Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10334144June 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BROUGHT MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO A DEALER FOR THE SAFETY RECALL THAT I RECEIVED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS OK, AND THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER WAS OK TOO. WELL, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PART FOR ME! I DIDN'T ORDER THE PART OR DID THEY TELL ME THAT THE SPARE TIRE HANGER WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS PART OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY, AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE RE-CALL. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE PART & LABOR TO PUT IT IN, AND THE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RE-CALL. NO OFFER WAS MADE BY THE DEALER... *TR
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#10333885May 30, 2010
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCKS WINDSHIELD CRACKING MORE THAN SEEMS NORMAL. SIXTY THOUSAND MILES AND SEVEN TIMES THE WINDSHIELD HAS CHIPPED AND NOW OVERNIGHT ONE HAS RUN ABOUT TWELVE INCHES LONG. OTHER CHIPS I HAD FIXED BEFORE RUNNING,IS THINNER GLASS THE PROBLEM?*TR
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#10332555May 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHOLE BOTTOM FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT FOR RECALL. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC & HE SAID VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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#10332469May 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED HER FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
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0
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#10332471May 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. TOYOTA REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE STATING THE ODOMETER WAS BRANDED. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT BRANDED AND HE HAD DOCUMENTATION THAT STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,853 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,873. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB
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#10332230May 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE BALL PARK HERE IN BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING HIGHER AND HIGHER ON ITS OWN SENDING ME AND MY DAUGHTER ON A 70 MPH RIDE. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, EVENTUALLY THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK AND I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MY PLACE OF WORK LESS THAN A MILE AWAY AND PARKED IT. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE IN. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL. TOYOTA AT THIS TIME CUT THE GAS PEDAL IN TWO AND ADDED CHEAPER FLOOR MATS. THEY SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. TODAY I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND WAS GOING UP A HILL. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. I GENTLY ROLLED BACK DOWN THE HILL AND GOT THE VEHICLE ON THE LEVEL AND THEN TOOK ANOTHER ROUTE. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. ITS NOT THE FLOOR MATS OR THE SIZE OF THE PEDAL IT IS IN THE WIRING, COMPUTER, OR SOMETHING. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY ABOUT THIS SECOND INCIDENT AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO CALL THE 1 800 NUMBER. I EXPLAINED I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, KNOWING THAT IM PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS MY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION SO UNFORTUNATELY I CANT JUST STOP DRIVING IT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10331910May 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF; UPON RESTART, SOME OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS IN THE VACUUM PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,197. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,846.
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0
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0
#10332041May 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO "CRIPPLE" MODE LIMITING THROTTLE AND SPEED TO 40 MPH WHICH COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IN SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER STATED THEY ARE "FIXING" ~2 VEHICLES A DAY AND REPLACING THE AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND VALVES FOR A TOTAL COST OF ~$4000 IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. IN MY CASE, THE DEALER REPLACED ONE PUMP A WEEK AGO AND NOW THE SECOND PUMP HAS FAILED ($1100 FOR EACH PUMP). THERE HAS NOT A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE PUMPS OR VALVES IN THE SYSTEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS SO THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 30-50K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS MOISTURE IN THE SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE PROBLEM SHOWS THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC WITH 2007+ TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS WITH THE 5.7L V8. OTHER MANUFACTURES USE AN AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WITH A MUCH LOWER COST AND THERE DOES NOT SEAM TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. *TR
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0
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0
#10331812May 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO PULL OUT SAFELY IN TRAFFIC. *TR
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0
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0
#10331845May 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA, SINCE THE PURCHASE NOTE THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN I COME TO A STOP, OR JUST WHEN I'M WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION, AND TO BEGIN TO CORRECT SINGLE SPEEDS, AND HE ARRANGED A RECALL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT EVEN SO I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS AGO, ALMOST HIT WITH MY TRUCK, AN IMMIGRATION OFFICER, WHEN INSPECTING THE TRUCK, AND MY PASSPORT ... THAT SCARED ME A LOT. *TR
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0
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0
#10331529May 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST, DESTROYING THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION COVERING THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED HE WOULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
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0
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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.
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0
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0
#10331112May 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CODE P2440 , SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. AIR INDUCTION PUMP, *TR
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0
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#10330750May 17, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, RUSTED FRAME, THAT CAUSED SUSPENSION REAR LEAF SUPPORT TO SNAP AND BRAKE OFF. *TR
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0
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#10330856May 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD 5.7L FAILURE BEGAN FEB OF 2010 TRUCK ENTERED "LIMP MODE" AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. PROBLEM DETERMINED TO BE "BANK 2 VALVE STUCK OPEN FOR SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM" ON MY VEHICLE. TRUCK HAS ENTERED IN AND OUT OF LIMP MODE CONSISTENTLY FOR UP TO A WEEK AT A TIME SINCE ISSUE SURFACED. DURING LIMP MODE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND IS LIMITED IN POWER AND SPEED, CREATING MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY INVOLVING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, VEHICLE OFTEN CANNOT ACCELERATE OVER 50-55MPH SOLELY, AND I HAVE EVEN BECOME TRAPPED ON AN INTERSTATE AT 26MPH PULLING A TRAILER. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEM AND DENIED MY CLAIM REGARDING ISSUE AND DEFECT CAUSING THE SITUATION. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10330863May 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
MY WIFE CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE BRINGING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL A FEW WEEKS AGO. SHE WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN GETTING ONTO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN OUR 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA UNEXPECTEDLY HAD DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. AFTER A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE REDUCTION IN POWER WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY DURING COLD STARTS. WHEN THERE IS A FAILURE IN THIS SYSTEM THE ECM (ONBOARD COMPUTER) GOES INTO A MODE IN WHICH THE AVAILABLE POWER FROM THE ENGINE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. TOYOTA HAS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE TWO AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND A SWITCHING VALVE SET AT AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $3500. I AM RESEARCHING OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY TELL ME THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CONTINUE TO REOCCUR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330652May 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WATER IN THE AIR INDUCTION PUMPS CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AND HAVE NO POWER AT SPEED. ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND TRUCK IS DISABLED OR HOBBLED WITH LOW SPEED ONLY. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA 2007-2008 OWNERS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330446May 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST ABOUT 80% OF ITS POWER AND WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. VERY DIFFICULT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. DEALER SAID THIS WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE "SECONDARY AIR INTAKE VALVE." THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330464May 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AND DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330263May 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRAS HAVE A KNOWN BRAKE ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE TOO SMALL CAUSING ROUTINE OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS CONDITION WARPS THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CAUSES AN UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE BRAKE RESPONSE. REPEATED RE-SURFACING OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS ALWAYS RESULTS IN THE RECURRENCE OF THE WARPAGE DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY SIZED FRONT CALIPERS. TOYOTA QUIETLY ISSUED A TSB IN THE EARLY 2000'S THAT MANDATED INSTALLATION OF LARGER CALIPERS AND REPLACEMENT OF OTHER AFFECTED PARTS. THIS "FIX" HAS NOT BEEN COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG AFFECTED CONSUMERS. THIS TSB NOT ONLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FLAW BUT CONTAINS SPECS AND THE SPECIFIC REMEDY ! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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