Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)

1,011 consumer complaints on file.

#10064801April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE DEALER REPLACED THE DISC AND PADS AND 22,000 MILES. AT 32,000 MILES THE ROTORS, DISC AND PADS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WILL SEND A LETTER PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *JB THE PROBLEM RECURRED AT 70000, THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. *NM
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#10066085April 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA, 2000, V8, EXTENDED CAB. ONE RECURRING PROBLEM IS THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE 72K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES, AVERAGE EVERY 20K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND DEALER CLAIMS NO EVIDENCE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE VIEWED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SECOND ISSUE, RECENT EVENT. AFTER A 4 HOUR DRIVE THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. RESTARTED TRUCK IN PARK AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. AS SOON AS THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR, TRUCK SHUTS OFF. REQUIRED TOWING. AFTER SITTING FOR 24HOURS, TRUCK OPERATES FINE. SEVERAL MECHANICS CLAIM TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEAL WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING SINCE TRUCK HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, INTERMITTENT SLIPPAGE OF TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40MPH. AGAIN, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE DEALER CANNOT CONFIRM PROBLEMS. THIS AGAIN INDICATES A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER IS TEAM TOYOTA IN LANGHORNE, PA
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#10065910April 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
68800 MI. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER SAID EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKET WERE LEAKING. IT AND BOTH O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE O2 SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN 12 MONTHS BEFORE - NOW BOTH!. TECHNICIAN SAID THEY'D FIXED 5 OR 6 EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH - AT ONE DEALERSHIP!. ANOTHER WEB SITE INDICATES OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SMELL MFGR DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED 100% AS IT'S EMISSIONS ORIENTED AND BECAUSE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD. IT'S POSSIBLE TO DESIGN AND BUILD A MANIFOLD THAT DOESN'T LEAK OR WARP. TOYOTA SHOULD OWN UP AND FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. UNCONSCIONABLE IF THEY DON'T, AND NEED NHTSA TO MAKE THEM. *JB
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#10066964April 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LETTER EXPRESSING DISSATISFACTION WITH TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICIES. (NAR) *PH DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON VEHICLE. *CB
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#10064119March 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB - LIMITED DEVELOPED A RUST SPOT AND WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
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#10063889March 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY AFTER CONTINUOUS BRAKE WORK
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#10063907March 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. FIX FOR ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT IS AROUND 2000.00 AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED IDENTICAL ISSUES.
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#10063818March 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 ACCESS CAB 4X4 WITH 34,700 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING MODERATE PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ESPECIALLY FROM SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. AT 34,000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MIDAS SHOP IN PHOENIX, AZ, WHO TOLD ME I HAD 60%+ WEAR LEFT ON MY BRAKES BEFORE THEY NEEDED REPLACING, BUT SUGGESTED THAT MACHINING THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD ELIMINATE SAID VIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE, BUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE VIBRATION RETURNED. AS THIS SEEMED VERY UNUSUAL TO ME, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT THERE SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. ALSO DISCOVERED WAS THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM WHICH INDIRECTLY INDICATE THAT IT PRODUCED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKES THAT WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP TO THE HEAT GENERATED ON THIS VEHICLE. SOME CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THEIR BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH BETTER ONES AT NO CHARGE. COMPARATIVELY, TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN MY AREA HAVE BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE. AT BEST, THEY ARE REPLACING SOME PARTS, BUT REQUIRE THAT I PAY THE LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AS OPPOSED TO A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AS BRAKES THAT DO NOT HOLD UP UNDER NORMAL WEAR POSE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MANUFACTURERS' HAZARDOUS DESIGN DEFECTS FIXED, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB
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#10063747March 23, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE REAR QUARTER PANEL LATCHES CRACK VERY EASILY. I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO OVER 6 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT YEAR TUNDRAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. WITH SO MANY YEARS INVOLVED, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! AT LEAST OFFER FREE NEW LATCHES!*AK
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#10063521March 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT END WOBBLED WHEN THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS, BUT THAT PROVIDED A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE THAT INDICATED THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CALIPERS WHICH WERE TOO SMALL. *AK
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#10062173March 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 TUNDRA WITH SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT MY TUNDRA USED WITH 38,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER. SINCE I'VE HAD IT I PUT 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND 2 SET OF ROTARS, AND HAVE TO RESUREFACE THEM EVER 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE UPGRADE WHICH IS $1,700.00, ALSO REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS PATHETIC TO THINK THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE GOVERMENT OR TOYOTA RECALLS ALL TUNDRA'S WITH BAD BRAKES. *AK
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#10059733February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CALIPERS AND ABS BRAKES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND ABS BRAKES. *AK
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#10052199February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE "OUT OF ROUND". THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECT. TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OVER 30K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR COST. *SC
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#10056895February 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING
TRUCK LURCHES AT TIMES WHEN STOPPING, DOWNSHIFTS ARE SOMETIMES HARD. I'VE HAD SEVERAL DEALERS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY HAVE SAID IT'S "FINE". THERE IS NO TRANSMITTION FILTER (STANDARD) SO I PAYED TO HAVE IT FLUSHED. IT WORKED GREAT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR RE-TORQUING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TO IT ACCORDING TO THE USER MANUAL. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON IT, BUT I THINK ITS SOME FLAW IN THE LINKAGE OR A CONTROL PROBLEM. TIRES ARE NOW NEW, BUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT. BASICALLY, IT SOMETIMES SHIFTS/JERKS LIKE IT HAS A BELT DRIVE, NOT A GEARED ONE.*AK
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#10056450February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY TOYOTA REPAIR FACILITY THAT MY 2000 TUNDRA IS IN NEED OF NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR WILL COST $1900.00 IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MANIFOLDS ON THESE TRUCKS ARE FAILING AT A GREATER RATE THAN TOYOTA WILL ADMIT TO. A VEHICLE WITH 54,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS REPLACED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND CORRECT THE FAULTY PARTS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER.*AK
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#10055970January 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHEN BRAKING FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, PADS, DRUMS, AND STRUTS. *AK
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#10069008January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS FROM MECHANIC AND FAILURE, LAKESIDE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA SAYS OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DUE TO NEGLECT. WE HAVE MECHANIC RECORDS/RECEIPTS THAT OIL WAS CHANGED TIMELY.
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#10053933January 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BRAKE PROBLEMS ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA.*MR SINCE FILING HIS COMPLAINT LAST YEAR, CONSUMER DISCOVERED HIS 02 SENSOR RELAY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE SENSOR WAS BURNED AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. CONSUMER INQUIRED WHETHER THESE FAILURES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL. *PH
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#10053104January 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD REPEATED FAILURES OF O2 SENSORS, HAVE TWO SENSORS FAIL WITHIN 30,000 MILES TOTAL ON THE TRUCK. EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. ON JAN 13 2004, TOYOTA REPAIR STATED IT COULD COST $800 TO REPAIR O2 SENSOR IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BECAUSE "AROUND HALF" OF THEM WON'T COME OUT AND THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED. I KNOW TWO PEOPLE PERSONALLY WITH THE SAME EXACT FAILURES ON THIS YEAR TRUCK.
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#10052485January 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN FRONT BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. *AK
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