Toyota Tundra Complaints (2004)

466 consumer complaints on file.

• #10089780August 25, 2004
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  WHILE DRIVING TRACKING DEVICE CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. THEN, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

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• #10082644July 26, 2004
  STRUCTURE:BODY

  SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DAMAGED OUTSIDE OF CAB AND HARD COVER ON BED OF TRUCK. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 79 DEGREES AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES OR OBSTACKLES AROUND TO HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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• #10078828June 25, 2004
  VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

  A WEEK AGO, REAR WINDOW OF 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD POPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON AN OFF RAMP. I'VE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPANY, BUT ALL THEY OFFERED IS TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, AND I AM LIABLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND RENTAL CAR. I'VE REPEATLY TOLD THE COMPANY REP. IT'S MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. NO INJURIES OCCURED (4 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT), BUT PRETTY SHAKEN UP.*AK

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• #10078468June 19, 2004
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

  THE 2004 TUNDRA IS AVAILABLE WITH A FULLY EXTENDED CAB, WHICH I OWN. THIS MODEL USES A DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL MECHANISM TO SHIFT GEARS THAN OTHER MODELS. WITH 1200 MILES ON THE 2004 TUNDRA I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IF YOU SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO 3RD GEAR TO SLOW DOWN WHILE GOING DOAN A HILL, THEN SHIFT BACK TO OVERDRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO SWITCH. THERE IS A BUTTON YOU DRPRESS ON THE STEERING SHIFT KNOB THAT ELECTRONICALLY SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IF THIS BUTTON IS BRIEFLY TAPPED TO SWITCH GEARS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT BACK. INSTEAD, IT WILL REVERSE SO THAT WHEN THE DASH LIGHT SAYS YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE YOU ACTUALLY ARE IN 3RD GEAR. WHEN THE LIGHT SAYS ARE OUT OF OVERDRIVE YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED WITH FACTORY AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY USED A DIFFERENT SHIFTING MECHANISM FROM ONE CAB DESIGN TO THE OTHER (EXTENDED). THE SERVICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN AND STATES THIS CONDITION AS BEING A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION AT THIS TIME.*AK

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• #10067825April 26, 2004
  TIRES:TREAD/BELT

  HI, I HAVE (5) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL,(P265/70R16), RADIAL TIRES ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAVE 6,700 MILES ON THEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MILES THE TIRES STARTED DEVELOPEING CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD OF EACH TIRE AND ONLY GOT CONSIDERABLY WORSE WITH PASSING TIME AND MILES. I CONTACTED BF GOODRICH WHICH TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION TO A DEALER THAT TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $200 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AND THE OTHER DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT.THIS SECOND DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE WITH THE CURRENT AND DETERIORATING CONDITION OF THESE TIRES. I CALLED BF GOODRICH BACK WITH THE RESULTS OF MY DEALER INSPECTIONS, AND BASICALLY THEY SAID WHAT THE DELALER SAYS, STANDS. THESE TIRES WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE BF GOODRICH FACTORY AND I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE FAILS, AND BLOWS OUT WHILE I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE ATX SITUATION AFFECTING MY SAFETY OR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THESE TIRES THAT MAY BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME TIRE FAILURE RISKS THAT I AM UNDER. THANKS IN ADVANCE, JOHN M. MELNICK. *AK

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• #10054760January 23, 2004
  VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

  THE 2004 DOUBLE CAB TUNDRA DEFROSTER ONLY WORKS ON OUTSIDE AIR, WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE CARBON MONOXIDE COMES INTO THE VEHICLE MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND UNPLEASANT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SOLUTION TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WITH RECIRCULATED AIR. I DO NOT ENJOY DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AND I HAVE TO USE OUTSIDE AIR TO DEFROST. *LA

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