Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10064119March 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB - LIMITED DEVELOPED A RUST SPOT AND WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063889March 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY AFTER CONTINUOUS BRAKE WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063907March 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. FIX FOR ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT IS AROUND 2000.00 AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED IDENTICAL ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063818March 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 ACCESS CAB 4X4 WITH 34,700 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING MODERATE PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ESPECIALLY FROM SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. AT 34,000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MIDAS SHOP IN PHOENIX, AZ, WHO TOLD ME I HAD 60%+ WEAR LEFT ON MY BRAKES BEFORE THEY NEEDED REPLACING, BUT SUGGESTED THAT MACHINING THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD ELIMINATE SAID VIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE, BUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE VIBRATION RETURNED. AS THIS SEEMED VERY UNUSUAL TO ME, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT THERE SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. ALSO DISCOVERED WAS THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM WHICH INDIRECTLY INDICATE THAT IT PRODUCED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKES THAT WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP TO THE HEAT GENERATED ON THIS VEHICLE. SOME CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THEIR BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH BETTER ONES AT NO CHARGE. COMPARATIVELY, TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN MY AREA HAVE BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE. AT BEST, THEY ARE REPLACING SOME PARTS, BUT REQUIRE THAT I PAY THE LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AS OPPOSED TO A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AS BRAKES THAT DO NOT HOLD UP UNDER NORMAL WEAR POSE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MANUFACTURERS' HAZARDOUS DESIGN DEFECTS FIXED, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064707March 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM. ROTORS WARPED EVERY 3000 MILES, CAUSING FRONT END TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063747March 23, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE REAR QUARTER PANEL LATCHES CRACK VERY EASILY. I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO OVER 6 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT YEAR TUNDRAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. WITH SO MANY YEARS INVOLVED, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! AT LEAST OFFER FREE NEW LATCHES!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062587March 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA REVED UP WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN; WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STORY THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE USA TODAY ON 3/10/04 ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION OF A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION ON CAMRY, SOLARA AND LEXUS 300 MODELS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063521March 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT END WOBBLED WHEN THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS, BUT THAT PROVIDED A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE THAT INDICATED THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CALIPERS WHICH WERE TOO SMALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059323March 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FROM ANY SPEED THE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063256March 16, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062173March 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 TUNDRA WITH SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT MY TUNDRA USED WITH 38,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER. SINCE I'VE HAD IT I PUT 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND 2 SET OF ROTARS, AND HAVE TO RESUREFACE THEM EVER 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE UPGRADE WHICH IS $1,700.00, ALSO REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS PATHETIC TO THINK THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE GOVERMENT OR TOYOTA RECALLS ALL TUNDRA'S WITH BAD BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060882March 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY 2002 MODEL; PROBLEM OBSERVED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE BRAND NEW CAR; BRAKE PROBLEM? CAR ACCELERATES. REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND THEN TO THE COMPANY; NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I TOLD THEM "I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE SOMETIMES I CANNOT STOP THE CAR".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058971February 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BAD BRAKES,LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK IN WET WEATHER,I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 70 TO 40 ON A OFF RAMP WHEN MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP,I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER NEARLY HITTING A CAR,I WENT TO THE SHOULDER AND PUMPED THE BRAKES AND MANGED TO SLOW DOWN. IVE HAD THIS TRUCK IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR BRAKE REPAIR TO NO AVAIL.I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN WET WEATHER.EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS THE TRUCK SHAKES AND SHIMMEYS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059733February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CALIPERS AND ABS BRAKES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND ABS BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059548February 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES COMING FROM THE VENTS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S EYES TO BURN, AND MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO BREATH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058711February 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA.....VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION OR CORPORATION DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. FEEL THAT VEHICLE MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052199February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE "OUT OF ROUND". THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECT. TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OVER 30K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR COST. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058440February 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
OVERDRIVE MALFUNCIONED AT 10,000 MILES. RANDOMLY THE VEHICLE'S OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION ACTS OPPOSITELY TO WHAT SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. WHEN "OVERDRIVE OFF" LIGHT IS ON, OVERDRIVE GEAR IS STILL ON - TURN THE OVERDRIVE SWITH ON AND "OVERDRIVE OFF" LIGHTS TURNS OFF BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL ON 3RD GEAR (OVERDRIVE OFF). MALFUNCTION STOPS WHEN THE ENGINE IS STOPPED. TOYOTA STATES THIS CAUSED BY THE CUSTOMER CLICKING THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH QUICKLY SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS INCORRECT STATEMENT, THE OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTION HAPPENS EVEN WITH ONE CLICK. TOYOTA ALSO STATES THIS IS NORMAL CONDITION AS IT IS DESIGNED AND THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I SUFFER POOR GAS MILAGE AND UNSAFE CONDITION BY TRANSMISSION ACTING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS. ENGINE SPEED GOES UP VERY HIGH AND NOISY ON HIGHWAYS WHEN MALFUNCTION HAPPENS. CUSTOMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE WEAR FROM LONG DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057072February 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RECURRING BRAKE VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB V8. CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT PROBLEM COMES BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056895February 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING
TRUCK LURCHES AT TIMES WHEN STOPPING, DOWNSHIFTS ARE SOMETIMES HARD. I'VE HAD SEVERAL DEALERS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY HAVE SAID IT'S "FINE". THERE IS NO TRANSMITTION FILTER (STANDARD) SO I PAYED TO HAVE IT FLUSHED. IT WORKED GREAT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR RE-TORQUING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TO IT ACCORDING TO THE USER MANUAL. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON IT, BUT I THINK ITS SOME FLAW IN THE LINKAGE OR A CONTROL PROBLEM. TIRES ARE NOW NEW, BUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT. BASICALLY, IT SOMETIMES SHIFTS/JERKS LIKE IT HAS A BELT DRIVE, NOT A GEARED ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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