Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10082687July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER THEY POINTED OUT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE RECALL PARTS WHICH CONSISTED OF NEW CALIPERS, RESURFACING THE EXISTING ROTORS, AND VARIOUS OTHER AXLE RELATED PARTS. THE RECALL SERVICE DID NOT INCLUDE NEW PADS. 3 OR 4 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN WARPED!!! THEY STOPPED FINE FOR JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO PANIC STOP AT FREEWAY SPEED, THEY FADE BADLY AND THEN WARP ROTORS. THIS COMPLAINT ISN'T ABOUT WARPED ROTORS AS MUCH AS IT IS THE BRAKE FADE AT HIGH SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS DOESN'T STOP WELL AT ALL. PLEASE CONSIDER A LARGER PAD AND BETTER PROPORTIONING BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE BACK BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082567July 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
(1)LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE AT FRONT LEFT. BALL JOINT ANALYSIS INDICATES METALLURGICAL INCOMPATABILITY OF BALL AND CUP. NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE RESULTING TO ON ROAD ACCIDENT. FRONT TYRE AND BRAKING SYSTEM DAMAGED. STRUT DAMAGED, CHASIS CROOKED, FRONT AXLE DAMAGED. (2) FREQUENT FRONT BRAKE VIBRATIONS, CHANGED OVER TEN TIMES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10079498July 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PULSATED RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079322July 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED PEDAL SHIMMIES AND SHAKES SEVERELY. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TSB 10003954 WAS ISSUED. *AK ROTORS WERE TURNED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOT BY A DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED REPAIR ON VEHICLE DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080998July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS HAD FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS. AT 19,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE DISCS TURNED AND AGAIN AT 38,000 MILES DISC WARPAGE CAUSED A NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF DISCS. UPON GOING ON INTERNET AND DOING A SEARCH I FOUND MANY OWNERS OF THE TUNDRA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO GO TO THE DEALER AND INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND I PAID FOR LABOR. PROBLEM SOLVED FOR ABOUT 8,000-9,000 MILES AND WARPAGE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THE DEALER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS, SINCE THERE WAS 6 OR 7 SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS TOLD HAD I GONE TO THE DEALER FIRST THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE THING AS A REPAIR, WHICH UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES BRAKES ARE A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT A DESIGN FLAW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080774July 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY PULSATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080610July 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE SEVERELY WARPED AFTER JUST MODERATE USE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING. WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGH SPEEDS, THIS LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NEW CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND PROBABLY BEARIGS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079063June 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TRUCK CAB SHAKES DURING HIGHER SPEEDS, TOYOTA DEALERS REVIEWING THE PROBLEM SAY THAT'S JUST HOW IT RIDES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078965June 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
LEFT REAR LEAF SPRNG SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING CASUALLY ON CENTRAL STREET IN WINCHENDON. THE SPRNG SUBSEQUENTLY BEAT UP AGAINS THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER, NORM WAGNER TOYOTA VOLKSSWAGEN REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSBILTY FOR THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 4100 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS THE GAS TANK COULD HAVE RUPTURED CAUSING SEVERAL POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078828June 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
A WEEK AGO, REAR WINDOW OF 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD POPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON AN OFF RAMP. I'VE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPANY, BUT ALL THEY OFFERED IS TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, AND I AM LIABLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND RENTAL CAR. I'VE REPEATLY TOLD THE COMPANY REP. IT'S MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. NO INJURIES OCCURED (4 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT), BUT PRETTY SHAKEN UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078716June 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR BAD. VEHICLE ONLY 5,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY (41,000 MILES). ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $490.00. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS AN ITEM COVERED UINDER A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY THAT LASTS 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078468June 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE 2004 TUNDRA IS AVAILABLE WITH A FULLY EXTENDED CAB, WHICH I OWN. THIS MODEL USES A DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL MECHANISM TO SHIFT GEARS THAN OTHER MODELS. WITH 1200 MILES ON THE 2004 TUNDRA I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IF YOU SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO 3RD GEAR TO SLOW DOWN WHILE GOING DOAN A HILL, THEN SHIFT BACK TO OVERDRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO SWITCH. THERE IS A BUTTON YOU DRPRESS ON THE STEERING SHIFT KNOB THAT ELECTRONICALLY SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IF THIS BUTTON IS BRIEFLY TAPPED TO SWITCH GEARS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT BACK. INSTEAD, IT WILL REVERSE SO THAT WHEN THE DASH LIGHT SAYS YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE YOU ACTUALLY ARE IN 3RD GEAR. WHEN THE LIGHT SAYS ARE OUT OF OVERDRIVE YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED WITH FACTORY AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY USED A DIFFERENT SHIFTING MECHANISM FROM ONE CAB DESIGN TO THE OTHER (EXTENDED). THE SERVICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN AND STATES THIS CONDITION AS BEING A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079508June 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE PASSENGER DOOR MOLD FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CLIP HOLDING THE MOLD RUSTED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION AND HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079398June 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION- TOYOTA REFERENCE #200309171158.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075532June 2, 2004
TIRES
CONSUMER STATED TIRE PRESSURE STICKER PROVIDED WRONG INFORMATION. IT INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: 26 PSI AT THE FRONT TIRES, AND 29 PSI ON THE REAR TIRES. AT 26 PSI THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER ALREADY REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074190May 25, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE TWO FRONT TIRES WORE PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT A BLOWOUT WILL OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074152May 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS ON. CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066631May 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072825May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS 71,000 MILES AND I AND HAVING TRANSMISSIN PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN AAMCO AND NEEDS A FULL TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A REACCURING PROBLEM FROM OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS. I ASLO KNOW OF TWO OHERS WITH THE SAMES RELATED ISSUES. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONCE. SINCERLEY, FIDEL DELGADO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072735May 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE NEEDED REPLACING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NEW BECAUSE THEY WARP. POOR DESIGN FLAW. O2 SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT CLOSE TO 58K MILES, THEN 2 MORE O2 SENSORS WENT OUT @ 103K MILES. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE... COST ME $435. *AK I HAVE COMPLAINED TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL MAY HAVE A BAD WHEEL BEARING, BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALL I KNOW IS IT CONSTANTLY SQUEAKS AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE NOISE DOES NOT CHANGE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES OR DRIVE ALONG DOWN THE ROAD AT SLOW OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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