2008 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE LEFT GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND THE FAILURE CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 09/08/2011 *LN *TR

PURCHASES 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4X4 5.7 V8 4/30. ON 5/1 BEGAN HEARING LOUD BANG AS CAR CHANGED GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE BANG NOISE WAS OFTEN SO LOUD IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING METAL IN THE ROAD. HAPPENED MOST TIMES I ENTERED CAR AND IT CHANGED FROM 2ND TO 3RD. TOOK TO DEALER TO ADDRESS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. ACTUALLY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE, BUT THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS THE ADVISOR IS NOT QUALIFIED ACCESS AN ISSUE. YET, EACH TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT HAPPENED. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. THE BANG WAS LOUD, AND THE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. MANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK YET THERE WERE NO "CODES" SHOWING. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THEN WE HAD THE SERVICE DIRECTOR IN CAR AND DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAD NO LESS THAN 4 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEALER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. FINALLY, AFTER 25 DAYS IN THE SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ABS SYSTEM. APPARENTLY WHEN THE TUNDRAS START UP THEY WILL DO A ABS SELF TEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. MINE WAS APPARENTLY OVERTESTING. A PART WAS REPLACED IN MY CAR, AROUND A $3000 PART, AND AWAY I WENT. IT SEEMS TO BE LESS OF A BANG NOISE, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. TO SHOW THAT IT WAS "NORMAL," THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AND I TOOK RIDE IN A NEW TUNDRA OFF OF THE LOT. IT MADE THE SAME NOISE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT I KNEW MADE A NOISE LIKE THAT, NEVER. BUT IT APPEARS THEY ALL DO. WHY DI IT TAKE THE DEALER 25 DAYS TO FIGURE THIS OUT? DO THE 2008 TUNDRAS HAVE AN ABS PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED DRASTICALLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE BECOMING WORN AND NEEDED CONSTANT ROTATION. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE AT FAULT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

AFTER ABOUT 45 DAYS I STARTED NOTICING SCRATCHES ALL OVER MY TRUCK. IT HAD NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAD ONLY BEEN HAND WASHED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA CORP. AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. YESTERDAY I BUMPED(AND I MEAN BARELY BUMPED) THE HOOD WITH THE WATER HOSE WHILE WASHING IT, AND IT TOOK THE PAINT OFF ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL! UNBELIEVABLE! A $40,000 TRUCK THAT IS RUINED! I WILL HAVE TO INVEST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW PAINT JOB. *TR

ON MY 2008 TUNDRA WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON OCCASION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE LAST OCCASION WAS WHILE ON A RETURN TRIP A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY BACK HOME THE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER A BRIEF STOP. AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD A AFTER MARKET OILED AIR FILTER ON THE TRUCK IT WAS CONTAMINATING THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND REFUSED ANY FURTHER SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATION, AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES IN THE HISTORY OF IT HAPPENING BEFORE. AFTER GETTING BACK HOME I PULLED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR OUT AND THERE WAS NOT THE FIRST BIT OF OIL RESIDUE AT ALL ON THE SENSOR. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO IT ANY FURTHER AND TO JUST BLAME IT ON THE AFTER MARKET AIR FILTER WHICH HAS PROVEN TO NOT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRUCK IS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 LIMITED SUPERCREW. THE DRIVE TRAIN THUDS AND CLANKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THEY ADVISE THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE THUDS AND DO NOT FEEL THEM. I HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN FIVE PEOPLE DRIVE MY TRUCK AND THEY ALL ADVISED THEY CAN FEEL THE NOW VIOLENT BANGS AND THUDS. EARNHARDT TOYOTA SERVICE TECH'S ADVISED THEY DON'T FEEL THE THUDS. IF THEY WOULD JUST TELL ME THE THUDS ARE NORMAL INSTEAD OF LYING TO ME SAYING THEY DON'T FEEL ANYTHING IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO SWALLOW. ON ONE OCCASION I STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE DRIVELINE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND FELT LIKE THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE CAME OUT OF THE TRUCK. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE INCIDENT SCARING ME. THE DRIVETRAIN IN THIS TRUCK IS ABSOLUTELY JUNK AND I FEEL DANGEROUS. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD TRUCK WITH STANDARD RIMS (STEEL) AND MICHELIN TIRES. WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 80 AT SPEED (FAST LANE) THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING. IT WAS AS BAD AS HAVING A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING OFF ROAD AND I HANDLED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT I SUSPECT MANY DRIVERS WOULD BE FRIGHTENED/PANICKED ENOUGH TO RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT .MY THEORY IS THE TRUCK WHEN DRIVEN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN SURFACES BECOMES UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE HARMONICS WHICH ARE GENERATED BY THE SUSPENSION/TIRE/ROAD SURFACE INTERACTION. I LIKE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE AND INTEND TO KEEP IT BUT I THINK SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED (IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY). TOYOTA MAY BE LIABLE AND IT WOULD BEHOOVE TOYOTA TO BE PROACTIVE IN THIS REGARD. THE SALESPERSON I SPOKE WITH AT MAGNUSSENS DEALERSHIP IN AUBURN CALIFORNIA (GLENN TUCCINARDI) ASSURED ME THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM GIVEN MY STANDARD RIM SIZE AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I KNEW THERE WAS A VIBRATION/INSTABILITY PROBLEM ON SOME TUNDRAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BASED ON WEBSITES I VISITED WHICH IS WHY I RAIDED THE QUESTION AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. GLENN TUCCINARDI ASSURED ME THAT HAPPENED ONLY ON TUNDRAS WITH LARGER RIMS. HE IS INCORRECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, IT HAS AN EXCESSIVE BOUNCE THAT AT TIMES DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TOYOTA IS NO LONGER WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. SERVICE DPT SEES THE BOUNCE AS NORMAL(OR IS BEEN TOLD TO SAY ITS NORMAL) BUT ITS FAR FROM BEEN NORMAL OR SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SNOW, ICE OR MUD BUILT UP IN THE RIM, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE WASHED TO REMOVE THE MUD AND ICE BEFORE TRAVELING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN THE AREA IN WHICH HE RESIDED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,300 UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF...UPDATED 10/06/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS WERE BEING RECALL. UPDATED 10/21/11

EXTREME BED BOUNCE ON FREEWAYS. SHAKES THE CAB/ PASSENGERS INCLUDING 4 YR OLD SON IN CAR SEAT! *TR

08 TUNDRA CREWMAX. HAS MULTIPLE SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT. PAINT IS VERY THIN (ONE COAT). PAINT CAN NOT EVEN BE WASHED WITHOUT SCRATCHING. TRUCK HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM LEANING OVER THE BED, ALSO AROUND ALL THE DOOR HANDLES FROM JUST OPENING THE DOORS, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE MARKS AROUND THE DOOR AND TAILGATE FROM JUST OUR HANDS. $45,000 TRUCK...YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY COULD ATLEAST PUT A GOOD COAT OF PAINT ON IT. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND SHOULD HAVE NO VISIBLE MARKS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

ROUGH RIDE, BED BOUNCE THIS IS THE WORST RIDING TRUCK I HAVE EVER HAD. I CANT EVEN TAKE MY FAMILY FOR A RIDE. I HAVE TWO KIDS AND THEY BOTH AND UP GETTING SICK. I HAVE TALKED WITH TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THEY ARE NOT SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT OR THEY ARE NOT. THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY FIX IT SOON OR I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE THE 80S. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE TRUCK. *TR

DUPED AGAIN-HAD A 2007 TUNDRA CREW MAX, 4X4 LIMITED WHICH WAS PURCHASED BACK BY TOYOTA UNDER LEMON LAW, DUE TO SERIOUS FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION PROBLEMS. TOYOTA ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEWER MODELS SO I PURCHASED A 2008 MODEL (SILLY ME). NOW THE 2008 IS DOING THE SAME THING AND HAS CRACKLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BED HOP. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SENSITIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 680. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 605(SO CALL) BETWEEN SOUTH & SPRING TRUCK DEVELOPS VIOLENT BOUNCE. ON SOME PART OF HIGHWAY 710 SIMILAR PROBLEM EXIST. TOYOTA DEALER SAID ITS NORMAL. PLEASE HELP US FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA V6 4X2 DOUBLE CAB. I NOTICED A TERRIBLE BED BOUNCE THAT MAKES US THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER DIZZY AND NAUSEATED. I PERSONALLY FEEL IT IS NOT A SAFE TRUCK BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE ROAD ACCIDENTS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THIS COMPLAINT BUT THEY SAY IT IS THE TRUCKS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I DON'T THINK OWNING AND DRIVING AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK JUST TO FEEL DIZZY AND NAUSEATED IS NORMAL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS. TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS FOR SAFETY. IF I HAVE A PREGNANT WOMAN RIDING THIS CAR, SHE WILL PROBABLY HAVE AN ABORTION DUE TO THE BED BOUNCE. *TR

INSTRUMENT LIGHTING FOR POWER MIRROR CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE REPORTED FAULT AT EVERY SERVICE VISIT. NO ACTION FROM DEALER,, CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATION VIA EMAIL,, NO ACTION.IF DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST MIRRORS AT NIGHT DOME LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ON TO FIND POWER SWITCH,A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXAMPLE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION[I95 BETWEEN SAVANNA GA. AND JAX FL. RAINING DARK VEHICLE FOLLOWING YOU HAS BRIGHT LIGHTS ON] NEED TO REPOSITION MIRROR TO RELIEVE GLARE MUST TURN ON DOME LIGHT TO LOCATE POWER SWITCH COULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND WILL BE ONE IF TOYOTA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS ENGINEERING FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR POWER MIRROR MODULE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK BECAUSE HE HAS TO TURN HIS DOME LIGHT ON TO ADJUST THE MIRROR WHEN DRIVING. THE MIRROR MODULE HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2007 WITH 100 MILES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FEATURE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT MODIFY THIS FEATURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

EXTREME BOUNCING ON THE FREEWAYS. A COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE FAMILY DOESN'T WANT TO RIDE IN IT, IT SCARES THEM. ME TOO. TOYOTA OUGHT TO BE EMBARRASSED OVER THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND EXPERIENCES ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMER REQUEST REFUND FOR VEHICLE. *TGW

CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE BEDLINER WITH HER TOYOTA TUNDRA VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BEDLINER WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE AND WAS THEN BOLTED DOWN. THE DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BEDLINERS WERE BEING HELD DOWN WITH GLUE, AND WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WINDY, IT WOULD CAUSE THE BEDLINER TO LIFT. *JB

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER RECEIVED REGARDING THE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REDUCTION LOAD CAPACITY NO LONGER MEETS HIS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS SAFELY AND IS REQUESTING A REMEDY. *JB