Toyota Tundra Complaints (2011)

134 consumer complaints on file.

#10746249August 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
NOISE IN BRAKES WHEN GOING SLOWLY AND TURNING RIGHT. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC HE LET ME KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY 2007-2013 TUNDRA'S AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT TSB0013-13 HOWEVER IT IS NOT A RECALL YET SO IT IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE OLD BEARING ASSEMBLIES, AND REPLACE BOTH REAR BACKING PLATES & BEARINGS, FRONT & BACK ROTORS, FRONT & REAR PADS, WHICH BROUGHT THIS TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $1,817.24. MY MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, INFORMED ME THAT IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS NOT DONE THE BRAKES WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OUT AT SOME POINT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL YET. I URGE TOYOTA TO RECONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AND QUALIFY IT AS A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744429July 28, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE AND SLIP DIFFERENTIAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER INTRUSION CODES P2440 AND P2441 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735812July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS HEADED TO SPRINGFIELD ON I-95 AND A CAR WAS COMING INTO MY LANE AND I TRIED TO BLOW THE HORN AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I ENDED UP SWERVING INTO THE LEFT LANE WITH TRAFFIC COMING. IT'S HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. I CHECKED MY FUSE AND IT WAS FINE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR A PILE UP SITUATION LET ME TELL YOU. $365.33 TO HAVE THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING REPLACED. THAT SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733885July 14, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH. THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILURE. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MASTER MECHANIC AND A SERVICE MANAGER I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED IT EARLIER MODELS UP TO AND INCLUDING 2010 TUNDRA WHERE TOYOTA TOOK CARE OF THE REPAIR . BUT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THIS PART UNTIL LATE 2011. MY TRUCK WAS DELIVERED IN FALL OF 2010 AND HAD THE OLDER STYLE PART. THEY CHANGED THE PART DESIGN AND NOW IT PREVENTS MOISTURE TO ENTER THE PUMP AND PREVENTS CORROSION WHICH CAUSED PUMP FAILURE. THE ORIGINAL PART HAD FLARED HEAD TUBING AND NO SEAL THE NEW DESIGN HAS A SEALED TUBE END. TOYOTA NEW THIS WOULD FAIL YET THEY DID NOT MAKE THE RECALL I HAVE REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT BUT THE HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO DO SO THIS COST ME OVER $2400 THIS EXPENSE SHOULD BE ENTIRELY ON TOYOTA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725186June 14, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. AFTER INSPECTION A POWER STEERING LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RACK AND PINION UNDER THE BOOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722432May 30, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK SEAL IS BLOWN AFTER BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY. TRUCK IS STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716396May 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE, VEHICLE SPITS AND SPUTTERS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ALCOHOL DENSITY WAS 41%, SO IT IS NOT RE-CALCULATING FAD, ITS A 2011 SO TOYOTA DOESN'T HONOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ITS NOT A 2012 OR 2013 ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694252March 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY VEHICLE FIRST HAD ITS WIRING HARNESS DESTROYED BY A RODENT OF SOME SORT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AFTER SENDING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND $7000 DOLLARS LATER, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK HOME AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. I TRIED MANY REMEDIES TO DISCOURAGE THE RODENTS FROM RETURNING BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO DETER THEM FROM THE SOY BASED INSULATION ON MY TRUCKS WIRING HARNESS. I NOW HAVE TO SEND MY TRUCK BACK FOR REPAIRS TO THE SAME WIRING HARNESS ($7000) AS BEFORE, AND ALSO ANOTHER WIRING HARNESS WHICH WILL PROBABLY COST CLOSE TO THE SAME. HOW CAN TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH MAKING INSULATION OUT OF RODENT FOOD WHEN THESE WIRES OPERATE THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM? THIS PRACTICE NOT ONLY PUTS A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE OWNER BUT ALSO COMPROMISES THEIR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680349February 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PARKING ON MY DRIVEWAY IN THE WINTER AND MOVE THE GEAR SELECTOR TO PARK, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN NEUTRAL. TODAY I WAS HALFWAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL DOWNHILL. ONE FOOT WAS ON THE GROUND AND I WAS FALLING BACKWARD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE WHEEL TO KEEP MYSELF FROM FALLING UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MY INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT HAD I NOT GRABBED THE WHEEL. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. THE DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT FIND A THING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10678700January 24, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS IT WILL NOT PICKUP TH SPEED ON A BUSY ROAD IT IS COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676176January 17, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS LOCK SPONTANEOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671094January 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE INTERNAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FROM DAY 1 OF PURCHASE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH TOYOTA AND HAVE HAD IN FOR SERVICE AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THE RECIRCULATION BUTTON (WHICH IS ELECTRONIC, NOT MANUAL) WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF WHILE DRIVING EVERY THREE (3) MINUTES AND ALLOW OUTSIDE AIR TO FLOW IN. WHILE QUITE ANNOYING AT TIMES, IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN I VISIT MY CABIN IN JULIAN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER, AND THE SWITCH TO OUTSIDE AIR BLOWS IN THE OUTSIDE 20 DEGREE F WEATHER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MILES DOWN A VERY DARK (NO LIGHTING) AND VERY CURVING ROAD POPULATED BY MANY DEER. MY ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THE CENTER CLIMATE CENTER, AND NOT THE ROAD AHEAD. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN ME MANY EXPLANATIONS, SEVERAL WHICH WERE INCORRECT, AND NOW THEY JUST CONCEDE THAT IT'S WORKING EXACTLY AS DESIGNED. THEIR REHEARSED ANSWER IS THAT ALL CARS SHOULD ONLY BE DRIVEN WITH THE OUTSIDE AIR COMING IN TO AVOID RECIRCULATED MOISTURE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THIS DOES NOT WORK IN FREEZING WEATHER! I'VE BEEN ON THE WEB TO THE TUNDRA FORUM, AND OTHERS VOICE THE SAME COMPLAINT. AN AIR RECIRCULATION CONTROL WHICH WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED AND ALLOWS IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, DIESEL FUMES, ETC. IS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS SHOWN ME THE OPTIONS WITHIN THE COMPUTER, AND THERE ARE APPARENTLY NO OPTIONS TO OVERRIDE THIS ISSUE. ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, [XXX] 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
#10670429January 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TUNDRA IS KEPT IN OUR GARAGE AND IS DRIVEN ONE OR TWO TIMES A WEEK. ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2014, WHEN I DROVE THE TUNDRA, I NOTICED A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE DASH, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I EXAMINED THE ENGINE, I FOUND A RATS NEST ON TOP, AND I SUSPECTED A RODENT HAD DAMAGED THE WIRES. I TOOK THE TUNDRA TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES OF MY TUNDRA CONTAINS SOY WHICH IS ATTRACTIVE TO RODENTS. IT TURNS OUT THAT 7 WIRES NEEDED TO BE OVERLAID AT A COST OF $760. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PUTTING SOY IN THE INSULATION AROUND ELECTRICAL WIRES IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD LEAD TO RODENT-CAUSED DAMAGE THAT COULD LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS. I DID SOME GOOGLE RESEARCH, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS FLAW HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE AT LEAST 2011, AND WAS DESCRIBED IN AN ARTICLE IN MOTOR AGE MAGAZINE. I DO NOT KNOW IF RODENT-DAMAGED WIRES HAVE CAUSE ANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, BUT THEY ARE CAUSING AMERICAN CONSUMERS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. FOR EXAMPLE, I READ THE TESTIMONY OF A 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OWNER WHO HAD RODENT-CAUSED DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED $6,400 IN REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668981December 30, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
?ON 12/26/2014, I STARTED MY TUNDRA, PLACED IT INTO GEAR AFTER A 30 SECOND PAUSE AND PROCEEDED TO LITERALLY STAND ON MY BREAKS TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM LURCHING FORWARD. THE BACK TIRES SPUN CAUSING SMOKE TO EMANATE FROM THE SCREECHING TIRES. AT THE TIME I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE TUNDRA. I ALMOST SQUASHED THEM.? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664817December 17, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652604November 4, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SUN. 10/11/14, I DROVE OUR TUNDRA ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RACED AND RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE SPEED FELL AND NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. ON A HILL, SPEED FELL TO ABOUT 15 MPH. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY HORSE AND TRAILER; IF I HAD BEEN TOWING THEM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC. IT WAS STILL DANGEROUS EVEN WITHOUT THE TRAILER. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LIMPED OFF. "CHECK ENGINE" LIT UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, WHO SAID CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS "P2445" FOR "SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WATER INTRUSION" REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY, AIR PUMP INLET, EMISSION VALVE SET, ETC. FOR $2600 BECAUSE WATER INVADED THE SYSTEM. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT MY INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A 12-PAGE 2011 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, STATING THAT "THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY INLET HAS BEEN UPDATED TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION." TOYOTA HAS NEITHER RECALLED THE DEFECTIVE INLETS NOR NOTIFIED OWNERS. THE TSB SAYS ONLY TRUCKS UNDER THE 36,000/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY ARE COVERED. TUNDRAS ARE TOW VEHICLES AND IT IS FORESEEABLE HOW UNSAFE THIS IS. BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS SOLD JUST OVER 3 YEARS AGO, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT FIRST COULD NOT COVER IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, WHO REFERRED ME BACK TO THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER, WHO THEN REACHED SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE, WHICH FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR. WHEN THIS AIR PUMP INLET FAILS, IT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM TO THEN FAIL IN THE DANGEROUS WAY THAT OCCURRED IN MY CASE, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THAT THE DEALERS SEEM UNAWARE OF THIS TSB AND THIS "KNOWN ISSUE." TSB LINK IS HERE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/IMCE_STAFF_UPLOADS/T-SB-0160-11.PDF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632168September 10, 2014
SUSPENSION
DRIVING AND NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM MY TRUCK. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY LEAF SPRING WAS CRACKED. IT ACTUALLY WAS 2 SPRINGS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO SAY THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAPPEN AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE COVERING THIS. OF COURSE, WHEN I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CHARGE WITHOUT CHARGING OVER A $100 FEE SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME HELP INTO HOPING HAVING THIS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO A FACTORY PROBLEM AND NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616744July 28, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25 MPH AND DID NOT REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598414June 15, 2014
ENGINE
ON THEIR 5.7 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN YOU FIRST TAKE OFF. SOUNDS LIKE EXCESSIVE PISTON SLAP FROM THE MOTOR BEING BORED OUT TO BIG DURING PRODUCTION. I HAVE CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA THEMSELVES AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. WITH THIS EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE IT WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO HAVE A SHORTENED LIFE. THE WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REBUILD IT OR REPLACE THE MOTOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538514September 3, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOUGHT A CERTIFIED TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A-BAJA CHAMPION TIRES--LT285/55R20-3PLY-RADIAL-HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE DUE TO A CRACK ON THE TREAD WHICH WAS CAUSING VIBRATION-UPON INSPECTION OF OTHER TIRES WE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE TIRES--VERY CONCERNED WITH OUR SAFETY-WE HAVE 1800 MILES ON THE TRUCK WHICH WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 8000 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES WE DON'T ABUSE OUR TRUCK --WE ARE VERY CAREFUL AS WE ARE SENIOR DRIVERS- ARE WE AT RISK OF TIRE FAILURE RISKING OUR LIVES? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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