Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10221793March 19, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS--2006 RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK TO DEALER IN BOZEMAN, MT TO CHECK...WE WERE TOLD OUR TRUCK WASN'T PART OF RECALL....MONTHS LATER, RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE...CALLED AND EMAILED DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT RETURN CALLS OR EMAILS. OCTOBER 2007 FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL "BROKE" WHILE DRIVING AND WE WRECKED. DEALER IN LARAMIE, WY STATED THAT "YES, YOUR TRUCK WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS WAS DUE TO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE." LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY DRIVING 10MPH, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10221435March 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD TRUCK. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND I WAS PLANNING ON REPOSITIONING IT SO THAT I COULD PUT SOME THINGS IN THE BED. I PULLED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE AND THEN A LOUD SCRAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I NOTICED THAT THE LOWER SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN AND HAD SEPARATED ITSELF FROM THE TIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. WHEN IT BROKE OFF SOME PARTS HAD GRINDED/SCRAPED THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT THAT HAD BROKEN AND SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE. LUCKILY, I HAD AN EMPTY UNLOADED VEHICLE AND WASN'T DRIVING FAST SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT EVALUATING THE DAMAGE IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO BELIEVE HOW LARGE AND DEVASTATING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF I HAD A FULLY LOADED TRUCK AND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE PARTS YET. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221265March 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT
LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221132March 14, 2008
SUSPENSION
BED BOUNCE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221151March 14, 2008
SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED A NEWLY REDESIGNED 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES SEVERE "BED BOUNCE" EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON NEW SECTIONS OF CONCRETE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE LEFT THE TUNDRA IN THE GARAGE AND BEEN DRIVING ONE OF MY OTHER CARS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MANY (# UNKNOWN) HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP. THERE ARE SEVERAL TUNDRA OWNER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH DETAILS FROM OWNERS. GOOGLE :"TUNDRA BED BOUNCE" AND YOU WILL SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221193March 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
SEVERE REAR END OSCILLATIONS/BOUNCING CAUSING BLURRED VISION ON PART OF DRIVER WHEN TRAVELING ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS/FREEWAYS AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220938March 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2005. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING THE PARTS, BUT THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220753March 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD TRUCK WITH STANDARD RIMS (STEEL) AND MICHELIN TIRES. WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 80 AT SPEED (FAST LANE) THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING. IT WAS AS BAD AS HAVING A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING OFF ROAD AND I HANDLED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT I SUSPECT MANY DRIVERS WOULD BE FRIGHTENED/PANICKED ENOUGH TO RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT .MY THEORY IS THE TRUCK WHEN DRIVEN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN SURFACES BECOMES UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE HARMONICS WHICH ARE GENERATED BY THE SUSPENSION/TIRE/ROAD SURFACE INTERACTION. I LIKE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE AND INTEND TO KEEP IT BUT I THINK SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED (IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY). TOYOTA MAY BE LIABLE AND IT WOULD BEHOOVE TOYOTA TO BE PROACTIVE IN THIS REGARD. THE SALESPERSON I SPOKE WITH AT MAGNUSSENS DEALERSHIP IN AUBURN CALIFORNIA (GLENN TUCCINARDI) ASSURED ME THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM GIVEN MY STANDARD RIM SIZE AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I KNEW THERE WAS A VIBRATION/INSTABILITY PROBLEM ON SOME TUNDRAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BASED ON WEBSITES I VISITED WHICH IS WHY I RAIDED THE QUESTION AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. GLENN TUCCINARDI ASSURED ME THAT HAPPENED ONLY ON TUNDRAS WITH LARGER RIMS. HE IS INCORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220518March 9, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A 2 VEHICLE FRONT END CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10220519March 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. BURT TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, ACTS LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOW, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST, IF NOT ALL, TUNDRAS. THEY MAKE LARGER ROTORS AND BRAKES FOR THE FRONT AT THE COST OF $2000 WITH LABOR. WHY SHOULD TOYOTA NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH AN CRITICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE? DO WE NEED A FEW DEATHS BEFORE PEOPLE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS TUNDRA NIGHTMARE? TO DATE, 16 MONTHS, I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON SHOCKS, DRUMS, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, ALIGNMENTS, TIRES, BALANCING OF TIRES, AND MY TIME SITTING ON MY BUTT WAITING FOR THE WORK TO GET DONE, ONLY TO FIND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. NOW I SEE THE TUNDRA FORMS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT GO ON FOREVER. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT HELD LIABLE FOR THIS? PLEASE HELP US! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220350March 7, 2008
SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS EXTREME VIBRATION, BOUNCE AND OVERALL SHAKE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AS FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS COMBINED WITH THE VERY LIGHT STEERING AND ACCELERATOR EFFORT LEADS TO A VERY UNSTABLE FEELING OF NOT BEING IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN EVEN AND STEADY ACCELERATOR PRESSURE AND STEERING DIRECTION. DEALERSHIP HAS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, BUT HAS MADE ZERO DIFFERENCE. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS SO FAR TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TOYOTA IS WORKING ON THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218992February 24, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES AND SHAKES SO BADLY AS TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218762February 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 80-100 MPH, CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ABOUT THE AFTERMARKET ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS BECOMING STUCK AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 06/17/10*JB UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10218816February 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON MY TUNDRA, THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THE SHAKING CONTINUES. I WAS TOLD BY MY REPAIRMAN THAT TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL HOWEVER, WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 82,000 MILES NOW AND FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218227February 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NARRATIVE: 1. NORMAL DRIVING 2. CRACKED EXHAUST FLANGE(S). 3. NOTHING, YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218254February 17, 2008
SUSPENSION
NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT. WHEN DRIVERS SUNVISOR WAS SWUNG OVER TO SIDE WINDOW IT SHOOK LIKE CRAZY, AS A VISUAL INDICATION! DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. AFTER MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH MANAGEMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE TIRES AND PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT HELP. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO PUT WEIGHT IN THE BED. THIS DID NOT HELP. SHOP FOREMAN CALLED THIS THE "TUNDRA BOUNCE" AFTER HE DROVE IT AND CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TO START THE ARBITRATION PROCESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218181February 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
WHILE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED FLOATING AND BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. AS A RESULT THE TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING OVER 10,000.00 IN DAMAGES TO THE PICKUP. IT WAS A BOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THIS THAT WE RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINT. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED??? IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND GIVE US A NEW TRUCK THAT DOESN'T HAVE POTENTIALLY FATAL RECALLS. OR MAYBE A CLASS ACTION LEGAL RESPONSE MAY BE IN ORDER? I AM CONTACTING A LAWYER ASAP I BROKE BOTH WRIST AND CANNOT USE MY RIGHT ARM NOW AS A DIRECT RESULT OF IRRESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS NOT BEING DONE RIGHT. IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED LET ME KNOW. EMAIL ME AT THE VERY LEAST THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR STATING THERE IS "NOTHING AT ALL WRONG WITH THAT TRUCK" IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. WHAT ALL THAT KNOWLEDGE THE PRETEND TO POSSES ABOUT VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO CHECK FOR RECALLS PRIOR TO RESELLING THEM TO THEIR "VALUED CUSTOMERS". *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10218198February 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A REPAIRABLE CONDITION WHICH IT DEFINITELY WAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218375February 14, 2008
TIRES
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD A TIRE BLOW WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0086-91
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217722February 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE PROBLEMS. VIBRATION IN TRUCK WHEN USING THE BRAKES. 60,000 MILES AND GOING ON SECOND SET OF BRAKES/ROTORS TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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