Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10028544July 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND IT STOPS THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME (1-2 MONTHS) BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JB
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0
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#10028507July 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
MY OXYGEN SENSORS WENT BAD AT 37000 MILES AND I BELIEVE THIS IS PREMATURE, I KNOW PERSONALLY OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EARLIER THAN THAT.I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A POLLUTION ISSUE,BECAUSE IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED, OR IF TOYOTA DOESN'T WARRANTY THE ITEM, THEN MOST LIKELY PEOPLE WILL NOT REPLACE THEM EVERY 30000 MILES OR WHENEVER THEY GO BAD. *AK
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#10028427July 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON MY MY TUMDRA ARE WARPED AND THIS CAUSES A PULSATING IN THE BAKING OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AND THAT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH, THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN.*AK
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#10026087July 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 WITH 40,000 MILES AND I LOVE IT. MY CAR STARTED SHAKING PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST 5,000 MILES AND HAS HAD 3 BRAKE JOBS DONE BY BRAKE MASTERS. THE CAR IS STILL VIBRATING.*AK WHEN I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE WARRANTY REPAIR BUT THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT ANY RECALL OR OTHER PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE WILLING TO REPAIR OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND YET DID NOT PROMISE THAT BRAKE JOB WILL BE SATISFACTORY. I WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS WOULD BE WARPED AFTER 2,000 3,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF THE REPAIR JOB DONE. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. A VEHICLE THIS NEW SHOULD NOT HAVE ROUTINE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THE NEWER MODELS OF THE SAME TRUCK ARE EQUIPPED WITH BIGGER CALIPERS TO ABSORB THE VIBRATION. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS OUTSTANDING PROBLEM (WITH MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB) CAN CREATE SERIOUS HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I AM REQUESTING AT THIS TIME TO BE REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE UPGRADED BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SINCE THIS KIND OF REPAIR CAN NOT WAIT. HERE IS THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A REFERRAL: VEHICLE ID: [XXX] LICENSE PLATE: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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0
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#10026039July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
MY BRAKES HAVE HAD RECURRING SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEMS ALMOST SINCE NEW. IT GOT BAD ENOUGH FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE MY ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS, SHOES AND BEARINGS TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST 13700 MILES, AS WELL AS TURNING THE ROTORS AND DRUMS AT OTHER TIMES. THE LAST TIME WE TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN WITH THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER ALONG FOR THE RIDE. AT THAT TIME HE ADVISED FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA FOR ARBITRATION. WITH THE TRACK RECORD OF THIS VEHICLE BEING WHAT IT IS, I DON'T THINK THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED TO MY SATISFACTION.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10027205July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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#10027258July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID OT WANT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE.*AK
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#10025909July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE PULSATION FROM BRAKES CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITION. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WEAR OUT AND GET WARPED VERY FREQUENTLY.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10024336July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE FAILURES. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 22000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40000 MILES RESPECTIVELY. THEN, AT 48000 MILES, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH NEW ROTORS/ CALIPERS AND PADS. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH.*AK PH *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025635July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT VERY HARD AND THE CEL CAME ON. DEALER SAID THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ERROR CODE FROM THE OBD II STATED "MIS SHIFT". IT TOOK 7 WEEKS TO GET THE PART.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10025636July 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SEVERE VIBRATION IN BRAKING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. *AK
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#10025591July 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT JUST OVER TWO YEARS OWNERSHIP OF MY 2000 TUNDRA (IN OCT 2002), I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. NOT RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY INDICATED THAT THE FRONT DISCS WERE PROBABLY WARPED AND THAT TURNING THEM WOULD DO THE TRICK. AFTER THE FRONT BRAKE JOB, THE PROBLEM REMAINED. I THEN TRIED NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS AFTER ALL OF THIS THAT I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A TUNDRA-WIDE PROBLEM. WHEN I INQUIRED WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP IN THE COST OF MY REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE 36,000 MILES OF MY WARRANTY. WITH FOUR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS MATTER PRIOR TO OCT 2002 (AND ONE JUST AFTER), TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A TUNDRA BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THE SERIOUSNESS OF A FLAWED BRAKING SYSTEM, I BELIEVE, TOYOTA HAD A MORAL OBLIGATION TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY ALL TUNDRA OWNERS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE BRAKES. IF TOYOTA HAD DONE SO IN A RESPONSIBLE AND TIMELY MANNER, THIS MATTER WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 36,000 MILE PORTION OF MY WARRANTY. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE THAT IT WAS NOT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, WAS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT REPAIRS ARE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT ARE NOT THE VEHICLES ORIGINAL PARTS. THIS CLEARLY INDICATES THAT MY BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT IS DUE DIRECTLY TO A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED BRAKE SYSTEM. I REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER BE FULLY INVESTIGATED AND IF ITS DETERMINED THAT TOYOTA MARKETED A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, THEY SHOULD BE HELD FULLY AND SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *AK
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0
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#10025301July 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE PROBLEM. SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE DO TO BRAKES. ROTORS FEEL WARPED. GONE THROUGH 4 SETS OF PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS 3 TIMESI N THE LAST 2 YEARS. TECH SERVE BULLITEN AVAILABLE BUT ONLY FOR 36000/3YR IM AT 50000/BUT ONLY 1 1/2... $2000 FOR THE REPAIRS AND ON TOP OF THAT I SPENT QUITE A BIT OFMONEY ALREADY FOR THE ROTOR RESURFACING AND BRAKE PADS. I WAS A TOYOTA FAN UNTIL THIS.... *AK
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0
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#10025302July 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2000 TUNDRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES... I HAVE SERVICED THEM SO MANY TIMES AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY. NOW I HEARD THERE IS A SPECIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE FOR IT TO GET IT DONE. BUT I WAS TOLD I DID NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY DO TO THE MILEAGE. $2000 DOLLARS FOR A BRAKE JOB THAT TOYOTA MEESED UP ON. WHY MUST WE PAY FOR A FAILED BRAKING SYSTEM? *AK
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No
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#10025240July 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 V8 ACCESS CAB 4WD 66000 MILES, BRAKES PULSATE STRONGLY WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING.*AK
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#10023939June 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END DUE TO THE UNDERSIZED CALIPERS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THIS PERSONALLY. UNFORTUNATELY ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS, THE CALIPERS ARE NOT ADEQUATE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FREAK THING SINCE SO MANY TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TOYOTA WILL NOT RECALL THEIR MISTAKE. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY 1. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM UNTIL I STARTED GOING THROUGH BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS WERE GETTING WARPED. *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10023948June 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. REPLACED/REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. ROTORS AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE BY OWNER, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF DRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS. REAR VIBRATION PERSISTS. TOYOTA IS NON-RESPONSIVE ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS OTHERS. *NLM
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#10023955June 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PULSATING BRAKES ON TOYOTA TUNDRA SINCE CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. MULTIPLE WARRANTY REPAIRS PERFORMED, WHICH TEMPORARILY CURED PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, AND CONTINUES TO HAVE SEVERE PULSATING. I KNOW MANY OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
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0
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#10023657June 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND NEW BRAKE SHOES PUT ON, BUT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING A BAD SHAKE IN THE BRAKES. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023433June 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A CONSIDERABLE SHAKING PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAIL, ALL WITHIN 60,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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