Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)
1,011 consumer complaints on file.
- #10137322September 22, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 9/17/05 I WAS INFORM BY TOYOTA DEALER THAT MY, 2000 TOYOTA MODEL TUNDRA, PICKUP HAD A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY TOYOTA COMPANY . HOWERVER, SINCE THE TRUCK IS OUT WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE THE UPGRADE PARTS. THE UPGRADE BRAKE PARTS CONSISTS OF THICKER ROTORS, LARGER CALIPERS AND WIDE BRAKE PADS. SINCE THESE UPGRADE INDICATES THAT CURRENT PART ARE INADEQUATE TO DO THE JOB OF STOPPING THIS VEHICLE UNDER ALL NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION OFFICE AND THEY AGREED THE MY BRAKES HAD BEEN UPGRADED. THEY ALSO SAID, THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY , I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR COST ?AND $ 1600 FOR PARTS. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF OUT WARRANTY, RATHER IT IS A QUESTION REGARDING AUTO SAFETY, AND THEREFORE I NEED YOUR HELP ASAP. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX] - BOUGHT JAN. 2000- HENDRICKSON TOYOTA LOC. 5201 SAMPLE RD COCONUT CREEK FLA. 33073. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137338September 22, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON 9/22/05 I SUBMITTED COMPLAINT INFORMATION, HOWEVER, MY PHONE # WAS INCORRECT AND - CORRECT # [XXX]. ALSO, I INDICATED MY BRAKE SYSTEM TO BE AIR ACTIVATED IT IS NOT - IT IS FLUID ACTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING IS A REPEAT OF MY COMPLIANT: ON 9/17/05 I WAS INFORMED BY MY TOYOTA DEALER THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA MODEL TUNDRA, PICKUP HAD MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY TOYOTA COMPANY. NOTE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. HOWEVER, SINCE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE THE UPGRADE PARTS. THE UPGRADED BRAKE PARTS CONSISTS OF THICKER ROTORS, LARGER CALIPERS AND WIDER BRAKE PADS. BECAUSE THE PARTS UPGRADE INDICATES THAT THE CURRENT PARTS ARE INADEQUATE TO DO THE JOB OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I CALLED THE TOYOTA CONSUMER RELATIONS OFFICE AND THEY AGREED ,THAT MY BRAKES SYSTEM HAD BEEN UPGRADED. THEY SAID, THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD PAY FOR BOTH LABOR COST? AND $1600.00 FOR PARTS. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF OUT WARRANTY, RATHER IT IS A QUESTION REGARDING AUTO SAFETY, AND THEREFORE, I NEED YOUR HELP ASAP. VEHICLE VIN# [XXX] BOUGHT NEW YR. 2000 FROM AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA LOC. 5201 SAMPLE RD COCONUT CREEK FLA 33073. *NM 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
- #10135885September 8, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, AS WELL AS THOSE OF NUMEROUS OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, HAS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE AND NOT INFORM US ABOUT. IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT BRAKES PULSATING AND FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY, THE PROPORTIONING VALVE THAT TRANSFERS BRAKING FORCE TO THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL. THERE IS A "LOAD SENSING DEVICE" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO INCREASE BRAKING FORCES TO THE REAR DRUMS WHEN THERE IS A LOAD IN THE TRUCK OR WHEN SOMETHING IS BEING TOWED BEHIND THE TRUCK. THIS DEVICE IS APPARENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS THE REAR PADS ON MY TRUCK DON'T APPEAR TO BE WORN MUCH AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS AND ACCIDENTS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE AS EVIDENCED BY THE COMPLAINTS AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/TOYOTA_TUNDRA_BRAKES.HTML. PLEASE HELP TO STOP THESE INCIDENTS BY FORCING TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10130882August 1, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PARTICULARLY WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS IF THERE WERE AN EARTH QUAKE. IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE AND COULD NOT BE FROM OPERATOR ERROR. I'VE RECENTLY REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTORS AND BLED THE SYSTEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES DANGEROUSLY WHEN SLOWING, HOWEVER GENTLY, FROM SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10130621July 29, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP AND HAVE HAD A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD 4 REPAIRS ON THE BRAKES AT 6,139, 49,535, 58,302 AND 61,277 MILES. TOYOTA HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON HOW TO REPAIR THE BRAKES (BR001-01, BR006-00, BR004-02) WERE ALL DONE ON THIS TRUCK. TOYOTA REFUSES TO INFORM CONSUMERS OR OFFER A RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM. I AM OUT $1255 IN REPAIRS AND TOYOTAS LAST RESPONSE TO ME WAS : "TOYOTA'S FINAL STAND IS TO NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER." *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10121990July 8, 2005SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN FACING UPHILL IN THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS INTO PLACE AND SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PUT ON. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IF THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY, WHY WERE THE OTHER SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED THE SAME WAY.*AK THE CONSUMER THE ORIGINAL SEAT BELTS DID NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM HE IS EXPERIENCING NOW WITH THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10126805June 28, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PULSATING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND BRAKES COMPLETELY OVERHAULED TWICE IN APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. AFTER NOTICING MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET AND FINDING OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS RELEASED A TSB TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (BUT WILL ONLY FIX AT THEIR COST IF THE TRUCK IS UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY), I DECIDED TO SEND IN THIS COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERE SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER THEY FIX THE BRAKES FOR ABOUT $450 A SHOT THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED UNTIL A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THE PULSATING RETURNS. THE DEALERSHIP REALIZES IT'S A PROBLEM, BUT TO APPLY THE CORRECT FIX, IT'S ANOTHER $2000. FOR $450 YOU CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN, TEMPORARILY. THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT'S COMMON SENSE THAT IF YOUR BRAKES ARE NOT GRIPPING PROPERLY, IT WILL BE A SAFETY CONCERN. WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR INJURED TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION FOR TOYOTA TO STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM? SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB POINTS TO THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE SYSTEM IS A PROBLEM. WHAT CAN CONSUMERS DO TO GET TOYOTA TO STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10125144June 13, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
PURCHASED 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN 2004 WITH ABS LIGHT ON AND REAR END NOISE. TRUCK VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN BREAK IS USED DOWN HILL. TOYOTA AGREED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR IF ANY PROBLEM EXISTED. TOYOTA STATES THAT THE NOISE WAS A PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE BREAKS SHOULD BE USED "SMOOTHLY", TAKING CARE NOT TO HIT IT TOO HARD. THE DAY AFTER PICK UP FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT A MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN AT 45 MPH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE 75 FEET IMPACTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE TOTALED OUT. THE TUNDRA REAR-ENDED A SMALL CAR. DAMMAGE WAS TO THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE TUNDRA AND ALL THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE AREA, AS THE TOP OF THE TUNDRA WAS FORCED INTO A DOWNWARD POSITION BY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOCKING UP. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NOT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. 3 MINOR INJURIES TO 3 PEOPLE INSIDE TUNDRA. NECK INJURY TO DRIVER OF FIRST VEHICLE IMPACTED. TOYOTA VERBALLY STATED TO FAMILY MEMBER THAT THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. BODY WORK FINNISHED AND INSURANCE PAID BILL. BREAKS STILL LOCK UP EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. USING BREAKS ON A HILL CAUSE TRUCK TO SHAKE. BREAK PADS REPLACED AND BREAKS STILL DO NOT FUNCTION AS REQUIRED. TOYOTA DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH BREAKS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 6
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10120396April 29, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS.*MR WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER ESURFACED THE ROTRS BUT THE VIBRATION RETURNED. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10118619April 28, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 65,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ORBITAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. THIS GEAR HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA ,AND REPLACED WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY GEAR. THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MANY TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A $3000.00 REPAIR JOB. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10118168April 20, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TERRIBLE VIBRATION AS I WAS BRAKING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE,TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000). BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER DURING WARRANTY, THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND CHARGED ME. AT 34,000 MILES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING THEY SUGGESTED SAME - TURNED ROTORS, AND THEY INDICATED THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM. YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN THE ROTORS. NOW, THEY ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. BUT SINCE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT HELP, AND WILL NOT WORK OUT A CONCESSION WITH TOYOTA.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10118194April 20, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4 DOOR V-8 TRUCK. BOUGHT NEW IN FEBRUARY 2000. (1) BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL ABOUT 60000 MILES AT AROUND THE END OF 2002. (2) APPLYING BRAKES LIGHTLY TO SLOW DOWN FROM NORMAL FREEWAY SPEED VIBRATION/PULSATION /SHAKING OCCURRED. SOMETIMES WORSE THAN AT OTHER TIMES. AT FIRST, 1ST REACTION WAS TO GET OFF THE BRAKES, BUT, IN TIME, GOT USED TO VIBRATION. NOT SURE WHAT LONG TERM EFFECT OR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR FROM THIS VIBRATION. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF VIBRATION ISSUE. THEY APPARENTLY HAD A SOLUTION BUT MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND WOULD NOT COVER COST TO INSTALL REMEDY. THIS APPEARED TO BE A LATENT PROBLEM NOT NECESSARILY SHOWING UP WITHIN THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD. NO INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCURRED FROM THIS DEFECT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10116446April 5, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA, MY FRIEND HAS A 2001 TUNDRA. WE HAVE REAR SIDE WINDOW LATCH PROBLEMS. JUST OPEN THEM AND CLOSE, THEY WILL BREAK. NO STRESS, NO BINDING OF THE WINDOW. THE PLASTIC HINGES NEED TO BE REPLACED..*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10113789March 8, 2005TRAILER HITCHES
RE; FOLLOW UP NOTIFICATION OF TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. 02V-050. *BF *SC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10112586March 6, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF, DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT ABOUT 21000 MILES. AFTER I PARKED THE TRUCK, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IT TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. I HAD THE VEHICULE TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFT LEVER, TUBE STEERING, SUPPORT TILT MECHANISM, AND SHAFT CONTROL. (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) AT 44, 000 MILES. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND TO A TOYOTA CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY STATED SINCE MY VEHICULE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE THIS IS A RECCURING PROBLEM THAT IS PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE SHIFT LEVER IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIVE CYCLE OF THE VEHICULE. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE DEFFECT ; THEY SHOULD BEAR THE COST. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10112383March 1, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
"TICKING" SOUND FROM LEFT REAR OF ENGINE BLOCK. I KNOW IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID MY EXHAUST HEADER WAS CRACKED AND RUSTED. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN TEXAS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER NAMED GABE AT CAMELBACK TOYOTA IN PHOENIX, AZ, "THE HUMIDITY IN DALLAS MUST HAVE CAUSED THE RUSTING." THE TRUCK HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I INQUIRED TO THE PRICE OF REPAIRS, HE SAID $1800. HOWEVER, HE ADDED, I COULD GET THE "IMPROVED" MANIFOLD, "WHICH HAS THICKER WELDS, FOR ONLY TEN DOLLARS MORE." THIS SEEMED EVERY ODD TO ME THAT TOYOTA ALREADY HAS AN IMPROVED DESIGN FOR THE HEADER THAT RUSTS FROM THE "HIGH HUMIDITY" OF TEXAS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10110320February 11, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 4WD IN SEPT. OF 2000 WITH 5,500 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX. 10,000 MI. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 15,000 MI. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ACCORDING TO A TSB THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED. I THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS WERE OVER BUT IN JAN.'05 I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THAT HAD IT OCCURRED WOULD SURELY HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE OR LIVES. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, ALLOWING PROPER STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. IN TURN I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE WITH FULL FORCE. UPON DOING SO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TOOK OVER AND IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD JUST TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK. AFTER THIS NEAR ACCIDENT MY TRUCK HAS THE VIBRATION PROBLEM DURING BRAKING AGAIN. I NOW HAVE 43,000 MI. ON MY TRUCK AND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST ME $1700+ TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHAT A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN TOYOTA HAS IN THE TUNDRA WHEN A $30,000 TRUCK HAS REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEM WHILE IN WARRANTY AND NOW, AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD 1 TIME RESULTS IN MY HAVING TO SPEND NEARLY 1/15TH OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR A PROBLEM TOYOTA HAS KNOWN EXIST IN THE TUNDRA. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED THROUGH A RECALL TO REMEDY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10111260February 9, 2005WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND OBSERVED THAT DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL SHEARED OFF. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT AND DRIVER'S WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10101899January 25, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY FELT AS IF ONE WAS PRESSING ON SPONGE. THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE LIKE THEY SHOULD.*AK BALL JOINT* JT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN 2000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED NEW OVERSIZED BRAKE PADS ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED 11230323. *TC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10101901January 25, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
BRAKES FEEL LIKE SPONGE. WHEN PRESSING ON THEM THEY DO NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE LIKE THEY SHOULD.*AK BRAKES FEEL LIKE SPONGE. WHEN PRESSING ON THEM THEY DO NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE LIKE THEY SHOULD.*AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN 2000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED NEW OVERSIZED BRAKE PADS ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED 11230323. *TC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0