAPPED LIGHTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE EXTREMELY HIGH. THE HIGH IDLE WOULD ALSO EFFECT THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. UPDATED 11/12/10 THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS A GROMMET AND THE FLOOR BOARD HAS A GROMMET, BUT THERE IS NO HOOK TO HOLD THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 11/1/610
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350428August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND I HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY FIVE OCCASIONS WHERE I HEARD A CLUNK WHILE DRIVING THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2010. ON AUGUST 13, 2010, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN I HAD DRIVEN THE TUNDRA APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES, I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY TO REFILL WITH GASOLINE AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO THE PUMP, THE TUNDRA BEGAN TO EXCESSIVELY SHAKE AND STALLED. I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE UP WHICH STARTED WELL AND I CUT IT OFF TO REFILL WITH GASOLINE. ONCE I BEGAN TO TAKE OFF, THE TUNDRA BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN AND STALLED, NOT MORE THAN 1/10TH OF A MILE FROM THE PUMP. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT THE TUNDRA IN GEAR, THE TUNDRA CONTINUOUSLY STALLED NO MATTER WHETHER IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. EVERY TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN A GEAR, IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. MY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350178August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLUMN SHIFTER OVERDRIVE ON/OFF SWITCH WIRE LEADS IN 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILS OR SHORTS OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF OVERDRIVE SETTING ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CAN CAUSE DOWNSHIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR YOUR VEHICLE TO NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE CAUSING POOR FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER SO MANY SHIFT CYCLES OF THE COLUMN SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE CAUSE THE WIRE LEADS TO BREAK FROM METAL FATIGUE CAUSING THE FAILURE OR SHORT IN THE SWITCH MY TRUCK STARTED THIS WITH ABOUT 123,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE WEB DETAILING THE FIX ON THIS PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE ROUTING OF THE WIRES IS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE TOYOTA HAS TRIED TO TAPE THE WIRES TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION IN A POOR ROUTING OF THE SWITCH WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349724August 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORTING RAIL OF THE TRUCK BED WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349489August 15, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008 TRD REAR SWAY BAR FAILURE - REAR TRD SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY HARDWARE ON 2008 TUNDRA IS ACTUALLY CRACKING AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND BENDING THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO THE POINT THAT IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THE PROBLEM MY REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED. I WAS UNDER MY TRUCK DOING A GENERAL INSPECTION AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT REAR TRD BILSTIEN SHOCK WAS LEAKING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WITHOUT HESITATION THEY ORDERED THE PART WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TOYOTA HAD ORDERED A STANDARD SHOCK AND NOT A BILSTIEN SHOCK, SO I PICKED MY TRUCK BACK UP FROM THEM UNTIL THEY GOT THE CORRECT PART. A FEW DAYS LATTER I NOTICED A KNOCK COMING FROM MY TRUCK AND WHEN I HAD ISOLATED THE KNOCK I IDENTIFIED IT AS THE LEFT STRAP ON MY TRD SWAY BAR KIT. WHAT I CONCLUDED IS THAT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK LEAKING CAUSED TOO MUCH TRAVEL. THE EXTENSIVE TRAVEL OF THE SHOCK CAUSED TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE STRAP OF THE SWAY BAR KIT AND IN-TURN THE STRAP FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF EXPOSING THE RUBBER BUSHING (I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS). I CALLED TOYOTA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND TALKED TO WALTER YAMAMOTO THE SERVICE WRITTER AT PIERCY TOYOTA OF MILPITAS CALIFORNIA. I TOLD WALTER THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS PRESSING ON THE REAR BREAK LINE AND HAD BENT IT UPWARDS AND WAS NOW LEANING AGAINST THE REAR BREAK LINE. AT NO TIME DID WALTER ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I FINALLY GOT TO SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT TOO TOYOTA AND ADVISED THEM THAT IT WAS TO MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I ASKED WALTER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SWAY BAR AND HE SAW THE ISSUE. I HAD CONTACTED A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT CONFIRMED THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR TRUCKS, BUT WHEN I ASKED WALTER IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE HE REPLIED "NO". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOLD MANY OF THESE SWAY BAR KITS TO TUNDRA OWNERS FORM 2007 TO PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349164August 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE SENSORS ON 2005 TUNDRA USES ABS TO OVERRIDE DRIVER'S BRAKING BELOW 10 MPH. THE DEFECT IS THAT "ABS" LIGHT DOES NOT APPEAR ON DASH TO INFORM THE DRIVER THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE FULL BRAKING AUTHORITY OVER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN. THE TOYOTA DEALER HAD DAMAGED THE BRAKE SENSOR WHILE REPLACING THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS. I DROVE THE SERVICE MANAGER TO WITNESS THE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. THE BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEMS SOLVED. BACK TO THE PROBLEM. I OVER SHOT A STOP LINE BY A FEW FEET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I WAS THE FIRST ONE AT THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS KICKED IN, BUT ABS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RECALIBRATING ITSELF (WHO KNOWS HOW ALL THESE ONBOARD COMPUTERS OPERATE THESE DAYS), BUT THE ABS WAS KICKING IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349067August 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, THE ACCELERATOR FLUCTUATED WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP. THIS WAS MOST EVIDENT WHEN I STARTED FROM A STOP AND HIT A BUMP. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE FLUCTUATION BECAME SO BAD I THOUGHT I WOULD AT SOME POINT, LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN 2010, MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. TOYOTA REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR UNTIL A DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR WAS NORMAL. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT NEW TUNDRA'S HAD THE SAME ACCELERATOR FEEL AS MINE. THE DISTRICT MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE NEXT TO A NEW VEHICLE IN CASE I WANTED TO COMPARE THE NEW VEHICLE TO MINE. I DID NOT COMPARE THE TWO VEHICLES. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE ACCELERATOR IN MY VEHICLE IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO OWN TOYOTA TUNDRA'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348630August 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS DEVELOPED FRAME RUST. IN 2005 WE NOTICED THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME DETERIORATING, SO WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY EXPLAINED IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX, MORE THAN WE COULD AFFORD. TOYOTA ISSUED A "VOLUNTARY RECALL" LAST YEAR THAT COVERS MY MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK, WHICH A COUPLE OF INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS (INCLUDING ONE PARTNERED WITH TOYOTA) SAYS IS NOW UNSAFE TO OPERATE. UNFORTUNATELY ON PAGE 73 OF THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE DEALERS, TOYOTA DICTATES THAT THE FRAME NEEDS TO HAVE A 10MM HOLE/PERFORATION. PALM BEACH TOYOTA (THE DEALER I WENT TO) AGREES THAT MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED BUT BECAUSE TOYOTA (CORPORATE) DICTATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE A THROUGH AND THROUGH 10 MM SIZE HOLE, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. PLEASE NOTE, I HAVE SOME PORTIONS OF THE FRAME THAT HAVE FALLEN/FLAKED OFF (MISSING), BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THE FRAME, THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED HOLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348350August 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA THIS PAST FRIDAY AS A RESULT OF THE THROTTLE BODY STICKING OPEN..IE WOULD STALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRUCK DROVE FINE FOR 2 HRS APPROX. AFTER STOPPING FOR SUPPER (1HR) I STARTED MY TRUCK AGAIN...THIS TIME THE ENGINE ACCELERATED IN PARK UPTO 5,000 + RPMS FOR 10-15SECS AND THEN DOWN TO 500 RMPS...THEN REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER. I WAITED TIL THE RPMS DROPPED TO 500 AND PLACED TRUCK IN GEAR TO TRY TO GET IT HOME. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN...ALMOST TAKING ME THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IN TIME....THEN IT TOOK OFF AGAIN FOR ANOTHER BLOCK WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING BUT RIDING THE BRAKES. I TURNED INTO A RANDALLS PARKING LOT WHEN RPMS DROPPED TO 500 AGAIN,...DODGING PEOPLE WHO WERE WALKING INTO THE GROCERY STORE. WHEN IT DROPPED AGAIN, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT TRUCK INTO PARK. THIS, ALL WHILE THE ENGINE WAS CONSISTENTLY CHANGING FROM 500RPMS UPTO 5,000+ RPMS WITH NO INTERRUPTION'S CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, STILL SHAKING, BUT ONLY ONE PERSON WAS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP...HE ADVISED SINCE THEY WERE CLOSED THAT ANOTHER DEALER WAS OPEN LATER. SO I HAD TRUCK TOWED THERE. MY ORIGINAL REPAIR, THEY WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY (13,000 MILES ON TRUCK) BECAUSE THEY SAID I HAD VIOLATED THE WARRANTY BY INSTALLING A FUEL SAVING DEVICE, WHICH HAD DAMAGED THE THROTTLE BODY. I PAID THEM TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY...AND THEN (APPROX.3HRS LATER) THE TRUCK DECIDED TO DRIVE ITSELF,...AND I FEARED I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE, BOTH CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. I NEVER THOUGHT WHAT I HAD READ ABOUT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347994August 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- 1ST 2001 TUNDRA FRAME RUST RECALL. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID MY SPARE TIRE WAS NOT IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. DID NOTHING FURTHER. -2ND RECALL EXPANDED. TOOK TO DEALER, SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE FRAME. WAS TOLD IF THEY BROKE ANYTHING OFF DUE TO RUST, IT WOULD BE MY EXPENSE. I OBJECTED. WAS TOLD FRAME WILL NOT BE REPLACED. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR BRAKES ON FRIDAY. SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE CALIPER PINS, RUSTED IN SOLID. I CANT GET BRAKES REPLACED. SHOCKS ARE RUSTED, LEAKING, AND SHOT, CANNOT REPLACE, NOTHING TO ATTACH THEM TO THE FRAME. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I MUST CONTINUE DRIVING LIKE THIS, NO BRAKES, NO SUSPENSION, COMPLETELY RUSTED FRAME, AS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF RUST ON THE BODY, 2001 TUNDRA SR-5 ACCESS CAB WITH 81,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347272August 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA NEW IN JULY 2009. SINCE THAT TIME, THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY REMEDIED TWICE AND THE FLOOR MATS HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED OUT. HOWEVER, A NEW ISSUE HAS BEGUN RECENTLY WITH MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2010. WHEN DESCENDING MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES GOING DOWN THESE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS AND TYPICALLY SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER SPEED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ITS QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID I WOULD PROBABLY NEED A BRAKE JOB AND I REPLIED THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES AND I AM NOT HARD ON BRAKES. I ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE ROTORS AS I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE WARPED. AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THEY FOUND A WARPED ROTOR AND MACHINED IT BACK TO TOLERANCE. A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING THE SAME MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE AND IT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346955August 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX, CURRENT MILEAGE 16,752. FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, WAITING FOR A LIGHT ETC. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT. THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINS BRAKED, EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. RELEASE OF THE PEDAL AND IMMEDIATE REAPPLICATION OF THE BRAKES RESULTS IN AN INITIAL NORMAL PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY THE PEDAL SLOWLY GOING TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FORCE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT SINK TO THE FLOOR. SO FAR THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HAD ANY ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE NORMAL BRAKING. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE IT, SAID THEY HAD IT HAPPEN, BUT THAT TOYOTA BRAKES WERE DIFFERENT AND THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER TUNDRA IN THE SHOP WHICH DID THE SAME THING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ANOTHER TUNDRA OWNER HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUE AND THE TOYOTA REP HAD CHECKED IT OUT AND DECLARED IT NORMAL. THEY THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A 2ND RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PERFORM IT. I AGREED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PAPERWORK STATING "NO PROBLEM FOUND". I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD BE NORMAL IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FROM DAY ONE, IT DIDN'T. I WOULD PRESUME THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS FINE AS THE PEDAL IS SOLID WITH THE ENGINE OFF. MAYBE A SEAL LEAK WITHIN THE ABS BLOCK? NO APPARENT BRAKE FLUID LOSS, THE RESERVOIR HAS NOT DROPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346646August 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE "REPAIRED" WITHIN THE FIRST 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING BUT THE FRONT DISC ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP WITHIN 10-15,000 MILES OF ADDITIONAL "REPAIRS". THE REAR BRAKES ARE FREQUENTLY BATHED IN OIL FROM LEAKING REAR-ED SEALS CAUSED, I'M TOLD, BY PLUGGED REAR-END VENTS. THE VENT HAS BEEN CLEANED OR REPLACED AND THE REAR SEALS REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CAR (NOW 109,000 MILES). THE BIAS BETWEEN THE BRAKES IS EXTREMELY FAVORING THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ABS HAS NOT WORKED FOR SOME TIME. PANIC BRAKING, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN-SOAKED OR SNOW-COVERED SURFACES ENTIRELY IS ENTIRELY INSUFFICIENT AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED BY TOYOTA'S RESPONSIVENESS TO THESE PROBLEMS AND SEEMING INABILITY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS. THIS IS A PERVASIVE, PERSISTENT AND LIFE-THREATENING DESIGN FLAW THAT IS, APPARENTLY, UNFIXABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345687July 27, 2010
WHEELS
WHEEL CORROSION ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4D V8. DEALER HAD THE WHEELS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YRS. AGO (STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME). NOW HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OR BUBBLING/CORROSION UNDER THE SEALANT/PAINT WITH THE NEW WHEELS AND BEING TOLD, "SORRY, THEY'RE OUT OF WARRANTY". WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEFECT TO ME THAT WOULD LEAD TO EVENTUAL LACK OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344862July 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED V8 4X4, CURRENTLY AT 39,400 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES - 2 YEARS AGO - I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LOUD KNOCKING AT COLD START-UP. THEY WERE "UNABLE" TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. THE NEXT VISIT FOR SERVICE, I HAD CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, BUT WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1700 PER MANIFOLD TO REPLACE THESE. I PURCHASED QUALITY AFTERMARKET MANIFOLDS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR LESS THAN $1,200 FOR BOTH SIDES. I NOW SEE WHERE MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE AND BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL MANIFOLDS TO BE FAULTY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO EITHER MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, OR REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACING DEFECTIVE, POORLY MADE MANIFOLDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344639July 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A 2003 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB 4WD TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE RUST RECALL INSPECTION AND TO INVESTIGATE OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS FINE BUT THE CROSS MEMBERS AND TANK SUPPORTS NEED COATING. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT OIL IS LEAKING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. THE VEHICLE HAS 108K MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THE KNOWN RUST ISSUES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344441July 21, 2010
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW STICKER DISPLAYED THAT THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE WAS 1640 LBS; HOWEVER, THE STICKER ON THE DOORS DISPLAYED THAT THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 1380 LBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE; HOWEVER, HE SHOULD NOT EXCEED A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1380 LBS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT BRAND EQUIPPED WITH TREAD WEAR THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF HE DECIDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH AN IDENTICAL FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344476July 21, 2010
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STICKER LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INDICATING THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LOAD CAPACITY WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE WEIGHT CAPACITY ON THE STICKER AFFIXED TO THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR. THE SPARE TIRE EXHIBITED A DIFFERENT TREAD PATTERN THAN THE FOUR TIRES EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344146July 20, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS A SLIPPERY CONDITIONS SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER SHUTTING OFF THEN BACK ON IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,122.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344182July 20, 2010
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE AN OVERLOAD IN THE VEHICLE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. HE REFERENCE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V223000, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,153.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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