Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10514105May 29, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRUCK'S COMPUTER IS READING AN INCORRECT PERCEIVED ALCOHOL DENSITY. TRUCK HAS A FLEX FUEL ENGINE AND THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE ENGINE THAT THERE IS ETHANOL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHILE THERE IS NOT. I HAVE NEVER RUN ETHANOL IN THE TRUCK YET THE COMPUTER IS READING THAT THERE IS A 30-50% ALCOHOL DENSITY IN THE FUEL. THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ARE MISSING WHILE UNDER POWER AND POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE DEALERS OVER 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERS HAVE CONTINUED TO RE-FLASH MY TRUCK'S ECU ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO COME BACK BECAUSE THE ECU IS A LEARNING ECU. TOYOTA HAS RELEASED A FIX FOR 2012 AND 2013 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 2011 MODELS WHICH IS LEAVING ME STRANDED. I PULL A BOAT FREQUENTLY AND THE LOSS IN POWER HAS SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON TOWING. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN LEAN RESULTING IN POORER FUEL MILEAGE AND INCREASED COSTS FOR ME. I'VE TALKED WITH PEOPLE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO RELEASE A FIX FOR THE 2011'S AND THAT THERE IS BASICALLY NOTHING THAT I CAN DO. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS READING THE FUEL WRONG AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN LEAN WHICH IS SURELY GRADUALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE WHICH I'M SURE WILL RESULT IN LOTS OF REPAIRS AFTER THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514169May 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS STOPPING BY THE HOUSE. SHE ALREADY HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED W/O WARNING AND WENT THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513779May 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO DO SAFETY RECALL INSPECTION ON 21 MAY 2013. ON 22 MAY 2013 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SILVER DOLLAR HOLE IN THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE FIXED AS THE LIMITED RECALL NOTICE HAS EXPIRED SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA OF USA FOR MORE INFORMATION, THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO THE NOTICE EXPIRING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. I HAVE TOLD TOYOTA THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE ANY MORE AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THEY'VE PROMPTLY APOLOGIZED, WITHOUT OFFERING A FIX TO THE ISSUE THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO HAVE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS BECOME A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE. SAFETY RECALLS DO NOT EXPIRE, BUT A MANUFACTURER AS BIG AS TOYOTA HAS BEEN DEEMED AS TOO BIG TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513568May 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
*THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND BRAKE HOUSING LEFT AND RIGHT ARE ROTTING FROM THE OUTSIDE. LARGE PARTS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING ARE ALREADY MISSING! *THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ARE PERFECT! *THE ENTIRE REAR TRANS-AXLE IS ROTTING FROM THE OUTSIDE. *THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ADJUSTMENT TURNBUCKLE IS ROTTING. *STRUCTURAL MOUNTS FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ARE ROTTED. *THE STEEL IN THE FRAME AND MOST FACTORY WELDS ARE DE-LAMINATING. *BRACKETS HOLDING THE BRAKE LINE AND JUNCTIONS ARE ROTTING. *CAPTURE PLATE AND HARDWARE HOLDING SPARE TIRE IN PLACE ARE ROTTED. I WILL NEED A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. I HAVE EXCELLENT PHOTOS TO SEND. RESPECTFULLY, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513333May 23, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 05/18/13. WELL CARED FOR VEHICLE AND SERVICED FAITHFULLY AT EVERY INTERVAL.TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE FRAME HAS A HOLE IN IT.THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA. FRAME IS VERY RUSTY AND WAS PART OF A PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD WITH A BAD BATCH OF METAL USED FOR FRAMES.SERVICE MANAGER COULD OFFER NO RELIEF FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFERRED ME TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE. CUSTOMER CARE COMPLAINT NUMBER [XXX]. CUSTOMER CARE ADVISED THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND BASICALLY HAVE A NICE DAY. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. WHAT SHOULD BE A 14 TO 16 THOUSAND DOLLAR VEHICLE IS NOW WORTH NOTHING. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR SELLING FAULTY AND UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513182May 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEVERE CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD ..THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED THREE DEALERS TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE FIRST DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR AN INSPECTION, THE SECOND DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE AND THEY COULD NOT ORDER ANY MORE. THE THIRD DEALER STATED THEY COULD HELP AND THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER REQUESTING HE RETURN THE LOANER VEHICLE, OR HE WOULD BE CHARGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE RECALL WAS REVISED. ON MAY 9, 2012, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING ON THE GROUND. THE REAR SUPPORT STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE MAKING THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED RUST FLAKES THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS WERE FALLING OFF THE FRAME. ..UPDATED 08/01/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513071May 21, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOYOTA STATES THAT THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFETY ISSUE: CAMPAIGN BXD (SAFETY RECALL 90M CRC APPLICATION PHASE 2) 2000 - 2003 MY TUNDRA FRAME CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND BUT WILL NOT FIX THE RECALL DUE TO IT BEING EXPIRED NOT FULL SIX MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512880May 20, 2013
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BACKING PLATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 7/10/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512266May 15, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80MPH HAD TO PULL OFF ROADWAY AND SHUTDOWN IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511841May 14, 2013
WHEELS
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE THE ALLOY WHEEL . THEY ARE ALL BLISTERING AND PIECES OF RIMS ARE FALLING OUT. CALLED TOYOTA THEY TOLD IN SHORT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT COMMENT IF THERE WERE OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON THE RIMS. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO UNTIL THEY ARE IN RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511818May 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR CAUSING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVING AND A MAJOR DISTRACTION. TSB 0131-12 FOR THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE, MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2011 BUT FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511351May 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE CASING OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT CAUSED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511270May 9, 2013
ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE TOYOTA TUNDRA THE 4LO , VSR, CHECK ENGINE , LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER IT WOULD 'NT RUN HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF TO RESET COMPUTER, IT CLEARED THE SYSTEM THEN THE SAME THING HAPPEN A WEEK LATER TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT'S ITS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL . I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IS THE SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND INJECTION SYSTEM AND HAVE ALSO READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511318May 9, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
FRAME ROTTED THROUGH. DEALER STATED( APPROX) 75 PERCENT OF FRAME WHERE SWAYBAR WAS WELDED TO FRAME IS GONE..SWAYBAR IS ROTTED OFF PASSENGER SIDE FRAME. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. TOOK TO DEALER AS REQUESTED BY TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511071May 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED NUMEROUS HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS THE ONLY PART BEING REPLACED AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510562May 3, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES TO TOWN AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH DROPPED TRUCK OFF AT MECHANICS SHOP BECAUSE WAS STEERING HARD. MECHANIC GOT INTO TRUCK TO DRIVE IT INTO SHOP, LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF WHEN HE PUT IT INTO REVERSE THE FRONT END DROPPED, COULD NOT STEER AT ALL, HAD TO PUT TRUCK IN SHOP WITH WRECKER. THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS I WAS DOING 70 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WAS THERE A CRASH? NO, BUT THERE SURE COULD HAVE BEEN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 TUNDRA LOWER BALL JOINTS, TOYOTA SAYS MY TRUCK IS NOT IN RECALL, SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510261May 1, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, HE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ANTI-SLIP HAD ACTIVATED, CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO DISENGAGE AND THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE, WHICH HE STATED WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON A LATER DATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509839April 29, 2013
ENGINE
DEALERSHIP SAYS VEHICLE CAN GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" REDUCING POWER AND LIMITING SPEED TO 40MPH. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC, OR IN REMOTE PLACES, THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE "AIR INJECTION PUMP" AND/OR RELATED VALVES. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRA ENCOUNTERED BY OWNERS OF THE 2005 AND 2006 TUNDRA, AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER EXPANDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. REPAIRS ARE HOWEVER OUT OF WARRANTY, ARE POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND SHOULD BE COVERED IN PREVIOUS TOYOTA PROGRAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508909April 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME ON MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. FRAME RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL TOYOTA TUNDRAS. ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS HAVE RUSTED INCLUDING LINKAGE ARMS. BODY LOOKS GREAT. TOYOTA HAS NO COMMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508578April 17, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BUT MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 266,019. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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