Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#10343489July 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER-BODY SHIELDS) ON APRIL 10, 2010. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ADVISED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED SLIGHT CORROSION AND WOULD NOT NEED TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHY RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING HANDLED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,717 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,447.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343517July 15, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, TRAVELING APPROX. 30-35 MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE HEARD A TERRIBLE CRASHING SOUND, THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK HIT THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHICH FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO A LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS TRAVELING IN IT AT THE TIME. SHE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE & WHEEL HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TRUCK, AS WELL AS SEVERING THE BRAKE LINE, WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, I FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD COMPLETELY COME UNATTACHED AT THE KNUCKLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342015July 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD PIECES OF HIS FRAME FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE, CAMPAIGN ID 09V444000, STRUCTURE FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNDERBODY SHIELDS THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE 2010; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER A FRAME FOR THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335430June 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 FOR SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SPECIFIC PART FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO WEEKS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION IN WHICH THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND IT HAD BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE REGARDING THE RECALL DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,420. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331443May 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTING MAINTENANCE WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RUST WAS SO SEVER THAT IF HE ATTEMPTED TO SCRAPE THE RUST OFF THE FRAME, THE TOOL WOULD GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330218May 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS ACCELERATING AT AROUND 20 MPH AND MY TRUCK (2001 TUNDRA V8) FELT AS IF THE FUEL CUT OUT. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND GOT BACK INTO IT AND THE TRUCK LEAPED FORWARD AS IF IT RECEIVED A SHOT OF GAS. IT ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD STOP ACCELERATING INTERMITTENTLY AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CEL CAME ON AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329121May 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT IS MY WORK TRUCK, SO I DRIVE IT A LOT! IT HAS 184K MILES. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE CROSS MEMBERS BEING CORRODED, SO I WENT OUT TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. WHAT I FOUND WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! NOT ONLY WERE THE CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY IN TWO, BUT THERE WERE VERY LARGE HOLES RUSTED OUT OF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I DROVE THE TRUCK AN HOUR AND A HALF TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SAID THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN US LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW LONG THE REPAIR WILL TAKE OR WHAT ALL THEY WILL BE DOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SAID THE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THE NEW FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328956May 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE RAPIDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322881March 30, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER AND A RENTAL VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE CONTACT UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE REMEDY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,653 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,673. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322256March 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) FOR WHICH HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322332March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXCESSIVE RUST PROBLEMS IMPACTED THE GAS TANK AND SECURING STRAPS UNDER MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CORROSION CREATED SMALL PINHOLES IN THE TANKS, RESULTING IN GAS LEAKAGE AND REQUIRED THE TANK AND STRAPS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318593March 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, PARKING BRAKE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE OWN A 2001 TUNDRA WITH SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS ON THE FRAME, BRAKES, BODY PARTS, SPARE TIRE, SUSPENSION AND NUTS AND BOLTS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK DUE TO RUST AND DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER. WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR RUSTED ITEMS ON THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318774March 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST FRAME - FIRST I DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA IN GREENSBURG PA AND THEY REMOVED SPARE TIRE TO BACK OF TRUCK. ALSO NOTICED MORE ISSUES WITH FRAME ITSELF AND SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH INSPECTOR. THEY WANTED THIS DONE BEFORE THEY DID ANY REPAIRS. THE FRAME RUST IS THAT SERIOUS. AFTER THIS INSPECTION, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER TO OPEN A CASE. SO I TRIED, NOT TOO SUCCESSFUL. THEY KEPT INSISTING THAT MY CASE WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THE FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO TOOK ALL MY INFO AND THEN SAID HE HAD TO TRANSFER ME. SO THEY DID. TO ME IT SEEMED TO BE THE SAME PLACE. THE SECOND PERSON THEN AGAIN TOOK ALL THE SAME INFO AND TIRED TO TELL ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED. I KEPT STATING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THEY KEPT TRYING TO CORRECT ME. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT THE 3 OR 4TH TIME, HE RELENTED AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. IT WAS A VERY DISTURBING CALL, I FELT AS THOUGH THEY JUST WANTED ME TO GO AWAY AND LIVE WITH THE RUST ISSUE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I GET A CALL BACK FROM TOYOTA. AGAIN THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO CLOSE THE CASE SAYING ALL THEY CAN DO WAS DONE. THAT IS NOT TRUE, MY SPARE TIRE IS STILL IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE RUST PERFORATION OF THE FRAME ITSELF. THE REP EVEN HUNG UP ON ME. EXTREMELY RUDE PERSON. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER SHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID MY CASE WAS REOPENED AND THAT I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING IN 3 OR 4 WEEKS. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. IN CONCLUSION, ALL THEY WANTED ME TO DO WAS GO AWAY. ALL THREE REPS THAT I TALKED TO AT THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER WERE VERY ARROGANT TO ME. MY TRUCK IS BROKE, AND I JUST GET THE FEELING ALL THEY WANT IS FOR ME TO GO AWAY. THEY ARE NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT, JUST LIKE THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE, IT IS THE CALL CENTER SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316447March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2001 TUNDRA VIBRATED SO BAD WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD THE TRUCK STEERING AND DASH SHAKE I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRUMS HAVING TO DO WITH THE BYPASS VALVE SENDING FLUID BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE OR SOME THING BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE 2 DRUMS LOP SO THE AUTO BAKE ADJUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316747March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 TUNDRA BRAKES FAILED TO STOP TRUCK FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT ON A SUDDEN STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. FOUND OUT LATER THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND ISSUED TSB BR004-002 TO REPLACE 191MM FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WITH LARGER 231 MM CALIPERS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE DEFECT. ONLY OWNERS WHO COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AND EARLY FAILURE OF FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE OFFERED THE UPGRADED CALIPERS, BUT ONLY AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS. THE UPGRADED CALIPERS WERE EVENTUALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE 2004 AND LATER TUNDRAS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315580March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE. MY TRUCK BRAKES START TO PULSE AT ALL SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I HAVE INSIDE THE LAST TWO YEARS REPLACES THREE SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING WHILE APPLY THE BRAKES EXITING THE FREEWAY ON WET ROADS THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STOP THE TRUCK IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND THE FRONT END HAS A TENDENCY TO JUMP AND DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MY SELF HAVING THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC AND EVEN TO BLAME THE BRAKES ON ONE MECHANIC THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT HE DID KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING HE JUST DID KNOT KNOW ABOUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE HISTORY AS I DID NOT KNOW AS WELL TILL NOW. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC BLAMED IT ON THE DRIVING HABITS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AS THE LAST TIME I HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON WAS JUST LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IN LESS TIME THEN IN THE PAST. IN ADDITION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE PULSING OF THE FRONT END HAD DAMAGED THE FRONT END WHICH COST OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX. ITS JUST NOW AFTER THE TOYOTA GAS PEDDLE ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT THAT I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 8 YEARS WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA YEAR 2001. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315048March 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK BOX HAS SEVERAL LARGE HOLES THAT ARE RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314887February 27, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE AN 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE NORTHEAST. IT HAS A RUSTED(QUOTED FROM A TOYOTA MECHANIC) EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE. WONDERING IF THIS IS APART OF THE RUST RECALL ALREADY IN PLACE WITH THE TUNDRAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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