Toyota Tundra Complaints (2004)

466 consumer complaints on file.

#10458707May 16, 2012
SUSPENSION
FRAME ROT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450296March 5, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN IT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES HAD BECOME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES, INJURING ONE BYSTANDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AND THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10449165February 24, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE RUST ACCUMULATION ON FRAME OF TRUCK. RECALL CAMPAIGN # 09V444000 STATES TOYOTA WILL INITIATE A FIELD ACTION ON 2004 THROUGH 2006 MODELS. CALL TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS (CASE # [XXX]), PROVED TO BE USELESS. NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY TOYOTA. 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
#10445706January 28, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED, PURCHASED IN 2004 DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR 39000 DOLLARS HAS AN EXTREMELY RUSTY FRAME. THE STEEL PEELS AWAY IN LAYERS AT THE WELDS. THE PROLIFERATION CAN BE DESCRIBED AS "LAYERS OF A BISCUIT FLAKING A PART." THE DEALERSHIP POUNDED ON THE FRAME WITH A TOOL AND SAID THAT IT DID NOT FAIL THE "TOYOTA FRAME TOOL" TEST AND SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL IT FAILS OR BECOMES PART OF A RECALL. I HAUL A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY AND I FEEL THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. HOW CAN A 7.8 YEAR OLD TRUCK ROT OUT THIS QUICKLY? THERE HAS A TO BE AN ISSUE HERE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445255January 25, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,399.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433824November 1, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430220October 14, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AXLE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429107October 7, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE UPPER ROD BARRING FRACTURED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427780September 28, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE WAS LOSING AIR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE, I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE WHEEL RIM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE OF THIS MANUFACTURE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418221August 9, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OUR 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS SUCH EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS THE GEARS HAS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416669August 2, 2011
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 600 SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10E038000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN A TWO WEEK TIME PERIOD. THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410940July 7, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402561May 24, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BROKEN AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINES, ABS LINES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DRIVE SHAFT AND CONTROL ARM SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395891April 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
[XXX], THE OWNER OF TOYOTA 2004 TUNDRA VEHICLE ID [XXX] FOR TOYOTA CASE #[XXX]. AS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER (CENTER) ON MARCH 7, 2011, [XXX] AND HIS VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A VERY FRIGHTENING AND TRAUMATIC INCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD. THE FRONT ARM, JOINT, AND WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BROKE APART AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH OTHER DRIVERS WATCHING, [XXX]WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND MANEUVER THIS CRIPPLED VEHICLE 2,000 FEET - FROM THE INNER MOST LANE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY TO HIM AND OTHERS, DRIVERS/VEHICLES. AS STATED BY THE POLICE AT THE SCENE AND OTHERS WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, IT WAS SIMPLY A MIRACLE. 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
#10384321February 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA MUST BE MANUALLY ATTENDED WHEN PUMPING FUEL. IF THE PUMP IS SET TO AUTOMATICALLY PUMP UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP WILL STOP FUELING BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND OCCASIONALLY STOPS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE PUMP JUMPS OUT OF IT'S POSITION IN THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND SPILLING GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378823January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FIRE AND FILED A CLAIM. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357921September 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. SHE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME YET IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE CONNECTOR THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,484 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,556.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350178August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLUMN SHIFTER OVERDRIVE ON/OFF SWITCH WIRE LEADS IN 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILS OR SHORTS OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF OVERDRIVE SETTING ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CAN CAUSE DOWNSHIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR YOUR VEHICLE TO NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE CAUSING POOR FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER SO MANY SHIFT CYCLES OF THE COLUMN SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE CAUSE THE WIRE LEADS TO BREAK FROM METAL FATIGUE CAUSING THE FAILURE OR SHORT IN THE SWITCH MY TRUCK STARTED THIS WITH ABOUT 123,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE WEB DETAILING THE FIX ON THIS PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE ROUTING OF THE WIRES IS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE TOYOTA HAS TRIED TO TAPE THE WIRES TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION IN A POOR ROUTING OF THE SWITCH WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324235April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES ELECTRONICS MALFUNCTION. TAPE ENCLOSED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE, THE RPM'S WERE 2,000 AND WHEN THE OVERDRIVE WAS TURNED OFF, THE RPM'S READ 3,000 WHICH WAS OPPOSITE OF THE NORMAL FUNCTION. *JB UPDATED 09/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322087March 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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