Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10093609October 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PREMATURE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE, CAUSING EXHAUST GASSES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND POSSIBITY OF ENTERING PASSENGER CABIN. THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS. INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERED LARGE AMOUNT OF SIMILAR PREMATURE FAILURES AND AFFECTS TO RELIABILITY RATINGS. *AK
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#10093492October 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. DRIVING IN TOWN TRAFFIC. WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH STOP SIGN. STARTED TO DRIVE THROUGH INTERSECTION AND HERD AND FELT CLUNKING AND GRINDING, INCLUDING JERKING OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT DRIVE. HAD TO GET OUT OF TRUCK AND PUSH BY HAND TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED AAA TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO VALLEY-HI TOYOTA. 2. DEALESHIP STATED THAT IT WOULD BE $78.00 TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVE ME A REPAIR ESTIMATE. I RECEIVED A CALL 3 HOURS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AND IT WAS TOAST. I ASKED WHAT WAS DONE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT GET A CLEAR ANSWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000 AND I HAD 67.000 MILES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT WAS WRONG UNLESS THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD COST MORE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER OVERDRIVE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD LITERALLY CAME APART. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION, COSTING $2600.00 3. OVERDRIVE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I HAVE DAMAGED PARTS, INCLUDING THE GEAR ASSEMBLY.*AK
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#10094639September 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK
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#10091353September 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X2 SR5 WITH UNDER 18,000 MILES, AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE WHILE IN DRIVE AND NO LOAD, VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHILE ROLLING A LOUD CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE EMINATES FROM THE REAR END AS IF GEARS WERE SLIPPING. VEHICLE SELDOMLY DRIVEN AND ALMOST NEVER PULLS ANY LOADS, NEVER ABUSED OR WRECKED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2002. LAKESIDE TOYOTA INFORMED ME TODAY 9-20-04, THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK AND THAT THEY SIMULATED IT WITH ANOTHER TRUCK.*AK
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0
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#10091155September 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2002 SR5 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS A REAL BAD VIBRATION AT THE FRONT SINCE I HAD ABOUT 32,000 MILES I HAVE NOW 72000 MILES AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY CHANGE THE BRAKES AT 30,000 MILES , I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ANY ACCIDENTS. *JB
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#10090990September 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY TRUCK TO ANY OTHER MECHANIC SHOP FOR SERVICE. I AM DILIGENT IN KEEPING UP MY MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND DO SO ONLY AT THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. AT AROUND 24K MILES, TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IT WAS REPLACED AND COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 84K MILES, TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AGAIN. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND FOR REPAIR. I ASKED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME "I DON'T HAVE ANSWER...I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON". WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THEREFORE I ENDED UP SPENDING $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.
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#10092391September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *NM THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *SC *JB
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#10090838September 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOUGHT TRUCK IN MAY AT 59,000 MILES. SERVICE ON BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE AT 55,000. TRUCK NOW HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ROTORS SEVERLY WARPED. $534.41 TO REPAIR. 9,000 MILES IS NOT MANY MILES FOR ROTORS TO WARP!*AK
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#10087609September 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID OUT OF POCKET. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPEN. SOMETIMES SLAMMING THE DOOR HELPS TO UNSTICK THE WINDOW. *TS
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#10090489September 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA, WITH A I-FORCE V-8 ENGINE. AT EXACTLY 60,000 MILES, THE ENGINE GELED AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENGINE MYSELF AT A COST OF $4800.00.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10089039September 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOUGHT A 2000 TUNDRA WITH 49000 MILES ON IT AND INTENDED TO USE IT AS A WORK TRUCK. THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE TRUCK IT STARTED TO VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING AT ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE NEXT DAY I HAD ABOUT 900 POUNDS OF PRINTING INK IN THE BACK AND HAD TO MAKE A FAIRLY QUICK STOP ON THE FREEWAY. EVEN THOUGH I HAD GIVEN MYSELF PLENTY OF ROOM, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL,IT REALLY SHOOK ME UP.I WENT TO TOYOTA AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A THING CAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP AND I AM NOT THE ORIGENAL OWNER. SOME THING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE!*AK
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0
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#10088656August 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
THE BRAKE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED. THE REAR DRUMS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW SHOES AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED WITH NEW PADS AT 26,894 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND AT 60,000 I HAVE HAD TO HAVE BOTH REWORKED AGAIN. YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD DEMAND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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#10088713August 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES ON THE 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE JOBS DONE, RESURFACING ROTORS, NEW PADS. THE PROBLEM REAPEARED AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. WENT BACK TO BRAKE SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN TO CONTINUE TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS. THEY ALSO INFROMED ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS BUT, UNLESS YOU ARE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES A DEFECT IN PARTS/DESIGN, HOW COME THEY ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE BULLETIN RELEASES? PLEASE, HELP US TUNDRA OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE COLD!*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10088626August 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENCERS GOING BAD WITH ONLY 4900 MILES ON TRUCK 1TIME41853 MILES ON12/22/2003 2,TIME 49365 MILES ON 8/26/2004. *AK
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#10089780August 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRACKING DEVICE CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. THEN, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
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#10088461August 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY BRAKES HAVE A DESIGN FLAW RESULTING IN SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND DO NOT WORK VERY WELL- I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO HELP ME STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA PUT OUT 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ( BR004-002,BR003-02) . TOYOTA WILL NOT REMEDY THIS VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW- HELP! *AK
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#10088193August 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK HAS RECURRENT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH WARPING OF THE ROTORS. *AK
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Deaths:
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#10086983August 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATIONS. SEEMS THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR A TRUCK THIS HEAVY.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10086873August 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
(1) ON 7/30/03 AT 5796 MILES, ONLY 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA (9/27/2002), I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT VIBRATION DURING LIGHT BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF 45-60 MPH. 2) CONCERNED FOR MY AND OTHER MOTORISTS' SAFETY, I TOOK IT IN TO THE KIRKLAND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. (3) KIRKLAND TOYOTA COMPLETED THE FRONT BRAKES CAMPAIGN AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING UNDER OP CODE BR2005: CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BACKING PLATE, TURN ROTORS, AND TUBES. THEY ALSO BLED THE BRAKES AND TORQUED THE WHEELS. (1) ON 8/13/04, AT 10494 MILES, I NOTICED THAT THE VIOLENT VIBRATION HAD RETURNED. (2) CONCERNED FOR MY AND OTHER MOTORISTS' SAFETY, I TOOK IT IN TO THE KIRKLAND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AGAIN. (3) KIRKLAND TOYOTA TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE TSB ON REAR BRAKE VIBRATION, OP CODE 472151 COMBO CODE A. THE SERVICE DEPT. RELACED BOTH REAR DRUMS. (1) THE FOLLOWING DAY, 8/14/04 I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VIOLENT VIBRATION DURING LIGHT BRAKING HAD INCREASED, NOW OCCURRING ON BOTH GRADES AND FLAT SURFACES. (2) MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, BUT I AM NOT ENCOURAGED THAT A SOLUTION WILL BE FOUND. *AK
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Deaths:
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#10082644July 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DAMAGED OUTSIDE OF CAB AND HARD COVER ON BED OF TRUCK. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 79 DEGREES AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES OR OBSTACKLES AROUND TO HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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