Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)

1,011 consumer complaints on file.

#10051522January 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
IN SEPT OF 2003, I HAD TO HAVE ONE OF MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED ON MY 2000 TUNDRA WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. LESS THEN FOUR MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING ANOTHER 02 SENSOR REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES. ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS HAS A 2000 TUNDRA ALSO AND HAS TWO 02 SENSORS REPLACED. I FEEL THAT IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE WITH THESE SENSORS AND TOYOTA SHOULD RE-CALL AND REPLACE THE LOT OF THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051290December 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEMS ON 2000 TUNDRA ; THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, BY MYSELF, IN APRIL, 2000. ON 5-31-01, AT 21,506 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY WORK ON THE BRAKES. I HAD COMPLAINED OF VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THEY INSTALLED A KIT WHICH TRANSFERRED SOME OF THE BRAKING LOAD FROM THE FRONT WHEELS TO THE REAR, THUS REDUCING THE TENDENCY OF THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND WARP, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE PADS AND SHOES, AND TURNED THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES WERE SATISFACTORY UNTIL I HAD A NORMAL BRAKE-JOB ON 7-14-03, AT 62,040 MILES, WHICH I HAD PERFORMED AT A GOODYEAR SHOP IN LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, (FOR THE SECOND TIME, COUNTING THE WARENTEE WORK) AND NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED. BY MID-NOVEMBER, AT AROUND 65,500 MILES, I NOTICED A PULSATING, "GRINDING" SOUND EMINATING FROM THE FRONT END AT LOW SPEED, WHICH WOULD GO AWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BY THE END OF DECEMBER, AT 67,000 MILES, A MAJOR VIBRATION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT I AM HESITENT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN. FROM PERUSING THE INTERNET, IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY TUNDRA DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; IT WOULD SEEM THAT A DESIGN FLAW EXISTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THIS OTHERWISE FINE AUTOMOBILE. I ASK THAT THIS AGENCY LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND MANDATE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE PART OF TOYOTA, IF DEEMED PROPER. THANK YOU. ALAN K. WHITNEY OFFICER, ARIZONA HIGHWAY PATROL (RET.) *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050968December 22, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION IN MY FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT III, LT 265/75R16 TIRES.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049132December 3, 2003
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE INDICATOR LAMP ON THE DASH TURNING ON WHEN APPLY BRAKES. THE INDICATOR LIGHT BECOMES ACTIVE WHEN THE WEATHER REACHES A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREE OR LOWER. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA FOUND NO PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047731November 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS! HAVE HAD THEM TURNED AND PADS REPLACED BUT CAME RIGHT BACK (SEVERE PULSATING AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE). LOT OF MONEY AND TIME SPENT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047565November 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. REPAIRS COMPLETED PER TSB'S BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN 2001 UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VIBRATION PROBLEM RETURNED LESS THAN 15,000 MILES LATER. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL EFFORT BY TOYOTA BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047376November 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
HAVING TO REPLACE O2 SENSORS WITH REGULARLY, 5000 MILES INTERVALS. DEALERS STATES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL. VERY EXPENSIVE PART. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048368November 20, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE TRUCKS FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILS TO RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLSTER, AND GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047262November 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES IN MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THEY GO OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20,000-25,000 MILES AND THEY ALSO GET MUSHY FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON. THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM DICTATING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE CALIPERS BACK PLATE ETC. THE TOTAL FOR THIS WORK IS OVER $1100.00. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT IF IT WERE AN AMERICAN CAR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THE WORK DONE AT THE AUTO COMPANIES EXPENSE... I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BRAKES SO OFTEN IS A FINANCIAL BURDEN TO ME AND I DEFINITELY CANNOT AFFORD $1100.00 TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *LA 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
#10048320November 19, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CLIFF HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10044026November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045805November 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKES PULSATE AND THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN STOPPING. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045760November 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
BAD O2 SENSORS ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045642November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I TOO HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS AS EVERY ONE ELSE. I NOW HAVE 65,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD ROTORS TURNED ONCE AND JUST INSTALLED NEW FRONT ROTORS. ALSO REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NOW TOYOTA SAY THE WILL DO THE TSB FOR A $200.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I WANT IT DONE FOR NOTHING. I WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY DO IT RIGHT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045548November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR DRIVETRAIN LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS TO A STOP. DEALER SAYS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE. THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO WEEKS. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE 19 OF SEPTEMBER AND THE 19TH OF OCTOBER. FROM AROUND 5:30 TO 6:00 PM. I WILL DROVE IT ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER HOPING IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. COMPUTER AND BACKUP COMPUTER CHECKS OKAY, NO METAL IN ANY OF THE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. THIS IS A 4X4 SR5 2000 TUNDRA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045251November 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045170October 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A RECURRING BRAKE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN NC, AS WELL AS CORPORATE TOYOTA. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS MACHINED IN THE PAST WHILE THE INTERMITTENT REAR BRAKE LOCK UP HAS BEEN CHALKED UP AS "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE" BY THE DEALER. SO, TO THIS DAY IT HAS GONE UNREPAIRED. AT THIS TIME, TOYOTA TELLS ME THAT ALL OF MY BRAKING COMPONENTS NEED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR 50% OF THE COSTS ($2500.00), SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONLY 34,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THE TUNDRA'S BRAKES HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AS HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS, BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND I WILL NOT SUBJECT MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO SUCH A VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043771October 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WE OWN A 2000 TUNDRA. WE RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE SHAKING WAS BACK. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCES WITH TUNDRAS. WE ARE VERY WEARY ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS WE USE IT PRIMARILY TO DRIVE OUR CHILDREN FROM PLACE TO PLACE. E'VE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE TUNDRAS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043493October 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND I AM EXPERIENCING EXTREME BRAKING VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS "FACTORY CERTIFIED." THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BOTH HAVE STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE MILEAGE LIMITS FOR THE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE. MY VEHICLE DOES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE (VIN NUMBER) FOR THE TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW CAN YOUR ORGANIZATION, IN GOOD FAITH, CONTINUE TO IGNORE A PROBLEM THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE? THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043384October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PULSATING BRAKES, THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT CORRECT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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