Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10174077November 22, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END BRAKE SHIMMY THEY STATED THERE IS A TSB ON THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN I ASKED IF DANGEROUS UNTIL I GET FIXED I WAS TOLD NO. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET THE TSB REPAIRED. NOW MY BRAKES ARE AT 50% 8 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10174341November 20, 2006
TIRES
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. *KB ***NAR**** BRIDGETOWN DUELER H/T 840. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173622November 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILE PER HOUR WHEN MY BRAKE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTED, I FOUND THAT THREE STUDS WERE BROKEN, TWO FROM THE FRONT LEFT AND ONE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT. A FRIEND OF MINE, AN AUTO MECHANIC, SAID THAT THE STUDS MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROKEN DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND LOOSEN OF THE NUTS. WELL, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY ROTORS WARPING TOO FAST TO THE DEALER, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM UP SEVERAL TIME, BUT THE SAME THING ANSWER WAS GIVEN TO ME. RECENTLY, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THERE I FOUND OUT THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS I MADE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOT DOCUMENTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY DOCUMENTED IF WORK ORDERS WERE WRITTEN. THAT MEANS I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO DOCUMENT. THE MANAGER SAID HE MAY CONSIDERED REPLACING MY BRAKE SYSTEM IF THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED BEFORE. TOYOTA HAS HEARD AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173563November 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH FAILED AND SEPARATED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF AD LODGING UNDER FRAME OF TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173496November 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA - BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSING BALL JOINT TO BREAK AND WHEEL TO COME OFF. THIS ALSO DAMAGES THE FENDER ON WHICH EVER SIDE THE BALL JOINT BREAKS. TOYOTA ADDED MORE BOLTS AND PIECES TO THE BALL JOINT BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE THE JOINT STRONGER AND COULD HAPPEN QUIET FREQUENTLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. IT STARTS WITH THE STEERING BECOMING HARD TO HANDLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR WHEEL FALLS OFF. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT GOING VERY FAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173343November 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172941November 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RAPIDLY WARPED, LEADING TO VIOLENT SHAKING, INABILITY TO STOP AND NEAR-LOSS OF CONTROL. BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS UPGRADED TO CERAMIC. GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT A LOAD CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN, ONCE MORE LEADING TO INABILITY TO STOP AND NEAR-LOSS OF CONTROL. THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE COMPLETELY REPLACED BY PELLMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE IN BOULDER, CO, WITH THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THE ORIGINAL TUNDRA BRAKES WERE INADEQUATE. PARTS UNAVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172709November 6, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR, ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME OFF. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA COMPANY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL SINCE ITS SERIAL NUMBER WAS "OUTSIDE THE SERIES OF NUMBERS RECALLED.". *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172802November 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA:WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ANY HILL OR EVEN MINOR INCLINE INITIATES A DOWNSHIFT OF ONE OR TWO GEARS ACCOMPANIED BY FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION DOES NOT OCCUR, EVEN ON MAJOR HILLS SANS CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE AN ACCIDENT/DEATH OCCURS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172117October 30, 2006
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT HAD TIGHTENED, AND LOCKED, CAUSING WELTS ACROSS THE PASSENGER'S STOMACH. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. AS THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE SEATBELT WAS CUT, TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SERVICE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10171961October 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER. THERE WERE NOT WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TAKEN TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171944October 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. BRAKES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR TRUCK. TRUCK VIBRATES BADLY WHEN STOPPING. THIS WILL BE MY FOURTH SET OF BRAKES IN LESS THAN 92,000 MILES. TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOMETIMES I WONDER IF THE TRUCK WILL STOP WHEN I LEAVE THE INTERSTATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171834October 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WAS ABOUT TO MERGE ON TO FREEWAY WHEN DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE AWAY FROM VEHICLE DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, AND SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT SOME TUNDRAS WERE UNDER RECALL FOR THIS SAME MALFUNCTION BUT NOT MINE. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS PARTS THAT MALFUNCTIONED BUT NOT THE BODY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTIONED PART(S). CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SITUATION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND FRONT BUMPER WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT TOYOTA'S, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS OR RECORDS OF THIS INCIDENT WITH MY YEAR MODEL TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171763October 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE ROTORS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TROUBLE STOPPING VEHICLE ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN GRADES. I HAVE TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170285October 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SHIFTING LEVER BROKE OFF INSIDE COLUMN WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK. I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHIFT TRANSMISSIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170073October 6, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE CITY, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/20/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169870October 3, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169763October 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARP AFTER ONLY A FEW WEEKS. HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH "IMPROVED" ROTORS WITHOUT ANY HELP. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED MANY BUT WILL NOT FIX MY 2000 TUNDRA. JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169679October 1, 2006
TIRES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 30 SEPT 2006 AT ABOUT 3:00 PM, I JUST HAD MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED WASHED AT A FACILITY IN CONROE, TX. I DEPARTED, THERE DROVE ABOUT A HALF A MILE AT A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH AND HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE HAVING THIS TIRE CHANGED BY AAA I WAS ROBBED BY TWO BLACK THUGS WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DISABLED SITUATION. IT WAS WITNESSED BY THE TIRE CHANGER AND IT WAS SO BOLD THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE TAG NUMBER OR TOTAL DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE EXCEPT MAKE, COLOR, AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE CONROE, TX POLICE DEPARTMENT. TIRES ARE KEPT AT PROPER PRESSURE, MAINTAINED BY ME AND THE TOYOTA EQUIPPED PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. SINCE THIS HAD NO CAUSE EXCEPT FAILURE OF THE TIRE, MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE ON BRIDGESTONE EXTENDED MILEAGE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. SO AT 17,000 MILES I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE 4 NEW DIFFERENT BRAND TIRES TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THIS MANUFACTURERS FLAW CAUSED ME TO GET ROBBED AND PLACED ME IN UNNECESSARY DANGER OF BEING KILLED OR INJURED WHILE OUTSIDE OF A DISABLED VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT BRIDGESTONE SOLD TO TOYOTA A DEFECTIVE TIRE WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TO ONLY ASSUME THAT THE OTHER THREE MAY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. I WANT BRIDGESTONE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE FOUR TIRES AT A COST OF $827.73. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169487September 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE DISC (OR ALSO CALLED ROTORS) WARP APPARENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL BUT THERE IS A TSB RECOGNIZING PROBLEM. OWNER REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS USING WARRANTY ON ROTORS FROM PARTS HOUSE. THE WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON TOYOTA TUNDRA INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT MANUFACTURER EXPENSE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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