Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10328298April 30, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I HAVE A 2007 TUNDRA THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY THE DEALER I.E. 3 INCH LIFT THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ME THE DETAILS OF THE LIFT ON THE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED. I FIRST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL, SO I MADE A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA. THE MANAGER OF THE AUTO REPAIR PORTION OF THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THEN DID RESEARCH ON MY OWN AFTER DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THEIR REPAIR SHOP AT STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ALARM LIGHT IS COMING ON THE DASH AND STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I AM UPSET THAT THE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL. IT IS NOT, IT ALSO AFFECTS HOW THE TRUCK DRIVES ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. IT AFFECTS THE PEDAL WHICH CAN STICK AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE LARGE TIRES ON MY CAR TO GO WITH THE LIFT. I HAVE CHECKED AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE TPMS VALVES BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME PROOF. I AM ENTITLED BY LAW TO KNOW WHAT WAS DONE TO MY TRUCK THAT AFFECTS HOW MY CAR HANDLES ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR WAS MODIFIED BY THE DEALER NOT ME. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328500April 29, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. TOYOTA SAFETY FEATURE MALFUNCTION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE ABS ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, HE INFORMED THE DEALER THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328154April 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, I HAD A AIR INDUCTION VALVE FAIL ALL OF A SUDDEN WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STALL INTO LIMP MODE. I KNOW THIS PART HAS TO DO WITH EMISSIONS BUT HOW IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND WHEN IT FAILED IF VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THIS SUDDEN SWITCH TO LIMP MODE CAUSED ME TO BASICALLY LOOSE CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 35 MPH WITH NO CONTROL . TRAFFIC WAS SWERVING AROUND ME AND HONKING THEIR HORNS AS MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 65 MPH TO 35 MPH. I UNDERSTAND PARTS WILL FAIL PERIODICALLY BUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE SWITCHES TO LIMP MODE WHEN THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OCCURS NEEDS TO BE REDEVELOPED AND FIXED OR SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE THE RESULT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN THE 2007 AND 2008 YEARS. THANKS FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327897April 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXTREME WARPING ON FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS LEADS TO LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL AND IT IS BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE TO SMALL FOR THE SIZE VEHICLE. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD THEM REPLACED,BUT ABOUT 2000 MILES ON NEW EQUIPMENT AND THEY WARP AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA AND A TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME PARTS AND SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327985April 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. NEVER PLOWED. NEVER TOWED. NO HITCH. 2. LOST MY BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL ON A BACK ROAD. LUCKY! 3. GOT TOWED TO MECHANIC. BRAKE REGULATOR FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION NEAR THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT. REPLACED PART ALONG W/ ALL NEW BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALONG THE FRAME. WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TOYOTA INSPECT THE FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAVY CORROSION. CALLED TOYOTA CORP AND GOT A CLAIM # TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. WAS TOLD THE ONLY PART OF THE FRAME TO BE LOOKED AT WAS THE "REAR CROSS MEMBER' DROPPED OF THE TRUCK. CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS READY. WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP "YOU ARE ALL SET. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS FINE AND THE TRUCK WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. I ASKED IF THEY LOOKED AT THE FRAME UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THEY DID AND NOTED THERE WAS HEAVY RUST AND CORROSION. I ASKED IF ANY HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FRAME DURING THE INSPECTION. THEY STATED THE NOTICED PERFORATION ON SOME AREAS OF THE FRAME. I THEN ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SILENT PAUSE AND THEN "LET ME CALL YOU BACK" THEY CALLED BACK AND STATED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WERE NOT FIXING ANYTHING. I CALLED CORPORATE AND ASKED THEM IF I WAS ABLE TO HAVE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD NO. I HAD TO GO TAKE MY UNSAFE TRUCK BACK. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FOR ANY FOLLOW UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR THE CORP OFFICE. THE FRAME HAS HOLES IN IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS NEVER HAD A HITCH ATTACHED TO IT. IT HAS NEVER HAD A PLOW ATTACHED TO IT. THIS TRUCK IS NINE YEARS OLD HAS A GREAT ENGINE THAT HAS HAD ALL THE PROPER MAINTENANCE DONE AS SCHEDULED. THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS MALFUNCTION AND LACK OF RESPONSE. I WILL BE DOING THE SAME. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP ADVISE YOU TO COME GET YOUR TRUCK AND 5 MINS LATER TELL YOU IT IS UNSAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HAD I NOT ASKED THE PROPER QUESTIONS. MY DUE DILIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327994April 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST - LARGE HOLES IN FRAME AND WHEN YOU BANG ON THE FRAME RAILS THE GARAGE FLOOR LOOKS LIKE THE RUSTEZE TENT FROM THE MOVIE CARS. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE FRAME. NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH SUGGESTED SOLUTION AND POSSIBLE COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327780April 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 21 MPH AND APPROACHING A CURVE, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO DECREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE, WITH HIS FOOT STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT END AND WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,129. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10*JB UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE IT PAST TWO CURVES AND THEN CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. UPDATED 10/27/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327807April 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEFT HOME TO GO TO WORK. INTERSTATE IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM HOUSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON FREEWAY SEVERAL DASH WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. TRUCK STOPPED ACCELERATING ON THE MERGE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. TOOK MY TUNDRA TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY EMISSION AIR INDUCTION PUMPS. SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER PUT MY TRUCK INTO A "LIMP" MODE THUS PREVENTING ME TO COMPLETE THE ACCELERATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE COULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON WHY TOYOTA HAS PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TO FAIL INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT HURT THE TRUCK DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, I DISCOVERED MANY 2007 TO 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. RESTRICTING A VEHICLE TO PERFORM UP TO STANDARDS PUTS THE DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE "LIMP" MODE HAS NO GOOD REASON OTHER THAN TO GET THE OWNER INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327514April 26, 2010
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNRELATED ISSUES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE THAN THE STOCK ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE OR WHEEL SIZE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327248April 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
I JUST PURCHASED A 2010 TUNDRA TWO WEEKS AGO. WHILE ON HIGHWAY THIS TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BENDING IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN A CABIN AND A BED. WHILE DRIVING EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK KEEPS BOUNCING OFF THE SEAT AT TIMES. IF THIS WAS DISCLOSED AS "NORMAL" AS DEALER SAYS I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. ALSO I NOTICED SCRATCHES STARTED APPEARING ON MY TRUCK AND IT HAS ON 500 MILES ON IT ESPECIAL AROUND DOOR HANDLES. I AM AFRAID TO WASH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327237April 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
I HAD A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SHIPPED FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO WHERE I LIVE IN MONTANA. I BOUGHT IT FROM A AUTO SALES THERE WHEREBY ASKING THEM BEFORE I EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT IF IT HAD ANY RUST ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NO AND THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD THROUGHOUT THE DEALING PROCESS I WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE BEING UPFRONT WITH ME. I HAD IT SHIPPED TO MY SON IN DENVER AND HE SHUTTLED IT TO ME IN SHERIDAN, WYOMING, WHERE I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT HOME TO MONTANA. AFTER INSPECTING IT WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS STUNNED TO FIND THE EXTENT OF THE RUST ON THE FRAME AND VARIOUS PARTS. ONE OF THE BRACKETS THAT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE STEERING STABILIZER IS ALMOST GONE. AFTER TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE THAT OWNS A BODY SHOP HE INFORMED ME ABOUT FRAME RUST ISSUES ON EARLIER YEAR TUNDRA'S IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, MASSACHUSETTS BEING ONE OF THEM. HE ALSO INFORMED ME ABOUT RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE WHAT THE RECALL INVOLVES I AM VERY SAD TO FIND IT ONLY TALKS ABOUT A REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE. THIS DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO THE EXTENT OF THE RUST ON THIS FRAME AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS IS MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE FACT NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST PEOPLE THAT YOU DEAL WITH HAS MADE THIS EVENT A NIGHTMARE. II HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE STEEL THAT TOYOTA USED IN THESE FRAMES FOR THE RUST TO BE THIS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327391April 21, 2010
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326805April 21, 2010
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,200
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326919April 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED: BRAKES LOCKED UNDER WET CONDITIONS. VEHICLE SLID OFF ROAD. VEHICLE HAS HISTORY OF PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL, SHUTTERING AND CLANGING NOISES UNDER BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326559April 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT'S SIMILAR TO OTHER NHTSA ODI REPORTS. THE PROBLEM - WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THIS 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA - STARTED WITH ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE POWER TRAIN AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE ODD SOUNDS STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND THEN FINALLY RESULTED IN FAILURE AT AROUND 111,000. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION STOP 140 MILES FROM HOME IN JANUARY, 2010. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO PROPER GEAR AFTER STOPPING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IN VICTORIA, TEXAS ON SATURDAY EVENING FOR REPAIR WORK THAT WAS EVENTUALLY DONE FOUR DAYS LATER AT A TOTAL OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF NEARLY $4,000 (PARTS, LABOR, RENTAL CAR, TOWING; DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSED WORK)...THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY BY MY TOYOTA DEALER. SO THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO SOON, AS MY OTHER TRUCKS (FORD, DODGE, AND EVEN NISSAN) NEVER REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN HARM'S WAY ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY. SO MY NEXT PICKUP TRUCK WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE A TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326280April 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SIGNIFICANT RUST ON FRAME MAINLY FROM THE CAB TO THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK PROBABLY WON'T PASS INSPECTION IN 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326287April 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND FAILED DUE TO THE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE TRUCK FRAME. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SEEN THE EXTENT OF THE RUST, ROT AND CRACKS THEY KEPT MY TRUCK AND PROVIDED ME A RENTAL TRUCK FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THEY COME TO A FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326511April 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO INSPECT THE STRUCTURE BODY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE; FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEFECT WITHIN THE REAR CROSS MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL ; HOWEVER, A HOLE WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT FRONT FRAME RAIL. THE HOLE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT REGARDING THE RUST ON THE FRAME AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS TO PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,524. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS SINCE AUTHORIZED AND COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME AT NO COST TO HIM. UPDATED 11/18/10*JB UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME AT NO CHARGE TO HIM. UPDATED 12/07/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326020April 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH APPROX 48,000 MILES. THE TRUCK IS "LIMPING" AROUND WITH NO POWER. I CANNOT DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE AS IT WILL NOT GO OVER 45 OR 50 MPH. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE COMFORTABLY EITHER, SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ON. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT NEEDS $3300 WORTH OF REPAIRS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED DUE TO THE COST. THEY TELL ME IT IS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE 2 PUMPS AND CONTROL VALVES REPLACED. THE COMPUTER CODE IT READS IS "P2442". THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ERROR (0329-08). AFTER RESEARCHING THESE PART NUMBERS (17610-0S010 (2 OF THESE) AND 25701-38060), THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A QUESTION OF THIS BEING A DESIGN OR ENGINEERING FAILURE OF THESE PARTS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND HAS NO EFFECT ON THE WAY THE TRUCK RUNS EXCEPT IT THROWS THE TRUCK INTO "LIMP" MODE UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED. I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AT FIRST TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND MY TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE. NOW, HOWEVER, THIS WILL NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AND I AM RUNNING AROUND IN WHAT I FEEL IS AND UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO FACT THAT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN PROPER SPEED FOR VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325824April 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY ... SUDDENLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE .. IT WENT INTO IDLE BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING .. I WAS IN TRAFFIC, CRAWLING ALONG. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT TRUCK OFF, THEN CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (NOTHING UNUSUAL), CHECKED THE OIL (FINE), CHECKED THE TRANS FLUID (FINE). WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK - IT SEEMED OKAY - EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST REPAIR GARAGE. THEY SAID THE CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS P1121 AND WAS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE DUE TO ALL THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA ACCELERATORS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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