Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)

1,011 consumer complaints on file.

#10200120August 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I BROUGHT MY TUNDRA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ONLY TO DISCOVER ALL THE GREASE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE RUBBER BOOTS COVERING THE AXLES ENDS HAS COMES OUT. THE RUBBER BOOTS HAD NOT FAILED AND THE CLAMPS WERE STILL INTACT. THE GREASE HAD MADE IT WAY PAST THE CLAMP. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AXLES REPLACED AT 73,000 MILES. *TR
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#10199108August 10, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS POOR BODY PAINT. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ON THE SIDE OF TRUCK IS LOSING COLOR AND PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF. *JB
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#10198904August 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH, WITH NO WARNING THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION CAME APART. THE TIRE FOLDED UNDERNEATH AND THE TRUCK SKIDDED TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ON A 2 LANE MACADAM ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS RIGHT HAND SIDE, RIGHT HAND DRIVE SHAFT, AND INNER AND OUT TIE-ROD ENDS AND A NEW TIRE. *JB
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#10198770August 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN IT DIED. ANYTIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP IT DIED. TURNS OUT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR PLANETARY GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT MALFUNCTIONS. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST KILLED ME. *TR
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#10198027July 23, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND WOBBLES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE COMING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS THE WARPING OF THE ROTORS WHEN THEY BECOME OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED HIM $200 TOWARD THE BRAKE REPAIR. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, BRAKE LINES, AND CALIBERS IS $2,000. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A MONTH. AT 60,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC TURNED THE ROTORS AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS THE KIT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/05/07
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#10194742June 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID COULD BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE OVERDRIVE GEAR CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AS OF JUNE 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
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#10193979June 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
2000 TUNDRA BRAKE VIBRATION ISSUE; PURCHASED AS COMPANY TRUCK OCT 1999, TOOK TO DEALER AT 15K FOR BRAKE VIBRATION; STATES ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED BUT IT NEVER REALLY GOT BETTER, I JUST GOT USED TO IT. COULD NOT CONSTANTLY TAKE TRUCK IN TO LOOSE FOR 2-3 DAYS THE DEALER REQUIRED SO I BEGAN USING MY PERSONAL MECHANIC OF YEARS. PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS AT 59K, PERSONAL MECHANIC CHANGED 2 OXYGEN SENSORS AT 67K (I HEARD THOSE WERE RECALLED PRIOR TO 80K), PERSONAL MECHANIC BECAME A NUT CASE OVER THESE BRAKES AT 88K, HE REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS AND I STILL BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.... I KNEW MY MECHANIC WAS SINCERE. I HAVE JUST LIVED WITH IT; I AM NOW AT 140K MILES AND A BIT SICK IN STOMACH FROM THE BRAKING ISSUES. I DECIDED TO HAVE ANOTHER AREA MECHANIC GIVE IT A GO; WHILE MY TRUCK IS IN SHOP I SURF WEB AND DISCOVER THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE I DROVE OFF THE FREAKING LOT WITH THAT TRUCK. I'VE GOT RECEIPTS, NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER BUT I HAVE THEM. THANKS, CARLA. *TR
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#10192128May 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SERIOUS VIBRATION, SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND LIMITED TRAVEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHICH REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO WHICH THE DEALER INSISTED THE SYMPTOMS WERE NORMAL. LATER, THEY SAID IT NEEDED ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER BUT I DECLINED BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. VIBRATION WAS ATTRIBUTED TO TIRES. I HAVE BEEN CHASING VIBRATION AND SOFT BRAKES FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
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#10191011May 17, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB IS FAILING BECAUSE THE BULB IS LOOSE IN THE SOCKET. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE BULB FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, THE LAST TIME BEING MAY 16, 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS SAFETY RECALL # 99V347003 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS), BUT HIS VIN IS EXCLUDED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,675 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR
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#10187488April 10, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2000 TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK
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#10185397March 17, 2007
EQUIPMENT
ON AN EXTREMELY COLD MORNING (-22DEG F) I STARTED MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB V8 AND WENT TO TURN ON HEAT. THE TEMPERATURE NOB WOULD NOT TURN EASILY, BUT DID TURN, AND MADE A SNAPPING SOUND. THE HEAT NEVER CAME, THOUGH THE FAN DID WORK AND BLEW COLD AIR. I HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERSEAS AND NOT REQUIRING THE USE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS INCIDENT, AND JUST FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE ERROR. THE CABLES FOR THE HEAT SELECTOR SEIZED AND THE DASH MECHANISM BROKE. AFTER READING MANY OTHER POSTS ON THIS MODEL, AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS, THEY NEED TO REDESIGN THE CABLE, THE HEAT VALVE, THE METHOD THE CABLE IS SECURED AND ENSURE THAT WATER IS NOT PENETRATING THE CABLE. THE RESULTING PROBLEM IS OFTEN NOT CORRECTED PROPERLY BY THE DEALERS. I EXPECT THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL COST AT A MINIMUM OF $300 FOR THE DASH MECHANISM, $20 FOR EACH CABLE THAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED PLUS LABOR COSTS, MORE IF IT IS NOT CORRECTED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME.
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#10181585January 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SHIFT ASSEMBLY FAILURE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE. *JB
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#10178897January 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2000 TUNDRA TRD 4X4 V-8, AUTO TRANS DEVELOPED AN ENGINE NOISE WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES AND FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, GODFREY TOYOTA OF CADILLAC, MI AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES, THE O2 SENSOR FAILED, AS IDENTIFIED TO ME BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED MY SENSOR, AND INITIALLY BILLED ME FOR THE WORK. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC, HE IDENTIFIED THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE O2 SENSOR. HE FURTHER IDENTIFIED THE REASON FOR THE NOISE WAS THE CRACKED MANIFOLD, THAT HAD APPARENTLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES OF DRIVING. HE INDICATED THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND THAT AFTER DRIVING AWHILE, THE CRACKED TENDED TO CLOSE UP AND REDUCE THE NOISE. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT IF THE O2 SENSOR HAD NOT COME OUT, THAT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND SENSOR AT THE SAME TIME, AT NO CHARGE. MY CHIEF CONCERN WITH THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN LIFE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO EXHAUST LEAKAGE, SECONDARILY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING ANY EXTENDED IDLING, SOMETHING I PERSONALLY DO NOT OFTEN DO. *NM
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#10175010December 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN NORTHERN WYOMING 1 WEEK AGO DURING FREEZING TEMPS. ENGINE SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER STARTING IN THE MORNING LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE SITS IN TRAFFIC UNTIL IDLE SPEED WILL MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF OTHER CARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN VEHICLE SITS OUT ALL NIGHT IN FREEZING COLD WEATHER. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER EACH TIME AND WE ARE TOLD THIS HAPPENS ON THIS V-8 ENGINE FOR TUNDRA AND LAND CRUISER MFG 1999. DEALER HAS OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND SAYS HE REPLACES SEVERAL EACH YEAR. DEALER SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED WITH CORRECTED MANIFOLD. DEALER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. COST IS TO BE APPROX $1400. DEALER SAYS TO TAKE UP PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CORP. *NM
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#10174181November 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES SHAKE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED BETWEEN 50 TO 40 MPH. A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED FOR THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING REPLACING UPGRADED MAJOR BRAKE COMPONENTS, BUT WILL NOT PAY TO FIX UNDER ENGINEERED ORIGINAL PARTS. THIS NEEDS A RECALL. *JB
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#10174197November 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFT LEVER DISINTEGRATED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE A BRACKET TO FIX THE SHIFT LEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE REPAIR WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFTER SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN IN SUMMER OF 2005. HE STARTED THE VEHICLE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. ONLY BY CAREFULLY PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN WAS HE ABLE TO ATTAIN APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WITHIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTION WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WIRE CONNECTS TO ITS FEMALE CONNECTOR. WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR AND IT SEEMED CONNECTED. HE PUSHED THE CONNECTOR DOWN HARD AND TO HIS ASTONISHMENT IT CLICKED INTO PLACE. WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AGAIN. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, HE CLICKED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SECURELY IN PLACE. HE USED SOME COPPER ELECTRICAL WIRE AND WIRED THE CONNECTOR FIRMLY IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS BEST GUESS TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR: WAS THE DESIGN OF THE PLASTIC WAS FAULTY. THE PLASTIC TAB WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD IT SECURELY IN THE SOCKET AND OVER TIME, ROAD VIBRATION CAUSED IT TO COME LOOSE. ALSO, THE STARTER FAILED. UPDATED 03/08/10
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#10172941November 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RAPIDLY WARPED, LEADING TO VIOLENT SHAKING, INABILITY TO STOP AND NEAR-LOSS OF CONTROL. BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS UPGRADED TO CERAMIC. GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT A LOAD CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN, ONCE MORE LEADING TO INABILITY TO STOP AND NEAR-LOSS OF CONTROL. THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE COMPLETELY REPLACED BY PELLMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE IN BOULDER, CO, WITH THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THE ORIGINAL TUNDRA BRAKES WERE INADEQUATE. PARTS UNAVAILABLE. *JB
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#10169763October 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARP AFTER ONLY A FEW WEEKS. HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH "IMPROVED" ROTORS WITHOUT ANY HELP. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED MANY BUT WILL NOT FIX MY 2000 TUNDRA. JB
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#10169487September 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE DISC (OR ALSO CALLED ROTORS) WARP APPARENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL BUT THERE IS A TSB RECOGNIZING PROBLEM. OWNER REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS USING WARRANTY ON ROTORS FROM PARTS HOUSE. THE WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON TOYOTA TUNDRA INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT MANUFACTURER EXPENSE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
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#10168717September 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION ON THE TUNDRA TRUCK IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, EXPERIENCED BY THOUSANDS OF TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND YET TOYOTA FAILS TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND HELP OWNERS WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TUNDRA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ABRUPT GEAR SHIFTING WHICH CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD. I'VE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS " YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY". I'VE BEEN A TOYOTA OWNER FOR 15 YEARS, BUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *NM
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