Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10136474September 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONSUMER STATES HE HAS WHEEL HOP WHEN BRAKING AND THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. THERE IS A TSB, BUT THE CONSUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT. THIS STARTED AT 30,000 MILES. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136065September 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL IMPACT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135885September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, AS WELL AS THOSE OF NUMEROUS OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, HAS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE AND NOT INFORM US ABOUT. IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT BRAKES PULSATING AND FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY, THE PROPORTIONING VALVE THAT TRANSFERS BRAKING FORCE TO THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL. THERE IS A "LOAD SENSING DEVICE" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO INCREASE BRAKING FORCES TO THE REAR DRUMS WHEN THERE IS A LOAD IN THE TRUCK OR WHEN SOMETHING IS BEING TOWED BEHIND THE TRUCK. THIS DEVICE IS APPARENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS THE REAR PADS ON MY TRUCK DON'T APPEAR TO BE WORN MUCH AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS AND ACCIDENTS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE AS EVIDENCED BY THE COMPLAINTS AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/TOYOTA_TUNDRA_BRAKES.HTML. PLEASE HELP TO STOP THESE INCIDENTS BY FORCING TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135567September 7, 2005
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DESPITE REPEATED TIRE BALANCING, REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT. VIBRATES BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH. DEALER STATES IT IS BECAUSE OF STANDARD 17 INCH WHEELS ON THESE VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135664September 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
MY 2001 TUNDRA TRUCK HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THE CALIPERS AND BRAKING SYSTEM ARE HAVING TO BE REDONE. THIS STARTS WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IF ON AN INCLINE, THE VIBRATION CAN BE SO BAD IT IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE STEERING AND STOP. YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE TO RELIEVE THE VIBRATION AND THEN RE-APPLY QUICKLY. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS FIXING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME AND I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS AROUND 37629 MILES IN MAY OF 2003, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 80800 MILES IN SEPTEMBER 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135418September 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL WAS OFF THE TRUCK, AND THE REST OF THE TRUCK WAS SITTING ON WHERE THE WHEEL USED TO BE. THE WHEEL WAS FACE DOWN ON THE ROAD AND THE FENDER WAS ON TOP OF IT. ALSO, IT CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE TRUCK ON THE RIGHT FENDER. THE LOCATION WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE CONSUMER THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY HEAR FROM TOYOTA. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL EXPENSES AT THAT TIME. THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134129August 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED, THEN FINALLY WOULD NOT START WHEN SHUT OFF, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, DIFFERENT DEALER REPLACED PUMP AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 1000 MILES, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO PUMP, IN LESS THAN 20 MILES SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TRUCK MADE IT BACK TO OFFICE, UNKNOWN IF THIS FIX WILL WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134124August 24, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY WITHOUT SLAMMING IT. WE HAVE APPROX. 150 OF THESE TRUCKS, SEVERAL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133648August 21, 2005
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FEBUARY OF 2005. WHEN IDE BOUGHT THE BRAKES WHERE IN GOOD SHAPE. AFTER JUST 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (30-55MPH). I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE SHOT AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE IN NEED OF TURNING. I PROCEEDED WITH THE REPAIRS AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN TILL TWO NIGHTS AGO. MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING HOME AFTER SUNSET WHEN A COW DARTED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I ACTED QUICKLY AND VEIRED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES DIDNT WORK CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY KNOWING THE PROPER PROCEDURES FROM A DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE IDE TAKEN WHEN MY OCCUPATION WAS AS A FIREFIGHTER BUT I STILL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ANIMAL IN THE ROAD DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. IVE SINCE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE SHOT ONCE AGAIN. HE SAID THE EXCEEDINGLY RAPID WARE OF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS CAME FROM A MALFUNCTION ON THE REAR BRAKES WHICH IN TURN CAUSES OVER STRAIN ON THE FRONT BRAKES RESULTING IN PREMATURE BREAK FAILURE. IVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IF YOUR STAFF CAN POSSIBLY DO THE SAME THEY'LL FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TERRIBLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS YEAR MODEL 2000 THROUGH 2004. IVE RECENTLY STARTED CIRCULATING A PETITION FOR OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TOYOTA TO ACCUMULATE PROOF THAT THE PROBLEM HAS EXSISTED FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IN AN EXTREMLY LARGE NUMBER OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THEIR ARE COUNTLESS TESTIMONIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE TRIED GOING TO THE MANUFACTURER ONLY TO GET THE RUN AROUND OR JUST SIMPLY IGNORED. TOYOTA IS IN VIOLATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND SELLING THEM TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO CONCERN WHAT SO EVER FOR THE SAFETY AND CONCERN OF THERE CUSTOMERS OR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SHARE THE ROADWAYS WITH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126094August 19, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHILE TOWING, AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING FROM GUARD RAIL TO GUARD RAIL. WHEN THE OWNERS CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RIGHT SIDE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A WEEK WITH BROKEN RIBS AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES WHILE THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM SHOCK AND A CONCUSSION. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES FROM THE AIRBAG. BOTH ARE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND THE OTHER THERAPY TREATMENTS. THE DRIVER IS STILL SUFFERING FROM HEADACHES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THE WRECK. NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS TO THE VEHICLE WITH HANDLING. THERE WAS NO WOBBLING OR ANY INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10133289August 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PURCHASED 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA NOV 2001. JAN 2004 VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE BADLY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT 40+ MPH. WAS TOLD NEEDED BRAKES REPLACED/ROTORS TURNED. NEEDED ROTORS TURNED AGAIN DEC 2004 AND AGAIN JUNE 2005. NOW AUG 2005 SAME PROBLEM. WITH FAST STOPS ON FREEWAY THIS SHAKING CAUSES CONTROL PROBLEMS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133356August 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FROM DAY ONE WHEN I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA TUNDRA ON 9/30/02 I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO TELL THE SALESMAN THAT I FELT THAT THE BRAKES "SHUTTERED" WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN CITY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED THE MORE THAT I DROVE THE VEHICLE. THEY CHECKED THE TRUCK THAT DAY AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. NOW, ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE WORN AND THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED BUT THEY MIGHT REPLACE THE ROTORS. I SEE THAT THERE IS A HISTORY WITH THE ROTORS WARPING AND CAUSING THE PADS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TOYOTA CAN SIT BACK WITH A BLIND EYE WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128274August 18, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I FILED A REPORT REGARDING THE FAILURE OF BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. SINCE THAT TIME YOU HAVE ENACTED A RECALL # 05V225000. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECOUPING MY COSTS WHICH EXCEEDED A THOUSAND DOLLARS. TOYOTA INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN # DID NOT MATCH WITH VEHICLES BEING RECALLED SO THEY WOULD TAKE NO ACTION ON MY BEHALF. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I HAVE THE CORRECT YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SUBJECT PROBLEM, BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132909August 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 04 DOUBLE CAB TOYOTA TUNDRA. WIFE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP .WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRUCK KEPT ON ROLLING AND SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE ON MY TRUCK AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS TOTALED BY THE BODY SHOP SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO CHANGE OR FIX. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT A WEB SITE CALLED TUNDRA SOLUTIONS AND THERE IS MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME BRAKING PROBLEM OR BRAKE FADE AS THE CALL IT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME TO GET MORE INFO. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129604August 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: THE FRONT END SHIMMIED AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRNT TIRE BEGAN TO WEAR. THE DEALER DID WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT BU THE SHIMMYING CONTINUED WHEN DRIVING SLOW. HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES BUT THE DEALE R COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE BALL JOINT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON AUG UST 13, 2004.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128775August 12, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT CORRECT. THE OWNERS CHANGED SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, AND THE WIFE TOOK OVER DRIVING AFTER ONE HOUR AND A HALF. THE OTHER DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS PULLING HER INTO AN 18 WHEELER THAT WAS TRAVELING BESIDES HER. THE INTERSTATE WAS FLAT THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING ON. SHE WAS TRYING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AND GET AWAY FROM THE 18 WHEELER. THE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE BEFORE THEY CRASHED. THE NEXT THING THAT THE OWNER REMEMBERED WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING OFF THE ROAD, WITH ONE TIRE IN THE DIRT, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS FLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING UP STRAIGHT ACROSS BOTH LANES THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. . THE OWNER'S HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT, AND THERE WERE TWO INJURIES WHO WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. THE OWNER HAD JUST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP REIMBURSED THE OWNER ON THE REST OF HER EXTRA EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE OWNER HAS NOT TALKED TO TOYOTA. ALSO, THE OWNER BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA RECALL. 05V225000. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10131615August 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2002 TUNDRA THAT HAS THE BRAKE VIBRATION (WARPED ROTORS) PROBLEM NOW AT 50,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAD 20,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST SURFACED AND THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND GOT FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM OFF COURSE STARTED AGAIN AROUND 40,000 MILES AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA WILL ONLY COVER THE PROBLEM TILL 36,000 MILES. THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131319August 2, 2005
SUSPENSION
2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE OUTER TIRE WEAR.*MR THE TIRE WERE ROTATED AND NOW ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095760August 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FOLD UNDER THE TRUCK. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS TRUCK IS WELL CARED FOR AND THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS PAST WARRANTY. TOTAL DAMAGE WAS ABOUT $3,000.00 EA04024_CAT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD SINCE ISSUED A RECALL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130882August 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PARTICULARLY WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS IF THERE WERE AN EARTH QUAKE. IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE AND COULD NOT BE FROM OPERATOR ERROR. I'VE RECENTLY REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTORS AND BLED THE SYSTEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES DANGEROUSLY WHEN SLOWING, HOWEVER GENTLY, FROM SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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