There are 12 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2008 Toyota Tundrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Air bag light on!
Airbag light on with no reason!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED 25 FEET INTO A CREEK AND LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, KNOCKING THE CONTACT UNCONSCIOUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE PRIED OPEN BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO RESCUE THE CONTACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR WHIPLASH, CUTS AND LACERATIONS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY, A SLIGHT CONCUSSION, AND A BRUISED RIGHT RIB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AT THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HIS INSURANCE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITIES WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 218,000.
WHEN YOU GET READY TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCH I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL BUT IT'S STILL THE SAME VERY DANGEROUS, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE SEAT BELT WILL TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHT ITS CHOCKING YOU AND IT WANT LOOSEN UP UNLESS YOU UHOOK IT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ELK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (FINDLAY TOYOTA FLAGSTAFF, 5030 E MARKETPLACE DR., FLAGSTAFF, AZ, (888) 736-7324) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE TESTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANEUVER HIMSELF UNDER THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER (SEWELL TOYOTA, 2213 OLD JACKSBORO HWY, WICHITA FALLS, TX) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
ON 01-08-2018 I HAD A MVA IN WHICH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. AS YOU MAY JUDGE FROM THE PICTURE THE IMPACT WAS MINIMAL. THE OTHER VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA CIVIC, WAS DRIVABLE, WHILE MY MUCH BIGGER TRUCK WAS NOT DUE TO MY CONDITION AND THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. I WAS KNOCK OUT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 MINUTES, I MADE THIS ESTIMATE BY THE ARRIVAL OF WINTER PARK PD. I ALSO SUFFERED TWO FRACTURED RIBS ON MY RIGHT ARM PIT AREA AND ONE ON MY LEFT ARM PIT AREA, THIS WAS ACCORDING TO THE ER DOCTOR AND A FRACTURE OF MY L5 VERTEBRAE ACCORDING TO MY MRI REPORT. FOUR HERNIATED DISC AND SIX BULGING. IT IS MY SINCERE BELIEVE THAT SOME IF NOT ALL THIS PERSONAL INJURIES I SUFFERED WERE RELATED TO AN OVER PRESSURED AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK, I FEEL A NEED TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. AS NOTED ON MY PD REPORT I HAD JUST INITIATED A U-TURN SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 15 MPH ON LEE RD. (A PAVED CITY STREET). SEE ALSO ODI 11287678. *DSY
A REPORT WAS FILED ON THIS INCIDENT UNDER COMPLAINT NUMBER11171605. I'M LOOKING FOR A FOLLOW UP. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THESE AIRBAGS? I AM OF THE OPINION THAT MY AIRBAG WAS OVER PRESSURIZED THEREBY KNOCKING ME OUT FOR ABOUT 10 TO 12 MINUTES AND CAUSING ME SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES, I.E. SEVERAL BULGING AND HERNIATED DISC, A FRACTURE L5, AND HAIR LINE FRACTURE OF RIBS. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 YRS. AND I'M STILL SUFFERING FROM NECK AND BACK PAIN AND I HAVE HAD A BACK OPERATION TO REPAIR MY L5.
TAKATA RECALL.
I LET MY BOYFRIEND DRIVE MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO WORK. HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FOLLOWING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT 68MPH AND TWO CARS AHEAD SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC STOP AND THE THREE CARS COLLIDED. MY TOYOTA TUNDRA SUSTAINED THE MOST DAMAGE BASHING THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. A WOMEN AT THE FRONT OF THE COLLISION WAS TREATED FOR BACK INJURIES. MY BOYFRIEND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THANKS THE GRACE OF GOD BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRA DID NOT DEPLOY. *JS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT USED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW HIM TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21000.
JUST PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR, 16 YEAR OLD SON PUT BELT ON AND WHEN HE SHIFTED IN THE SEAT, IT COMPLETELY CAME UP THROUGH THE SEAT, BOLT AND ALL. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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