Toyota Tundra Complaints (2003)

399 consumer complaints on file.

#10690609February 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V254000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 23, 2015. UPDATED 6/25/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690002February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684286February 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682456February 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682588February 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/14/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679666January 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679260January 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678893January 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678237January 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678288January 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677069January 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS), 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THE RECALL PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670137January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V254000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR BY DISCONNECTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNTIL THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DELAY WAS UNREASONABLE AND WANTED A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660777November 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A TOYOTA RECALL LETTER ON 11/24/2014 THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND TO GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED ON 11/24/2014 THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND CANNOT FIX. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2015 AT THE EARLIEST. THE RECALL LETTER STATES THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I SHOULD PARK IT. AS MY ONLY VEHICLE HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE TO HAVE NO CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655368November 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658681November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON OCTOBER 17, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON OKLA HWY 33 AT OR ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT SET OFF THE HORN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CABIN FILLED WITH A FOG LIKE RESIDUE WHICH IN ITSELF CAN BE VERY STARTLING. THE AIR BAG SLAPPED BOTH FOREARMS BUT LUCKILY I WAS BACK FAR ENOUGH IT DID NOT REACH MY FACE AND THERE WAS NO PASSENGER PRESENT. THE ONLY PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS TEMPORARY REDNESS OF THE FOREARMS AND A CHRONIC COUGH DEVELOPED LATER THE NEXT DAY REQUIRING A DOCTOR VISIT ON THE 20TH OF OCT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE JIM NORTON TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OKLA. CITY SINCE THE 18TH OF OCT. WITH NO DETERMINATION FROM GST OR TMS LEGAL TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651929November 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
TRAVELING ON HWY 11. 4 CARS AHEAD SUDDENLY STOP. I HAD 3 CHOICES: HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, OR HEAD OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE BAYOU. MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE BAYOU, HIT A PARKED SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE TRACTOR TRAILOR. MY TOYOTA GOT SEVERELY CRUNCHED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. MY AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. I WAS GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR, AND NOTHING DEPLOYED. NOW I UNDERSTAND IT IS A GOOD THING THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10651689October 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
NO INCIDENT HAS YET HAPPENED. WE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET THE AIRBAG CORRECTED AFTER RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE RECALL. WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY AND WE ARE MOVING FROM HAWAII TO VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 19TH. WE ALREADY SOLD OUR SECOND CAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE MOVE A FEW WEEKS AGO SO THE TRUCK IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5 UNTIL WE SHIP IT ON NOVEMBER 17TH. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TWICE AND THE NATIONAL TOYOTA NUMBER ONCE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS. WE ARE HAVING THE AIRBAG DISABLED BY THE DEALER ON THE 12TH. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (EVEN AFTER THEY DISABLE THE AIRBAG) BUT SINCE OUR FAMILY HAS 5 PEOPLE AND THERE ARE 5 SEATS IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE, WE WILL HAVE TO PUT SOMEONE THERE AT SOME POINT. WE WERE NOT OFFERED A RENTAL CAR TO MITIGATE THE RISK NOR ANY OTHER FEASIBLE SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650661October 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOYOTA APPLIED A CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND TO THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER ASSEMBLIES AND TO THE ADJACENT AREAS OF THE FRAME. THIS COATING HAS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF, RENDERING THE EXPOSED CORRODED METAL BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL RECALLED STATE. THIS RECALL OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2012, THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY TOYOTA. ALL OF THE COATING IS GONE, AND, NO LONGER PROTECTING THE EXPOSED AND CORRODED METAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641628October 6, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
ON MAY 14 2010 I TOOK MY 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING "EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER". REFERENCE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V444000, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 & TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. SSC9090M. MY TRUCK WAS INSPECTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS SPRAYED WITH CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. HOWEVER, THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTING BRACKET WAS NOT SPRAYED NOR WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH THE REQUIRED CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V444000 WHICH STATES "DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY" OR "WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND". ON JANUARY 8, 2014 AT 103,793 MILES, I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL AT A COST OF $4,657.67 DUE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL RUSTING COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE POINT IT WOULD NO LONGER RETAIN OIL. MORE RECENTLY, O/A SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 105,500 MILES I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE MOUNTING BRACKET THAT RETAINS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF MY TRUCK AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AWAY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE DRIVING BEHIND ME AND NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. IN BOTH OF THE ABOVE ISSUES AT THE TIME OF EACH INCIDENT CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME IN EITHER MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT IT MAY HELP OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS MEANS OR PROCESS I CAN FOLLOW TO POSSIBLE OBTAIN RESTITUTION FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT MY CLAIMS AS OUTLINED ABOVE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631930September 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO SAFETY NOTICES ABOUT THE RECALL OF OUR VEHICLE FOR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE. THE SAFETY NOTICES ARE NOT DATED, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST 4 MONTHS SINCE RECEIVING. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THEY DO NOTHAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR PER RECALL NOTICE. WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A THIRD NOTICE. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY TO CONTINUE TO SEND OUT RECALL NOTICES AND NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE WORK REQUIRED, LET ALONE THE SAFETY FACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, OWNERS NOTIFIED AND 6 MONTHS LATER, HERE WE SIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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