2001 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE RUST WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO ACT UPON. MOST RECENTLY, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. . THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE HIM A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN BRAKES. MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN MY BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS CHANGED TWICE, AND THE REAR DRUMS CHANGED TWICE, I HAVE CHANGED THE PADS AND SHOES TWICE ALSO. IT WONT GO AWAY. TOYOTA POSTED A RECALL FOR IT BUT WILL ONLY REPAIR IT IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE AVERAGE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS AROUND $1700. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. BRAKING SHAKES TRUCK VIOLENTLY. THROUGH EXPERIENCE (AUTO RACING) I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE WARPED FRONT ROTORS. THE DESIGN OF THESE ROTORS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.

THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MOST NOTICABLE WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH OR ON DOWN HILLS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, ROTORS TURNED, AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN A FEW WEEKS. I ASKED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR, THEY REFUSED, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *AK

DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION (VEHICLE 4 YEARS OLD) PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION, FAILED NYS INSPECTION, WAS REPAIRED (03/14/2005). DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION, SPRING BROKE, WAS REPAIRED (01/02/2008). POWER STEERING RACK ROTTED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROX MILEAGE 150,000. FRONT SUSPENSION LINKS ROTTED OUT. CALLED TOYOTA (04/15/2009) VOICED OUR CONCERN FOR ROTTING FRAME, NO RECALL AT THAT TIME. THEY ISSUED A COMPLAINT #.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION FOR THREE RECALLS, A0F, B0D, 90M ON 05/02/2012. INSPECTION NOT PROPERLY DONE, CHUNKS OF RUST STILL CAN BE FLAKED OFF, POSSIBLE HOLES BEHIND, BUT THEY SPRAYED CRC OVER TOP OF THE LOOSE SCALING, COVERING OVER THE PROBLEMS. WE HAD NO CHOICE IN WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH OUR PROPERTY. WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER SAID INSPECTION, IF IT WOULD NOT GET A NEW FRAME, WE WOULD HAVE OPTED TO TAKE IT HOME, REMOVED ALL LOOSE SCALING PRIOR TO THE CRC BEING APPLIED. WE WERE NOT GIVEN ANY OPTIONS, OUR VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THEIR COLLISION SHOP FOR THE WORK. THIS WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TWO THINGS; THE DEALERSHIP WOULD KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THERE WERE NO HOLES AND THE CRC WOULD STICK DIRECTLY TO THE FRAME MINIMIZING FUTURE CORROSION (THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RECALL AFTERALL) I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND VOICED MY CONCERN WITH A SPRAY COVERING OVER THE PROBLEM, AND THE TRUCK NOT BEING SAFE. MY CASE IS STILL PENDING, BUT BASED ON THE INITIAL CALL BACK FROM THE CASE MANAGER, IT IS NOT LOOKING LIKE THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION IN OUR FAVOR, WE WILL SEE. MY CONCERN IS, HOW MANY OF THESE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT THOROUGHLY INSPECTING THESE TRUCKS, SPRAYING OVER THE PROBLEMS AND PUTTING THESE VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROADS. HOW SAFE IS THAT? *TR

DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION (VEHICLE 4 YEARS OLD) PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION, FAILED NYS INSPECTION, WAS REPAIRED (03/14/2005). DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION, SPRING BROKE, WAS REPAIRED (01/02/2008). POWER STEERING RACK ROTTED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROX MILEAGE 150,000. FRONT SUSPENSION LINKS ROTTED OUT. CALLED TOYOTA (04/15/2009) VOICED OUR CONCERN FOR ROTTING FRAME, NO RECALL AT THAT TIME. THEY ISSUED A COMPLAINT #.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION FOR THREE RECALLS, A0F, B0D, 90M ON 05/02/2012. INSPECTION NOT PROPERLY DONE, CHUNKS OF RUST STILL CAN BE FLAKED OFF, POSSIBLE HOLES BEHIND, BUT THEY SPRAYED CRC OVER TOP OF THE LOOSE SCALING, COVERING OVER THE PROBLEMS. WE HAD NO CHOICE IN WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH OUR PROPERTY. WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER SAID INSPECTION, IF IT WOULD NOT GET A NEW FRAME, WE WOULD HAVE OPTED TO TAKE IT HOME, REMOVED ALL LOOSE SCALING PRIOR TO THE CRC BEING APPLIED. WE WERE NOT GIVEN ANY OPTIONS, OUR VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THEIR COLLISION SHOP FOR THE WORK. THIS WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TWO THINGS; THE DEALERSHIP WOULD KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THERE WERE NO HOLES AND THE CRC WOULD STICK DIRECTLY TO THE FRAME MINIMIZING FUTURE CORROSION (THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RECALL AFTERALL) I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND VOICED MY CONCERN WITH A SPRAY COVERING OVER THE PROBLEM, AND THE TRUCK NOT BEING SAFE. MY CASE IS STILL PENDING, BUT BASED ON THE INITIAL CALL BACK FROM THE CASE MANAGER, IT IS NOT LOOKING LIKE THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION IN OUR FAVOR, WE WILL SEE. MY CONCERN IS, HOW MANY OF THESE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT THOROUGHLY INSPECTING THESE TRUCKS, SPRAYING OVER THE PROBLEMS AND PUTTING THESE VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROADS. HOW SAFE IS THAT? *TR

I HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE LESS THAN 36000 AND MY BRAKE PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD A ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHILCE NEW. THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK BUT GUESS NOT. TOYOTA IS PAYING FOR THE PARTS ,AND I'M PAYING FOR LABOR TO REPLACE ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. COSTING ME $400. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE FELT SPORADIC PULSATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RELATED COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2001. EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT SINCE NEW 6,000 TO 10,000 MILES PER SET. NOTICED A LOOSENESS IN FRONT END EARLY ON AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS TIME WENT ON INCLUDING WOBBLING AND LURCHING WHILE BRAKING. AT 36,000 + MILES TOYOTA REPLACED COMPLETE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A HEAVER DUTY SYSTEM AT NO COST. FRONT END STILL FELT LOOSE. AT 52,000 MILES DEALER REPALCED FRONT ROTORS AND SECOND SET OF PADS SINCE SYSTEM UP DATE AT MY EXPENSE. STILL THE FRONT END FELT LOOSE. AT 76,000 MILES F/L WHEEL ASSEMBLE BREAKS OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AT LESS THEN 10 MPH DAMAGING FENDER AND DOOR. A TOYOTA DEALER FIXED THE TRUCK. THE FRONT END STILL FEELS LOOSE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT CHECK OR WORK ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT WAS THE DEALER DID NOT RETURN TO ME THE REPALCED PARTS WHICH I REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE DID NOT HAVE TO GIVE MT THE DAMAGED PARTS AND THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS FRIENDS WITH THE LOCAL CONSUMER REP. I WAS CONTACTED BY A CONSUMER REP AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BUT PUT A NOTE IN THE DEALERS FILE. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY OFFICIAL REPORT SINCE FILING MY COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT.

BRAKES AND BALL JOINT FAILURE OF TOYOTA TUNDRA LIM. 4DOOR 4.7L 8 CYLINDER 4X4 RIGHT SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF AND HIT TWO PERSONS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY IN WHICH ONE WAS KILLED.*AK

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A ?CERTIFIED USED? 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE TRUCK BRAKES STARTED ACTING FUNKY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MENTIONED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ADJUST THE BRAKES. THIS HELPED IT BRAKES FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. THE BRAKES STARTED TO GET WORSE AND WOULD VIBRATE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WHEN BRAKING. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND LEARNED OF A TSB FOR TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKING PROBLEM WHERE TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE UNDERSIZED FOR THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY COVERED REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS, BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE ROTORS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY THEIR FACTORY DEFECTIVE BRAKING CALIPERS. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL TOYOTA MODELS WITH THE KNOWN BRAKING PROBLEM, AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD COSTLY REPAIRS. THANKS, JAY. *JB

THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN MY FRONT BRAKES WHEN DRIVING WITH MY PICKUP BED LOADED WITH WOOD AND COMING DOWN A HILL. ALSO, HAPPENED TO A LESSER EXTENT WHEN PICKUP BED WAS EMPTY AND COMING OFF THE FREEWAY ON A DOWNSLOPE. HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS ADVISED OF TSB BR004-02. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, BACKING PLATES, BRAKE HOSES, WHEEL BEARINGS, OIL SEALS AND FLANGE BOLTS WERE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY OVER $2,000 PLUS TAX. I FEEL THIS IS WRONG DUE TO TSB SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS OBVIOUS DESIGN FAULT IN THE SIZING OF THE CALIPERS.*AK

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM ON TOYOTA TUNDRAS 2001 ,AND PROBABLY OTHER YEARS,SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS . FROM WHAT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TELL ME THESE TRUCKS CAME WITH FRONT CALIPERS THAT ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND THEY GET TOO HOT AND AS A RESULT THEY WARP THE DISCS AND THIS CREATES A MODERATE TO VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED . TOYOTA MOTORS REPAIRED THE ISSUE, BY INSTALLING BIGGER CALIPERS WITH MORE SURFACE AREA, AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES . IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE EXAMINED AND BE CONSIDERED A GOVERNMENT RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT THAT A PART BROKE OR GOT WORN OUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED . IT IS MORE THAT THE CAR CAME WITH BRAKES NOT CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE FRICTION B/W THE PADS AND THE DISC DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE CALIPER AND AS A RESULT IT WARPS THE DISCS CAUSING OWNERS TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE DISCS FREQUENTLY WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM OR SOLVING IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ,TO ME, IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT ALSO BECAUSE ALL THAT SHAKING AND VIBRATION CAN LOOSEN UP OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE SUSPENSION OR BRAKING SYSTEM COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . MANY DISAPPOINTED TUNDRA OWNERS EXPRESS THEIR FRUSTRATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS ONE OF THEM IS TOYOTA TUNDRA FORUMS AND ANOTHER IS TUNDRA SOLUTIONS FORUM. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST REVISION OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A LOT OF US CAN'T AFFORD OR THINK THAT IT IS NOT FAIR TO PAY B/W $2,200- $3,200 THAT THE DEALERSHIPS AND BRAKE SHOPS CHARGE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA 32,500 MILES, BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARR. AFTER A MONTH OF BACK AND FORTH WITH TOY. MAIN OFFICE. THEY TELL ME THEY WILL PAY LABOR AND 1/2 PART,I PAY THE REST ($350). THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DON'T CRACK, THIS PROBLEM IS THE FIST LINE IN THE MSN REVIEW OF THIS CAR & ALL OVER THE WEB. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET "SATISFACTION & RELIABILITY" FROM TOYOTA JUST ADMIT THERE'S A DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIX IT..*JB

DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PREMATURE WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WAS REPAIRED. *AK

SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS EACH TIME RESULTING IN BRAKE PROBLEMS. UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED AND DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEN I DEVELOPED REAR BRAKE VIBRATIONS. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS A RUINOUS AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON EXHAUST WORK AND CAN NO LONGER JUSTIFY PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS TRUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN MONTHS OF MY HAVING PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT THEN SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IT COMES BACK ON. IT'S ON RIGHT NOW DESPITE MY HAVING JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE GARAGE A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE HEAT SHIELD CONTINUOUSLY RATTLES BECAUSE OF THE RUST. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNUSABLE. THIS IS MY WORK VEHICLE AND I'M AFRAID I'M GETTING CLOSE TO BEING WITHOUT MY TRUCK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS TRUCK. IF I'M NOT HELPED OUT BY THIS SITUATION, TOYOTA WILL LOSE A LIFE-LONG CUSTOMER. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED INWARD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. *TC

MY 2001 TUNDRA VIBRATED SO BAD WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD THE TRUCK STEERING AND DASH SHAKE I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRUMS HAVING TO DO WITH THE BYPASS VALVE SENDING FLUID BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE OR SOME THING BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE 2 DRUMS LOP SO THE AUTO BAKE ADJUST. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE SHUDDER SINCE THE MID 30000 MILES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (ROTORS TURNED TWICE). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THERE BRAKES AND THERE TSB'S TO MAKE MAJOR CORRECTIONS (APPROXIMATELY $2000 COST). ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASSIONS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE BRAKE SHUDDER.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. TEN MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

1. DRIVING IN TOWN TRAFFIC. WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH STOP SIGN. STARTED TO DRIVE THROUGH INTERSECTION AND HERD AND FELT CLUNKING AND GRINDING, INCLUDING JERKING OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT DRIVE. HAD TO GET OUT OF TRUCK AND PUSH BY HAND TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED AAA TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO VALLEY-HI TOYOTA. 2. DEALESHIP STATED THAT IT WOULD BE $78.00 TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVE ME A REPAIR ESTIMATE. I RECEIVED A CALL 3 HOURS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AND IT WAS TOAST. I ASKED WHAT WAS DONE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT GET A CLEAR ANSWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000 AND I HAD 67.000 MILES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT WAS WRONG UNLESS THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD COST MORE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER OVERDRIVE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD LITERALLY CAME APART. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION, COSTING $2600.00 3. OVERDRIVE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I HAVE DAMAGED PARTS, INCLUDING THE GEAR ASSEMBLY.*AK

OXYGEN SENCERS GOING BAD WITH ONLY 4900 MILES ON TRUCK 1TIME41853 MILES ON12/22/2003 2,TIME 49365 MILES ON 8/26/2004. *AK

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY TRUCK TO ANY OTHER MECHANIC SHOP FOR SERVICE. I AM DILIGENT IN KEEPING UP MY MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND DO SO ONLY AT THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. AT AROUND 24K MILES, TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IT WAS REPLACED AND COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 84K MILES, TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AGAIN. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND FOR REPAIR. I ASKED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME "I DON'T HAVE ANSWER...I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON". WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THEREFORE I ENDED UP SPENDING $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

BRAKES VIBRATING; WARPED ROTORS. *TR

FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION THAT HAS MADE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR BAD. VEHICLE ONLY 5,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY (41,000 MILES). ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $490.00. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS AN ITEM COVERED UINDER A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY THAT LASTS 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. *AK

I AM 2ND OWNER OF TRUCK FOR 2 YR. 1ST OWNER HAD BRAKE SHUTTER ON STOPPING, AND TOOK TO DEALER. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE FRT PADS/SURFACE ROTORS. THEY WANTED $300.00 MORE THAN ANYONE TO FIX. HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT LOCAL GARAGE. I BOUGHT TRUCK, AND HAD SHUTTER IN BRAKES, CALLED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT AFTER 36K MILES THEY WOULD FIX THE BRAKES FOR $2000-$2500.00, AND NOW THERE IS A TSB FOR THE REAR BRAKES, AND THAT WILL COST ANOTHER $1500.00. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A "TOYOTA PROBLEM", AND THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BEAR THE COST TO FIX TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 58K MILES, AND NOT USED FOR HAULING LOADS. THE MFG. SHOULD REPLACE PROBLEM PARTS, AND NO CHARGE REPAIRS. *NM

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS 71,000 MILES AND I AND HAVING TRANSMISSIN PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN AAMCO AND NEEDS A FULL TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A REACCURING PROBLEM FROM OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS. I ASLO KNOW OF TWO OHERS WITH THE SAMES RELATED ISSUES. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONCE. SINCERLEY, FIDEL DELGADO. *AK

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. FRAME IS RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY, TRIED TO PAINT FRAME WHERE I COULD REACH,BUT PAINT FLAKED OFF AFTER JUST A FEW WEEKS. I TALKED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

FRONT BRAKES/BRAKES ARE POORLY DESIGNED/INSUFFICIENT TO HANDLE THE TASK OF STOPPING THE TRUCK. FRONT BRAKE ROTOR IS WARPED FROM OVERHEATING. THE TRUCK VIBRATES BADLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT. TOYOTA KNOWS ALL THIS - IT IS IN THEIR TSB INSTRUCTING DEALERS TO REPLACE/UPGRADE TUNDRA FRONT BRAKES IF STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIGOROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE OCCURRING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT WAS TOO EXCESSIVE FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS FROM HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA DENIES ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS. THE BACK BRAKES WON'T TIGHTENED UP CAUSING MORE PRESSURE ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TOYOTA IS FIXING SOME OF THE BRAKES ON TRUCKS THAT ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ONLY WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ENOUGH. THE TRUCKS THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE TOLD IT WILL TAKE OVER $2000.00 TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WANT ISSUE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR ANY THING BUT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, SO IT IS NOT UNDER ANY EXCESSIVE STRAIN. *JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VIBRATION THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *LA *PH *NM

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKES SHAKE EXCESSIVELY EVEN AFTER REPLACING THEM WITH NEW ONES. TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD THUMP WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. *LA

THE BRAKES ON THE 2000 TO 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA OVERHEATTHE ROTORS WARP, AND PADS WEAR 3 TIMES FASTER THERE IS FINALLY A TSB ON THE BRAKES THEY NOW HAVE A NEW IMPROVED CALIPER.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THEY TRY TO GET YOU THROUGH THE WARRENTY PERIOD AND TURN THERE BACKS ON YOU.THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT 39,000 MILES I NEED$ 1,500 OF WORK AND TOYOTA SAYS TO BAD THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD I DONT WANT TO DRIVE IT IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD THESE CALIPERS ARE A BAD DESIGN.THERE IS A NEW PART # FOR THE NEW TYPE.ALSO THE REAR BRAKES 2000-2001 THE STARE ADJUSTER IS A BAD DESIGN AND A TSB IS OUT TO FIX PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE ANTENNA ON THE VEHICLE DISTRACTED THE DRIVER AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER NEARLY HAD A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

STEERING/STABILITY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TRUCK WENT INTO FLAT SPIN THEN ROLLED

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND NEW BRAKE SHOES PUT ON, BUT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING A BAD SHAKE IN THE BRAKES. *JB

TAILLIGHT BULBS FALL OUT OF THE SOCKET. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY PUT THE BULBS BACK IN BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THE SOCKETS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPRING TENSION TO SECURE THEM IN PLACE. I'VE SINCE BLOCKED THEM IN PLACE WITH TOOTHPICKS TO INCREASE THE TENSION OF THE SOCKETS. CHEAP FIX BUT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE SOCKETS. *TR

MY TUNDRA IS A 2001 AND IT HAS JUST UNDER 36,000 MILES. THE BRAKES CAUSE THE FRONT END TO SHAKE SEVERELY. I REPLACED THE PADS ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER SITES THAT THE STANDARD BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE TUNDRA IS INADEQUATE. I'LL PROBABLY JUST GET RID OF THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS REALLY MUDDIES THE TOYOTA REPUTATION FOR ME. GUESS I'LL GO BACK TO EUROPE TO GET MY NEXT VEHICLE.

AFTER HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY TOYOTA, I HAD TO RETURN DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING IN THE FRONT END. THE TSB REQUIRED MY BRAKES TO BE REPLACED IN FULL (FRONT AND REAR). THE RESOLUTION ON THE 15 MAY 2003 WAS TO TURN THE DRUMS AND REDUCE MY TIRE PRESSURE BELOW THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED PRESSURE RATING. *JB

BRAKING SYSTEM IN 2001 TUNDRA: ROTORS AND DRUMS ARE BADLY WARPED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOVE 30 MPH).*JB

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE, TRUCK BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY GOING FROM 65 MPH TO 95 MPH IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK. IT TOOK A HALF MILE TO STOP AND RPMS WERE AT 6000, PUT TRUCK INTO PARK -RPMS REMAINED, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL- RPMS DROPPED ENOUGH (3500) TO GET OFF THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN ACCELERATOR CABLE AND A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK

ON MY 2001 TUNDRA, WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THERE IS SEVER VIBRATION CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES BUT THE VIBRATION STILL OCCURS. IT HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVLY AND THERE IS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *AK

YES I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING US TO GET WIPED OUT. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT EXCEPT A PARTS FAILURE. ITS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW OF THE 2001 TUNDRAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. *JB

THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL 4 TIRES WORE DOWN IN 20,000 MILES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. P245/70R16, PLEASE PROVIDE DOT#.AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER SEVERELY WHEN BRAKING AT 50 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *PH