Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#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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0
Deaths:
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#10021399June 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION
ON MY 2001 TUNDRA, WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THERE IS SEVER VIBRATION CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES BUT THE VIBRATION STILL OCCURS. IT HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVLY AND THERE IS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *AK
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0
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#10018909May 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY TOYOTA, I HAD TO RETURN DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING IN THE FRONT END. THE TSB REQUIRED MY BRAKES TO BE REPLACED IN FULL (FRONT AND REAR). THE RESOLUTION ON THE 15 MAY 2003 WAS TO TURN THE DRUMS AND REDUCE MY TIRE PRESSURE BELOW THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED PRESSURE RATING. *JB
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#10018916May 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
I HAVE A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF MY TRUCK WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED...USUALLY AROUND 45 MPH IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IS BOUNCING. I HAD THE REAR DRUMS REPLACED PER THE MOST RECENT TSB, I HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED. THE BOUNCE IS STILL THERE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. HE WANTS ME TO BELIEVE WHAT I FEEL IS NORMAL ABS SENSATIONS. THIS DOESN'T HOLD WATER BECAUSE THE VIBRATION IS THERE WHEN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALLOWING IT TO SLOW THE TRUCK FROM HIGHWAY SPEED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON MARCH 3. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF NOT HEARING ANYTHING (NOTHING...NOT A WORD), I CALLED TOYOTA BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER RESPONDED TO THEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THAT WHAT I WAS FEELING IS ABS. I EXPLAINED TO TOYOTA THAT THIS COULDN'T BE THE CASE....THE BOUNCE EXISTS WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THEY SENT ANOTHER INQUIRY TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE DEALER INDICATED THEY WOULD CALL ME AND HAVE ME RIDE WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER. ELEVEN DAYS LATER AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN TODAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THEIR MASTER MECHANIC HAS DRIVEN THE TRUCK AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK HASN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE FEBRUARY WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER FIRST TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WITH TOYOTA OFFERED TO ESCALATE THE COMPLAINT FURTHER UP THE LADDER TO TOYOTA REGIONAL...WHATEVER THIS MEANS. HE SAID SOMEONE SHOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN THE NEXT 3-4 DAYS. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES ENOUGH TO CONCERN ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKING ON WET ROADS GOING AROUND CURVES. I JUST WANT THE NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10016973May 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING SYSTEM IN 2001 TUNDRA: ROTORS AND DRUMS ARE BADLY WARPED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOVE 30 MPH).*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014524April 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE PEDAL FADES UNDER PRESSURE AND ACTS INCONSISTENTLY. AT TIMES THE BRAKES ENGAGE NEAR THE TOP OF THE PEDAL AND AT OTHER TIMES ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. PARKING BRAKE WILL ENGAGE AFTER THREE OR FOUR CLICKS AND THE NEXT TIME WILL NOT ENGAGE ALMOST TO FLOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS, DRUMS, DISKS, ETC. DEALER AND TOYOTA MOTOR SALES WILL NOT RETURN CALLS, LETTERS, ETC.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008696March 3, 2003
TIRES
THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. SCC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10004344January 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO STATED THAT IT HAS A CRACK THAT WILL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS CONTACTED AND WILL ONLY REPLACE IT IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10002858January 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE BRAKING BETWEEN 50 MPH TO 40 MPH. DEALER STATED THAT REAR DRUMS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A KNOWN FLAW THE COMPANY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OR OTHERS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE 2001 TUNDRAS. TS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003786January 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE ESPECALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TS THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED THEN ADJUSTED AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER VIBRATION, SHUTTER AND HIGH PITCHED NOISE STILL EXIST. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND FOUND THE CALIPER PIN STICKING OUT OF TRIM OF HUBCAP. WITH CALIPER PIN IN HAND, CONSUMER WAS ANGRY WHEN DEALERSHIP HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SERVICE BULLETIN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. BALANCING WEIGHTS FELL OFF. HEATER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO PACKING MATERIAL. FOAM MATERIAL WAS REMOVED. *TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000288December 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
SAFETY COMPLAINT ON TOYOTA TUNDRAS - LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT-END OF TRUCKS AND COULD RESULT IN DEBILITATING OR FATAL ACCIDENTS! THREE KNOWN CASES IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA AREA!
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0
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#770477December 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
INCREASINGLY EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR AXLE. DT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770389December 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 11/13/2002 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER PERFORMED CHECK AND DETERMINED 2 02 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE BAD. SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THEM AND CALL ME TO BRING VEHICLE BACK IN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON CONTINUOUSLY. ENGINE SPEED RISES AND FALLS WITH NO PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. WHEN IN GEAR, SUDDEN ENGINE ACCELERATION CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY IT IS NOW 12/3/02. DEALER SAYS SENSORS HAVE NOT COME IN. WHEN QUESTIONED AS TO WHETHER THIS SENSOR PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH ALL TOYOTA TRUCKS WITH 4.7 LITER V8 ENGINE. THE SERVICE MAN WAS EVASIVE SAYING THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS. CONSIDERING THEY ARE HAVING TO ORDER A PART THAT IS NORMALLY STOCKED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND CONSIDERING THE UNUSUAL LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS ON MY TRUCK. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OF THESE TYPE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568382November 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN
DESIGN DEFECT REGARDING DRIVE SHAFT LUBRICATION. THE FLANGE OR BASE OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING OVERRIDES THE BASE OF THE ALEMITE FITTING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A TIGHT FITTING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LUBE THE BEARINGS THE GREASE JUST SQUIRTS AROUND THE FITTING AND NOT IN. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023141November 21, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THE THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE HINGE THAT ALLOWS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO OPEN TO A CERTAIN ANGLE IS DEFECTIVE. INTERMITTENLY THE DOOR WILL SURPASS THE HINGE CAUSING IT TO "CRASH" DOWN ON CONSUMER'S FOOT. TS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#768686October 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO BECOME WARPED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. DEALERS HAVE INSTRUCTED ABOUT TSB, BUT HAVE RULED THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXEMPT DUE TO MILEAGE BEING OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD. PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY PERIOD AND WAS NEVER RESOLVED. DT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767599September 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILS WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE SELECTOR FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE TO PARK. THE PROBLEM HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT ALL I HAVE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME IS NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE CABLE THAT RUNS FROM THE COLUMN SELECTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION IS KINKED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CABLE IS SPECIAL ORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT EXPECT THIS PART TO FAIL. THE CABLE IS $150.+ AND THE LABOR TO INSTALL IS $350.+ ON THREE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO PA RT 24 AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAS HAD TO STOP WHILE I TRIED TO MOVE THE SELECTOR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. MY POSITION IS THAT THIS CABLE WAS EITHER MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED THE KINKING OR WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING ASSEMBLY. THE TRUCK IS NOT USED COMMERCIALLY AND HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO HARSH USE DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED THIS WEEK AT MY EXPENSE AND I WILL BE REQUESTING THE DEFECTIVE CABLE FOR EXAMINATION. NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019236September 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGE TWICE AND THE PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
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No
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Deaths:
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#767548September 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NOT ENOUGH SPACE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#767249September 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH HEAVY VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. FRONT ROTORS ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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