Toyota Tundra Complaints
6,958 consumer complaints on file.
- #8001405January 3, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS AND DRUMS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #9005100December 10, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES OVERHEAT ON TRUCK, REPLACE FRONT BRAKES ROTORS, AT 40,000 MILES BRAKES CHATTERING AND OVER HEATING AND LOSING STOPPING POWER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #6900673December 10, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE AFTER PUTTING SEAT BELT ON UNLESS HE PLACES FOOT ON BRAKES. CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND SVC MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS BEHAVIOR OF SEAT BELT WAS NORMAL.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #755105November 30, 2001FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK SEEPING GAS AT THE POINT WHERE TOP AND BOTTOM PORTION WIELDED TOGETHER. TANK WAS REPLACED I HAVE THAT TANK IN MY POSSESSION IF YOU NEED TO EXAMINE IT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #899404November 26, 2001VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN TURNING ON HEATER ONLY COOL AIR BLOWS OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #754563November 15, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #899027November 13, 2001TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01E041000, AND TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. BUT DEALER STATED PART WAS NOT IN, ALSO DEALER DID NOT CONTACT CONSUMER TO LET HER KNOW WHEN PART WOULD BE IN, AND CONSUMER COULD CALL TO CHECK ON PART . DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN, DEALER STATED IT DID NOT NEED PART. *AK *YD
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #898905November 7, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
AT 8,900 MILES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT DISC PADS AND REAR DRUMS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS BEING OUT OF ROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED ROTORS/ REAR DRUMS, AND FRONT DISC PADS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK CUSTOMER STATES HEATER NOT WORKING, DEALER FOUND HEATER CABLE LOOSE. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #898686November 2, 2001TRAILER HITCHES
A BROKEN WELD WHICH MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ON TOW HITCH WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH LED TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #898692November 2, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, PASSENGER WAS FORCED UNDERNEATH THE DASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #898132October 24, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AFTER PUTTING A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON TRUCK, CONSUMER WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE IN HANDS. BRAKES ON TRUCK HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE. MECHANIC HAD INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ROTORS.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, TIRES, SHOCKS AND BALANCED WHEELS, PROBLEMS WITH WARPED DRUMS AND VIBRATION STILL EXIST. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753140October 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
STRONG VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAR NOT DRIVEN SEVERELY OR ABUSED, FIRST NOTED MILD VIBRATION AT LESS THAN 5000 MILES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753149October 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUM, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT APPROX. 6000 MILES. NOW AT APPROX. 25K MILES, SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. WITH ONLY 11K MILES MORE WARRANTY LEFT, WILL TOYOTA CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS PAST THE WARRANTY? I THINK NOT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FORCE TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753155October 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
TOYOTA IS AWARE THEY HAVE A MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT THEY RESIST A PERMANENT FIX. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753161October 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THEY WERE LESS THAN CONCERNED. I AM NOW AWAITING ANOTHER SET OF REAR BRAKE DRUMS FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FAULTY REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON MY VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY CORRECTED! *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753173October 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753085October 11, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ,FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 2 TIMES, FRONT PADS REPLACED 2 TIMES,REPLACEDREAR SHOES1 TIME,REPLACED RIGHT SIDE AXLE AND STUDS,CUT DRUMS 2 TIMES,CUT ROTORS 1 TIME
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753123October 11, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 18,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BY THE TIME VEHICAL HAD REACHED 45000 MILES, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX (6) ADDITIONAL TIMES,AND FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP VERY COOPERATIVE AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON TUNDRA AND HAS ASSIGNED A "TECHNIQAL TEAM " TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.WHAT DO I AND OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH VEHICALS OUT OF WARRENTY LIKE MINE,DO UNTIL THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION OFFICE IN CINCINNATI UNHELPFUL AND PROVIDED MISINFORMATION TO BOTH WIFE AND MYSELF.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #752954October 5, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 18,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BY THE TIME VEHICAL HAD REACHED 45000 MILES, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX (6) ADDITIONAL TIMES,AND FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP VERY COOPERATIVE AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON TUNDRA AND HAS ASSIGNED A "TECHNIQAL TEAM " TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.WHAT DO I AND OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH VEHICALS OUT OF WARRENTY LIKE MINE,DO UNTIL THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION OFFICE IN CINCINNATI UNHELPFUL AND PROVIDED MISINFORMATION TO BOTH WIFE AND MYSELF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #897208October 2, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0