Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10292384November 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH AND CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE GAS PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATED, YET SHE DOESN'T AGREE THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,032 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
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#10292210November 15, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
ENTIRE REAR END HOUSING RUSTED AWAY REQUIRING A WHOLE NEW REAR END HOUSING. FRAME IS RUSTING OUT ON WHOLE TRUCK. *TR
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#10292236November 15, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA: RUSTED FRAME THAT IS BARELY SUPPORTING FUEL TANK AND SPARE TIRE; (REPLACED RACK & PINION (STEERING) DUE TO RUST IN 2008); RUSTED REAR SPRING MOUNTS; RUST COMES OFF IN 1/8 INCH CHUNKS; WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE--IT'S TOO DANGEROUS; PICTURES ARE WITH BERNARDI TOYOTA, FRAMINGHAM, MA; ALL PROBLEMS RELATE TO RUSTED FRAME. *TR
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#10292172November 14, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 2 YEARS AGO, MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND IT MECHANICALLY SOUND WITH MINIMAL FRAME RUST. TWO WEEKS AGO I BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC FOR MY 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE. IT NOW HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. HE DISCOVERED THE FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. HE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND TOLD ME THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL OF THE 2000 AND 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. I DID SO AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK HAD BADLY RUSTED FRAME RAILS AND ONE CROSS FRAME BRACKET WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATE. I DID SO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. WORTHY OF NOTE IS THAT MY SECOND VEHICLE, A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH 89,000 MILES, HAS INSIGNIFICANT RUST. *TR
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#10291969November 12, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SEVERE CORROSION OF FRAME AND REAR CROSSMEMBER WHERE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED. *TR
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#10291990November 12, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD PICKUP FRAME IS RUSTING TO THE POINT THAT IT SOON WILL RUST THROUGH NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNT POINT. IT ONLY HAS 112,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN WINTER FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AS WELL, BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT TUNDRA FRAME RUSTING AT THIS TIME. *TR
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#10292012November 12, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I ARRIVED AT MY HOME AND DROVE UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT MADE ME REACT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SLIDE ON AN UNPAVED (DIRT) SURFACE IN MY YARD AND SLIDE INTO THE TRUNK OF A PINE TREE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER TO MY TRUCK. I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE REMOVED IF IT DID NOT HAVE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE AND PREVENTS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FROM GETTING LODGED WITH THE MAT. I DO BELIEVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN DEFECT AND NOT THE FLOOR MAT. CURRENTLY, THE FLOOR MAT REMAINS IN PLACE ON ITS CLIPS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. TODAY, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT, THEREFORE, I WILL. AGAIN I DON'T BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANT THIS COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED BECAUSE IT CAUSED AROUND $500 WORTH OF DAMAGED TO MY TRUCK. *TR
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#10291844November 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PROBLEM WITH MY TUNDRA CONCERNS THE ENGINE. THREE TIMES SINCE MARCH 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A STICKING VALVE IN THE ENGINE COMPONENT. THE ONE TIME I DID GET IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH DAKOTA, WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE ENGINE ON OCCASION HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BOTH TO THE DEALER AND THE 'CONSUMER REP.' (COMPLIANT 0911112241). I WAS TOLD BY THE CONSUMER REP. NOT TO WORRY, IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEIR TECH REP WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND WOULD CALL ME BACK. THAT WAS SEVEN DAYS AGO AND COUNTING. IN SUMMARY, THE TOYOTA WARRANTY APPEARS TO HAVE VERY LIMITED VALVE, THE CONSUMER REP. IS WINDOW DRESSING, AND YOUR SAFETY IS OPTIONAL. *TR
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#10291886November 11, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST SAFETY ISSUE I COULD NOT HAVE THE FRONT BUMPER REPLACED DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY RECOMMENDED A FRAME INSPECTION AND CHARGED $98 DOLLARS TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS PERFORATED RUST AT 9 DIFFERENT INSPECTION POINT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I CONTACTED THE "TOYOTA EXPERIENCE" AND THEN OPENED A CASE ONLY TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT THEY ADMITTED TO ON THE TACOMA THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ON THE TUNDRA. *TR
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#10291884November 11, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST ISSUES. CRACKED FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, BOTH CAB MOUNTS ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY, AND COLLAPSED. CAB IS NOW RESTING ON BED. CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. HAD TO REMOVE SPARE TIRE SO IT WOULDN'T FALL FROM THE TRUCK. *TR
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#10291906November 11, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA (WITH ~60,000 MILES) WAS PARKED IT IN MY RELATIVES DRIVEWAY ON 10/18/09. WHEN WE WENT TO DRIVE IT OUT OF MY AUNT'S DRIVEWAY ON 10/18/09, SHE STARTED YELLING, "STOP, SOMETHING IS LEAKING!" LOOKED AT THE FRONT DRIVERS BRAKE LINE AND SAW A HOLE THAT WAS PUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID WITH HIGH PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON ROUTE 2 BETWEEN ALBANY, NY AND MASSACHUSETTS. IF THEY FAILED ON THE DRIVE, MY HUSBAND WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. CAREFULLY DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, LIA TOYOTA OF COLONIE ON 10/18/09. TOLD THEM ABOUT THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND ASKED FOR A FRAME INSPECTION TO BE DONE FIRST, AS WE DID NOT WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO THE TRUCK IF THE FRAME HAD ISSUES. ON 10/26/09, WE FINALLY RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK AND DOCUMENTATION STATING "THE FRAME HAS NORMAL RUST WEAR FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE" AND "THE FRAME HAS NO PERFORATION AT THIS TIME". THE ESTIMATE SAID THAT THE FRONT DRIVER BRAKE LINES AND JUNCTION BOX WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PIVOT WAS RUSTED & SEIZED ON BOTH SIDES AND COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, AND THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINK WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SINCE WE WERE TOLD BY LIA TOYOTA OF COLONIE THAT THE FRAME WAS INTACT (NO HOLES) WE AUTHORIZED THE WORK. WE PICKED UP OUR REPAIRED TUNDRA ON 11/02/09 AND KEPT THE OLD PARTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE CAR AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT, SO THE FOLLOWING DAY, 11/3/09, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, COLONIAL TOYOTA OF MILFORD. WE ASKED FOR A BRAKE ADJUSTMENT AND A FRAME INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY, 11/04/09, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM COLONIAL TOYOTA, SAYING THAT OUR TUNDRA FRAME HAD HOLES IN IT AND WE "SHOULD NOT PUT ANOTHER DIME INTO IT" AND "IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE". COLONIAL SERVICE TOOK PICTURES OF THE PERFORATED FRAME AND CALLED THE TOYOTA REPS, WHO CAME AND LOOKED AT OUR TUNDRA. ON 11/10/09, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT TOYOTA DECLINED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE OUR FRAME. *TR
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#10291624November 10, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES
WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SPARE TIRE THAT IS MOUNTED BENEATH THE TRUCK FELL OFF AND FORTUNATELY BOUNCED OFF THE ROAD INSTEAD OF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I INSPECTED THE FRAME IN THE AREA OF THE TIRE MOUNT AND FOUND IT TO BE ALMOST ENTIRELY CORRODED. THERE IS SIMILAR CORROSION ON THE FRAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE REAR AXLE, HOWEVER IT IS NOT QUITE AS BAD.*TR
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#10291633November 10, 2009
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SEVERE FRAME RUST DAMAGE TO MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I AM TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT BY THE DEALER. *TR
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#10291649November 10, 2009
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I GOT UNDER MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRD SR5 EXTRA CAB TO ASSESS THE RUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WAS DUMBFOUNDED! CONTROL ARMS, FRONT WISHBONE, SUSPENSION BRACKETS, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOOK LIKE A SHIPWRECK THAT'S BEEN UNDER THE SEA FOR 100 YEARS. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND IS LEAKING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE HOUSING! THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS SO RUSTED THE WHEEL IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. ALL SHIELDS AND SAFETY GUARDS HAVE FALLEN OFF OR WILL SOON. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN NOV OF '01. IT NOW HAS 84,000 MILES. I'VE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED AT THE DEALER.THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE RUST ALTHOUGH THEY DO A "SAFETY INSPECTION" AT EVERY SERVICE. I'VE ALWAYS WASHED OFF THE SALT IN THE WINTER. THE BODY PANELS SHOW NO RUST AT ALL AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE NEW. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAD A CHEVY TRUCK KEPT UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT AFTER 15 YEARS AND 250,000 MILES LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THIS. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION. *TR
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#10291797November 10, 2009
PARKING BRAKE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME RUST CONCERN AND REAR BRAKES / PARKING BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO RUST... MY CONCERN IS THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED (2 YRS. OLD). THE TRUCK WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY UNDERCOATED. THE TRUCK IN SERVICE DATE IS OCT 01. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 02. I THEN HAD IT UNDERCOATED AND HAVE DONE SO EVERY FALL SINCE THEN. MY CONCERN IS WHAT MAY BE GOING ON UNDERNEATH THE UNDERCOATING THAT I CAN'T SEE. ALSO, I HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES TORE APART AND REBUILT DUE TO RUSTING COMPONENTS. *TR
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#10291440November 9, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SPARE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE REAR SPARE TIRE CARRIER WITHOUT WARNING. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE ROADWAY. THE CARRIER BRACKET HAD FRACTURED BECAUSE OF SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,841.
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#10291464November 9, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. DURING STATE INSPECTION, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE FRAMES HAD AN HOLE HIDDEN IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
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#10291519November 9, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2002 - FRAME RUST MY 02 TUNDRA ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT AND THE RUST UNDERNEATH IS CAUSING PARTS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME TO FLAKE OFF AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE FRAME. THE SMALLER PIECES FOR EXAMPLE THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS ALMOST TURNED TO DUST. ARE YOU INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2002 MODEL'S ? I WAS TOLD THAT 2000-1 HAVE BEEN. *TR
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#10291576November 9, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NOTICED RUSTING ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ABOUT 4--5 YEARS AGO DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF TUNDRA'S GOOD REPUTATION SURPRISE' SURPRISE' TUNDRA WENT IN FOR SOME MINOR REPAIR & WAS PROMPTLY TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED & THAT IT WAS BENDING WHILE IT WAS UP ON THE LIFT ......TOOK IT TO IRA TOYOTA IN DANVERS MASS WHERE I PURCHASED IT ,AGAIN UPON INSPECTION BY A TOYOTA MECHANIC . HE DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL ON THE ROAD...VEHICLE HAS ONLY 105000 THOUSAND MILES AND SO FAR TO DATE DEALER H OR TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ALOANER VEHICLE TILL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED EVEN THOUGHT THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THE TUNDRA IN NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SERVICE DIRECTOT WENT AS FAR TO SAY TO ME WELL THE VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD VEHICLES ARE JUNK BY THEN WHAT IS THIS PERSON BEEN SMOKING!!!!!!! BUT ANYWAY MY TUNDRA I HAS A TOTALLY RUSTED FRAME AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR SOME CLOSURE ON THIS MATTER WHAT ARE THE AUTHORITIES DOING ? DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES''' PLEASE PARTIES INVOLVED DO THE RIGHT THING!!!!!!!! RECALL ALL THESE TUNDRAS. BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY DIES!!!!!! *TR
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#10291365November 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS IN LINE TO GO THROUGH THE GATE AT THE LAKE. I HAD 6 CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE CARS TO MOVE. THE RPM WENT UP IN MY 2004 TUNDRA AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT STOP. IT CONNECTED WITH THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT AND STARTED TO PUSH IT. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE TRUCK STOPPED THEN. THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY A SCRATCHED BUMPER. *TR
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