Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10100929December 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100854December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
JUST LIKE ANOTHER CONSUMER LISTED I TOO HAD A FAILED TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS AROUND $3,100.00. A BARELY 4 YR OLD TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST A TRANSMISSION ALREADY. WE OWN A 1970 MODEL CHEV P/U THAT HAS NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION. THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA HAS NOT STOOD UP TO THE COST OF THE "BETTER" MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. I AM TRULY DISAPOINTED IN THE QUALITY, ONE OF THE HANDLES IN THE BACK HAS STRIPPED OUT AND IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THE BACK DIRVER'S WINDOW LOCK HAS BROKEN AND FLOPS IN THE WIND WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME BRAKE SHUTTER HAS OTHER CONSUMERS AND I JUST PAID FOR A $450.00 BRAKE JOB WITH NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND STILL HAVE THE SHUTTER. NOW AFTER READING THESE OTHER REPORTS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RELIABILITY OF MY TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101825November 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN BRAKING IT CAUSED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WITHIN THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS/ CALIPERS/ PADS, AND THE WHEEL BEARING OF LARGER SIZE EQUIPMENTS.*AK. ALSO, REPLACED HUB AND KNUCKLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103400November 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES, FRONT REQUIRING NEW OVERSIZE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *BF IN RE TO TWO 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA'S. THE VIN #'S ARE: [XXX] & [XXX]. *SC 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
#10100343November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS FROM HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA DENIES ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS. THE BACK BRAKES WON'T TIGHTENED UP CAUSING MORE PRESSURE ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TOYOTA IS FIXING SOME OF THE BRAKES ON TRUCKS THAT ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ONLY WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ENOUGH. THE TRUCKS THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE TOLD IT WILL TAKE OVER $2000.00 TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WANT ISSUE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR ANY THING BUT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, SO IT IS NOT UNDER ANY EXCESSIVE STRAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099209November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. *JB THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100242November 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON THE 2000 TUNDRA ARE INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE BIGGER WHEELS. THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL SO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE ROTORS WOULD WARPED AND CAUSE A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION.*AK PRIOR TO SEEKING REMEDIES FROM AGENCIES, I TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. I USED SLOTTED ROTORS, DRILLED ROTORS, AND EXPENSIVE PADS BUT THEY ALL RESULTED IN THE SAME MANNER---VIOLENT VIBRATION. AFTER WHICH I FINALLY SPOKE TO A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THE TOYOTA REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSTEMS FROM A 199 MM TO A 241 MM. THE CALIPERS WERE UPDATED FROM A 2-PISTON TO A 4-PISTON. BUT THE UPDATE ONLY TOOK EFFECT FOR TUNDRAS WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE CONSUMERS DID NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEFECTS UNTIL THEY TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR BREAK SERVICE. THERE WAS ALSO NO RECALLS BECAUSE THE NHTSA DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO UPDATE THE TRUCK WITH THE BIGGER BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM OF HIDING DEFECTS IS BECOMING VERY WORRISOME. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAD IT WITH THE TIRES RESULTING IN NUMEROUS FATALITIES AS WITH MITSUBISHI. WHY DOES IT TAKE A FATALITY FOR MANUFACTURERS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY KNOW FROM THE GET-GO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101383November 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH SIDE MIRROR GLASS KEPT FALLING OUT. EACH MIRROR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALERS STATED THEY REPAIRED THE MIRRORS FREQUENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101409November 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. TEN MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100045November 16, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES. THEY HAVE LUMPS IN SIDEWALLS THAT CONCERN ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098204November 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE SHUDDER SINCE THE MID 30000 MILES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (ROTORS TURNED TWICE). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THERE BRAKES AND THERE TSB'S TO MAKE MAJOR CORRECTIONS (APPROXIMATELY $2000 COST). ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASSIONS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE BRAKE SHUDDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098017October 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A THUMP, STOPPED, GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK,AND CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I FOUND THE TOP PORTION OF MY FRONT SWAY BAR (LINKAGE) IN THE ROAD. IT HAD RUSTED AWAY BETWEEN THE TWO RUBBER BUSHINGS, (ON THE PASSENGER SIDE). IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I WOULD NEVER HAVE NOTICED THIS HAD HAPPENED... ISN'T THE SWAY BAR A NEEDED COMPONENT IN THE HANDLING OF ANY VEHICLE? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099089October 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REQUEST PROPER REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2000 VEHICLE. *BF NO RECALL FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096168October 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPING CAUSING A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON EARLY MODELS OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA THERE IS A SERVICE BULLENT OUT FOR THE PROBLEM BUT YOU ARE NOT TOLD ABOUT IT UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS FOUR TIMES ON THIS TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096169October 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION/SHAKING WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL, AND MOST NOTABLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT 20,341 MILES AND 24,312 MILES REPLACING CALIPERS, ROTORS AND DRUMS, AS WELL AS ATTEMPTS AT RESURFACING BADLY WARPED ROTORS/DRUMS. CONDITION STILL EXISTS AT CURRENT MILEAGE OF 28,128 MILES. FEAR THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF HANDLING, CONTROL, TRACTION OR MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS THIS ALSO DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED CASE, THIS CONDITION IS LIKELY TO AFFECT VEHICLE REPUTATION AND (RE-SALE) VALUE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095629October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL DEFECT SO I DID SOME RESEARCH. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A TSB FOR THE O2 SENSORS AND THEN SOMETIMES IN CHANGING THESE THE DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD BECAUSE THE THREADS STRIP. MAYBE TOYOTA IS JUST TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA'S AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A TSB ON THE MANIFOLD. THIS TYPE OF DEFECT IS NOT NORMAL ON VEHICLES OF ANY AGE AND IT IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG THE TUNDRAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095210October 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA BRAKE SAFETY FOR 2000 TUNDRA, FRONT AND REAR VIBRATION. *BF TOYOTA ISSUED TSB BR 004R-02 AND TSB BR003-02 FOR FRONT AND REAR BRAKE VIBRATIONS, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VIBRATION IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. *TC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093813October 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2002 THE ROTORS KEEP WARPING, HAVE HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED 3 TIMES, TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A DEFECT BUT WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS WE PAY THEM $3000.00, WILL TOYOTA WAIT UNTIL THIS DEFECT KILLS SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095430October 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093686October 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS WARPING NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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