Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10290238October 29, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION/OXIDATION. FRONT CROSS MEMBER BROKE OFF FROM FRAME DUE TO HEAVY RUST AND/OR CORROSION. I WELDED CROSS MEMBER BACK TO FRAME AND REPLACED BRAKE LINE. SPARE TIRE SEEMS CLOSE TO BREAKING OFF AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO RUST. I DON'T DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR OF MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. VIN NUMBER I HAVE SEEMS TO BE INVALID, IF YOU WANT VIN PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL COPY FROM TRUCK, THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290056October 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DEALER DISCOVERED RUST ALL OVER MY TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK. HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10290061October 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TUNDRA. OVER 3 DOCUMENTED, BY A MECHANIC, CRACKS IN FRAME DUE TO RUST. WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10290076October 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RUSTING FRAME ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289938October 27, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE CAP BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BRAKE LINES WERE DAMAGED BY RUST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135000. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289956October 27, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MY TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE MECHANIC BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT CARRIES A BRAKE DISTRIBUTION BLOCK WAS RUSTED AWAY AND MY BRAKE LINES WERE HANGING. ALSO WHERE MY SPARE WAS ATTACHED WAS BADLY RUSTED. I THEN WENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO INSPECT THE FRAME. THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED IN MANY OTHER AREAS THAT COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE WAS ALREADY AN INCIDENT WHERE MY FRONT TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN SOMETHING ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BROKE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF RECEIVED PICTURES. UPDATED IVOQ 09/15/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289977October 27, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS JUST TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA OF NEWPORT DEALER THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. ALSO, TIRE CROSS MEMBERS EXHAUST SYSTEM CROSSOVER PIPES AND POWER STEERING FRAME RUSTED OUT AND IS LEAKING. I CALLED TOYOTA HOT LINE AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290014October 27, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB HAD SEVERE RUSTING WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND PIN ATTACHMENTS TO BREAK. WHEN THE DEALER FIXED THE BRAKE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY VERY RUSTED PARTS WHICH THEN LED ME TO DISCOVER THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS HEAVILY RUSTED. DEALER CALLED IT FLAKING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THE DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND SEND RESULTS TO TOYOTA. THEY NOW CALL IT SURFACE RUST. I ASKED THE DEALER TO PUT IN WRITING THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE BUT THEY DID NOT. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT WITH THE FRAME, BOLTS, NUTS AND JOINTS SO RUSTY IT WILL SOON BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER TUNDRA'S THE SAME AGE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE APPEARS TO HAVE AN UNDERCOATING THAT I DO NOT. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWER THAT TOYOTA HAS GIVEN ME WHICH STATES THAT IT IS ONLY SURFACE RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289776October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT FAILED ITS ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A FRAME RUST ISSUE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE INSPECTION AND FAILED THE TRUCK, I ASSUME, KNEW OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND THANK GOD, THOROUGHLY INSPECTED THE TRUCK'S FRAME. THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT CONCERNED THEM TO THE POINT THAT FAILED THE TRUCK'S STATE INSPECTION AND I ENDED UP PAYING $294.25 TO HAVE A FRAME PATCH WELDED IN TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF THE FRAME IN THE AREA OF THE RUSTED HOLE. I HAD THE TRUCK UNDERCOATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN 2000 AND THAT UNDERCOATING IS BLISTERING OFF, AND HAS BEEN BLISTERING OFF FOR A FEW YEARS. THE UNDERCOATING WAS MAINTAINED UNDER A ZIEBART WARRANTY UNTIL 2005 WHEN ZIEBART CLOSED THE LOCAL FRANCHISES. THIS MEANS THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN WITHOUT THE WARRANTED PROTECTION FOR ONLY FOUR YEARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A TRUCK, THAT HAS BEEN AS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AS MINE HAS BEEN, IS EXPERIENCING A FRAME RUST ISSUE TO THE LEVEL THAT IT FAILS A STATE INSPECTION !!!! THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK IS HEAVILY RUSTED DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS I'VE TAKEN OF UNDERCOATING, MAINTAINING THE UNDERCOATING, AND RELIGIOUSLY SPRAYING THE EXCESSIVE SALT OFF OF THE VEHICLE IN THE WINTER MONTHS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH EXPOSURE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF MY TRUCK EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND ITS STEERING WHEEL NOW. ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS, THAT IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT I WOULD BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OF SIGNIFICANCE, THE ENGINEERING SAFETY STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE MET REGARDING FRAME STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WILL BE GROSSLY COMPROMISED BY THE ROTTING FRAME AND WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO OFFER THE DESIGNED PROTECTION THAT THE ENGINEERS CALCULATED. THE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SAFETY BUFFER FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS FROM THE EXTREME ENERGY FORCES EXPERIENCED DURING A LIFE THREATENING COLLISION WHEN WE'LL BE COUNTING ON IT WITH OUR LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289812October 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LINE ON DRIVER SIDE ON 2000 TUNDRA PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. NOTICED WHILE BRAKING ON DOWNGRADE PORTION OF LARGE HILL. VEHICLE STOPPED VERY POORLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HAD TO PAY TO TOW AND REPLACE FUEL LINE ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289806October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DURING ROUTINE TUNE-UP (TIRE ROTATION, OIL CHANGE, CHECK FLUIDS, ETC) MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF A SERIOUS RUST CONDITION AFFECTING THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE NOTED IT WAS SIMILAR TO TACOMAS HE HAD WORKED ON. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY. TOYOTA DISMISSED MY CONCERN BY SIMPLY STATING IT WAS 'OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. SIGNIFICANT RUST AFFECTING BRAKE LINES, LEAF SPRINGS, BALL JOINTS, TO NAME A FEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289834October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE
SEVERE RUST ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289837October 26, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2007 TUNDRA DC TRD TRUCK. I REPLACED THE OEM TIRES AT 19500 MILES (BFG RUGGED TRAILS) WITH MICHELIN LTX AT2'S MARCH 2009. I NOW HAVE 23,800 MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOW ANYTIME I GO OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP REGARDLESS OF SPEED THE BED BOUNCES SO BAD THAT IT VIBRATES UP THROUGH THE CAB. THE BED BOUNCED BEFORE BUT NOT THIS BAD. I FEEL IT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. IF I DRIVE ON A BACK DIRT ROAD THE BACK END BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. NOW THAT THE MECHANIC CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CA, HE SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. DEALER RECOMMENDED I ADD WEIGHT IN THE BED, I ADDED 5 SANDBAGS, 300 LBS (WINTER IS ALMOST HERE) AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE RIDE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289848October 26, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS, THIS LOOKS SIMILAR TO ODI ID NUMBER : 10222095 DATE OF FAILURE: MARCH 21, 2008. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP. I TURNED MY STEERING TO THE LEFT AS POSSIBLE. AS I WAS ROUNDING THE TURN SLOWLY, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE U-TURN COMPLETELY. I HAD TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT TO REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC SAID THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE RODS WERE BENT TO WHAT LOOKED LIKE COULD HAVE BEEN SERVICE WORK RELATED TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL. I'VE ONLY GOT 19800 MILES ON A 2006 TUNDRA CREW CAB. NO WAY THIS SHOULD OCCUR WITH THIS FEW MANY MILES. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRYING TO ROUND A CURVE. I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH AND NOT USED ON A FARM. IT'S BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR SO IT SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED THAT MUCH STRAIN ON THE RACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289859October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS TAKEN INTO THE GARAGE AND SHOWN THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK WAS EXTENSIVELY RUSTED. THE CROSS MEMBER IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS RUSTING THROUGH. DEALER WAS CONTACTING TOYOTA AND I DID THE SAME. OPENED A CASE UP WITH TOYOTA. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY ARE DOING ABOUT THIS ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY JUST RECALLED THE TACOMA'S FOR. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. WAS TOLD TRUCK MAY BE UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289879October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE, STEERING
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT HERE, LET ME CLARIFY THAT FIRST OF ALL. I AM BEGINNING TO READ QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE 2000-2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA VEHICLES IN COLD WEATHER STATES, EXPERIENCING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. MY VEHICLE HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR THE RUST STARTED, I HAVE USED AT LEAST A CASE OF RUST-OLEUM TO COUNTER THE EFFECTS OF THE RUST. MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE APPEARANCE OF MY STEERING COLUMN (LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD) THIS METAL SHAFT IS ENGROSSED IN RUST. I OWN A 1987 BUICK WITH 117,000 MILES ON IT THAT DOES LOOK NO WHERE NEAR THIS BAD. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS COULD AT SOME POINT POSE A SAFETY RISK. JUST TODAY I CALLED THE TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AT 800-331-4331 AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FRAME RUST, BUT SAID THAT I WAS ON MY OWN WITH ANY OTHER RUST. THEY TOLD ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED RUST PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA TACOMAS. I JUST WANTED NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THIS . THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289709October 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1I HAVE OWNED MANY TOYOTA TRUCKS SINCE MY FIRST IN 1987. USUALLY THE BODY WOULD ROT RIGHT OFF THE CHASSIS. NOW THE CHASSIS ROTS RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER THE BODY! HIGHLIGHTS:I PURCHASED A 1984 TRUCK IN 1989 IT HAD A RUSTY BED AND I FIXED IT UP. I PURCHASED A NEW 1997 TACOMA IN SEPTEMBER OF 1996, THE TRUCK HAD FRAME ROT IN MARCH OF 2004, I DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA IN MARCH OF 2005 WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.THE TOLD ME "THERE IS NO KNOWN FLAW WITH TACOMA FRAMES. I DISAGREED WITH THEM.I SOLD THE TRUCK IN MAY OF 2005 WITH 218000 MILES ON IT WITH A ROTTEN FRAME FOR ONLY $2000, HAD THE CHASSIS HELD UP I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN SOME WHERE AROUND $7000 FOR THE TRUCK CONSIDERING IT SHOULD GO OVER 300,000 MILES AND IT STARTED OUT AS A $22,000 TRUCK. NOW I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST AS BEFORE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. TELLS ME THE HAVE " NO KNOWN PROBLEM ". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289716October 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
1. MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SRT HAS SERIOUS UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, AND LARGE PIECES OF METAL ARE BEGINNING TO FALL FROM THE FRAME. THE MAIN BEAMS OF THE FRAME ARE BEGINNING TOO DETERIORATE, ALSO THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID IS BEGINNING TO SEEP THROUGH THE LINES. 2. RUSTED PIECES OF METAL RANDOMLY FALL FROM VEHICLE, AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE OR SERIOUSLY INJURE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE BRAKE LINES COULD RUPTURE FROM THE SEVERE DETERIORATION AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. 3. CURRENTLY I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GET NEW BRAKE LINES, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EXCEPT RECALLING THE TRUCK. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE TOYOTA TUNDRA BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS OCCUR AND SOME ONE IS FATALLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289743October 25, 2009
STRUCTURE
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP, FRAME RUSTING OUT ON THE FRONT END OF TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289757October 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I FOUND HOLES IN THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN 2007 AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA. THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT TO WATCH IT AND IT WASN'T A BIG ISSUE TO HAVE A LITTLE RUST (THIS WAS DURING THE TACOMA RECALL). SEPT OF 2008 I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AGAIN SINCE THE RUST WAS EVEN WORSE THEY SAID AGAIN NOT A BIG ISSUE BUT TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 I WAS CHANGING THE OIL AND I SAW THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR MOUNT HAD TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FALLEN OFF - IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOYOTA CORP - THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY ISSUE IS THAT THEY HAVE TOLD ME ALL ALONG THAT THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL! BUT NOW ITS A SAFETY ISSUE ! IT HAS SINCE TAKEN OUT A POWER STEERING LINE AND THERE IS A BRAKE LINE THAT HAS BEEN RUPTURED AS WELL. NOW THAT THE TRUCK IS WORTH NOTHING I WANT TOYOTA TO HELP ME OUT. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T AN ISSUE, I BELIEVED THEM, NOW MY TRUCK IS WORTHLESS! AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 130000 MILES ON IT! THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL MY OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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