2008 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

REVERSE WARNING SENSORS THAT ALERT YOU THAT YOU ARE CLOSE TO AN OBJECT, SOUND WHEN THEY GET WET EVEN THOUGH NO OBJECT IS NEARBY. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY RAIN, CAR WASH, OR SIMPLY DRIVING ON WET ROAD AFTER A RAIN. I HAD ONE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW ANOTHER IS FAILING AND MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CAN PRESENT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT OWNERS WOULD BE USED TO THE SENSORS GOING OFF IN THESE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WILL DISMISS IT WHEN POSSIBLY A REAL OBJECT, HUMAN OR ANIMAL IS PRESENT THUS CAUSING THE "CRYING WOLF" SYNDROME AND POSSIBLE INJURY. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE. HE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF LOST OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO AIR INJECTION SWITCH VALVES IN APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ON JANUARY 31, 2011 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CLEARED THE CODE. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011 THE FAILURE RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT TWO AIR INJECTION SWITCH VALVES AND TWO AIR PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

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

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE FLOOR MAT RECALL AND STICKING GAS PEDAL RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER FELT HE WAS NOT BEING KEPT ABREAST ABOUT THE RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NOT SURE WHAT IS DETERMINED TO BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS. MY EXPERIENCE, TODAY(3-22-10) I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT, AN WAS GIVEN A DATE FOR THREE WEEKS LATER(4-9-10). IF THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATING DEFECT, I WOULD THINK TOYOTA WOULD HAVE DEALERS ON EXTENDED HOURS AND SATURDAYS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE IN THE RECALL. *DT

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, KEPT GETTING FASTER AND FASTER TURNED KEY OFF TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY PUT A SHIM ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THEN TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY NOTE MY ACCOUNT AND WILL NOT INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NO ONE WILL LOOK INTO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SO FAST. WHY IT GOT WORSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES? TOYOTA IS TOTALLY NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUS AT ALL. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY FELL ONTO THE FLOORBOARD BUT WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACTS FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,560.

I HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008, WILL LEAVING THE BANK, I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, AND THE FLOOR MAT CAME UP OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESTRICTING ME FROM FULLY PRESSING DOWN THE PEDAL. I COULD NOT STOP, I TURNED MY TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE CURB AND NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE CURB AND RAN UP ON THE SIDE WALK. WHILE MOVING SLOWLY I QUICKLY REMOVED THE MAT FROM OVER THE PEDAL, AND BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TODAY COINCIDENTLY ASKING ME TO TURN IN MY TRUCK FOR RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, TIRE SIZE, P255-70-R18. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED A CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALLS AND TREAD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AT A PRORATED PRICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,730. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 05/25/10.

TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 3-1-10 FOR ACCELERATOR RECALL REPAIR. ON 3-13-10, DURING NORMAL OPERATION, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND SOME WERE FLASHING AS FOLLOWS: VSC OFF-FLASHING, SLIP INDICATOR-STEADY ON, 4HI-FLASHING, 4 LO-FLASHING, ABS-STEADY ON. I STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE SAME CONDITION OCCURRED, SAME WARNING LIGHTS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE SAME CONDITION SEEMED TO RECUR EVERY TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE. ON 3-15-10 THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME THE SAME DAY AND TOLD ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AS THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS (RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR) AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN TO SCHEDULE REPAIR. OVER THE NEXT 9 DAYS (WAITING FOR PARTS), CONDITION SEEMED YET EVEN WORSE, UNEVEN "JERKY" ACCELERATION, UNEXPECTED ABS ACTIVATION AND/OR BRAKING. INERMITTANTLY THERE WOULD SOMETIMES BE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GRINDING AND/OR CLUNKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD BE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND/OR TRANSMISSION. ON 3-24-10 THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THE PARTS (RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR) AND INSTALLED THE SAME. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TO DATE (3-31-10) THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STILL HAS MY VEHICLE, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, WIRING HARNESS TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND STATED TODAY THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE ABS MODULATOR TO THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. I ALSO SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY (3-31-10) AND HE STATED THEY WOULD NOT RETURN MY VEHICLE TO ME UNTIL THE PROBLEMS ARE REPAIRED AS IT IS A "SAFETY HAZARD".

I WAS AT THE WALMART IN BOLIVAR, MO 6:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH. GOT IN MY TUNDRA PUT IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AND HIT A YELLOW CONCRETE POST WHILE THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES AND PARKED THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT NIGHT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH, 2010 AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAS ASSESSED THE DAMAGE ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BUT THOSE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ON MARCH 11TH, 2010 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA ON THE TRUCK FOR A ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL APRIL. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THEY CHANGE MY SCHEDULED TIME TO THAT SAME DAY, MARCH 11TH AT 6:00 PM. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS NOT A DRIVER ERROR. I WAS IN A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE STORE SO I WAS NATURALLY BEING CAUTIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN WHAT WAS EXHIBITED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000.

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES FLOOR MAT ISSUES INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR AND SLOW SHIFTING PROBLEMS*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED A FULL SET OF ALL WEATHER MATS FROM THE DEALER DESIGNED FOR HIS TRUCK AND THE MAT STILL DID NOT PREVENT THE PEDAL FROM BECOMING TRAPPED UNDER THE MAT. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL SHORT. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. WHEN I GOT IN TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE SLIP, BRAKE, 4X4 HI AND LO, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND LSD LIGHTS STAYED ON UNTIL I STOPPED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. TWO OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY ROAD THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AND TOOK THE POWER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASION WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT LESS THAN 30 MPH. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT. *TR

I HAVE 2008 TUNDRA THAT WAS RECALLED FOR 'ACCELERATION PROBLEMS' AND OSTENSIBLY FIXED, ALTHOUGH I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED "ANY" PROBLEMS. NOW THAT IS HAS "BEEN FIXED" I DO HAVE A PROBLEM. FROM A STAND-STILL POSITION, I WILL DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WILL ENGAGE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO, ALL OF A SUDDEN, JUMP (ACCELERATE). IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME....BUT I'M AFRAID THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE I WISH TO BEGIN FORWARD - NO RESULTS AND THEN A POSSIBLE SURGE WHERE I COULD POSSIBLE HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO HIS DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A SECOND APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SUBJECT: UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION EVENT WITH 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] , FOLLOWING RECALL TO INSERT ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHIM THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO DOCUMENT AND INFORM YOU OF AN 'UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION' EVENT THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 27, 2010. THE EVENT WAS EXPERIENCED WITHIN 10 MINUTES/3.5 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING DEALER-SERVICE WORK THAT INCLUDED, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOYOTA RECALL TO INSERT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHIM (SSC). THIS IS THE ONLY SUCH EVENT EXPERIENCED TO DATE WITH THIS TRUCK. THE EVENT WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED AND THE ENGINE IDLING NORMALLY (APPROXIMATELY 800 RPM), I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN PREPARATION OF SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MY FOOT WAS WELL CENTERED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT IN CONTACT AT ALL WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN ENGINE SPEED AT THIS POINT. I THEN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS THE DRIVE POSITION WAS ENGAGED, WITH MY FOOT UNCHANGED FROM ITS FIRM POSITION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. AS I HEARD THE ENGINE SPEED UP, I APPLIED FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN ITS STATIONARY POSITION. THE REAR WHEELS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE PAVEMENT AND BEGAN SPINNING; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REMAINED STATIONARY, HELD BY THE BRAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. FORTUNATELY, THE PAVEMENT WAS WET, WHICH FACILITATED THE REAR WHEELS LOSING TRACTION WITH THE PAVEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF WHILE THE DRIVE POSITION WAS STILL ENGAGED. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION. AS I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURRED, IT WAS NOT MECHANICAL IN NATURE AND CAN ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL/CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

THIS COMPLIANT COMPLIMENTS THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL THAT IS RELATED TO THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE PEDAL IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOES NOT GET STUCK AT ACCELERATION POINT BUT IS STICKY DURING THE ACCELERATION PROCESS. THIS IS A PHYSICAL ISSUE THAT IS RELATED TO THE PEDAL MOVEMENT AS DEPRESSED FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 70 % OF THE TIME SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED NEW). SINCE MY VEHICLE IS ON THE RECALL LIST I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED. MY SPOUSE HAS NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN ACCELERATION VARYING FROM A VERY SMOOTH TAKE OFF TO A HARSH JERK AND THAT LAUNCHES THE VEHICLE FORWARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,454 UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 76 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH AND RESULTED IN A SPEEDING TICKET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,958.

MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD THE PEDAL ACCELERATE AS I WAS BACKING UP AT MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT INFORMING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS HAPPENED THAT THEY SENT A TECH OUT TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE TECH. I FEEL LIKE I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM TOYOTA. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR I COULD HAVE HURT SOMEONE. I CONTINUE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? DO I STOP DRIVING MY ONLY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE? *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD 5.7L FAILURE BEGAN FEB OF 2010 TRUCK ENTERED "LIMP MODE" AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. PROBLEM DETERMINED TO BE "BANK 2 VALVE STUCK OPEN FOR SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM" ON MY VEHICLE. TRUCK HAS ENTERED IN AND OUT OF LIMP MODE CONSISTENTLY FOR UP TO A WEEK AT A TIME SINCE ISSUE SURFACED. DURING LIMP MODE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND IS LIMITED IN POWER AND SPEED, CREATING MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY INVOLVING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, VEHICLE OFTEN CANNOT ACCELERATE OVER 50-55MPH SOLELY, AND I HAVE EVEN BECOME TRAPPED ON AN INTERSTATE AT 26MPH PULLING A TRAILER. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEM AND DENIED MY CLAIM REGARDING ISSUE AND DEFECT CAUSING THE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT OCCURRENCES OF ABNORMAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 35-65 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,411.

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SURGED FORWARD IN A CAR WASH STRIKING THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. BUILDING IS CONCRETE BLOCK AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO TUNDRA IS IN EXCESS OF $2400. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER MY $1000 DEDUCTIBLE, REIMBURSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BODY REPAIR AND SEND A LETTER TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY STATING THAT SURGE WAS DO TO STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WAS NOT MY FAULT. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR A BUNCH OF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE 4X4, STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. IT HAS HAPPENED 9 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON WOULD NOT MAKE IT GO AWAY. I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND RECONNECT BEFORE IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A 4.7 L ENGINE AND 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN PARK ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE, AND THE TRUCK HAS SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. *TR

IN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE, MULTIPLE DASH MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED THE MOTOR WOULD VERY SLOWLY REV. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON THE EVENING OF 1/24/2010. I APPROACHED A TURN, AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATOR REMAIN STUCK DOWN, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED AND AS A DIRECT RESULT I LOSS CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE GOING 65 MILES + PER HOUR. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TRUCK IS TOTALED, I WILL LIVE WITH PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING BROKEN NECK, RIBS, HIP AND PARTIAL PARALYSIS. *TR

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

I HAVE A STRONG BELIEF AFTER MY EXPERIENCE THAT TOYOTA HAS A DEFECT WITH "SPEED SENSOR WIRES' AND MAY KNOW AND IS KEEPING IT UNDER WRAPS. MAYBE BECAUSE OF SAFETY PROBLEMS OR THAT IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS PROFESSOR GILBERT HAD DEMONSTRATED ON ABC WITH WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH A SHORT CIRCUIT IN SOME TOYOTA VEHICLES. SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS THAT WAS VISITING MY DEALERSHIP PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED MY 2008 TUNDRA'S SPEED SENSOR WIRES WHICH ON ONE SIDE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED (SNAPPED COMPLETELY THROUGH) AND WAS FAILING ON THE OTHER SIDE (PARTIALLY BROKEN THROUGH) AT THE SAME SPOT. TOYOTA CHOSE TO REPAIR BOTH BUT RATHER CLASSIFIED THE REPAIRS AS A 'COURTESY REPLACEMENT' VERSUS UNDER THE VEHICLES WARRANTY. THIS I HAVE A STRONG BELIEF WAS DONE TO KEEP IT OFF THE BOOKS BACK AT HEADQUARTERS AND UNDER WRAPS. THIS HAPPENED IN JAN OF 2010. OTHER INDICATIONS THIS IS WIDER SPREAD BUT UNREALIZED AS TO BEING A DEFECT PROBLEM: 1) THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO WAIT A LONG TIME BECAUSE THEY HAD A HARD TIME RETRIEVING REPLACEMENT PARTS, PROBABLY LOW ON STOCK DUE TO OTHER REPLACEMENTS. 2) THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD REPAIRED ANOTHER TUNDRA AT THE SAME LOCATION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT BEFORE MINE, WHICH I HEARD ABOUT THROUGH A CONTACT. 3) INTERNET SEARCH INDICATIONS. NOTE: AT FIRST GLANCE A TORN OR SPLIT WIRE MAY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS OR IN THE CASE OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF WIRE ALREADY WAS EXHIBITED PROBLEMS MAY BE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN IMPACT IF DISCOVERED AFTER AN IMPACT. BECAUSE OF THESE TWO REASONS IF THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IT MAY EXPLAIN WHY IT'S NOT REPORTED SO READILY. THAT'S MY FEAR. FROM MY FINDINGS I'M CONVINCED WHAT IS CREATING THIS DEFECT IS IN DESIGN. THE WIRE PASSES THROUGH A HARNESS WHICH IS CLAMPED DOWN TO THE FRAME AND THE A-ARM WHICH PIVOTS UP AND DOWN TUGGING ON THE WIRE WHICH IS ALSO NEAR THE HOT MANIFOLD AND AFTER TIME THE CONSTANT BENDING AND TUGGING BREAKS DOWN THE SPEED SENSOR WIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND PULL ABNORMALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM TERMINALS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS AND THE RADIO WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THEY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENT. I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED. THE ENGINE RACED SO LOUD MY WIFE COULD HEAR IT IN THE HOUSE AND THOUGHT I HAD STARTED MY TRACTOR. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A COUPLE OF CEMENT FENCE POSTS. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE RETURNED TO AN IDLE SPEED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS TYPE PROBLEM AND ASKED ABOUT MY FLOOR MATS WHICH I DO NOT HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT A STUCK PEDAL OR FLOORMAT ISSUE, AND MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ACCIDENTS AS I JUST PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, MOST ACCIDENTS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WERE TRAVELING FORWARD. TO DATE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH TO TOYOTA TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT AND THE LOCAL DEALER JUST GIVES YOU THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. WHEN YOU CALL THEY SAY ALL REPRESENTATIVES ARE BUSY AND WHEN YOU GO ON-LINE THE ONLY INFORMATION THEY ACCEPT OR GIVE IS REGARDING FLOOR MAT PROBLEMS OR STICKING PEDALS, NEITHER OF WHICH IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHIN SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 110 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE CODE; THEREFORE, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. REPORT 1001152167 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE TO A STOP, A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND TRANSMISSION WAS NOT LOCKING SECURELY BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

AS I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE PARKING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN A PARKING SPACE AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE, WENT OVER A CURB AND INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE AND TRUCK. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HITTING THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE HIGH ACCELERATION. I FINALLY MADE THE TRUCK STOP BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HURT. IF THIS HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER I WOULD HAVE HIT A GROUP OF STUDENTS WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT.THE STUDENTS WERE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BEFORE I MADE THE RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. IT WAS VERY SCARY, I AM VERY NERVOUS NOW DRIVING THE TRUCK. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS AND NOT MEETING DATES FOR WHAT THEY WILL DO. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED TOYOTA, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID TO ME "SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TOYOTA TO DO" AFTER I DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW LUCKY I WAS NOT TO BE HURT OR HURTING STUDENTS IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES SINCE 1970 - THEY SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE CONCERN FOR MY LOYALTY OR THE STRESS THIS INCIDENT HAS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY FILED 13 COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

AS I ARRIVED AT MY HOME AND DROVE UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT MADE ME REACT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SLIDE ON AN UNPAVED (DIRT) SURFACE IN MY YARD AND SLIDE INTO THE TRUNK OF A PINE TREE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER TO MY TRUCK. I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE REMOVED IF IT DID NOT HAVE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE AND PREVENTS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FROM GETTING LODGED WITH THE MAT. I DO BELIEVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN DEFECT AND NOT THE FLOOR MAT. CURRENTLY, THE FLOOR MAT REMAINS IN PLACE ON ITS CLIPS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. TODAY, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT, THEREFORE, I WILL. AGAIN I DON'T BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANT THIS COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED BECAUSE IT CAUSED AROUND $500 WORTH OF DAMAGED TO MY TRUCK. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH MY TUNDRA CONCERNS THE ENGINE. THREE TIMES SINCE MARCH 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A STICKING VALVE IN THE ENGINE COMPONENT. THE ONE TIME I DID GET IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH DAKOTA, WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE ENGINE ON OCCASION HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BOTH TO THE DEALER AND THE 'CONSUMER REP.' (COMPLIANT 0911112241). I WAS TOLD BY THE CONSUMER REP. NOT TO WORRY, IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEIR TECH REP WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND WOULD CALL ME BACK. THAT WAS SEVEN DAYS AGO AND COUNTING. IN SUMMARY, THE TOYOTA WARRANTY APPEARS TO HAVE VERY LIMITED VALVE, THE CONSUMER REP. IS WINDOW DRESSING, AND YOUR SAFETY IS OPTIONAL. *TR

WHILE IN PARK AND WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 10 DEGREE SLOPE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE (FORTUNATELY ALL WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS) AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DROVE 12 MPH WHEN IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. SHE CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION BARRIER THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED PREVIOUSLY A FEW TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,030. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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.

THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 DOUBLE CAB. WHEN DRIVING ON A NORMALLY CROWNED( OR SLOPED) ROAD SURFACE, THE TRUCK WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT LANE, OR TO THE LEFT ON THE LEFT LANE. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS MADE MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, HAS ROTATED TIRES, EVEN SWAPPED TIRES FROM ANOTHER TRUCK. THE PULLING PROBLEM PERSISTS. TOYOTA DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER INSISTS THAT MY TRUCK "IS OPERATING NORMALLY". I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 2 LOCAL INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SHOPS RUN BY LONG-TIME EXPERIENCED MECHANICS. THEY BOTH FELT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK-AND-PINION STEERING UNIT. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE RACK-AND PINION, THEY HAVE REFUSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ,PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING FOR A DISTANCE OF OF 15 MILES. THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER NOTIFIED AND REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE POLICE WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 12/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND THE ACTUAL GAS MILEAGE IS LESS THAN THE STICKER MILEAGE. UPDATED 1/15/2013*JS

ENGINE TURNS OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN STARTS UP AT FULL THROTTLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING ON THE DASH INCLUDING THE 4 LO LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE THE TRUCK HAD 10K ON IT AND NOW IT HAS 42K ON IT. *TR

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AFTER 16,800 MILES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS OUTFITTED WITH A FIFTH WHEEL HITCH AND FACTORY TOWING PACKAGE. IT WAS USED SEVEN TIMES TO TOW A HEARTLAND RV FOE APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES. THE TRAILER WEIGHT AND TONGUE LOAD COMPLIED WITH THE SPECS. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED UNDER THE TOYOTA WARRANTY. THE DEALER COMMENTED THAT FIFTH WHEEL TOWING IS PROHIBITED ON THE 2010 MODEL WHICH HAS THE SAME REAR END. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HUMID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A WEEK AT A TIME, THEN IT WOULD GO OFF FOR A COUPLE DAYS, THEN BACK ON 3 MORE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT SHOWING A CODE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,5000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE DURING TAKE OFF AS WELL AS DURING COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLE SOUND. THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND CHANGE STATIONS BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK EVEN BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE BLOWER MOTOR DID NOT ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY, THE RE-CIRCULATOR WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF EVEN IF THE BUTTON WAS HELD DOWN FOR 3 SECONDS. UPDATED 04/20/10