Toyota Tundra Complaints (2000)

1,011 consumer complaints on file.

#10028427July 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON MY MY TUMDRA ARE WARPED AND THIS CAUSES A PULSATING IN THE BAKING OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AND THAT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH, THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026087July 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 WITH 40,000 MILES AND I LOVE IT. MY CAR STARTED SHAKING PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST 5,000 MILES AND HAS HAD 3 BRAKE JOBS DONE BY BRAKE MASTERS. THE CAR IS STILL VIBRATING.*AK WHEN I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE WARRANTY REPAIR BUT THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT ANY RECALL OR OTHER PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE WILLING TO REPAIR OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND YET DID NOT PROMISE THAT BRAKE JOB WILL BE SATISFACTORY. I WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS WOULD BE WARPED AFTER 2,000 3,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF THE REPAIR JOB DONE. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. A VEHICLE THIS NEW SHOULD NOT HAVE ROUTINE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THE NEWER MODELS OF THE SAME TRUCK ARE EQUIPPED WITH BIGGER CALIPERS TO ABSORB THE VIBRATION. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS OUTSTANDING PROBLEM (WITH MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB) CAN CREATE SERIOUS HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I AM REQUESTING AT THIS TIME TO BE REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE UPGRADED BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SINCE THIS KIND OF REPAIR CAN NOT WAIT. HERE IS THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A REFERRAL: VEHICLE ID: [XXX] LICENSE PLATE: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027205July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10025909July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE PULSATION FROM BRAKES CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITION. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WEAR OUT AND GET WARPED VERY FREQUENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024336July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE FAILURES. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 22000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40000 MILES RESPECTIVELY. THEN, AT 48000 MILES, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH NEW ROTORS/ CALIPERS AND PADS. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH.*AK PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025591July 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT JUST OVER TWO YEARS OWNERSHIP OF MY 2000 TUNDRA (IN OCT 2002), I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. NOT RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY INDICATED THAT THE FRONT DISCS WERE PROBABLY WARPED AND THAT TURNING THEM WOULD DO THE TRICK. AFTER THE FRONT BRAKE JOB, THE PROBLEM REMAINED. I THEN TRIED NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS AFTER ALL OF THIS THAT I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A TUNDRA-WIDE PROBLEM. WHEN I INQUIRED WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP IN THE COST OF MY REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE 36,000 MILES OF MY WARRANTY. WITH FOUR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS MATTER PRIOR TO OCT 2002 (AND ONE JUST AFTER), TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A TUNDRA BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THE SERIOUSNESS OF A FLAWED BRAKING SYSTEM, I BELIEVE, TOYOTA HAD A MORAL OBLIGATION TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY ALL TUNDRA OWNERS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE BRAKES. IF TOYOTA HAD DONE SO IN A RESPONSIBLE AND TIMELY MANNER, THIS MATTER WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 36,000 MILE PORTION OF MY WARRANTY. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE THAT IT WAS NOT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, WAS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT REPAIRS ARE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT ARE NOT THE VEHICLES ORIGINAL PARTS. THIS CLEARLY INDICATES THAT MY BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT IS DUE DIRECTLY TO A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED BRAKE SYSTEM. I REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER BE FULLY INVESTIGATED AND IF ITS DETERMINED THAT TOYOTA MARKETED A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, THEY SHOULD BE HELD FULLY AND SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025302July 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2000 TUNDRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES... I HAVE SERVICED THEM SO MANY TIMES AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY. NOW I HEARD THERE IS A SPECIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE FOR IT TO GET IT DONE. BUT I WAS TOLD I DID NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY DO TO THE MILEAGE. $2000 DOLLARS FOR A BRAKE JOB THAT TOYOTA MEESED UP ON. WHY MUST WE PAY FOR A FAILED BRAKING SYSTEM? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025240July 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 V8 ACCESS CAB 4WD 66000 MILES, BRAKES PULSATE STRONGLY WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023939June 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END DUE TO THE UNDERSIZED CALIPERS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THIS PERSONALLY. UNFORTUNATELY ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS, THE CALIPERS ARE NOT ADEQUATE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FREAK THING SINCE SO MANY TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TOYOTA WILL NOT RECALL THEIR MISTAKE. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY 1. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM UNTIL I STARTED GOING THROUGH BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS WERE GETTING WARPED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023948June 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. REPLACED/REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. ROTORS AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE BY OWNER, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF DRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS. REAR VIBRATION PERSISTS. TOYOTA IS NON-RESPONSIVE ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS OTHERS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023955June 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PULSATING BRAKES ON TOYOTA TUNDRA SINCE CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. MULTIPLE WARRANTY REPAIRS PERFORMED, WHICH TEMPORARILY CURED PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, AND CONTINUES TO HAVE SEVERE PULSATING. I KNOW MANY OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023433June 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A CONSIDERABLE SHAKING PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAIL, ALL WITHIN 60,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023429June 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. MY COMPLAINT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS, IT CONCERNS THE FRONT BRAKES OF THIS VEHICLE. MY BRAKES ARE WARPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN IN DAYS. NOW I MUST HAVE NEW ROTORS INSTALLED EVEN THOUGH MY BRAKE PADS ARE VIRTUALLY NEW. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED, THE USED CAR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT YET REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023138June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000. RECURRENT BRAKE VIBRATION AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF FIXING PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023073June 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACKED MANIFOLD, WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL PART WHICH IS VERY LIKELY TO ALSO CRACK AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. A MANIFOLD SHOULD NOT CRACK AT 60K MILES! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021428June 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SHUTTERING DURING BRAKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WHEEL PLAY AND LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. TOYOTA REPLACED FRONTS IN 05/2001 AT 20000 AND NOW AT 40000 IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND SOLVE THE ISSUE FOR ALL TUNDRA OWNERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021430June 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. FROM DAY ONE THE BRAKES HAVE HAD A BRAKE VIBRATION PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK WORKED ON FIVE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE UNDERSIZED. IT FEELS LIKE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED BUT THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURES RESULTING IN CRASHES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020650May 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TUNDRA WAS PURCHASED AT 47,000 MILES. WITHIN 1000 MILES, A SEVERE VIBRATION DEVELOPED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. AS THE VIBRATION INCREASED, I NOTICED A FAIRLY SEVERE INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AS WELL. AFTER A NEAR COLLISION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER ALERTED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON THE TUNDRA, HOWEVER THEY SIMPLY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE PADS WERE AT 75%. WITHIN 1000 MILES, I AGAIN DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN AND AGAIN THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT SIMPLY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND INSTALLED NEW PADS AT MY EXPENSE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE TOYOTA PAY TO PERFORM THE WORK WHICH WAS LISTED IN SERVICE BULLETINS # BR00302, BR00402, HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSED CITING THAT MY TRUCK HAD IN EXCESS OF 36,000 MILES. THE BILL FOR THIS WORK WAS QUOTED AS $1700. IT IS NOW 1000 MILES SINCE MY MOST RECENT SERVICE, AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE HAS RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020562May 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING CAUSED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD LOOSE CONTROL DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018678May 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TUNDRA SERIOUS FRONT END VIBRATION. DISCOVER ROTORS WERE WARPED AFTER ONLY 35,000 MILES. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKING BECAUSE PADS WERE AT 50%. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS REDESIGNED BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE AND RELEASED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE MATTER. BUT NOW I AN 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE CHARGING 1500 DOLLARS FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE VIBRATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. A VEHICLE THIS NEW SHOULD NOT HAVE ROUTINE BRAKE PROBLEMS EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE ARE QUITE A FEW UNHAPPY TUNDRA OWNERS SHOWING UP ON THE NET. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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