Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#11302654January 28, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASH INSTRUMENT AND GAUGE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK DURING DAYTIME WHEN LIGHTS ARE SET TO AUTOMATIC. BASIC INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT CLEAR AND REQUIRE THAT THE DRIVER BE DISTRACTED MUCH LONGER THAN IS ACCEPTABLE TO TRY TO READ THE DARK INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE WITH THE PARKING LIGHTS ON SO THE DASH WOULD BE LIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT ON ALL NEWER TOYOTA TUNDRAS. DRIVING IN THE DAYTIME WITH THE PARKING LIGHTS ON IS ILLEGAL. ADDITIONALLY, DRIVERS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY NOT TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS AT DUSK AS MOST DRIVERS ARE USE TO HAVING THE LIGHTS SET TO AUTO. THIS AND THE DISTRACTION OF TRYING TO READ DARK AND DIFFICULT TO READ INSTRUMENTS WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302247January 27, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB. WHEN STATIONARY ON COLD START: VEHICLE PRODUCES A LOUD NOISE AND ADDITIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE/EXHAUST, CAUSING ADDITIONAL DANGER WHEN STARTING IN A GARAGE. WHEN IN MOTION: TRUCK OPERATES AS INTENDED UNTIL ACCELERATION IS ATTEMPTED, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS, DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, OR ANY OTHER DRIVING SITUATION WHERE THE GAS APPLICATION IS NECESSARY. WHEN IN MOTION: VENTING AND INTERIOR AIR CONTROLS CANNOT BE USED BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST THAT WILL SPILL INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WIDELY KNOWN TO THE TOYOTA COMMUNITY, AND TO DRIVERS OF TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN PARTICULAR. OF NOTE, THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED IN THE TOYOTA MESSAGE BOARDS (TUNDRA TALK, TOYOTA NATION, TUNDRAS.COM, TUNDRA SOLUTIONS). IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SEPARATE COTTAGE INDUSTRY THAT HAS SPRUNG UP AS A RESULT, WHERE MANUFACTURERS ARE PRODUCING BYPASS KITS THAT COMPROMISE THE EXHAUST STANDARDS SET BY YOU ALL, WHERE AN ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL HAS BEEN CREATED TO PROFIT OFF OF THESE ISSUES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY PARTIES IS HEWITT-TECH. WHEN ADVISED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE REPAIR QUOTE WAS $2568 OUT OF POCKET. WHEN SPEAKING TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT ANTICIPATE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, AS IT IS NOT ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM. IN GREATER RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THEY ARE EITHER AWARE BUT UNWILLING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BECAUSE A) THE SCOPE IS FAR TOO WIDESPREAD WITHIN THEIR TRUCK MARKET (EVERY TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SUBJECT TO RECALL) OR B) THE SCOPE IS TOO WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE MARKETSHARE (SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE INDICATED WITH THE COROLLA AND OTHER PASSENGER CARS). THIS IS NEGLIGENT AND DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301683January 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA OF GASTONIA. 1.704.824.7777 AND THE MANAGER.. [XXX] ASKED WHY THE OWNER COULD NOT BRING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEAVE IT. AND I TOLD THEM THE OWNER [XXX]. HAS COPD AND IS ON OXYGEN. AND COULD NOT WAIT 3-4 HOURS.. AND SHE SAID WELL IF HE CAN NOT DRIVE COUPLE HOURS. WHY IS HE EVEN GOING TO FIX THE AIR BAG?/ 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
#11301734January 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA REGARDING THE PREMATURE CHASSIS RUST ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS. I HAD INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE CUT OFF DATE FOR THE COATING WHICH WAS IN MAY OF 2018 DUE TO AN UNAVOIDABLE PERSONAL EVENT. WHAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE WAS THAT THEY EXTENDED THE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE CHASSIS IF THE PERFORATION WAS DEEMED SEVERE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2020. I HAD THE CHASSIS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER BEFORE THIS JANUARY CUTOFF DATE. WHILE THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT PERFORATION TO WARRANT A REPLACEMENT BUT IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THE CHASSIS WAS NEVER PAINTED AND THE RUSTING ON THE CHASSIS IS CLEARLY PROMINENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. WHAT IS MOST DISCONCERTING IS THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE FRAMES BUT THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE CUTOFF TO COAT THE CHASSIS. SHOULDN'T THIS COATING BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT A CUTOFF DATE? MY TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, NEVER ABUSED AND ALWAYS WASHED AFTER SNOW STORMS BUT DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN WHEREAS THE INITIAL CHASSIS COATING WAS FAULTY I AM NOW FACED WITH A TRUCK THAT LOOKS ALMOST MINT BUT THE CHASSIS WILL BE FAILING PREMATURELY. I HAD REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA BUT THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE COATING AS I MISSED THE CUTOFF DATE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL SOON BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRUCK WILL LOSE IT'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WITHOUT THE CRUCIAL COATING TO INHIBIT THE RUSTING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THE NHTSA CAN DO TO HELP, THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301364January 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I PUT THE CLEANER IN IT AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. I HAD SOME BUDDIES TELL ME TO UNPLUG MY BATTERY BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE A SAFETY FEATURE. SO I DID. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK ACTED RIGHT FOR A FEW MILES THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. MY BUDDIES REFERRED TO IT AS A "LIMP MODE" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WAS AFRAID TO HAVE IT WORKED ON BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IF THERE WAS A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T BE LIABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300691January 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS ASSIGNED A TRACKING NUMBER 11291844 FROM YOU''RE OFFICE AND STILL LOOKING FOR A STATUS REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300875January 21, 2020
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT LATCH DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300877January 21, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL, THE IGNITION HESITATED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300378January 19, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON IN AUTO POSITION ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF AS IF THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO OFF. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN TURNING. A TAP ON THE TURN SIGNAL STALK / HEADLIGHT SWITCH BRINGS THEM BACK. IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS MONTHLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300231January 18, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING HARD START ISSUES SINCE WINTER 2017. I FIGURED IT WAS MY BATTERY SO I REPLACED IT, BUT IT DIDNT HELP. THE HARD START WASN'T CONSISTENT SO I CHOSE TAKE SOME TIME TO SEE IF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SURFACED. GOT THROUGH WINTER 2018 AND SPRING/SUMMER 2019 WITH IT STILL STARTING ROUGH ON OCCASION. BY OCTOBER 2019 MY TRUCK REACHED APPROX 78K MILES, AND ONE DAY IT DIDN'T START AT ALL. TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET IT GOING. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED ONCE AGAIN. IT TESTED BAD BUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD I LT SWAPPED OUT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS TIME IT GAVE ME AN ENGINE LIGHT. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN 'EVAP CODE' AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE GAS CAP TO START. CODE DIDNT RETURN BUT STILL HARD STARTING. TOOK ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME P1604 STARTABILITY MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD I HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA TO GET A REFLASH. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THE PROBLEMS TUNDRA OWNERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS FFV DENSITY SENSOR MALFUNCTION. PRINTED THE OLD SERVICE BULLETINS AND WENT TO TOYOTA TO TALK TO SERVICE DEPT ABOUT IT. THEY SAID TOYOTA JUST PUT OUT A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER 2019 FOR THE REFLASH BUT NOW ALSO REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (TOYOTA TOLD ME DENSITY SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE PUMP). UNFORTUNATELY TOYOTA ALSO TOLD ME THEY WON'T COVER THE COST SINCE MY TRUCK HAD JUST GONE OVER 80K MILES, AND THEY ARE NOT FLEXIBLE WITH THAT AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM IT STARTED BEFORE 80K. T-SB-0166-19. SO I GOT PRICES. THE REFLASH IS ABOUT $140 AND JUST THE COST OF THE PUMP ITSELF IS $600, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE TOYOTA USA CUSTOMER CARE TEAM AND THEY SAID THEY CANT HELP ME SINCE I DIDNT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE IT. APPARENTLY IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOU HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FROM ANOTHER SHOP. THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA, AND I LOVE MY TRUCK SO THIS BREAKS MY HEART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300148January 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, THE FRAME CRACKED INTO TWO PLACES BEHIND THE CAB WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UN-DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GRAHAM TOYOTA (1515 W 4TH ST, MANSFIELD, OH 44906 (419) 529-1800) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED CASE 2001 021145 HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300213January 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST HAS DEVELOPED NEAR THE CORNERS OF THE TRUCK BED. NEAR THE BEDS MOUNTING BOLTS. THE BED HAS BEEN COVERED SINCE NEW AND NEVER EXPOSED TO WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299242January 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD GAUGES DO NOT ILLUMINATE DURING THE DAY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT (OR IMPOSSIBLE) TO READ THE GAUGES WHILE DRIVING IN SHADY AREAS, ESPECIALLY WHILE WEARING SUNGLASSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299398January 14, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND ROLLED AWAY ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FENDER HIT A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET AWAITING THE PART. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER MAITA TOYOTA OF SACRAMENTO LOCATED AT 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821, (916) 481-0855 AND NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION) BACK IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 330,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299009January 13, 2020
SUSPENSION
THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THE FRAMES ON TUNDRAS RUSTING. MY WAS NOT REPLACED, IT WAS JUST UNDERCOATED. THE FRAME IS RUSTING UNDER THE COATING AND THE COATING IS FALLING OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ALSO CALLED TOYOTA. BOTH WOULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE FRAME FAILED BUT TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA, WITCH I DID. TOYOTA TOLD ME THE TIME HAD RUN OUT ON THAT RECALL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND SHOULD HAVE HAD A FRAME REPLACMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299145January 13, 2020
ENGINE
TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR 5.7 L V8 ENGINE WITH THE CAM SHAFT TOWERS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS IS A RESULT OF THEM NOT APPLYING ENOUGH SEALANT AT THE FACTORY, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED TO ME BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER THE ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE ONLINE, CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN OPENED AND THERE IS A PETITION ONLINE TO GET THEM TO RECALL THIS ISSUE WITH OVER 6,000 SIGNATURES. MINE PERSONALLY HAS THE OIL LEAK AND I CAN SMELL BURNING OIL EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A LARGE OIL BURN STAIN ON THE EXHAUST WHERE THE OIL IS FALLING. APPARENTLY IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FIRE AND SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS ISSUE AND FIXES IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298092January 9, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RAILS THAT GO FROM FRONT TO BACK, BACK TO FRONT RUSTED NEARLY IN HALF MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RUST IS NOT JUST THE ISSUE WITH THE CROSSMEMBER. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN, IT IT NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298107January 9, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO CLOSE A GATE ON MY FARM PROPERTY. WHEN I REALIZED THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, I TRIED TO GET BACK IN TO STOP IT. THE DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND PICK UP ALMOST RAN OVER ME. I DID A BACKWARDS SUMMERSALT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ROLLING PICKUP. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET UP AND GET TO PICK UP, IT HAD SLOWED DUE TO THE JACK KNIFING OF THE BALE BUGGY I WAS TOWING. PLASTIC AND RUBBER IN THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK INSIDE SHIFTER CASE BEFORE I COULD PUT BACK IN PARK POSITION. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I PUT IN PARK IN PARKING LOT AND IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS STILL IN VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SHIFTER CONSOLE BUT ACTUAL PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. TWICE I WAS OUT OF VEHICLE. TWICE I WAS STILL IN DRIVERS SEAT. ONLY ONE TIME DID THIS PROBLEM RESULT IN INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11297878January 8, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
MAIN FRAME OF THE 2005 TUNDRA IS ROTTEN FROM RUST AND A CHUNK OF THE FRAME HAS FALLEN OUT. SEE PICTURE. I CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND TOYOTA CORPORATE WILL NOT DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THIS TUNDRA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SPRAYED IN 2014 AS PART OF THE "FIX" BUT THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND ROTTING APART. MORE SIGNS OF ROTS ARE VISIBLE ON THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297888January 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY 2016 TOYOTA TUNDRA PLATINUM EDITION, AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS IN "AUTO" POSITION, WHEN I USE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ALL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF. ONCE TURN SIGNAL SHUTS OFF, LIGHTS COME BACK ON . IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. THEM IS INTERMITTENT, THIS IS SO SCARY! I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 80 MPH AT NIGHT AND MY TRUCK (FULL OF MY FAMILY) JUST DISAPPEARED WHEN I CHANGED LANES. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN 3 TIMES NOW AND TOYOTA CAN'T REPLICATE SO THEY SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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